Communications specialist with over 3 years of experience in both agency and in-house UK & global fashion PR, sportswear and lifestyle PR, event planning, influencer management and freelance writing. My editorial work consists of cultural reviews, poetry and opinion pieces. Currently open to new PR and communications opportunities in fashion, sportswear and lifestyle.
Email: hannahedwards55@hotmail.com
Website: https://hannahedwards55.wixsite.com/hannahedwards
Writing portfolio: https://hannahedwards.contently.com/
Work history
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Freelance WriterAIME Mag
- London, United KingdomFreelance
• Ongoing freelance writing work doing opinion pieces and music reviews (for the weekly Macho Edit), published on their website and social channels
• Most recent feature: 'Weathering the storm: what does the future hold for the music industry in the wake of Covid-19?' opinion piece
• Previous reviews include: Little Simz' Drop 6 EP, Four Tet remix of Caribou's single Never Come Back, Afriquoi's Time Is A Gift Which We Share All The Time EP, PAWSA's single SHUBZ and HAAi's new EP Put Your Head Above The Parakeets
Account ExecutiveGung Ho Communications
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Client portfolio:
• New Balance
• Berghaus
• Quiksilver
• icebreaker
• Vivobarefoot
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Skills
- Writing
- Fashion Writing
- Music Writing
- PR
- Communications
- Press Releases
- Social Media
- Organisation
- PR Campaigns
- Event
Education
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Master of Arts in Communication StudiesCalifornia State Univeristy, Sacaremento
- Sacramento, United States
• Classes undertaken: Rhetorical Criticism, Communication and Public Opinion, Communication and Religion, PR Planning and Management, Qualitative Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual Rhetoric, Communication and Social Change.
• Completed a research project for Prof. Mark Williams on rhetorical education in Ancient Rome.
• Wrote a 110-page thesis in two months during my final semester. The title of the thesis was: "Ritual, Tradition and Performance: The Rhetoric of Sacred Spaces in Ancient Greece".
• Achieved a 3.90 GPA overall in my degree (maximum GPA is 4.00).
• Awards: Track Team - Full Sports Scholarship.
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2:1 Bachelor of Arts in Classical StudiesThe University of Liverpool
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Subject: ancient Roman and Greek literature, archaeology, history, philosophy and architecture.
• Classes studied: Greek Mythology, Visual Culture, Latin Language, Homer's Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, Homer's Iliad, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Roman Personal Poetry, Ancient Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, Statius' Thebaid, Greek Religion, Augustus and the Roman Empire.
• I completed a 10,000 word dissertation during my final year. The title of the dissertation was: "Epic Mothers: Homeric Thetis and Virgilian Venus", comparing the roles of Thetis (mother of Achilles in the Iliad) and Venus (mother of Aeneas in the Aeneid).
• Skills learnt: researching, planning and writing essays, creating portfolios of work and giving PowerPoint-assisted oral presentations.
• Awards: Track Team - Partial Sports Scholarship.
• Extra-curricular achievements: Athletics & Cross-Country Club Track Captain 2013-14 and Athletics & Cross-Country Club President 2014-15.
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