Experience

Ulster Hockey

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  ▪ Social Media Management including increasing engagement on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by 10% in Q1. An increase of 600 followers. ▪ Re-establishing press contacts and relationships with BBC, Belfast Telegraph, NewsLetter, Irish News and other local and national press ▪ Creating and implementing the #RESPECT campaign to increase awareness of respect across the sport of hockey for players, spectators, umpires, etc. ▪ Creating and maintaining relationships with photography companies ▪ Creating and maintaining relationships with current and new sponsors including MillarMcCallWylie, John Minnis Estate Agents, Ulster University to name a few ▪ Writing press releases published nationally ▪ Taking photographs for press releases used nationally ▪ Liaising with 3rd party companies to produce marketing materials ▪ Increasing social media interactions by more than 500% in first quarter of 2023 ▪ Creating engaging social media content including photography and videography ▪ Utilising 3rd party websites for marketing purposes ▪ Managing the website and creating content for website Show less



Terex Corporation

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Communications Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Dec 2022

  ▪ Creating and sending press releases to over 120 media contacts and local press ▪ Maintaining working relationships with local and industry press ▪ Creating and writing case studies and customer stories to be sent to industry publications globally ▪ Creating and writing articles for company intranet ▪ Assisting in the organisation of global managerial meeting – including the communications for CEO and the President of the company ▪ Creating communications for the CEO, President and Vice President of Terex Corporation ▪ Organised a global press event at Hillhead 2022, a world-renowned industry exhibition – this include a one-voice document for the CEO, President and Vice-President to use for this event to keep communications consistent, as well as write up of the event sent globally ▪ Assisting in translations from Italian, German, Indian and Chinese colleagues for use on website, and other documentation ▪ Creating a bi-monthly newsletter sent to all companies within Terex MP ▪ Creating a market intelligence newsletter sent to all companies within Terex MP ▪ Assisting in photography and videography for content within internal and external communications Show less



Praxis Care

• United Kingdom
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marketing and Communications Officer

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  ▪ Implementing new intranet software and managing internally addition of all staff to new intranet system. ▪ Managing social media advertising including promotion of posts across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. ▪ Utilising Hootsuite to more easily manage social media management for the charity. ▪ Providing support for Senior Leadership Team and CEO directly with internal and external communications including supporting CEO with livestreaming on new intranet platform. ▪ Creating content for the newly introduced intranet and increasing engagement in such across the company Show less



Coca-Cola HBC

• Switzerland
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Affairs Coordinator

  • Jun 2017 - Apr 2021

  ▪ Creating communications strategies and plans and successfully implementing them.▪ Building the new external company website.▪ Raising over £30,000 for our charity partners year on year when in my position as head of the charity.▪ Creating compelling copy for media enquiries and creating publishable content.▪ Writing successful press releases to promote the Visitor Experience

• Market Development

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Market Developer in Coleraine and surrounding area for Coca-Cola Hellenic NI



Yellow Door Limited

• United Kingdom
• Restaurants

• Waiter

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015



RAMORE RESTAURANT LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Supervisor

  • Apr 2006 - Jun 2014



Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort

• Adare, County Limerick, Ireland

• Waiter

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  University Placement year University Placement year