alison brinkworth

Writing reviews, features and interviews on theatre, travel, music, restaurants, museums and other lifestyle and entertainment activities in the West Midlands and beyond at www.weekendnotes.com/birmingham/

Responsible for all internal communications, media relations, social media and website content for national body The Legal Ombudsman. Managed junior apprentice members of the team. Successful projects include revitalising internal communications channels to increase staff engagement; overhauling the external website and intranet site with "plain English" changes and more use of visual, easy to understand content and blogs that embrace diversity; increasing media and social media coverage through planned Press and PR campaign.

International health business journal focussing on the global pharmaceutical industry.

Responsible for leading content for the Commercial Lending division including Asset Finance. This mainly business-to-business content including case studies was aimed at reaching a target audiences of SMEs in the Aviation, Construction, Property and Motor industries. Also involved in writing blogs and social media messaging for Savings consumers. The role was primarily cxternal and internal communications, Press & PR and creating content for social media, websites, the intranet on Sharepoint and case studies.

National PR and Communications for Sanctuary Group - one of the largest housing associations in the UK. Creating campaigns for external and internal communications projects. A focus on gaining national and regional publicity for the Group's community investment projects through press releases, social media campaigns and events, including award ceremonies.

* Leading content for the historic charity’s home safety division as Communications Officer, writing for magazines, website pages and launching new social media accounts. This role involved writing press releases, blogs and targeted copy for specialist trade and consumer magazines * social media * PR crisis management * event management * responding to national and international media requests. Was trained in giving radio and television interviews, which I did for BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio4 and ITV news. Managed 20 volunteers for RoSPA's LifeForce scheme, writing committee reports, campaign material and web copy * raising stakeholder engagement that involved liaising with the local authorities, government bodies and Whitehall.

Nurtured strong, versatile writing and investigation skills while reacting to breaking news to meet more than four deadlines a day. Detailed insight into the workings of the newsroom and media. Extensive experience in covering local authority sessions, board meetings and court cases.

Highly experienced qualified journalist, content writer, copy writer with digital and social media expertise for hire. Writes for Birmingham Live, SME News, LUXlife, CEO Monthly and more. Former Birmingham Post and Birmingham Mail Health Correspondent that you can trust to meet tight deadlines and write accurate, enthralling copy from social media campaigns to features. An eye for detail and a forte in translating complex topics and data into understandable and readable content, whether it is for websites, press releases, blogs, annual reports or consumer guides. Experience in interviewing everyone from grieving families to celebrities, chief executives and politicians, including Theresa May and Tony Blair.

Specialist health writer carrying out investigations, creating in-depth news and features, organising campaigns and managing the health diary for the Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post newspapers and websites. This role also encompassed writing theatre and music reviews, along with travel and lifestyle features for Birmingham's largest daily newspaper.

Activities and Societies: Television/Showbiz Editor, feature and news reporter for award-winning Gair Rhydd student newspaper.

Activities and Societies: Shorthand 100 wpm, Media Law, Public Administration, Writing for Newspapers, Court and Council Reporting.

This highly successful scheme supports and assesses public health practitioners for national registration with the UKPHR. Under the West Midlands Public Health Practitioner Development Scheme, practitioners are developed and assessed against the UKPHR practitioner standards for core public health practice.