Journalist/PR in Hanoi
Cameroon
- Current
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- Freelance Communications Consultant at Our Man in Hanoi
- Past
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- Fundraiser and Communications Co-ordinator at COPAAP
- Public Affairs Officer at Newcastle City Council
- Fundraiser - VSO Volunteer at KOTO
- Self employed copywriter and PR consultant at Spreading the Words
- Communications manager (temporary post) at Business Link Tyne & Wear
- Account Manager at Gardiner Richardson Brand Consultancy
- Public Relations Manager at Tyneside Training and Enterprise Council
- Account Manager at Bradley O’Mahoney Public Relations
- Special supplements manager at Newcastle Chronicle & Journal
- News and sports reporter at Herald & Post/ Gateshead Post
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Steve Jackson’s Summary
My 18-year career started in journalism before a move into public relations. I've also held the positions of marketing manager and communications manager for large local public sector organisations and more recently worked for a major local authority as a public affairs and press officer.
I've had two stints as fundraiser with VSO - the first in Hanoi and more recently in Cameroon.
I am delighted now to be back in Vietnam and have already taken on a couple of projects including working for a local news website and freelancing for English language publications.
Steve Jackson’s Specialties:
I am a long-term blogger and am increasingly using social media tools and techniques in my day-to-day work.
In particular, I enjoy working with NGOs to advise on how best to build relationships with donors and partners using blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other online tools.
Steve Jackson’s Experience
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Freelance Communications Consultant
Our Man in Hanoi
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
A catch all title for my freelance "business" which includes various freelancing - journalism, editing, writing and social media for NGOs.
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Fundraiser and Communications Co-ordinator
COPAAP
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 1 month)
COPAAP is a Cameroonian NGO that works to provide access to HIV/AIDS treatment for poor rural communitities in Cameroon's North West province.
It puts in place health volunteers to look after people living with HIV/AIDS as well providing locally available screening and even local income generating businesses to pay for the fight against the disease.
My role has elements of traditional, grant-based fundraising, as well as elements of social media that I am putting in place to boost transparancy, profile and interntional donors.
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Public Affairs Officer
Newcastle City Council
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
October 2007 — September 2008 (1 year )
Newcastle City Council's first public affairs officer. Working out of the Communications Department and also assisting in the Press Office, my role was to develop a "good news" narrative for the Council.
From there the aim is to communicate that to key individuals both locally and nationally.
In addition, I put together a plan to help the Communications Department adopt and use new social networking tools. -
Fundraiser - VSO Volunteer
KOTO
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)
September 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 4 months)
I spent 27 months in Hanoi Vietnam as a VSO volunteer. I worked as a fundraising and public relations manager.
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Self employed copywriter and PR consultant
Spreading the Words
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 3 months)
My clients included local development company One North East, Durham County Council and Government initiative, New Deal for the Community. In addition I helped set up a local organisation called ICCQ in Blyth, Northumberland as part of the Government’s Neighbourhood Pathfinder initiative. As had been increasingly the case throughout my career I was focussing more and more on regeneration and local development. During my time self employed my work included managing design projects, copy writing, media relations and branding consultancy.
With ICCQ I also enjoyed community based work aimed at raising the profile of the initiative locally and gaining local support and involvement from the population of Blyth. -
Communications manager (temporary post)
Business Link Tyne & Wear
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2003 — June 2003 (6 months)
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Account Manager
Gardiner Richardson Brand Consultancy
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 1999 — May 2002 (3 years 2 months)
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Public Relations Manager
Tyneside Training and Enterprise Council
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 1998 — April 1999 (11 months)
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Account Manager
Bradley O’Mahoney Public Relations
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
December 1996 — June 1998 (1 year 7 months)
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Special supplements manager
Newcastle Chronicle & Journal
(Newspapers industry)
April 1993 — December 1996 (3 years 9 months)
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News and sports reporter
Herald & Post/ Gateshead Post
(Newspapers industry)
January 1992 — April 1993 (1 year 4 months)
