CV
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Work Experience
I'm currently sitting in CRUK's Digital News Team, researching and producing content for CRUK's owned channels, including our news pages and recently launched podcast. I am also providing support for the redesign of our news site, working with our digital agency and planning and running design workshops with internal members of staff.
Sitting in the science press team of the largest charity in the UK, I helped promote our funded research through written and broadcast media as well as our own channels.
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This involved reading research papers and interviewing researchers to assess the news potential of the story, deciding the best course of action for promoting it, writing press releases and news articles, pitching to journalists and handling press requests.
I provided communications and marketing support to teams across the organisation, applying digital communications and marketing skills to engage, inspire and inform the research community about CRUK’s work.
My main responsibilities included managing the @CRUKresearch Twitter account; collating, writing, editing and sending a monthly newsletter to our funded researchers; running marketing campaigns for our funding schemes; and being communications lead for the ECMC Network.
Education
2019 - 2021
Science Communication (MSc)
Imperial College London
Merit
2019
Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Distinction
2014 - 2018
Biological Sciences (MBiol)
Durham University
First Class (Hons)
Voluntary Experience
I’m on the committee for CRUK’s internal staff Pride Network, which aims to create an open atmosphere for LGBTQIA+ staff to feel as comfortable at work as possible, run events and campaigns around LGBTQIA+ issues, and consult on LGBTQIA+ topics/policies.
In this position I spearheaded CRUK’s LGBTSTEM Day activity, including co-ordinating us becoming official supporters, getting statements of support from senior leadership, and organizing and running a social campaign highlighting our LGBTQIA+ researchers. I’ve also run a workshop for staff on intersectionality, and facilitate coordination with the Francis Crick Institute’s network.
I, Science is Imperial College London's award-winning multimedia science magazine. As News Editor, I wrote a weekly science news roundup and presented it in the news segment of their weekly radio show. I also appeared on the radio show as both a guest and a host, talking about a variety of science topics.
During my fourth year at university, I was second in charge of the Executive Committee that runs the college Junior Common Room, which is a democratic body that represents around 1,400 students and is a registered charity.