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    Vanesther Rees

    Vanesther Rees

    Freelance Communications Consultant

    Bath, United Kingdom

    Words. I love anything to do with words. And pictures. Words and pictures. I'm a freelance communications consultant with 15 years’ experience managing PR and corporate communications...Read moreWords. I love anything to do with words. And pictures. Words and pictures.

    I'm a freelance communications consultant with 15 years’ experience managing PR and corporate communications for clients in the charity, public and private sectors.

    I fit easily into any team, deliver great results to deadline, GSOH. WLTM... <cue daydream...>

    Current assignments are with the Church of England, a fostering charity in Bristol and Paratus Communications in London (clients include AXA, Sainsbury's and Costa Coffee).

    If you need help with any of the following, then get in touch...

    • Strategy development and delivery
    • Copywriting
    • Press releases
    • Publications – newsletters, annual reports, brochures
    • Intranet and website content
    • Event management
    • Communications audits and evaluation
    • Stakeholder mapping / analysis

    Area Covered: South West - Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire


    Work Experience
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    Summary: Prior to setting up on my own, I was head of communications at Community at Heart, the organisation overseeing the government’s New Deal for Communities regeneration programme in East Bristol. I set up the communications unit from scratch, produced a comprehensive three-year communications and marketing strategy for the partnership and initiated successful community newspaper and radio projects run by local people.

    Other career highlights include:

    PR WEEK AWARDS
    Finalist for PR Week magazine’s Freelance Achievement of the Year Award in 2005.

    THE BIG SWITCH • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
    Successfully designed and implemented a two-year employee communications campaign, targeting all 13,000 staff members affected by a major computer software upgrade from Microsoft Office 97 to 2003 and GroupWise to Outlook.

    BRIGHT IDEAS • WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
    Introduced a staff suggestion scheme pilot, encouraging all 7,000 employees to get proactively involved in the move from five separate county and district councils to a single unitary authority in 2009. More than 200 ideas were submitted during the three month pilot.

    10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS • THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
    Managed a high profile regional media campaign across the South West (Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The National Lottery. Secured substantial coverage in print and broadcast media, including many interviews with local jackpot winners.

    WEBSITE REVAMP • JEKKA’S HERB FARM
    Working with Bristol web designers, managed the web relaunch for Jekka’s Herb Farm, the country’s leading grower of organic herbs and 12-time gold medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show. Selected by The Independent on Sunday as one of its Top Ten Food Websites.

    THE ART OF LEADERSHIP • THE MENTOR CONSULTANCY
    Delivered an effective media campaign for Bristol business management training company, The Mentor Consultancy, exploring the skills and capabilities needed by successful managers and leaders. Secured extensive coverage in local and regional newspapers, business and trade press, including a regular feature in the Western Daily Press profiling the views of prominent business leaders in the region.

    GRASS ROOTS • COMMUNITY AT HEART
    Set up a community newspaper initiative in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, the focus of a massive government funded regeneration programme. The aim of the project was to give local people a much needed voice on the forthcoming developments in their area. Supported residents to form an editorial team and provided training on journalism, graphic design and photography. In 2007 Grass Roots became an independent company and continues to report news in the area.

    Company: Environment Agency
    Description: Corporate communications for The Big Switch - a major computer software upgrade from Office 97 to 2003 - affecting all 13,000 employees across the country.

    Job Title: Freelance communications consultant
    Company: Rees Public Relations
    Description: Providing a wide range of PR and communications services to the public and private sectors, including: media relations; strategy development; employee communications; publications and marketing literature; website development.
    From:01/May/2003

    Job Title: Head of Communications
    Company: Community at Heart
    Description: Responsible for all strategic communications and marketing activity relating to the delivery of the government"s New Deal for Communities ten-year regeneration programme in East Bristol.
    From:01/May/2001 To:01/May/2003

    Job Title: Account Manager
    Company: Sturgess Van Damme
    Description: Regional PR campaigns and employee communications
    From:01/Apr/1999 To:01/May/2001

    Job Title: PR consultant
    Company: TACT
    Description: Providing ongoing PR and marketing support, including writing and design of the quarterly newsletter for prospective and existing foster carers and regional media campaigns.
    From:05/Jan/2009 To:08/Jun/2011

    Education Summary: University of Bristol: BA Hons Drama & English Literature 2:1

    Graphic Design • Quark Xpress & Photoshop - City of Bristol College • May 2004

    Project Management Training - The Training Exchange • April 2003

    Presentation Training - Mentor Consultancy • January 2003

    Community Development Training - Federation of Community Work Training Groups • June 2002

    Marketing for PR Practitioners - Institute of Public Relations • November 2001

    Disability Equality Training - West of England Coalition of Disabled People • November 2001

    Winning PR Campaigns - Fifth Estate • October 2001

    Media Training: Press, Radio & Interview Techniques - Mentor Consultancy • November 1999

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