Head of Global Communications > Manufacturing and Engineering

Employer: Doncasters Ltd

Tenure: 2022 – present

Job Description: Define and execute Doncasters’ transformative global communication strategies, supporting the strategic priorities of this £500M turnover Group.

Skills: Strategic Counsel · Investor Relations · Media Relations · Presentation · Communication · Internal Communications · Event Management · Copywriting · Creative Development · Writing · Editing · Marketing Strategy · Brand Development · Social Media · Team Leadership · Corporate Communications · Strategic Planning · Public Relations · Strategy Development · Change Management · Public Speaking · Strategy · Creative Direction · Management · Brand Management · Press Releases · Leadership · Project Management · Business Strategy · Strategic Communications · Market Planning · Influence At All Levels

Highlights:

• Building and delivering world class internal and external communication strategies supporting the global business strategy.
• Raising the profile of the 245 year old manufacturing and engineering business via external and internal channels.
• Working alongside the C Suite, advising on strategic direction and global projects, supporting over 3000 employees across three continents.
• Conceptualising, designing and delivering the new global communications platform, giving the global workforce who are predominantly deskless access to communications first hand.
• Researching the company history and delivering the extensive new historical website experience.
• Writing and delivering internal and external corporate films.
• Delivering global corporate events and exhibitions.

Communications, Marketing & PR Manager > National Equine Charity

Employer:  Bransby Horses Rescue and Welfare; one of the UK’s largest equine welfare charities.

Tenure: 2019 – 2021

Job Description:  Manage a graphic design and marketing team, as well as agencies. Working with the SLT to develop PR and marketing strategies which will deliver on the charity’s strategic targets, including fundraising, income generation, HR, operations and welfare, and leading all of the marketing and PR activities.

Skills: Team Leadership. Rebranding (working with agency) online and on site. Brand strategy, including audience profiling, segmentation and targeting. Marketing strategy. Social Media strategy, management and delivery. Fundraising and income generation initiatives. Retail. Internal Communications. Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop. Web design; WordPress. New ways of working conceptualisation and realisation. Copywriting. Press Release writing and distribution. Local and National Press and Television liaison (BBC). Event stand design. Event coordination. GDPR. CRM. Editorial.

Awards: The Legacy Futures Innovation Award 2021

Highlights: 

• Significantly increased brand reach and profile on social media by devising improved targeted, consistent content. This generated an average Facebook engagement rate of 4% compared to the UK average of 0.9%, 8.2% YOY Facebook follower increase and 18.6 YOY Instagram increase.
• Rebranded and overhauled content for the charity website, increasing page per sessions to 5.5 average and 10% reduction in bounce rates.
• Designed and delivered a legacy campaign that won The Legacy Futures Innovation Award, beating shortlist of Alzheimers Society, St Johns Ambulance and Royal Museum’s Greenwich.
• Redesigned and delivered the nationwide charity magazine whilst reworking improved methods for content collaboration, generating increased donations of 53% and sales of 330%.

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Pro Bono: Brand Strategy > ‘Outstanding’ Primary School

Client: Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ Primary School

Brief: Establish the governing and teaching strategy and support with general communications

Work: As a school governor, this pro-bono work involved workshopping with governors, parents, teachers and pupils, to gather the data to support the creation of an established, authentic brand, including values and vision statement, and ultimately a 5 year strategy to retain their Ofsted Outstanding status.

Skills: Brand strategy. Culture defining. Workshop. Internal communications. Income generation. Fundraising. Website content. Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator.

Branding > HR Consultancy

Client: Globus HR Consulting Group

Brief: Design company logo.

Work: Workshopped with Directors to develop a proposition statement, understand brand and identify competitive advantage. Created logo.

Skills: Branding. Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator. Brand strategy. Copywriting. Workshop. Competitive analysis.

Highlight: The rebrand of the consultancy, directly resulted in a lucrative merger with another nationwide consultancy within 1 month.

Branding > Accounting and Business Specialists

Client: WBASL, Accounting and Business advisors

Brief: Rebrand entire business – including name.

Work: Workshopped with directors to develop proposition statement; to understand brand and identify competitive advantage. Restructured service models so clearer and more comprehensible. Created new name, logo, brand guidelines. Coordinated and delivered launch staff and press event, including launch video.

Skills: Branding. Copywriting. Event delivery. PR. Video. Competitor analysis. Stakeholder management. Internal Communications.

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Branding > Property Development

Client: R & J Yorke, Property developers

Brief: Refresh and modernise a ‘quirky and confident’ brand.

Work: Workshopped with Senior Leadership to understand brand and strategy,  created logo design and brand guidelines.

Skills: Branding. Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator. Brand strategy. Copywriting. Workshop.