Experience

Absolutely Cultured

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

• Media & Communications Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  I am responsible for delivering communications activity across our broad programmes of activity including major outdoor spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and our contemporary visual arts gallery’s exhibitions and events schedule. I also work on our arts development activities, ensuring consistent messaging across platforms and raising awareness through targeted communications activity to specific audiences. I manage all incoming media enquiries and requests, formulating appropriate responses, facilitating interviews, briefing interviewees and developing key messaging. Show less



Home PR

• Associate

  • Oct 2017 - Present



The University of Hull

• Hull, United Kingdom

• Press Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  I managed incoming media enquiries and developed means to deliver engaging content, aligned with the University’s core strategic aims. I led on the #BreaktheChain campaign, which culminated in a major stunt in central London involving a custom-built ‘human vending machine’ to raise awareness of contemporary slavery, and the launch of the University’s corporate partnership with Team GB. I delivered PR activity for major campaigns, including the British Science Festival. In addition, I advised senior managers on the University’s response to a number of corporate communication and crisis communication scenarios. Show less



Hull UK City of Culture 2017

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2018



Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Communications Officer

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

  Working closely with senior managers and the Trust’s Board, I advise on media and communications strategies to manage media scrutiny, generate positive coverage and support the organisation’s staff and public audiences through periods of change. I have secured a number of high profile pieces of media coverage, notably working with senior managers, clinicians and the Ministry of Justice to allow a film crew into our secure hospital for the first time in its 20-year history, arranging permission to film patients who are being detained. I also worked with the Guardian and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to produce a film about the Trust’s pioneering Strokestra project. I carried out an audit of internal communication channels and made recommendations to the Trust’s Board to make improvements. This included the introduction of a range of new tools and methods for cascading corporate news through the organisation, the introduction of video as a communication tool and the redesign of the Trust’s newsletters. This audit also formed the basis of the Trust’s communication strategy. Show less



Humberside Fire & Rescue Service

• Hull, United Kingdom

• Communications Officer

  • Feb 2010 - Oct 2015

  As Communication Officer, I was responsible for ensuring that the large workforce of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was kept informed about important news and developments throughout the organisation. This has been especially challenging during times of great change and budgetary constraints in the public sector. The work that I delivered helped staff in the organisation to understand the need for change, feel secure in the process and ensured that they actively engaged in consultation and engagement activity to shape the future of the Service. During my time with the Service I developed a range of communication channels which have been embedded across the organisation and are highly valued by staff. I have also written organisational policies and plans to ensure the consistent delivery of communication to a high standard. I kept abreast of new technology as it developed, implementing its use where appropriate, in order to continually improve internal communication. Part of my role involved carrying out press officer duties working to secure positive coverage of the Service's initiatives and safety messages and to highlight the work of operational crews. I deal with complex media enquiries requiring a strategic response on a daily basis. Part of this role included providing out of hours cover. I also developed the Service's social media presence on networks including Facebook and Twitter into thriving platforms that the public and other stakeholders continue to engage with. They particularly proved their worth during the 2012 flooding in Hull when these tools were used as the Service's primary warning and informing mechanisms.. Show less



NHS East Riding of Yorkshire

• Communications Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2010

  Working as part of the Communication team, I provided support for the Marketing Manager, Internal Communication Manager and the External Communication Manager. This involved developing and delivering marketing campaigns, writing and producing internal publications, answering media enquiries and writing press releases. Working as part of the Communication team, I provided support for the Marketing Manager, Internal Communication Manager and the External Communication Manager. This involved developing and delivering marketing campaigns, writing and producing internal publications, answering media enquiries and writing press releases.



TAS Communications

• Account Executive

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2009

  Working as an Account Executive, I had a number of client accounts to manage. This involved meeting with them to agree a communication plan to help them achieve their organisational goals which would typically involve a number of different activites including the organisation and management of events, writing and researching press releases, managing the building of websites with a team of designers and producing promotional literature. I also supported Senior Account Managers with their clients, writing press releases, compiling internal newsletters and writing reports for lobbying activity. Show less