Experience

Navigate PR

• United Kingdom
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Account Executive

  • Nov 2022 - Present



The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (Red Carnation Hotels)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Communications Specialist

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Key role supporting senior staff in getting consistent messages out to Customers and Staff. Working with the Hotel Manager and other senior staff to ensure a clear message of quality and luxury is presented across all social media platforms and all contact points. Key role supporting senior staff in getting consistent messages out to Customers and Staff. Working with the Hotel Manager and other senior staff to ensure a clear message of quality and luxury is presented across all social media platforms and all contact points.



HAMG360

• PR Accounts Director

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  HAMG360 is a 360˚ communications agency that delivers innovative and creative campaigns in Public Relations, Events, Marketing, Design and Multimedia to a range of clients, from blue chip to SMB. We view ourselves as partners and counsel to our clients and aim to become an internationally recognised communications agency through our fearless approach and passion to drive results, bringing alive our clients’ brand promises at every touch point.As PR Accounts Director: - Work on existing clients and provide strategy and direction to help maximise the PR aspects of the business Have excellent client facing skills developing existing relationships and winning new business- Translate client business needs into communications action steps with solution-oriented focus.- Responsible for budget management on accounts and stays ahead of budget issues and is proactive to ensure account profitability.- Provide overall strategic PR counsel to clients.- Embraces and understands the principles of integrated marketing communication. Aptitude for thinking creatively and sharing those creative ideas with clients.



Media24 (Pty) Ltd

• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Editor: Supplements

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2014

  Media24 is one of the largest media houses in South Africa. Initially joined as a junior Journalist before being regularly promoted to ultimately become DeputyEditor: Supplements for the Sunday papers Rapport and City Press as well as the daily, Beeld.SkillsJournalism / Deputy Editor / Change Management / Proof reading / Relationship buildingKey responsibilities• Preparing contracts, assisting with commissioning articles and maintaining track of budgets for content development. • Evaluating content of articles to ensure accuracy; recommending modifications and changes to achieve organisational objectives.• Controlling and updating the organisation’s Facebook pages & Twitter account on a daily basis.• Editing articles to ensure adherence to all quality standards. • Developing content (including writing, rewriting and updating articles as required).• Preparing and maintaining effective editorial calendars; developing strategies for all editorial promotions and email campaigns. • Supervising production tasks and drafting monthly supplements for special projects.• Managing and organising copy editing processes, drafting and editing online content for supplements and websites. • Facilitating regular communication with key stakeholders, including client representatives for all deliverables.



Education Labour Relations Council

• Communication Manager

  • 2003 - 2005

  The ELRC is the bargaining council for teachers in South Africa.SkillsCommunication / PR / Change Management / Report writing / Public speaking / Speech writing / Relationship buildingKey responsibilities- Write, compile, lay-out and design of Annual Report, Quarterly Report and other relevant reports. - In-house writing of brochures. - Part of the management team. - Devised and wrote strategic and operational plan to submit to the SM Team.- Manage Communication's budget. - Wrote and edited articles; designed and organised the layout and printing of reports and newsletters.- Wrote press releases and speeches for senior Management; oversaw the organisation of press conferences. - Established and maintained media relations; became the official spokesperson for the organisation.



marcus evans Group

• Ireland
• Events Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Event Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  SkillsEvent management / Operations and logistics / Travel and itinerary / Relationship buildingKey responsibilities - Organise events in South Africa and Southern Africa. - Operations and Event Manager of the Year Award for two consecutive years.- Liaised successfully with the clientele at all levels from MD and CEO to Secretaries and Office Managers; carefully understood their needs for the required function or event and then delivered them.- Planned and organised conferences, trade shows, launches and celebrations.- Daily controlled all areas of hospitality and staff for major events, including staff rota planning and staff training.- Attended pre-conference meetings with the event planners and clients to ensure the smooth running of the events.- Supervised staff on a daily basis, including leading, training, appraising and motivating as well as dealing with wider personnel issues for the whole organisation.