Experience

Saints Foundation

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Communications Executive

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Delivering the communications strategy of Saints Foundation, the official charity of Southampton Football Club. Leading on the creation of content which tells the inspiring stories of Saints Foundation's life-changing work in the community; using written, video and other creative mediums to raise awareness and drive fundraising for the charity. Responsibilities include: – Emotive storytelling in both written and video mediums, creating participant case studies to drive advocacy and fundraising in the wider community – Assisting with the development of wider department communications and marketing strategy – Working with local and national media, and PR agencies, to promote the charity's work – Coordinating Saints Foundation's social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) – Liaising with the wider media and marketing teams at Southampton FC to ensure that the club and its charity maintain a collaborative approach – Management of casual photographers and videographers Show less



Southampton Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Digital Content Executive – Saints Foundation

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2022

  Creating content that showcases the incredible work of Saints Foundation, the charity of Southampton Football Club. Using written, video and other creative mediums to raise awareness and drive fundraising for the charity. Responsibilites include: – Creating engaging written and video content that tell the story of Saints Foundation's work – Working with local and national media, and PR agencies, to promote the charity's work – Coordinating Saints Foundation's social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) – Liaising with the wider media and marketing teams at Southampton FC to ensure that the club and its charity maintain a collaborative approach Show less



Ocean Arts Cardiff

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Freelance Communications Consultant

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Paid freelancing supporting an arts centre in Cardiff, Wales with the transition to digital communications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responsibilities included: – Strategising to establish an online client community – Producing monthly Open Mic livestreams on Facebook, enabling performers joining from across the globe – Writing blogs to promote creativity during lockdown – Managing social media channels and relationship building with the wider community of Cardiff creatives Paid freelancing supporting an arts centre in Cardiff, Wales with the transition to digital communications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responsibilities included: – Strategising to establish an online client community – Producing monthly Open Mic livestreams on Facebook, enabling performers joining from across the globe – Writing blogs to promote creativity during lockdown – Managing social media channels and relationship building with the wider community of Cardiff creatives



Mathematics in Education and Industry

• Marketing Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Full-time Marketing Officer for MEI, a national charity that improves maths skills in teachers and students. I worked in a small Business Development and Communications team to support the activity of over 150 staff members based across the UK. My core responsibility was managing communications for the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme, a multi-million pound government contract designed to support secondary maths education. I also oversaw several campaigns to promote maths to children aged 3–19. Responsibilities: – Overseeing the strategic implementation of communications campaigns to 1000s of teachers and students. – Using MailChimp to deliver email campaigns to over 5,000 teachers on a bi-weekly schedule. – Management and content creation for the MEI and AMSP social media (Twitter and Facebook). – Coordinating, editing and designing regional newsletters for 9 UK regions, each publishing 6 times a year (equivalent to 54 annual newsletters). – Coordinating, editing and designing bi-annual national newsletters. – Support for organising and promoting MEI's annual educational conference. – Copywriting for leaflets and other literature relating to MEI and the AMSP. – Designing social media graphics and other content on Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. – Working with external design agencies on literature creation. – Supporting the introduction of Google Analytics to MEI's marketing strategy. – Face-to-face marketing at regional maths conferences across the UK. Achievements: – Running a campaign for a KS2 maths competition, 'Calculator Crunch', which received over 400 entrants and received sponsorship from Casio Calculators. The competition will return in 2020 with the same brand identity. – Doubling the following of the AMSP Twitter from 1.5k to 3k followers. – Copywriting and designing over 10 pieces of literature and physically promoting them at conferences. – Assisting in running MEI Conference 2019, an event with over 300 attendees. Show less



West Country Educational Agency

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Admin Assistant

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

  Temporary full-time role assisting with admin, marketing and recruitment for a supply teacher agency. Responsibilities: – A mass overhaul of their filing system. – Creating social media content for a variety of platforms. – Liaising with schools via phone and email. – Working with team members to strategically place people in jobs. Temporary full-time role assisting with admin, marketing and recruitment for a supply teacher agency. Responsibilities: – A mass overhaul of their filing system. – Creating social media content for a variety of platforms. – Liaising with schools via phone and email. – Working with team members to strategically place people in jobs.



The Edge Magazine (Southampton)

• United Kingdom
• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor In Chief

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  I assumed the position of Editor of The Edge after a year as a section editor. Run as part of the University of Southampton, The Edge is the only entertainment focused student magazine in the country, reporting on music, live gigs, film and television. The role was also a Student Leader position within SUSU, the Students’ Union, giving me additional responsibilities on the Media Committee and the Creative Industries and Democracy Zone for the university. I was successful in an election process with over 1,000 students voting on my role alone.I led a committee of 14 student volunteers in overseeing the magazine’s online and print outputs. This included communicating to around 300 writers and 5,000 readers in Southampton and beyond. Under my leadership, The Edge published seven full issues, and online content daily via our website www.theedgesusu.co.uk. My first move as Editor was to rebrand the logo, rework the Facebook and Twitter pages, and completely redesign the print issue ahead of Freshers’ in September 2017. We won Best Media Department at the University in May 2018.Responsibilities:– Managing a budget of over £6,000 for the year.– Responsibility of the final edit of all magazines.– Responsibility for the design of print alongside the Head of Design.– Writing an editorial page.– Chairing committee, editorial and writers' meetings.– Setting deadlines for editors and writers.– Building a relationship with PR contacts.– Organising and ensuring continued media collaboration with Surge Radio, SUSUtv and the Wessex Scene.Achievements:– Welcoming a record 100 new writers to the magazine over Freshers’ period.– Ongoing creation of an app for the magazine.– Planning a successful Student Film Festival.– Securing £500 extra funding from the Students’ Union for the Film Festival.– Nominated for 3 SPA Awards in 2017/18, including Best Specialist Publication and Best Design.– Winning Best Media Department. Show less

• Culture Editor

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  I worked as The Edge's Culture Editor for just over a year, overseeing the magazine's TV, theatre, gaming and literature outputs. I left the role to become the magazine's overall Editor. My job entailed editing articles, advising students on improving their writing, helping make decisions about the magazine's direction via committee meetings, and arranging press access to shows and screenings.



Wiltshire Police

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Work Experience (Corporate Comms)

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Work Experience with the Corporate Communications Team at Wiltshire Police HQ. Responsibilities: – Writing a speech for the Chief Constable for a Diversity and Inclusion Conference. – Writing press releases. – Managing social media. – Designing social media graphics. – Sitting in on PR and Comms strategy meetings and team briefings. – Helping advise a senior police officer on media interviews. – Handling of sensitive, confidential material. Work Experience with the Corporate Communications Team at Wiltshire Police HQ. Responsibilities: – Writing a speech for the Chief Constable for a Diversity and Inclusion Conference. – Writing press releases. – Managing social media. – Designing social media graphics. – Sitting in on PR and Comms strategy meetings and team briefings. – Helping advise a senior police officer on media interviews. – Handling of sensitive, confidential material.


Edington Farm Shop
• Shop Assistant/Barista

  • May 2016 - Sep 2016

McDonald's
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Crew Member

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014