Printer friendly ]Freelance Managing Director Gloucestershire, UK
Throughout my 30 year career I have been a Journalist and PR consultant working with a wide range of national and international companies. As a journalist I have been Editor of high circulation weekly, monthly and quarterly technical publications.
As a PR consultant I have been employed by associations and companies and been responsible for establishing and maintaining national & international company and marketing communications profiles.
Also, for 20 years, operating my own PR consultancy I have written over 2,000 press releases and technical articles for publication on behalf of a wide range of companies in many industries.
A member of the NUJ and the CIPR my present situation is that I now work solely as a freelance journalist, and PR consultant, on temporary or short term assignments
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| Seller ID: | 256011 |
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Having been MD of a B2B/technical public relations consultancy, for over 25 years I am offering my
services to companies seeking my range of journalistic skills and PR knowledge on a freelance, temporary, contract, project, daily or hourly basis. I consider myself a lateral thinker, and am hardworking. Having worked internationally, nationally and locally, I have gained a wide range of experience which has enabled me to secure considerable press coverage for a wide range of companies in many diverse industries and markets.
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Employment History
(Aug 1983 to Jan 2008)
Managing Director
CheltenhamOn my return from working as International Manager of PR and exhibitions for a division of a Swedish multi national, based in southern Germany, I established Rapier Public Relations Ltd employing up to six people. We operated as a full service agency to national and international companies in construction, engineering fire & safety, highways and a range of industries. I also possess considerable journalistic skills.
Professional Qualifications
Present
Member Chartered Institute of Public Relations
Member of National Union of Journalists
Relinquished
Member of The Royal Society of Health
International Public Relations Association
International Federation of Journalists
Int. Assn. Building & Construction Press - (Founder member)
Education
Adcroft technial school
GCE ‘O’ Level in - English language
City & Guilds and UEI construction related certificates
City & Guilds - Full Technological Certificate
Ordinary National Certificate - Construction
City & Guilds - Technical Teachers Certificate
Experience
~ All aspects of establishing and operating a full service public relations consultancy for a range of clients, in many
disciplines, for over 20 years.
~ Public relations consultant to many major UK and international companies.
~ Establishing and running the first commercial 24 hour ‘easy music’ radio station broadcasting on satellite over Europe
~ As joint inventor and patent holder - launching, negotiation with major stores and marketing a 9 ft folding ladder.
~ Public relations consultant to industry-leading professional and technical associations and trade bodies
~ Deputy and Technical Editor of Illustrated Carpenter & Builder a 50,000 circulation, 100 page + weekly;
~ Editor of Construction Plant & Equipment a 35,000 circulation, 80 page + monthly
~ Editor of Building Technology & Management a 20,000 circulation, 50 page + monthly
~ Editor of Plumbing & Mechanical Services a 20,000 circulation 50 page + quarterly
~ Living in Germany, and operating the international public relations and exhibition section of a specialist division of a
multi national engineering and technical company with 35 offices around the world. Major work in Russia, America, and
all European and Scandinavian countries.
~ Have written and designed four-colour, multi-language newspapers, technical, corporate and promotional literature
~ Technical lecturer in construction subjects.
~ Visiting lecturer on public relations at Glos Cat
~ Assisted in export marketing seminars with Gloucestershire County Council advising companies on promoting abroad
from a UK base
~ Head of Leisure & Tourism section on Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce
Categories & Freelance Skills
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
- Advertising
- Charity Fundraising
- Events
- Market Research
- Print/Production
- Product Management
- Public Relations
Skills
- B2B
- B2C
- Below The Line
- Briefings (Events)
- Brochures
- Case Studies (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting
- Editing
- Event Management (Charity Fundraising)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- External Communications
- Features (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Internal Communications
- Knowledge Management (Market Research)
- Microsoft
- New Product Development (Product Management)
- New Product Release (Product Management)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Releases (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Publicity Material (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Seminars (Events)
- Survey Reports (Public Relations - Copywriting)
- Word (Microsoft)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Business to Business (Journalism - Magazines)
- Consumer (Journalism - Magazines)
- Contract/Customer (Journalism - Magazines)
- Magazines (Journalism)
- Management (Journalism)
- Newspaper Supplement (Journalism - Magazines)
- Production Journalism (Journalism)
- Sub-editing (Journalism)
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