Experience

WA Primary Health Alliance - WAPHA

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Lead - PHOCUS

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• ERP (ASPIRE) Change Lead

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

• ERP Change and Communication Officer

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022



Samantha Hambling Communications

• Perth, Australia

• Director / Communications Specialist

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  A strategic communications / PR practitioner with a demonstrated history of helping clients establish brand identity and connect with audiences through creative communications campaigns and compelling narrative. Skilled in all areas of public relations including brand development, internal relations and change communications, media relations, copy writing, stakeholder engagement, community development, social media strategy, interactive sponsorship management and issues and crisis communications. Show less



PPR Australia and New Zealand

• Australia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Consumer PR, WA

  • May 2013 - Mar 2018

  In this role I headed up the organisation's consumer PR team and portfolio of consumer clients. This included communications strategy development, stakeholder relations/engagement programs (both internal and external), media relations campaigns and events for a range of consumer and corporate clients; new business development; team leadership and mentoring; and budget and resource management.I also led the development of many successful communication campaigns including the award winning ‘Perth’s Newest Bar’ campaign for McDonald’s and the ‘Homeless For A Day’ campaign for St Bart’s.Client portfolio included: Emirates, Bunnings, Westfield, Red Bull Air Race, LandCorp, HBF, Australand, City of Perth, McDonald's, YMCA, Woolworths, McDonald's, John Holland, Georgiou. Show less

• Group Director, Consumer

  • May 2009 - May 2013

  Oversaw PPR’s Consumer Division including the delivery of communications counsel across a range of clients, with a particular focus on strategic communication planning, marketing communications, effective stakeholder and community engagement programs and issues management advice.



Rowland

• Australia
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager - Communication

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  Managed the WA Rowland team to deliver strategic public relations campaigns and communications counsel for a range of consumer and corporate clients with a particular focus in the infrastructure sector. Client portfolio: Bechtel, Australand, BHP Billiton Stainless Steel, Vesco (formerly Kailis and France Foods), Constable Care, S2, Laing & Rourke, John Holland. Managed the WA Rowland team to deliver strategic public relations campaigns and communications counsel for a range of consumer and corporate clients with a particular focus in the infrastructure sector. Client portfolio: Bechtel, Australand, BHP Billiton Stainless Steel, Vesco (formerly Kailis and France Foods), Constable Care, S2, Laing & Rourke, John Holland.



PPR Worldwide

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • 2002 - 2008

  Managed the public relations function for a diverse portfolio of national clients with a particular focus on large-scale media relations campaigns and high-profile events. Client portfolio: Red Bull Air Race, Johnnie Walker Classic, Starlight Children’s Foundation, WA Institute of Fashion and Textiles, Pharmacy 777, Clough, Lotterywest, Coca-Cola, Gold Corporation (Perth Mint), West Australian Tsunami Memorial, Retravision Warriors, Freehills, Midland Brick, Laminex, Bedshed, Crimestoppers, Westfield. Show less