Experience

Willowbrook Hospice

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Supporting Willowbrook Hospice's fundraising team to secure donations via fundraising events and campaigns. This involves helping organise and promote events and supporting people who want to organise their own fundraisers. Other duties include: liaising with supporters in the community, schools, colleges and corporate supporters, producing promotional materials (6 monthly newsletter, event literature), updating website and using social media (facebook and twitter) to engage with supporters, writing press releases and working with other agencies to ensure the effective promotion of events, maintaining and updating donor records (paper based and electronic). I regularly work with volunteers both in the office and at events and also play a key role in supporting young people on work experience placements.



Moving On Lancashire

• Marketing and Publicity Officer

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2014

  Creation and implementation of marketing plansproduction of marketing literaturemaintenance of websiteproduction of newsletterspress releaseevent managementorganisation of promotional materials Creation and implementation of marketing plansproduction of marketing literaturemaintenance of websiteproduction of newsletterspress releaseevent managementorganisation of promotional materials



Wigan Council

• Marketing Officer

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2012

  Main duties: writing and implementation of marketing plans and account management for a variety of internal and external campaigns including: Wigan Council fostering, Greenheart (Wigan countryside), Metro fresh (school meals, cleaning, school crossings), My Life, My Choices (adult care website), Family service directory (website), Wigan life centres (one stop shop), Parent Early intervention service, Healthy Business Award, Wigan Adult Safeguarding board, Waste and recycling.Marketing activities include: liaising with internal and external stakeholders, brand management, budget maintenance, production of marketing literature; leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters; writing copy, proofreading, organising advertising, event management, use of social media; twitter, face book, websites; organising photocalls and press releases, co-ordinating DVD production, writing and editing articles for internal and external newsletters, liaising with designers/print suppliers, organising promotional items



Wigan Connexions

• Connexions Information Co-ordinator

  • Jul 1994 - Jun 2009

  Main duties: writing and production of Connexions information and marketing materials for audiences including young people (aged 13-19), parents/carers, staff and internal stakeholders. Materials produced include: leaflets, posters, booklets, newsletters, DVD, promotional items. Also responsible for updating Wigan Connexions website, attending local, regional information and marketing meetings (Vice Chair of NW Information Group 2004-2010), organising promotional displays, liaison with designers/print providers/suppliers of promotional itemsAdditional duties include: maintenance and development of information resource centres at Wigan and Leigh Connexions offices, outreach centres and schools/colleges, budget management, advising teaching and Connexions staff re: suitable resources, supervision of two Connexions information assistants.