About me

Having worked as a fully-trained national newspaper journalist for four years, I used my contacts, writing ability and people skills to move into a career in public relations at an agency specialising in luxury hospitality brands.

Within a year I was promoted to Account Manager level and have continued to take the lead on more and more client accounts as my time with the company has progressed.

My strength in copywriting has lead to the firm's Account Directors often passing writing tasks for their own clients onto me as they know my text is accurate, on brand and meets tight deadlines while always demonstrating an element of creativity enjoyed by our clients. It is this aspect of my work that I most enjoy and something that I passionately wish to pursue as I look to progress my career and experience new challenges.

Skills

* Copywriting for a variety of mediums from feature articles to press releases, * Shorthand up to 200 words per minute, * Acting as the first point of call for luxury brand clients, * Pitching ideas and stories to journalists

Sector Experience

MAY 11 - PRESENT HOST PR - Senior Account Manager, Responsibilities include:, * Managing numerous accounts for luxury four and five star hotels, spas and restaurants., * Pitching for new clients including writing plans and proposals., * Copywriting press releases, promotional text, advertorials, profiles, appointment notices, scripts for radio advertisements and awards entries., * Liaising with clients on a daily basis to update them on progress with activities and pitch new ideas., * Prioritising clients’ needs to ensure my time is managed effectively and targets and tight deadlines are met., * Organising and hosting press trips and events with key national and regional media and following up on coverage for the client., * Pitching news and lifestyle storiesand features to relevant media be it business, travel, food, news, social pages or beauty., * Looking for good part

Awards

JUNE 2008 ACHIEVED NCTJ TO BECOME A SENIOR JOURNALIST, SEPT - DEC 2006 NCTJ ACCREDITED PRESS ASSOCIATION TRAINING - NEWCASTLE, Successfully completed including all exams including government, law and reaching 200 words per minute shorthand., 2005 - 2006 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM, Nottingham Trent University, 2002 - 2005 BA HONS IN ENGLISH STUDIES (2.1), University of Nottingham , 1995 - 2002 RAWLETT HIGH SCHOOL, TAMWORTH, A Levels: English Literature (A); Sociology (A); Geography (B); General Studies (B). 9 GCSEs (2 A*, 6 A, 1 B)