Rachel Barkley

Nottingham/Leeds Willing to Relocate Tel: 07837533093 Email: barkle rachel!gmail"com htt#://$$$"linkedin"com/in/rachelbarkle

%ighl organised and sel&'moti(ated &inal ear )*blic Relations $ith +arketing *ndergrad*ate $ith rele(ant $ork e,#erience gained thro*gh a (ariet o& #lacements" E,#erienced in #lanning and im#lementing comm*nication cam#aigns" -eeking to #rogress career b de(elo#ing skills and kno$ledge in comm*nications .

Employment Profile
Aberfield Communication .ebr*ar /001 2 )resent

3e Res#onsibilities incl*de: Working as #art o& a team to im#lement acco*nt acti(it 4 incl*ding co# $riting4 e(ents management and research &or 5/5 and cons*mer clients" -elling in ne$s items and e(ents to ke stakeholders4 incl*ding regional and national media" 6ollating co(erage re#orts" International Service 7ctober /003 2 )resent

8ol*nteer 6omm*nications 6ons*ltant 3e Res#onsibilities incl*de: 6om#leted a*dit o& recr*itment comm*nications as #art o& *ni(ersit co*rse" )resented research &indings and recommendations to co*ntr directors and management team at ann*al meeting" 6ons*lted and ad(ised on social media #lanning4 de(elo#ing content calendar &or e,ternal comm*nication" Worked $ith comm*nications manager to de(elo# social media training &or (ol*nteers" Different PR -e#tember /003 2 9ecember /003

3e Res#onsibilities incl*de: Writing )R materials &or a range o& clients4 incl*ding ne$s releases4 social media #osts and $eb co# " 6ond*cting research on behal& o& clients" Baxter Healthcare :*l /00/ 2 :*l /003

6omm*nications and +arket ;ccess ;ssistant 3e Res#onsibilities incl*ded: ;ssisting in the #rod*ction and dissemination o& ke messages and cor#orate materials4 s*##orting the b*siness ob<ecti(es in the =3 and >reland" 9eli(ering the =3?s internal comm*nications strateg as #art o& the comm*nications team" ;cti(ities incl*ded coordinating the monthl ne$sletter4 site brie&ings and managing intranet content" +anaging content on the cor#orate $ebsite incl*ding *#dating ne$s and &eat*res4 #rod*ct and thera# area #ages" Liaising $ith cor#orate and marketing teams to ens*re content $as rele(ant and *#'to'date" +anaging a #ress o&&ice line4 taking <o*rnalist en@*iries and ens*ring the are s*&&icientl #rocessed" 6oordinating $ith b*siness *nits to create comm*nication #lans and materials" Working $ithin a team to manage e(ents incl*ding World )> Week/World %aemo#hilia 9a 4 World En(ironment $eek4 the ann*al &*ndraising e(ent and the com#an &itness month" +anaging the main (ol*nteering #ro<ects &or 5a,ter =3" Writing #ress releases and &eat*re stories &or e,ternal stakeholders" eed! "encap .ebr*ar /00/ 2 +a /00/

)R and E(ents >ntern 3e Res#onsibilities incl*ded: 6reating comm*nication materials and hel#ing to organise e(ents &or &*ndraisers and s#onsors"
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:*ne /000 2 -e#tember /000

6or#orate 6omm*nications 7&&icer 3e Res#onsibilities incl*ded: 6om#iling doc*mentation $ithin the %R de#artment4 incl*ding sta&& and management handbooks )romoting the ne$ brand image b *#dating com#an stationar to re&lect the ne$ com#an image" Path#ay Care Solution! td ;*g*st /009 2 -e#tember /000

6entral ;dministrator 3e Res#onsibilities incl*ded: ;dministration d*ties &or the com#an ?s *nits and managing &ront o& ho*se &or the com#an %A" -*##orting the %R de#artment $ith recr*itment4 #a roll4 training and designing s#readsheets"

$oluntary %ork
eed! "et &ltimate 'ri!bee +a /003 2 )resent/;#ril /000 2 +a /00/

6l*b -ecretar Elected leadershi# role $ithin the cl*b committee" 3e Res#onsibilities incl*de: Recr*itment o& ne$ members thro*gh #romotion o& the team" 7rganising and r*nning the =ltimate .risbee stall at .reshers? .air" )romotion o& cl*b membershi#4 training4 s#orts &i,t*res and other cl*b related acti(ities" 6oordinating &*ndraising acti(ities" (xfam Bee!ton Hy!on )reen ibrary Home#ork Club +arch /009 2 :*ne /009 .ebr*ar /009 2 :*ne /009

Academic *ualification!
Currently Studyin+, eed! "etropolitan &niver!ity 5; B%onsC )*blic Relations $ith +arketing 6>)R ;ccredited 6o*rse and )R6; )artner =ni(ersit )lacement ear at 5a,ter %ealthcare Bilborou+h Colle+e- .ottin+ham ; Le(els: English Lang*age B5C4 +edia -t*dies B6C4 >6T BEC ;- Le(el: English Literat*re B9C -e#tember /000 2 :*ne /001 E,#ected mark: .irst//:0

-e#tember /00D 2 :*ne /008

Alderman %hite School and an+ua+e Colle+e- .ottin+ham 00 E6-E- Erade ;'6 incl*ding English B;C and +aths B5C

-e#tember /000 2 :*ne /00D

Profe!!ional (r+ani!ation "ember!hip

6>)R -t*dent +ember )R6; -t*dent +ember

Computer Skill!
E,#erienced in *se o& +icroso&t 7&&ice incl*ding Word4 E,cel4 )o$er)oint4 ;ccess and 7*tlook" +edia relations and #ress c*ttings databases incl*ding 6ision)oint4 +ediaE,ec4 )R +a, and 3antar" =se o& ;dobe ;crobat4 )hoto-ho# and >ll*strator"

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