Experience

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  DataKind UK

  • Communications Officer

    • Feb 2020 - Present

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  Church Homeless Trust

  • Can Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, N1 6AH

  • Communications and Digital Manager

    • Nov 2013 - Feb 2020
    • Can Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, N1 6AH

    Fundraising and grant-giving homelessness charity. Small team of six with roughly half a million pounds annual turnover. Began as Communications Assistant and am now Communications and Digital Manager. In a small team, stepping in to support others and sharing large tasks is essential.Communications strategy: Devise annual communications strategy for digital, direct marketing, and advertising based on organisational goals, data from previous campaigns, and specified budget.Project and campaign management: Deliver cross-channel marketing and advertising campaigns in line with communications strategy and budget that integrate print, digital, and social media. Analyse and monitor donations, website traffic, and engagement. Plan, draft, and lay out content for newsletters, website, and advertising. Liaise with external suppliers for advertising and print.Content development and advocacy: Develop messaging suitable for a variety of audiences, including donors, potential supporters, and partnered services. Liaise with partners on messaging and drive information campaigns about our work. Working with partner organisations, identify and collate case studies to support our campaigns, and maintain case study library.Internal and external relations: Work with external suppliers to book advertising, print items, and maintain IT systems. Communicate regularly with partner organisations to assess and improve grant-making processes.Policy management: Maintain policy documents for branding and external communications. Act as Brand Guardian, responsible for design, layout and content of digital and print fundraising appeals and letters.

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  PA Life Magazine

  • London Waterloo

  • Editorial

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013
    • London Waterloo

    Monthly glossy magazine and website targeted at Personal Assistants across all industries. I co-produced this magazine from content to print.Content management and design: Managed website and digital marketing, through MailMagic and MailChimp. Managed multiple social media channels. Edited page layouts and images with InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.Networking: Confident brand representative at industry events.External commissions: Organised photo shoots, reviews, interviews and competitions, building relationships across sector. Commissioned articles from contributors, sub-edited submissions and press releases for publication.

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  The South African

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Writer

    • Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
    • London, United Kingdom

    I developed my proofreading and writing skills by covering news, entertainment and travel for the website, alongside researching ideas for generating articles, interviews and reviews aimed at a South African audience. I edited and proofread other contributors’ work, covered events such as fundraisers and cultural talks, and arranged or transcribed interviews with sportspersons, businesspeople and artists.

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  Boho Gelato

  • Brighton, United Kingdom

  • Assistant Manager

    • Jul 2010 - Apr 2012
    • Brighton, United Kingdom

    I was instrumental in promoting and establishing a wholesale business base.Joining as a temporary summer job, I became assistant manager. My responsibilities included day-to-day running of the shop, opening up, maintaining high hygiene standards, customer service, teamwork and staff motivation, receiving deliveries, keeping stock up-to-date, cashing up, and making the ice cream and chocolate brownies on the premises.

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  Quercus Books

  • Intern

    • Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

    Quercus allowed me to greatly stretch my editorial wings, and I have had the privilege of reading submissions and unpublished typescripts which the company are considering, and putting forward my own opinions about their suitability. I have also written up several Press Releases for a variety of their general fiction, and put together AI sheets and order forms.

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  Penguin, Michael Joseph

  • Intern

    • Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

    Michael Joseph allowed me to further my experience of writing copy material such as Press Releases and web bulletins. I also undertook standard publicity administration, such as sending out review copies, researching and contacting websites and blogs for potential reviews, photocopying, putting together sales figures and creating showcards.

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  Hunter's Recruitment Agency

  • Temporary Assistant

    • Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

    Temporary roles including The Telemarketing Company as a Research Executive, Brighton City College as cleaning staff, and Shoreham Academy as

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  Varndean School

  • Cleaning Services

    • Jul 2009 - Mar 2010

    Cleaner

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  Colchester

  • Flare Recruitment

    • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

    Temporary events staff