London, England, United Kingdom
I’m an entertainment, arts and culture PR specialist with over 15 years’ experience. I have worked with the likes of Fremantle, Sky, Amazon, A+E Networks, MTV, Netflix, ITV, Channel 4, Disney, BBC on tentpole entertainment releases - managing reputation, landing impactful coverage, driving viewership and sales. I am deeply passionate about entertainment and the arts, and its power to connect people, bring joy and educate. I’ve worked on a broad range of projects, both scripted and unscripted, globally and locally, spanning multiple genres and languages across TV and film. Some highlights include the Alice & Jack global launch campaign for Fremantle/Me+You Productions, Transparent for Amazon Prime Video, The Last Kingdom for Carnival Films/Netflix and Offended By Irvine Welsh for Sky Arts/Now TV. I hold relationships with some of the world’s best PR agencies, networks, streamers, production houses, talent, agents and media. I am a seasoned unit publicist and talent manager and have led campaign planning and execution for multiple launches - premieres, junkets, screenings, markets and festivals. I am a strategic thinker, adept at telling brand stories and ensuring key messages run through all promotional activity across trade, consumer and social media. I have worked closely with production executives and talent to provide day-to-day consultation and issues/crisis support on topics like mental health, LGBTQ+, race and colonialism for Sky Arts/Now TV, Amazon, A+E Networks, Fremantle. TV & Film projects include: Priscilla, Poor Things, The New Boy, Alice & Jack, Little Bird, Offended by Irvine Welsh, Cold War Steve, Sky Arts Book Club Live, Sky Arts Late, Girls5Eva, The End: Cinderella Ever After, Transparent, The Last Kingdom, Jamestown, Ripper Street, Outlander, Britain’s Next Top Model, Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour, Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle, Football: A Brief History by Alfie Allen, Cold Case Files, Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Friends, Friendsfest, Drunk History, The Daily Show, Your Face or Mine, Halle Berry and Steven Spielberg’s Extant, Vikings, Mozart in the Jungle, Bosch, Hand of God, Black Sails, Funny Cow, Dampyr. Brands/clients include: Amazon, Netflix, Sky, MTV, Comedy Central, Carnival Films, A+E Networks UK (Lifetime, History, C+I, Blaze), IMAX, Peacock UK, Heart of London/Art of London, Double Yay Productions, Dimz Inc; Puffin, Pancreatic Cancer UK, War Child, McDonald's, Hamblin Imagery, Nintendo, Huawei, Sports Direct, Captain Morgan, Purdey’s, Telefonica Digital, Sony Digital Cinema.
Freelance Associate Director position covering sabbatical on flagship retained accounts OTO CBD, Duolingo, On the Beach and a project for Instagram. Wide ranging responsibilities including team management, senior client servicing and consultancy, project and event management, RFP ideation and presentation to local and global client stakeholders. A fast paced, creative agency environment working to tight deadlines.
Six-week contract leading a team of five in the execution of a fully integrated comms strategy for the Ideal Home Show which ran for 17 days at Olympia London.
Six-month contract on the senior team working across the Brands & Culture, Stunts, Digital Ents and Personal Publicity departments. Clients and campaigns included Peacock UK (creative campaign for the launch of Girls 5 Eva), Pancreatic Cancer UK (Lost Voices campaign with Ruby Wax and Olivia Williams), Sky Arts/Now TV (unit and launch publicity for Statues Redressed), Netflix (Too Hot to Handle media house tour), Canvino (product placement and brand building), The Diana Award (annual anti-bullying campaign), Heart of London (Piccadilly Art Takeover), Amelia Dimoldenberg/Dimz Inc. (personal and corporate publicity), and personal publicity for Freya Allan, Joanna Scanlan, Jack O’Connell and Niamh Algar.