ILM Highland

Non-exec board member specialising in communications for this brilliant organisation. 
Supporting vulnerable people to live at home. Reducing waste. Protecting the environment.
ILM Highland is an independent charity and social enterprise, providing home improvement, electrical recycling and retail services to the Highlands of Scotland.

Non Executive Director

Women's Enterprise Scotland

Women's Enterprise Scotland Ambassador

StrategyStory

Co-founder and co-director of StrategyStory. A business set up to help businesses, communities and other forms of organisation develop strategies that work. 

Modern storytelling and state of the art strategic thinking are at the heart of what we do. 

Find out more about our exciting new approach to strategic communications and strategic development at StrategyStory.co.uk

Creative Director and co-founder

XpoNorth

I looked after the Screen and Broadcast element of Xpo North, Scotland's leading Creative Industries festival.

Screen and Broadcast lead

West Highland Free Press

Passionate about my Highland and Hebridean roots I wrote a column in the West Highland Free Press, which covered topical issues, lifestyle subjects and those all-important people stories.

Columnist

The Glasgow School of Art

I led communication and events activity within the GSA's Institute of Design Innovation (InDI). 

InDI is a research institute based between Glasgow and Moray. InDI's research explores the new qualities of design that are needed to co-create contexts for people to flourish: at work, in organisations and businesses, in public services and government.

Senior Communications Manager at the Institute of Design Innovation

Skills Development Scotland

I embarked on a secondment to SDS from BBC Scotland to lead and train a digital content team to deliver engaging, informative and audience-focussed content that is core to this online careers platform. Building on over a decade's experience at the BBC, I created content for young people, parents, teachers and career advisers. I’ve implemented practices, style guides and strategies across the following areas:

- Content Strategy
- Editorial
- Production
- Video and imagery
- Partnerships
- SEO and link-building
- Content curation
- Content dissemination

Editor

Extensive experience in broadcasting.

Always driven by the desire to tell good, relevant stories, I've led teams to deliver a wealth of high quality programmes, as well as directly producing content myself. I've produced key industry talent and created editorial plans and strategies, which have increased audience figures. 

I've worked extensively across the following genre:
- News and Politics
- Investigations
- Human Interest
- Arts
- Entertainment

And, across many disciplines including:

- Live broadcasting
- Features and documentaries
- Phone-ins
- Events

Senior Content Producer/Series Producer/Producer/Journalist

Glasgow University Guardian Newspaper

During this time, I was also nominated as Best Student News Writer in the Herald awards.

News Editor and Editor

Book-keeping, reception duties and the bit I loved the most - interviewing and reporting.

Reporter and team assistant

Co-founder and co-director of award-winning, research-led strategy and strategic communications consultancy, StrategyStory. www.strategystory.com
People Working Together

Former BBC Senior Content Producer with communications, production and project management experience.

Experienced across broadcast, events, online and print.

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