Experience

NHS Charities Together 💙

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Manager

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Mencap

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Media Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

  London, England, United Kingdom • PR Lead for Mencap's social care campaigning. Reacting to the ongoing social care crisis, resulting in coverage in the Daily Mail, Express, Standard and BBC Breakfast. •Secured a spread of coverage for Mencap's Learning Disability Week including ITV News, Metro and Big Issue. •Day to day ‘Newsdesk’ responsibilities include responding to journalist enquiries, producing reactive statements and Op-eds, briefing spokespeople and being on the out of hours rota. • Line management of Media… Show more • PR Lead for Mencap's social care campaigning. Reacting to the ongoing social care crisis, resulting in coverage in the Daily Mail, Express, Standard and BBC Breakfast. •Secured a spread of coverage for Mencap's Learning Disability Week including ITV News, Metro and Big Issue. •Day to day ‘Newsdesk’ responsibilities include responding to journalist enquiries, producing reactive statements and Op-eds, briefing spokespeople and being on the out of hours rota. • Line management of Media Assistant. • Capturing sensitive stories, including those of people who have a learning disability. Show less



The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Communications Officer (Media and PR)

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom •One third of the DofE’s brand new in-house Press Team – building the team from scratch and implementing press office structures. •Day to day ‘Newsdesk’ responsibilities include responding to journalist enquiries, producing reactive statements and Op-eds, briefing spokespeople and being on the out of hours rota. •PR Lead for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Service of Thanksgiving – resulted in over 1000 pieces of media coverage including ITV News, BBC Breakfast, Sky News and Channel 5… Show more •One third of the DofE’s brand new in-house Press Team – building the team from scratch and implementing press office structures. •Day to day ‘Newsdesk’ responsibilities include responding to journalist enquiries, producing reactive statements and Op-eds, briefing spokespeople and being on the out of hours rota. •PR Lead for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Service of Thanksgiving – resulted in over 1000 pieces of media coverage including ITV News, BBC Breakfast, Sky News and Channel 5 News. •PR Lead for the charities’ partnership with the MoJ – responsible for highlighting the impact of the DofE on young people in youth offenders institutes. •Responsible for interviewing and sourcing case studies of DofE participants. Particularly focused on telling the stories of young people who are from marginalised backgrounds or have additional needs. Show less



Marie Curie UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media and PR Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2021

  London, United Kingdom • Secured regular broadcast interviews on various outlets including: Sky News, Jeremy Vine, ITV News and Channel 5 news. • Conducted sensitive case study interviews with patients and bereaved loved ones and ensured they received continued emotional support. • Handled crisis comms including reacting to sensitive complaints from bereaved families and patients. • Worked across Marie Curie’s national fundraising campaigns: The Great Daffodil Appeal and The National Day of Reflection to… Show more • Secured regular broadcast interviews on various outlets including: Sky News, Jeremy Vine, ITV News and Channel 5 news. • Conducted sensitive case study interviews with patients and bereaved loved ones and ensured they received continued emotional support. • Handled crisis comms including reacting to sensitive complaints from bereaved families and patients. • Worked across Marie Curie’s national fundraising campaigns: The Great Daffodil Appeal and The National Day of Reflection to secure national coverage. • Secured celebrity spokespeople on primetime shows, e.g. Claire Richards on Lorraine and Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton on BBC Breakfast. • Placed case study features in target women’s consumer magazines such as Best, My Weekly and Yours. • Worked across Marie Curie’s campaigns, most notably the ‘Scrap 6 Months’ campaign which saw a petition signed by 54,000 handed in to Parliament to ensure people with a terminal illness receive the benefits they are entitled to. Show less



Chartered Management Institute

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 300 - 400 Employee

• PR and Campaigns Executive

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  London, United Kingdom • Handling of the press office; responding to media enquiries, pitching press releases and identifying news-jacking opportunities for media commentary on both a regional and national level. • Creating written content including press releases, reactive comments, editorials, blogs and stakeholder self-promotion packs.



Royal Horticultural Society

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Press Officer

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  London, United Kingdom • Temporary contract supporting the Press Team in the run up to Chelsea Flower Show



Arup

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior PR Executive

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  London, United Kingdom • Wrote press releases, monitored for forward features and interviewed experts to build media pitches. • Helped organise and facilitate press launches.