Experience

Vector Recruitment Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2002 - Present



Vector Marcoms Ltd

• Director

  • Mar 2000 - Present

  Gill Houghton has worked in journalism and PR for over 20 years, focusing primarily on press relations work across a wide field of disciplines in both business-to-business and consumer sectors.Gill began her career as an NCTJ- trained journalist initially working on local newspapers. She then moved to a Fleet Street based media agency and later into public relations, working on media relations programmes for both UK and international blue-chip clients including Johnson Matthey, Courtaulds, Highland Spring, Grosvenor Estates and Amerada Gas.Having started as a “hands-on” account executive at one of London’s leading PR agencies, the Infopress Group, Gill became Managing Director of the corporate relations specialists, Christow Consultants, before beginning her own agency, Vector Marcoms, in 2000.Working as a freelance writer and media consultant through Vector Marcoms, Gill has been able to bring her London agency skills, experience and media contacts to a locally-based client list of SMEs. This proposition of professional, flexible PR services at cost effective rates has proved a successful formula for Vector Marcoms and their clients who range from business and IT service providers to beauty, haircare, natural healthcare and fashion products.Vector Marcoms also provide on- and off-site PR support services for other marketing services agencies on both retainer and project-to-project bases



Christow Consultants Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Sep 1997 - Mar 2000

  Managing Director, personally heading £275,000 worth of client accounts with additional responsibility for the business management of the consultancy with an annual turnover of around £1m and 12 staff.Clients included: Grosvenor Estate Holdings; Amerada Hess, Amerada Gas, Huntleigh Healthcare, Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, John Laing Homes. Managing Director, personally heading £275,000 worth of client accounts with additional responsibility for the business management of the consultancy with an annual turnover of around £1m and 12 staff.Clients included: Grosvenor Estate Holdings; Amerada Hess, Amerada Gas, Huntleigh Healthcare, Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, John Laing Homes.



Infopress Group

• Romania
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 1980 - Sep 1997

  Infopress Ltd – Fleet Street based consumer and B2B media relations agency. Work covered press relations and employee communications programmes including news releases, product brochures, information leaflets, staff and customer newsletters for clients across the consumer and business sectors, including:- Johnson Matthey Catalytic Systems Division- Warner Lambert baby skincare and medicines ranges- Courtaulds Textiles for Christy Towels and Ashton Zorbit baby linens- Royal Worcester Spode - RSPB Schools Educational Programme- Britannia Building Society- Abbey Life