Head of Communications, Penny Brohn Cancer Care (national complementary cancer care charity). Overseeing the charity’s communications, including:
• Development of a national communications strategy, plus other communications policies as appropriate
• Brand development and management
• National and local media relations work, including setting up a full press office function, developing a bank of media case studies, positioning of key messages, vision and mission
• Corporate publications, including relaunching the charity magazine ‘Centrepiece’
• Events, including coordinating the charity’s flagship Penny Brohn Memorial Lecture, attended by 130 VIPs, healthcare practitioners and complementary therapists
• New media, including managing and developing the charity’s main website pennybrohncancercare.
• Public affairs and stakeholder relations
• Internal communications, including production of the monthly staff newsletter
• Member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for two staff members

Account Director, Corixa Communications (PR and marketing agency) and Kabassa (specialist food and drink PR and marketing agency). Directing national B2C, B2B and not-for-profit accounts, and pitching for new business, including George Wimpey, Bovis Homes, Screwfix, Girlings Retirement Options, Buildstore, Frendoc, Barts Spices, Yogi Tea, Mutton Renaissance Campaign, Simon Weaver Organic Dairy, Twin N, Plantation Reserve Selected Cane Sugar. Used full range of marcomms mix to achieve client objectives; this included strategy development, media relations, brand launches and development, marketing campaigns, website development and stakeholder relations. Achieved coverage in The Guardian, The Times, The Sun, The Daily Express, Saga magazine and various other titles.

Communications Officer (Senior), National Housing Federation (not-for-profit organisation promoting the work of housing associations). Roles included:
• Development of a communications strategy to promote the role of housing associations and affordable housing across the South of England.
• Media relations including the management of media campaigns for national, regional and trade press. August 2006 and 2007 - devised the annual South East and South West Housing Timebomb PR campaign, resulting in around 130 national and regional print articles and over 30 regional radio and television interviews each year.
• Editor of Beyond Homes and South to South, two affordable housing magazines for stakeholders and members of the NHF. Included redesign and relaunch of both publications.
• Founder and coordinator of the South Communications Network, a networking group for communications professionals in the social housing sector.
• Development of a Constituency Links Network, to encourage engagement between housing associations and local MPs.

Publications and New Media Officer Women’s Aid (the national charity for women and children experiencing domestic violence). Roles included:
• Managing editor of womensaid.org, the UK’s most popular website about domestic violence. Included strategic and operational management of site. Whilst in post website traffic increased by 1000%, from 250,000 hits per month to over 2 million hits per month.
November 05 – Project managed re-launch of site and implementation of a content management system, with the addition of a members area.
April 04 – Development of Kidspeak, a specialist online consultation function for child survivors of domestic violence, in partnership with other national children’s charities.
• Project coordinator and managing editor of www.thehideout.org.uk - the first national website for children experiencing domestic violence within the family home. The site was launched by Will Young at the BT Tower in London during April 2005. The website has received numerous awards including Advice and Guidance Award 2006 (Children and Young People's Services Awards 2006); Best New Media Campaign award (Third Sector Excellence Awards 2005); Best Internet Site (The Lillith Awards 2005); highly commended prize at UK Charity Awards 2005 (Best Use of New Media category).
• Editor of Safe, the UK’s first domestic abuse quarterly. A 28-page publication focusing on new initiatives, policy developments and national and international news.
• November 2005 – Invited to speak on behalf of Women’s Aid at an international conference in Istanbul, Turkey - Say no to domestic violence! Conference was organised by United Nations Population Fund and the Turkish government to explore best practice models of intervention. Also undertook associated national media work with CNN.
• Editor of Network News, a national newsletter aimed at Women’s Aid member refuge groups.
• Marketing and publicity for womensaid, thehideout, Safe and Network News, included the development of a e-marketing strategy to increase circulation and promote publishing presence.
• Management of a team of editorial volunteers and temporary freelance workers/contractors, included recruitment, work planning and supervision.

Publications Manager, Community Recycling Network (CRN), maternity leave cover. Responsibilities included:
• Editor of crn web site of Community Recycling Network.
• Editor of Cylchgrawn - The Newsletter of Wales Community Recycling Network. – a contract title, and Development of Resource - Journal of Sustainable Waste Management. This 48-page commercial sustainable waste magazine started production in 2002.
• Jan 2001 – Project managed production of 44-page Friends of the Earth recycling publication Recycling in Action - Leading Case Studies across England and Wales. This title was commissioned by Friends of the Earth and distributed nationally as campaign material.
• Line management of two full time members of staff, three volunteers.