claire knight

corporate communications manager

About

Experienced Corporate Communications Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry. Skilled in marketing and communications, with the motivation to deliver the highest level of customer service through strategic thinking and creative, innovative solutions.

Country

united kingdom

City

maidstone

Industry

civil engineering

Skill

corporate communications, stakeholder engagement, stakeholder management, internal communications, strategic communications, project management, project planning, local government, crisis communications, marketing communications, public relations, press releases, media relations, sustainability, communications planning, reputation management, contract management, internal and external communications, corporate social responsibility, marketing, design, print management, website development, event management, brand development, brand management, strategic thinking, campaign management, creative campaign development, employee engagement

Experience

creative marketing executive

trade fair support

2000-8 - 2003-3 · 2 yrs 8 mos

creative marketing executive

charities aid foundation

1998-11 - 2000-8 · 1 yr 10 mos

creative marketing executive

saga holidays

1996-10 - 1998-11 · 2 yrs 2 mos

marketing executive

kent county council economic development

1993-9 - 1996-10 · 3 yrs 2 mos

marketing co-ordinator

john heyer paper

1988-11 - 1993-8 · 4 yrs 10 mos

marketing and communications officer

kent county council economic development

2003-4 - 2004-3 · 1 yr

Production of strategic publications and event management of high profile events.

communications manager

ringway jacobs

2012-2 - 2013-10 · 1 yr 9 mos

Responsible for internal and external communications for Essex Highways. Creation of strategies and processes to ensure key messages were delivered in the appropriate way. Management of reactive press enquiries and proactive initiatives. Development of highways website to encourage channel shift and enhance the customer journey. Management of brand, reputation, social media and bespoke methods to communicate with stakeholders, Members and Parish councils.

marketing and communications manager

kent county council

2004-4 - 2011-12 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Responsible for all internal communications including development and management of intranet site. Co-ordination of messages for external audiences, including bespoke tools for specific stakeholders and the management of the Service’s presence on the corporate website. Development of brand and brand guardian. Management of events, award ceremonies and launches.

corporate communications manager

ringway jacobs

2013-11 - Present · 12 yrs 11 mos

Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK.Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovative ICT systems and customer care make us the best in class.We are made up of employees with a vast spectrum of skills, delivering roles such as asset management specialists, project managers, maintenance engineers, designers, street lighting and ITS specialists, system developers, stakeholder managers and many more.We deliver major integrated highways management and maintenance contracts forBuckinghamshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Cheshire East Council, Essex County Council, Transport for London, London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Enfield. We are proud of the relationship that we build with our clients. We co-locate with them, working collectively towards shared targets in the delivery of class-leading highways solutions.