About Me
A passionate storyteller, people have always sat at the heart of my work and are where I get my sense of value. I am a proactive change maker and creative; I love getting to the root of things and coming up innovative ways forward.
Having worked in the wide field of communications and engagement for 8+ years, I have gained experience right across the mix, leading in comms strategy and campaign creation in all my roles. I am a natural collaborator and have enjoyed working cross departmentally to inspire my fellow team members and help bring visions to life.
My core values - authenticity and boldness - are the bones of all my work, how I work, how I lead and why most of my roles have been in the arts and charity sector. I am an advocate for community work and the vital role the third sector plays in changing lives.
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My background in journalism has remained with me throughout my working life, and seen me create multiple blogs and podcasts exploring big issues, most prominently Women's Health. If you want to find out more about my work and how we could work together, please get in touch.
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May 2022 - present - Engagement and Communications Officer @ Voluntary Action Rotherham
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Jan 2020 - May 2022 - Marketing and Communications Officer @ The Civic, Barnsley
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May 2016- Dec 2019 - Marketing and Communications Assistant @ ROAR, Rotherham
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2014-2015 Multimedia Journalism (MA) Manchester Metropolitan University
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2011-2014 English Literature (BA) Newcastle University
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Key Areas of Work
Communications
Writing, co-editing, storytelling and reporting form my most comfortable professional space. Do you need someone to pull together a report? Do you need someone to gather testimonials, conduct interviews or case studies? Perhaps you need someone to create a podcast or work on a specific communications campaign? Find out more about my Comms experience under Projects.
Strategy
Being able to look into the future and come up with a plan to get there isn't always easy when you are busy "doing" the work. Are you wanting to grow and in need of someone to come up with a comms strategy for your organisation? My experience is specifically in arts marketing, audience development and the third sector communications. I would love to work with you to create a vision for the future.
Brand Management
Why do you do what you do? Branding is much more than a logo and colours; it's about telling your story and selling who you are. Do you need someone to help bring it all together, build your website or perhaps create your mission statement? Do you need someone who can figure out your key audiences and how to reach them? Please get in touch.
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