Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Corporate Communications Manager for Scotland at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS)
Public Relations and Communications
Education
The University of Stirling 1994 — 1995
MSc Public Relations, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
The University of Glasgow 1990 — 1994
MA, English Language and Literature, General
St Margaret's School 1977 — 1990
Experience
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service February 2013 - Present
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service July 2009 - February 2013
City of Edinburgh Council August 2008 - July 2009
The Scottish Parliament June 2008 - August 2008
The Scottish Government July 2007 - June 2008
Lothian and Borders Police February 1998 - July 2007
FMS Public Relations January 1996 - February 1998
Skills
Media Monitoring, Event Management, Message Development, Event Planning, Feature Articles, Social Media, Public Sector, Stakeholder Engagement, Speech Writing, Internal Communications, Spokesperson, Public Relations, News Writing, Media Relations, Politics, Editorial, Journalism, Newspapers, Crisis Communications, Political Communication, Writing, Policy, Online Communications, Corporate Communications, Copywriting, Crisis Management, New Media, Public Affairs, Publications, Copy Editing, Web Content, Strategic Media..., Issues Management, Web Content Management, Marketing Communications, Publicity, Online Journalism, Editing, Press Releases, Strategic Communications, Media Studies, Internal & External..., Public Speaking, Press Office, Community Engagement, Reputation Management, Newsletters, Media Skills Training, Communications Strategy, Blogging