Marketing and Communications
Profile
My role is to help raise the profile of the University through promoting the institution in the media. This involves sourcing news stories, placing them with relevant press and broadcast media and managing the press interest and responses.
While much of my time is spent researching and writing press releases, relationship building is an equally important part of the job. I speak with members of the press every day, national and local print, radio and television, for whom we endeavour to provide good news stories and a professional service.
The Press Office also has a reactive role with the media, responding to press enquiries about stories in the news and often providing University experts to comment on a range of topics. It's an interesting role which brings me into contact with a diverse cross-section of people within the University.
I joined the University at the end of 2006 after spending 10 years working for IBM in various marketing roles including two years writing news for the web. A decade on, I decided to jump ship and the University is a refreshing change!