Experience

DOVECOTE PARK LTD

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Consultant

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Working on a freelance basis, responsible for overseeing a variety of communications tasks: - Maintaining and updating the official company website with relevant news, recipes, photos and features. - Writing and editing the company newsletter. - Monitoring social media and online news channels for relevant industry activity -Strengthening the communications tools used by the business as they expand into new commercial areas. Working on a freelance basis, responsible for overseeing a variety of communications tasks: - Maintaining and updating the official company website with relevant news, recipes, photos and features. - Writing and editing the company newsletter. - Monitoring social media and online news channels for relevant industry activity -Strengthening the communications tools used by the business as they expand into new commercial areas.



Actor/Writer

• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Actor

  • Feb 2012 - Present



Waitrose & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agri-Food Communications Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  Working directly for the Senior Manager of Agri-Food Communications, and collaborating with buyers, PR, marketing and suppliers, responsibilties include but are not limited to: - Monitoring the news and social media channels and highlighting potential PR issues and positive press opportunities. - Researching and writing informative articles for a variety of publications, including Waitrose Farmlink, Waitrose Weekend and Waitrose Chronicle. - Liasing directly with Customer Services to create Waitrose positions and replies to customer inquiries relating to the agricultural sector. - Writing, editing and distributing press releases to inform the media of important activity within the meat and dairy sector of Waitrose. - Collaborating with Marketing on advertising relating to the agricultural side of Waitrose - including the innovative Spring 2016 campaign which saw live footage taken on farm broadcast on television that same day. - Representing Waitrose on the Communications and Young Persons subgroups of the Waitrose Farming Partnership.



DOVECOTE PARK LTD

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Assistant

  • Nov 2013 - Jan 2016

  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Researching and reporting on current issues in the beef and farming industry. - Monitoring social media for industry-relevant activity. - Administrative work within the livestock office - data input, fact checking and communication with farmers. - Assisting in research and development - taking DNA from cattle and collating the results. - Helping to update the company website with recent news. - Attending, reporting on, and photographing company events. - Writing articles for two separate in-house publications, including summarizing company events and conducting interviews with relevant individuals,



MXDWN UK

• Writing Team

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  - Reported on current and relevant musical news, including album and tour announcements, line-up changes, new band signings, obituaries and issues facing the music industry - Reported on current and relevant musical news, including album and tour announcements, line-up changes, new band signings, obituaries and issues facing the music industry



Virtual Festivals

• United Kingdom
• Online Audio and Video Media

• Feature Writer/Intern

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Assisted in updating the site on musical and festival news, including line-up announcements and changes, - Attended and reviewed numerous gigs and festivals nationwide. - Conducted interviews with established and up-and-coming acts. - Assisted in administrative tasks in the office, such as helping compile the annual festival census - Assisted in updating the site on musical and festival news, including line-up announcements and changes, - Attended and reviewed numerous gigs and festivals nationwide. - Conducted interviews with established and up-and-coming acts. - Assisted in administrative tasks in the office, such as helping compile the annual festival census



Self-employed

• Freelance/Intern

  • 2012 - 2013

  I have written numerous articles for various publications on an intern/freelance basis, with focus on the areas of music, film, documentary and agriculture, with a hope to expand into theatre (which I have a background in), television, food, gaming and lifestyle. Publications I have written for include: Culturefly - A site which reviews film, television and other arts nationwide. Stabbed Panda - A local promotions company which publicises and promotes bands in the Cambridge area Waitrose Farmlink - An industry publication which is distributed amongst Waitrose producers. Anglia Farmers - Industry publication for the national buying group.