Experience

Blenheim

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Marketing Assistant

  • Feb 2023 - Present



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Project Officer

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Professionally deliver some aspects of the departments’ communications strategies in relation to internal communications and content creation.• Write, edit and proofread a range of communications materials for internal and external communications, managed by the Communications Officer, including newsletters and news items and social media posts.• Select and implement appropriate methods for evaluating communications activities (in particular evaluating newsletters using data from Adestra), analysing the results to inform future strategy.• Promote best practice in internal communications in CCS departments.• Develop and update online communications for departments, including intranets, websites and social media channels.• Identify and engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders and audiences, providing timely and relevant information to them as appropriate.• Deliver tailored communications training and advice sessions to subject matter experts in the department, creating original training material for this purpose.• Ensure that departmental communications follow the University guidelines on branding, and encourage others to use them.• Be an active member of the University’s Communication Officers network and the SSD Communications Officers network in order to share information, promote best practice and ensure cross-University communications are coordinated.

• Communications Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Professionally deliver some aspects of the departments’ communications strategies.• Write, edit and proofread a range of communications materials for broad audiences, including newsletters, blog posts, briefings and reports, promotional material such as leaflets and posters, supported by other members of the team.• Develop and update online communications for departments, including intranets, websites and social media channels. • Select and implement appropriate methods for evaluating communications activities, analysing the results to inform future strategy. • Identify and engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders and audiences, providing timely and relevant information to them as appropriate.• Deliver tailored communications training and advice sessions to subject matter experts in the department, creating original training material for this purpose.• Cover other members of the team who may be taking annual leave, including the Head of Communications. This could include acting as line manager to two or three members of staff. Providing day-to-day guidance and allocating tasks.• Ensure that departmental communications follow the University guidelines on branding, and encourage others to use them.



Laudato Si' Research Institute

• Copyeditor

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  Freelance Proofreader and Copyeditor on The Great Transition GuideChief Responsibilities• To proofread and mark up papers.• To revise translations from French into English.• To liaise with editor over corrections and changes, and to implement revisions.• To revise and edit typesetting

• Indexer

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2021

  Creation of index for Human Development and the Catholic Social TraditionChief responsibilitiesTo find meaningful instances of keywords and concepts, and to compile index for publication.



Forum for Access and Continuing Education

• Oxford, England, United Kingdom

• Proofreader and typesetter

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

  • To proofread and mark up papers in accordance with house style • To liaise with authors over corrections and changes, and to implement revisions • To compile and typeset manuscript in InDesign for publication as monograph • To proofread and mark up papers in accordance with house style • To liaise with authors over corrections and changes, and to implement revisions • To compile and typeset manuscript in InDesign for publication as monograph



Oxford University Press

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editorial Project Manager at Oxford English Dictionary

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2020

  Quarterly Planning: I coordinate quarterly planning and retro sessions (quarterly), identified resources and time spend involved in projects and ran monthly check-ins on project progress.Communication: I facilitated cross-project communication by running fortnightly stand-up meetings on current and forthcoming projects, chairing cross-team collaboration meetings, and maintaining project-focused information monitorsWorkflow creation: I created workflows for each groups within the Oxford English Dictionary on a quarterly basis, and maintained workflows up until publication.Planning, Scheduling & Allocating Work: I formulated work plans for the Research, Science, and (at need) other editorial groups; allocated work to editors; tracked and reported on progress (fortnightly to group leaders and monthly to the wider project), and re-planned work where necessary, to ensure that editorial groups met monthly targets, and work was completed on time for online publication each quarter. Procedures & working practices: With the Editorial Project Coordinator and group leaders I identified and implemented any changes to practices or procedures which would allow OED’s editorial groups to achieve editorial standards or publication deadlines more reliably, efficiently, or cost-effectively. Financial management: With the Editorial Project Director I set the annual budget for casual and freelance contributors to the Science and Research groups, and managed expenditure against budget.

