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The Solicitors' Charity

Employer:

SBA The Solicitors' Charity

Role:

Digital Communications Officer

Skills:

Copywriting, CMS, SEO, Strategic Planning, eNewsletters, Relationship Building, Events Organisation, Social Media, Graphic Design, Photography

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Role: To implement digital and print marketing campaigns as the charity’s first communications professional. Encourage beneficiaries to reach out to the charity and obtain financial support.  
 

  • Launched the charity's first social media strategy
    Tacitly developed plans for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Created engaging content which led to proven increased brand recognition and traffic to the website. Grew Twitter follower amount to over 1,000 within two months.

  • Introduced use of Google Analytics
    Tracked KPIs to evaluate effectiveness of communications plans and steer projects accordingly.

  • Created communications strategy
    Wrote and implemented communications strategy to ensure vision, ambition and boundaries with future campaigns within set budget
     

  • Organised and published guest blogs
    Built relationships with beneficiaries and key legal figures. Articles were designed to inform future applicants of success stories and to capitalise on certain trends.

     

  • Designed social media, PPC and other graphics via Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
    Successfully created enticing material and increased applicant numbers as a result. 

  • Initiated and managed internal eNewsletter for volunteers (via MailChimp)
    Developed pull marketing tactic of ensuring audience feels part of a wider family and cause. Copywrote content with the intention of informing readers of the difference they make to peoples' lives.

     

  • Photographed fund raising events
    Utilised transferable skills to portray general feeling events through social media, website and bulletins. Performed strong negotiation skills in organising group photos and built rapport with VIP guests

     

SOCIAL MEDIA SAMPLES

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COPYWRITING AND CMS SAMPLES

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Beneficiary case study

GRAPHIC DESIGN SAMPLES

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TEXT ALERTS

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Management of Olympic campaign for Surrey County Council

Re-branding and creation of new website for political think tank in Westminster

Content for supplements detailing countywide

news and activities

Organising and promotion of arts and cultural events for Surrey County Council

Personal blogs to showcase creative writing and digital communication skills

MORE PROJECTS

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Maintenance of online

and offline presence for legal charity

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