A diligent, hardworking and ambitious young person who has recently graduated with a first class honours in Spanish and Communications studies (BA) at the University of Liverpool. I was also awarded the David Thistlewood prize for outstanding performance after graduating with the highest mark in the School of Combined Honours.
I have a wide range of previous experience in the PR and marketing industries; I was Head of Marketing at The Tab Liverpool, I have completed three PR internships and I am currently working as a Marketing Coordinator. The first was with a PR agency that specialises in the fashion, travel and beauty industries, the second, a larger PR firm focused on the technology and travel industries and third a global retail and fashion company.
I am also a keen fashion writer, having written for The Tab, an online fashion blog Style UK and in my free time I update my own style blogs (https://katiesvoyages.wordpress.com/ http://katieisabellacole.tumblr.com and my food blog thehungry_foodie).
Work history
Marketing Coordinator
Manchester, United KingdomFull Time
- Gained transferable marketing skills whilst supporting the firm’s business growth strategy:
- Experienced in co-ordinating and monitoring print, digital and out of home marketing campaigns. This includes; project managing Chambers, Legal 500 and other national and regional legal directory campaigns. This involves learning to prioritise, be persistent and remain calm to help gain bids, tenders and new clients.
- Lead in content writing for the marketing team: creating internal and external content for the website, email marketing content (HTML, MailChimp, Dotmailer, Vuture) and monthly newsletters. Hence, I have become a diligent and established proof reader with an immaculate eye for detail who can craft and edit inspiring content.
- Involved in social media campaign activation, including liaising with clients and media daily which means I have an implicit knowledge of working with media agencies.
- By dealing with many experienced lawyers across the breadth of the business I have become an impeccable communicator who can influence even the most senior of levels.
Press Officer
- London, United KingdomInternship
- Worked closely with Monsoon press officer, Ilana Grossmark, to develop quality product placement to generate high levels of coverage across media channels.
- Worked on the launch of the new flagship Accessorize store in Westfield by participating in the marketing strategy for a successful launch, creating gift bags for journalists and organising activities through effective communication.
- Monitored all press coverage, updating the PR team on key press and the production of monthly press reports.
- Contributed to the planning of press events, managing the preparation and organisation of press gifts and produced first draft copy press releases.
- Responsible for maintaining the showroom, ensuring it was merchandised with directional product.
- A reliable multi-tasker who managed sample flow between journalists, the press showroom and internal departments.
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Skills
- Social Media Digital Strategies
- Brand Content
- PR
- Adaptive Communication
- Advertising Communications
- Brand Awareness
- Event Organisation
- Social Media Marketing
- Marketing Communication
- Customer Insights
Education
BA Communication, BA Spanish
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Learnt how to write across different media, including writing press releases and handling a PR crisis.
• The use of design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Wordpress. (Designed a magazine cover published here: https://www.joomag.com/en/newsstand/337-2015-16/0594195001468238132?ref=ib).
• Accomplished communication skills, both written and verbal, developed through numerous essays, spoken Spanish and presentations.
Awards
David Thistlewood prize for Outstanding achievement
• Received the David Thistlewood prize for outstanding performance after graduating with the highest mark in the School of Combined Honours.