Experience

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  Charlton Athletic Football Club

  • SE London

  • Head of Communications

    • 2000 - 2013
    • SE London

    Joined as assistant communications manager, ultimately becoming head of communications following promotions to editorial manager and communications manager.Managed department of up to 10 permanent staff (editorial, digital, design, production) across multiple sites, also overseeing up to 20 freelance staff/volunteers.Also a member of the senior management team, which oversaw the planning and implementation of the company's strategy on a day-to-day basis.Responsible for all communication matters, including: * Communication and marketing plans, plus monitoring and evaluation of metrics* Managing the media and PR operation* Matchday events and out-of-hours service/crisis management* Controlling the firm's brand* Negotiating contracts with suppliers* Relationship management with stakeholders* All editorial, interactive and advertising content (including audio and video, and editing a multi award-winning magazine)* Digital and social media, and* CRM database-integrated email distribution service and SMS service.

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  Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser

  • Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Senior reporter

    • 1997 - Aug 2000
    • Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

    Joined as junior reporter, ultimately becoming senior reporter with responsibility for one of the newspaper's major regions.Seconded to sister paper - the Hucknall Dispatch - for six months to solve a staffing issue.Specialities: writing, court reporting, sports reporting, political reporting, interviewing, reviews, sub-editing.

    Matt Wright