Area Communications Manager - Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
I have seven year's experience in journalism and communications and provide freelance copy, public relations and marketing materials for businesses of all sizes in a range of formats.
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CV
I have seven years’ experience in journalism, public relations and communications. I have a range of writing experience including news articles and features, newsletters, reports, press releases, leaflets, websites and other communications documents.
I can deliver:
• Concise, accurate copy tailored specifically to the client’s needs within an agreed timescale
• Copy which communicates the key messages of the brief
• A flexible approach to ensure that the end product meets the standards and requirements of the client.
Employment History
(Mar 2004 to Aug 2007)
Area Communications Manager
North Yorkshire• Write, deliver and evaluate the strategic communications plan for the area.
• Internal communications: staff publications e.g. newsletter; training; induction pack; local and national briefings; networking events; visits from dignitaries.
• External Communications: annual report and promotional publications; Local management of CPS national brand; key contacts database; co-ordinate events to engage with the community and monitor performance against national targets; deliver joint communications projects with partner agencies.
• Media Liaison: point of contact for all enquiries, proactive work e.g. press releases and interviews, press briefings, reactive e.g. statements, comments and responses.
(Nov 2000 to Mar 2004)
Senior Reporter
Barnsley• Gathering news, commissioning photography, making contacts, advertorials, features, articles, research, for a weekly, broadsheet newspaper with a circulation of 43,000.
Professional Qualifications
National Council for the Training of Journalists:
Media Law Parts 1 and 2
Press Releases
Teeline Shorthand 110wpm
Education
(Sep 1995 to May 1998)
Southampton Solent University
BA(Hons) Media with Cultural Studies 2:1
Categories & Skills
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Annual Reports (Public Relations - Publications)
- Annual Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Copywriting (Public Relations - Publications)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting
- Corporate Communications (Public Relations)
- Customer Magazines (Public Relations - Publications)
- e-Brochures (Public Relations - Web PR)
- Editing
- Editorial Planning (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Editorial Supplements (Public Relations - Publications)
- External Communications
- Feature Negotiation (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Feature Placement (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Features (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Internal Communications (Public Relations)
- Internal Communications
- Investor Relations (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Media Relations (Public Relations)
- Media Training (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Newsletters/In-house Journals (Public Relations)
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Enquiries (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Media Relations)
- Production Liaison (Public Relations - Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Publications (Public Relations)
- Publicity Material (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Reputation Management (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Staff Communications (Public Relations - Internal Communications)
- Stakeholder Relations (Public Relations - Corporate Communications)
- Survey Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Web PR (Public Relations)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Academic (Writing)
- Annual Reports
- Books
- Business to Business (Journalism - Magazines)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- CVs (Writing)
- Home Affairs (Writing)
- Legal (Writing)
- Local Daily (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Local Free (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Local Weekly (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Magazines
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Supplement (Journalism - Magazines)
- Newspapers (Journalism)
- Newspapers
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Proposals/RFPs (Writing)
- Regional Daily (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Regional Free (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Regional Weekly (Journalism - Newspapers)
- Technical
- Web Content (Writing)
- White Papers/Reports (Writing)

