Caroline Hill

Experience in marketing and communications in the charity sector.

Graduate with BA (2:1) and MSc (Merit)

My life generally consists of working, volunteering, spending time with friends, visiting new places, seeing new things, listening to music and reading lots.

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- Basic knowledge of html, Photoshop, InDesign
- Experience of working in customer service roles and administration.
- Confident public speaker
- Wealth of volunteering experience

Experience and qualifications:

Oxjam Sheffield, Marketing Coordinator (March 2013 - Present)
- Design a marketing strategy for team's fundraising activities and Takeover event.
- Recruit and lead a team of volunteers
- Design and organise innovative marketing and promotional strategies to promote flagship event.
- Write and sell-in press releases
- Manage online social networking groups.

People In Aid, Communications Intern (Nov 2012 - Feb 2013)
- Raised and developed charity profile through effective and integrated marketing strategies.
- Researched, wrote and edited news articles.
- Built brand profile.
- Wrote a new social media strategy.
- Used web analytics to assess performance and provide recommendations.
- Created and distributed mailouts and flyers for events.
- Participated in high profile events such as the AGM.

University of Nottingham 2011 -2012: MSc Communications and Entrepreneurship (Merit)
- Achieved a distinction for final research project, now used as an example of exceptional work.
- Experience of creative generation of ideas in the context of business development.
- Understanding of core elements and processes or marketing.
- Awareness of sources of funding and basic accounting principles.

University of Sheffield 2008 - 2011: BA English Language and Linguistics (2:1)
- Gained cultural awareness through modules such as language and gender and language and policitcs.
- Undertook teaching modules.