• Editorial Coordinator at Oxford English Dictionary

  • Feb 2013 - Oct 2015

  Procedures & working practices: With the Editorial Project Coordinator and group leaders I identified and implemented any changes to practices or procedures which would allow OED’s editorial groups to achieve editorial standards or publication deadlines more reliably, efficiently, or cost-effectively. Planning, Scheduling & Allocating Work: I formulated work plans for the Research, Science, and (at need) other editorial groups; allocated work to editors; tracked and reported on progress (fortnightly to group leaders and monthly to the wider project), and re-planned work where necessary, to ensure that editorial groups met monthly targets, and work was completed on time for online publication each quarter. Financial management: With the Editorial Project Director I set the annual budget for casual and freelance contributors to the Science and Research groups, and managed expenditure against budget.Recruitment: I assisted with the recruitment of staff, casual, and freelance researchers, evaluating CVs and participating in interviews, with the aim of selecting new researchers capable of delivering a high standard of research work. Training: I provided training in a variety of pre-editorial tasks, so that new recruits were able to perform a range of OED research tasks efficiently and to a high standard. I also supervised, reviewed, and advised on training sessions carried out by line reports. Line Management: I managed a small team of staff researchers, providing them with the training and support necessary to deliver high-quality research work to OED editors, and to develop and supervise the staff and casual researchers they supervise effectively. Public Relations: I represented the OED in contexts outside the press, with the aim of maintaining its public profile. This involved conducting radio and TV interviews with the media, public outreach such as visits to schools and meetings with other parties interested in using the OED.

• Research Group Coordinator at Oxford English Dictionary

  • May 2009 - Jan 2013

  Planning, Scheduling & Allocating Work: I formulated work plans for the Research, Science, and (at need) other editorial groups; allocated work to editors; tracked and reported on progress (fortnightly to group leaders and monthly to the wider project), and re-planned work where necessary, to ensure that editorial groups met monthly targets, and work was completed on time for online publication each quarter. Research: I was required to carry out pre-editorial research at expert level, investigating and assessing new evidence and evaluating it in relation to the dictionary text as it stood. I also investigated and put forward new words to be added to the dictionary when I identified candidates that met the required criteria.Recruitment: I assisted with the recruitment of staff, casual, and freelance researchers, evaluating CVs and participating in interviews, with the aim of selecting new researchers capable of delivering a high standard of research work. Training: I provided training in a variety of pre-editorial tasks, so that new recruits were able to perform a range of OED research tasks efficiently and to a high standard. I also supervised, reviewed, and advised on training sessions carried out by line reports. Line Management: I managed a small team of staff researchers, providing them with the training and support necessary to deliver high-quality research work to OED editors, and to develop and supervise the staff and casual researchers they supervise effectively.

• Research Assistant at Oxford English Dictionary

  • May 2007 - Apr 2009

  Research: I was required to carry out pre-editorial research at expert level, investigating and assessing new evidence and evaluating it in relation to the dictionary text as it stood. I also investigated and put forward new words to be added to the dictionary when I identified candidates that met the required criteria.Training: I provided training in a variety of pre-editorial tasks, so that new recruits were able to perform a range of OED research tasks efficiently and to a high standard. I also supervised, reviewed, and advised on training sessions carried out by line reports. Supervision: I supervised contracted researchers, providing them with the training and support necessary to deliver high-quality research work to OED editors.



New College Worcester

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

• English, Drama and Theatre Studies Teacher

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

  • I provided educational resources in formats to meet specific student needs (ie. braille, high-contrast, large font). • Created annual teaching plans, with detailed breakdowns for each term. • Assessed, recorded and communicated student progress • Balanced whole-group, small-group & individual instruction to accommodate different academic levels & learning styles • Identified and catered to students’ individual and collective learning needs • Supported students with individual education plans and improved development through a process of achieving reachable goals • Facilitated students with realizing their individual goals and objectives. • Planned and conducted an effective development program to meet the physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs of each student



d'Overbroeck's

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Theatre Studies Department

  • Sep 2003 - Jul 2004

  • I Created detailed and engaging lesson plans that satisfied the requirements of the curriculum and met the students’ individual and collective needs• Balanced whole-group, small-group & individual instruction to accommodate different academic levels & learning styles• Created annual teaching plans, with detailed breakdowns for each term.• Identified and catered to students’ individual and collective learning needs• Supported students with individual education plans and improved development through a process of achieving reachable goals• Facilitated students with realizing their individual goals and objectives.• Assessed, recorded and communicated student progress

• Communication Studies Teacher

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2004

• Drama Teacher

  • Sep 2002 - Jul 2004



Stellenbosch University

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contributing Author

  • Jul 2001 - Mar 2002

  I was a contributing author on the Companion to South African Theatre and Performance.Please see the following link:https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php/Companion_to_South_African_Theatre_and_Performance

• English Tutor

  • Jul 2001 - Dec 2001