Communications Officer - Warrington, Cheshire, UK
Highly-qualified communications professional, available for copywriting, editing, marketing and PR projects. Lively written style - academic, private & public sector experience. Flexible and reliable.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £20.00 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 244808 |
CV
Currently employed as a communications professional within a private/national charity CR partnership, managing communications for a large Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Responsible for Communications & PR strategy planning and delivery. Experience of copywriting for press releases, corporate news vehicles, websites, external publications, reports, case studies etc.
Previous roles have included the management of internal communications, crisis communications, events management, marketing communications and broad-spectrum marketing activities.
Currently studying for CIM CAM post-graduate diploma. Previous qualifications include an MSc in Management Practice and a First Class Honours Degree in European Business.
Employment History
(Jun 2006 & ongoing)
Communications Officer
ManchesterResponsible for planning and delivering communications programme for flagship corporate responsibility partnership. Activities include: writing press releases, external agency liaison, stakeholder management, events management, creation and design of communications media, copywriting, management of programme intranet, creation and implementation of communications governance processes, budget management and development of programme brand.
(Apr 2005 to May 2006)
Strategy Analyst/Internal Communications
LiverpoolWorking in operational strategy function of large contact centre, managed internal communications for corporate change programme, updating intranet, providing updates to stakeholders, creating employee newsletters and internal announcements, commissioning storyboards etc. Developed online knowledge management site, worked on strategy development and creation of proposals and project-managed implementation of company-wide IT system.
(Sep 2004 to Apr 2005)
Bid Strategist
Vertex, ManchesterCopywriting, editing and providing content for bids. Devising bid contributor support documents with writing guidelines. Assisting with management of online knowledge management resource. Measuring and communicating progress against corporate objectives.
(Oct 2002 to Sep 2004)
Graduate Trainee
United Utilities, WarringtonAs a graduate on the United Utilities Graduate Trainee scheme, I worked in a number of roles including Marketing co-ordinator at subsidiary telco – duties included preparation of sales material, external supplier liaison to design new customer microsite and animated e-cards, event management, intranet development, creation of marketing materials and research into new markets.
(Feb 2000 to Jul 2000)
Marketing Co-ordinator
Action For Peoples In Conflict, OxfordResponsible for creating marketing materials to promote the organisation, such as leaflets, promotional articles, brochures, flyers, posters, internet copy etc. Additionally wrote the pitch and content for a documentary on international conflict with Granada Television.
Education
(Sep 2005 to )
Chartered Institute Of Marketing
Currently studying for CAM diploma in Communications - including advertising, agency management, PR, copywriting and marketing modules.
(Sep 2003 to Jun 2005)
University of Salford
MSc in Management Practice (including elements of Strategic Management, Business Communications and Project Management.)
(Sep 1997 to Jun 2001)
University of Portsmouth
1st Class Honours - European Business Studies BA (Hons)
(Sep 1997 to Jun 2001)
University of Rotterdam
1st Class Honours - International Management (taken as part of European Business Programme - an intensive four-year course leading to a dual qualification.)
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
- Access (Microsoft)
- Complaint Handling
- Customer Service
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Lotus
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Telephony
- Word (Microsoft)
- WordPerfect
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Business (Further Education)
- Business Studies (Further Education)
- Communications Support (Further Education)
- Environment (Research)
- Management (Research)
- Marketing (Further Education)
- Regeneration (Research)
- Research (Research)
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
- External Communications (Communications & Corporate Affairs)
- Internal Communications (Communications & Corporate Affairs)
- Intranet (Communications & Corporate Affairs - Internal Communications)
- Public Relations (Communications & Corporate Affairs)
- Strategic (Communications & Corporate Affairs - External Communications)
- Strategy & Planning (Estates)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Annual Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- B2B
- B2C
- Blogging (Public Relations - Web PR)
- Brand Management (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Branding & Brand Management (Marketing)
- Brochures
- Case Studies (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Publications)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting
- Corporate Communications (Public Relations)
- Database Management (Public Relations)
- Editing
- Editorial Planning (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Editorial Supplements (Public Relations - Publications)
- e-Marketing (Marketing)
- Event Management (Public Relations)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- External Communications
- Features (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Internal Communications (Public Relations)
- Internal Communications
- Marketing Research (Public Relations)
- Media Buying
- Microsoft
- Newsletters/In-house Journals (Public Relations)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Production Liaison (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Proof Reading
- Publications (Public Relations)
- Publicity Material (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Reputation Management (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Scripts (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Seminars (Public Relations - Event Management)
- Speeches (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Sponsorship
- Staff Communications (Public Relations - Internal Communications)
- Stakeholder Relations (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Survey Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Web PR (Public Relations)
- Word (Microsoft)
- Wordperfect
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Academic (Writing)
- Acrobat (Adobe)
- Adobe
- InDesign (Adobe)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Website Editing (Editing)

