Experience

Socialise Management

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Neon Management

• London

• Management & PR

  • Mar 2016 - Nov 2022



Lime Pictures

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of Press

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2016



Fever PR

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Account Director

  • Apr 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Developing and implementing PR activity for a range of brands including Sky, NOW TV, Universal Pictures, Warner, PlayStation, Phones4U and Ofgem. • Project managed the media launch of new Sky channel, Sky Sports 5. • Developing and implementing PR activity for a range of brands including Sky, NOW TV, Universal Pictures, Warner, PlayStation, Phones4U and Ofgem. • Project managed the media launch of new Sky channel, Sky Sports 5.



Comic Relief

• Fundraising
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Developing and implementing the media strategy for the major corporate partners of Sport Relief 2014, Red Nose Day 2013, Sport Relief 2012, Red Nose Day 2011 and Sport Relief 2010 including Sainsbury’s, TK Maxx, British Airways, Premiership Rugby, Premier League, Reebok, SSE, iTunes, eBay, SportsDirect.com, Homsesense, BT, Ryman, Babybel and many more. • Managing a team of five to execute public relations activity and deliver coverage for corporate partners • Leading on the media coverage on the road for the Davina McCall: BT Beyond Breaking Point Challenge for Sport Relief 2014. • Developing and implementing the media strategy for campaigns owned fundraising projects e.g. Give It Up, TwitRelief, Blue Steel Appeal, Wine Relief and Menu Relief • Responsible for the overall PR for a 60,000 ticketed event at Manchester United FC, called United Relief Live, and the sales of all official Red Nose Day and Sport Relief merchandise including partnerships with Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon and Matthew Williamson. Show less



Neil Reading PR

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Publicist

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2010

  • Responsible for PR on various short-term projects including the launch of west-end theatre production ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ and the new tour of ITV hit TV show Dancing On Ice. • Responsible for PR on various short-term projects including the launch of west-end theatre production ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ and the new tour of ITV hit TV show Dancing On Ice.



Global

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Press Officer

  • Dec 2005 - Dec 2009

  Press Officer, Global Radio Jan 09 to Dec 09 • Solely responsible for the PR for: 95.8 Capital FM, Xfm London & Manchester, the Big Top 40 Show and the Hit Music Network. • Responsible for the overall reputation of the stations and their talent. • Duties include: writing press releases and company statements, day to day running of the press office, transcribing on air interviews, pitching in stories and presenter interviews to both consumer and trade press, crisis management, managing media partnerships and brand contra deals, secured regular national press for key high-profile presenters, briefing presenters before interviews/public facing events, organising photo calls, liaising with agents, publicists and record labels, compiling monthly reports and presenting to the management board, Building and maintain relationships with journalists, celebrities, agents, commercial clients, record labels and PRs. • Overall event PR for 95.8 Capital FM’s flagship events, The Jingle Bell Ball and the Summertime Ball, generating global coverage, media partnerships with London Lite and thelondonpaper, each valued over £3M. Duties include ensuring artists and presenters promote the event, inviting key media/celebrities to attend, preparing and circulating press release/photo call notices, management of the press run/media centre and organising publicity stunts. Publicist, 95.8 Capital FM Feb 08 to Jan 09 • Solely responsible for the PR for: 95.8 Capital FM and the stations presenters; day to day PR contact for all consumer and trade PR enquiries. • Responsible for the launch of the Capital Breakfast Show with Johnny & Denise and Johnny & Lisa. • Responsible for PR’ing the stations in-house events including an award-winning environmental initiative, Lights Out London, the Capital Awards, Capitalive events, and marketing partnerships including the launch of Westfield Shopping Centre. Show less



Weber Shandwick

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assistant to CEO

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Duties included: preparing intricately detailed power point presentations, briefing CEO on all relevant issues on a day-to-day basis, assist on putting together pitch presentations to potential clients, building and maintaining relationships with key clients and prospects and overseeing all new business updates for UK & Ireland. • Duties included: preparing intricately detailed power point presentations, briefing CEO on all relevant issues on a day-to-day basis, assist on putting together pitch presentations to potential clients, building and maintaining relationships with key clients and prospects and overseeing all new business updates for UK & Ireland.



Paul Ridley Limited

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services

• Senior Account Executive

  • May 2003 - May 2004

  • Handling the day to day PR for clients including Mitre Sports, Miss World and Camelot. • Case study: Miss World. Experience includes single-handedly running the Miss World press office in China and Hong Kong for three months, preparing daily press releases and distributing to global TV, print and radio publications, organising daily photo calls and interviews whilst travelling around Asia, managing the Miss World 2003 winner’s media schedule, liaised with high-profile fashion designers to dress Miss World contestants for events including The Brits and the Elle Style Awards, brokered fashion endorsements for Miss World. Show less



News UK

• United Kingdom
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fashion Assistant - The Sun

  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2003

  • Duties included writing regular fashion, health, beauty and hair pieces for news and features, directing and organising shoots, worked closely with the PR companies, calling in samples and items for use in shoots, wrote weekly columns including tried and tested and 24 Hour Celeb, contributed daily and weekly ideas list for the features department, responsible for organising and styling fashion and celebrity shoots , responsible for booking and casting models, hair and make-up artists, locations and photographers. Show less