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| Overview: | Fully trained journalist & PR consultant, with a PhD in biology. Excellent verbal & written skills, with numerous writing & editing credits. All media, PR, writing, & event management jobs considered. | |
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| Creative communications expert and fully trained journalist, with a PhD in biology and an academic-sector background stretching back over 16 years. Excellent verbal and written skills, with significant public speaking experience and numerous writing and editing credits. First-rate inter-personal, organisational, and managerial ability, as well as extensive grant-writing, project management and budgetary control experience. Have just finished very successful three year stint running communications for a major UK research institute. Specialism in science, medical and environmental writing/journalism/editing, but all types of PR work considered. Key Achievements • Devised, and wrote the story, for a recently released climate change film (2008) • Asked to run a Wellcome Trust sponsored event at the BA Science Festival 2008 • Editor of a newsletter short-listed for Best External Newsletter CiB Scotland Awards 2007 • Short-listed for Best Celebrity Interview in Glasgow’s Write Stuff awards 2005 • Graduated as one of the top-four Scottish journalism students of 2005 |
Employment History
(Jul 2005 to Aug 2008)
Science Communications Specialist
AberdeenMain duties include: Running press office; Copywriting; Newsletter editing; Marketing and advertising; Implementing and monitoring communications plan; Developing exhibitions; Controlling communications budget; Managing the Web Editor, Events Manager and Communications Assistant.
(Dec 2000 to Jul 2004)
Post-doctoral Researcher
Glasgow/LondonVarious university based post-doctoral research contracts within the biological sciences
Professional Qualifications
| PgDip Journalism (with Distinction) 2005 PhD Biology 2000 MSc Ecology 1996 BSc Zoology 1994 Associate, Chartered Institute of Public Relations 2008 |
Education
(Sep 2004 to Jun 2005)
University of Strathclyde
Postgraduate Diploma(With Distinction) in Journalism Studies
(Oct 1996 to Sep 2000)
University of Glasgow
PhD Biology
Categories & Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Agriculture (Further Education)
- Animal Science (Further Education)
- Arboriculture (Further Education)
- Biological Science (Further Education)
- Biological Sciences (Research)
- Biology (Further Education)
- Biomedical Science
- Chemistry
- Communications Support (Further Education)
- Countryside Management (Further Education)
- Earth (Research)
- English (Languages)
- Environment (Research)
- Environmental Compliance (Research)
- Forestry & Woodland Management (Further Education)
- Geography (Further Education)
- Geology (Further Education)
- Media Studies (Further Education)
- Policy/strategy development (Research)
- Research (Research)
- Science (Further Education)
- Social Science (Further Education)
Engineering & Technical
Categories
Skills
- BSC or Equivalent (Education Level)
- Education Level (Scientific & Technical)
- MSC (Education Level)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Above The Line
- Advertisement (Design)
- Adwords Campaigns
- Annual Reports (Publications)
- Annual Reports (Copywriting)
- B2B
- B2C
- Below The Line
- Blogging (Web PR)
- Brand Management (Corporate Communications)
- Branding & Brand Management (Marketing)
- Brochures
- Campaign Analysis (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Evaluation (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Case Studies (Copywriting)
- Charity/Not for Profit (Marketing)
- Conferences (Event Management)
- Consultancy (Public Relations)
- Contingency Implementation (Crisis Management)
- Contingency Planning (Crisis Management)
- Copywriting (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Copywriting (Publications)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting (Direct Marketing)
- Copywriting
- Corporate Communications (Public Relations)
- Crisis Management (Public Relations)
- Customer Magazines (Publications)
- Database Management (Public Relations)
- Design (Direct Marketing)
- Desktop Publishing (Design)
- Direct Marketing (Marketing)
- e-Brochures (Web PR)
- Editing
- Editorial Planning (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Editorial Supplements (Publications)
- Email Marketing (Direct Marketing)
- Event Management (Public Relations)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- External Communications
- Feature Negotiation (Media Relations)
- Feature Placement (Media Relations)
- Features (Copywriting)
- Film (Advertising)
- Inserts (Direct Marketing)
- Internal Communications (Public Relations)
- Internal Communications
- Investor Relations (Corporate Communications)
- Investor Relations (Public Affairs)
- Knowledge Management (Market Research)
- List Building (Direct Marketing)
- Local Government Lobbying (Public Affairs)
- Mail Tracking (Direct Marketing)
- Mailing House Management (Direct Marketing)
- Market Research (Direct Marketing)
- Market Research (Market Research)
- Marketing Research (Public Relations)
- Media Buying (Direct Marketing)
- Media Planning
- Media Relations (Public Relations)
- Media Training (Media Relations)
- Merchandising
- Microsoft
- National Government Lobbying (Public Affairs)
- Newsletters/In-house Journals (Public Relations)
- Off Line (Design)
- On Line (Design)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- Perception Research (Marketing Research)
- Podcasting (Web PR)
- Posters (Design)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- PR Fulfilment (Public Relations)
- PR Measurement (Public Relations)
- PR Strategy Development (Consultancy)
- PR Strategy Implementation (Consultancy)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Conferences (Event Management)
- Press Enquiries (Media Relations)
- Press Releases (Media Relations)
- Press Releases (Copywriting)
- Product Launches (Event Management)
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Production Liaison (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Promotional Material (Design)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Public Affairs (Public Relations)
- Publications (Public Relations)
- Publications
- Publicity Material (Copywriting)
- Qualitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Quantitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Reputation Management (Corporate Communications)
- Reputation Management (Public Affairs)
- RSS (Web PR)
- Scripts (Copywriting)
- Seminars (Event Management)
- Slides
- Speeches (Copywriting)
- Sponsorship
- Staff Communications (Internal Communications)
- Stakeholder Relations (Corporate Communications)
- Strategy Development
- Survey Reports (Copywriting)
- Videos
- Web PR (Public Relations)
- Word (Microsoft)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Academic (Writing)
- Advertising & PR (Specialism)
- Agriculture & Rural (Specialism)
- Animals (Specialism)
- Annual Reports
- Books
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Business (Magazines)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- Commissioning (Journalism)
- Consumer (Magazines)
- Contract/Customer (Magazines)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- Country Pursuits (Specialism)
- Creative Writing (Writing)
- Current Affairs (Specialism)
- CVs (Writing)
- Editorial Management (Editing)
- Education (Specialism)
- Environment (Specialism)
- Food & Food Manufacturing (Specialism)
- Gardening (Specialism)
- Health & Medicine (Specialism)
- Local Daily (Newspapers)
- Local Free (Newspapers)
- Local Weekly (Newspapers)
- Magazine Editing (Editing)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Magazines
- Management (Journalism)
- Marine (Specialism)
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- Media & Publishing (Specialism)
- National Daily (Newspapers)
- National Weekly (Newspapers)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Newspaper Editing (Editing)
- Newspaper Supplement (Magazines)
- Newspapers (Journalism)
- Newspapers
- Page & Book Layout
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Production Journalism (Journalism)
- Promotional Material
- Proof Reading (Editing)
- Proposals/RFPs (Writing)
- QuarkXPress
- QuickTime
- Regional Daily (Newspapers)
- Regional Free (Newspapers)
- Regional Weekly (Newspapers)
- Science & Technology (Specialism)
- Specialism
- Specialist (Specialism)
- Sub-editing (Editing)
- Sub-editing (Journalism)
- Technical
- Web Content (Writing)
- Website Editing (Editing)
- White Papers/Reports (Writing)
