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Staff in the Communications Office
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Jenny Grinter
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| Job title: |
Head of Communications |
| Job details: |
Jenny is responsible for
developing the Universitys media and public relations strategy, liaising
with journalists, and promoting the University in the media. She also has
responsibility for internal communication, including editing the University
newsletter Wyvern. She is a member of the Universitys Events Management
Team. Jenny joined the University in 2001, having previously worked
as Head of Media and Public Relations for Essex Police. She has worked in
public relations for 15 years, having originally trained and worked as a
journalist in Essex. |
| Room: |
5N.7.16 |
| E-mail: |
jgrinter; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a
full e-mail address |
| Telephone: |
01206 873168 |
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Sarah Mills (currently on maternity leave)
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| Job title: |
Events Officer |
| Job details: |
As part of the Events Management Team, Sarah's main
area of responsibility is organising University events, including
Graduation, the annual meeting of Court and the Vice-Chancellor's Summer
Reception. She also helps members of staff and students to organise
lectures, seminars and other special events.
Sarah graduated from the University of Essex with a
degree in History and joined the Communications Office in October 1999. |
| Room: |
5N.7.19 |
| E-mail: |
slmills; non Essex users should add
@essex.ac.uk to create a
full e-mail address |
| Telephone: |
01206 872807 |
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Kate Clayton (currently on maternity leave)
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| Job title: |
PR and Media Officer |
| Job details: |
Kate's main areas of responsibility are media relations
and corporate publications. On a daily basis this means drafting and issuing
press releases; liaising with the local and national media and setting up
interviews. Kate produces the Universitys Annual Review and the news
magazine Wyvern as well as other corporate publications. She has
particular responsibility for the communications activities of the Faculty
of Humanities and Comparative Studies.
Kate joined the Communications Office in October 2001
after completing an MA in Art History at the University. Prior to that she
studied Ancient History at Cardiff University. |
| Room: |
5N.7.19 |
| E-mail: |
kclayton; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a
full e-mail address. In Kate's absence, please contact Heather Leathley (hleath)
or Chris Coates (ccoates). |
| Telephone: |
01206 873529 |
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Jo Davies
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| Job title: |
Internal Communications Officer |
| Job details: |
Jo
works closely with other Professional Services sections and the Faculties to
improve and develop the University's communications across our three
campuses on a number of projects. Previously, Jo worked for five years for
the BBC in BBC magazines, Radio 4 drama production, as a researcher in TV
network features and as a BBC Online journalist and web producer. For nine
years she was a freelance corporate writer and communications consultant and
more recently, a communications manager for the NHS. |
| Room: |
5N.7.16 |
| E-mail: |
jodavies; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail
address |
| Telephone: |
01206 872929 |
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Vicky Passingham
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| Job title: |
Communications and Events Officer |
| Job details: |
As part of the Communications Team, Vicky has to write press releases and
liaise with local and national media to raise the profile of the University.
She also writes for the University's Wyvern magazine and other
corporate publications. She has particular
responsibility for the communications activities of the Faculty of Science
and Engineering. On the events side, Vicky has to help organise many
University events including the Vice-Chancellor's Summer Reception and
Graduation. Vicky joined the Communications Office in April 2009. Before
that she worked as a local newspaper journalist for over 20 years. |
| Room: |
5N.7.19 |
| E-mail: |
vpass; non essex users should
add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address |
| Telephone: |
01206 872400 |
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Ben Hall
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| Job title: |
Communications Officer |
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Ben is involved in promoting the University of Essex at a
local, regional and national level through securing positive media coverage.
Responsibilities include writing press releases, proactively approaching
journalists about potential stories and dealing with media queries. He also
writes articles for the staff magazine Wyvern and the new stakeholder
publication Essex Quarterly. Ben joined the University in 2010 after working
for 10 years as a journalist at local newspapers in Essex and at Emap in
London. He has worked as a Deputy Editor, Web Editor, Community Editor, News
Editor and Senior Reporter.
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| Room: |
5N.7.16 |
| E-mail: |
bhall; non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a
full e-mail address |
| Telephone: |
01206 874377 |
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Sue Long
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| Job title: |
Communications and Events
Assistant |
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Sue is responsible for
organising the University's events, including Freshers' Week, Graduation,
the annual meeting of Court and the Burrows Lecture. She also helps to
manage the University's press coverage, deals with press enquiries and
writes for the University magazine Wyvern. Sue graduated from the University
of Essex in 2011 with a degree in Psychology. She also worked as a
Frontrunner throughout her studies in the Communications office. |
| Room: |
5N.7.16 |
| E-mail: |
slong; non essex users should
add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address |
| Telephone: |
01206 874471 |
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Holly Ward
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| Job title: |
PR and Events Assistant |
| Job details: |
Holly is responsible for
compiling and sending out the Daily Bulletin around campus and updating the
'what's on' web pages. She monitors the University's press coverage each day,
updates the Communications web pages with any coverage and circulates the
cuttings, deals with advertising in Wyvern as well as undertaking general
office duties such as monitoring budgets. Holly is also a member of the
University's Events Management Team.
Holly joined the Section in September 1996 and was the Section's External
Relations and Events Officer. She then had a year's maternity leave and in
June 2006, returned to work part-time in the Communications Office. |
| Room: |
5N.7.16 |
| E-mail: |
hollyb; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a
full e-mail address |
| Telephone: |
01206 873270 |
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Loughton Campus (East 15)
For media enquiries relating to the Loughton
Campus contact Kevin Wyatt-Lown on 0208 508 5983.
Other contact information:
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