Rob Blackie

Current

• Head of Digital at Blue Rubicon
• Consultant at Blue Rubicon

Past

• Advisor at Liberal Democrats
• Director of Research at Liberal Democrats
• Adviser on Economic & Treasury Policy at Liberal Democrats

• Researcher at University of Sussex
• Environmental Economist at Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia

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Education

• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Oxford

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Rob Blackie’s Summary

Strategic communications - from local to national, across all areas of policy, PR from consumer to corporate. Media training. Crisis management in practice.

Currently working on internet strategies as part of integrated communications.

Wide knowledge of policy issues, especially environmental and economic.

Rob Blackie’s Specialties:

Overall strategy; Internet strategies; Media relations; Interface of policy and communications.

Rob Blackie’s Experience

• Head of Digital

  Blue Rubicon

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

• Consultant

  Blue Rubicon

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)

• Advisor

  Liberal Democrats

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1999 — 2005 (6 years)

• Director of Research

  Liberal Democrats

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  May 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 8 months)

  Director of Research for the Liberal Democrats at Parliament - also known as Director of the Resource Centre

• Adviser on Economic & Treasury Policy

  Liberal Democrats

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  November 1999 — April 2003 (3 years 6 months)

• Researcher

  University of Sussex

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

  July 1999 — October 1999 (4 months)

  Researcher / organiser at the Institute of Development Studies

• Environmental Economist

  Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)

  November 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 1 month)

  DEA, MET - ODI Fellowship

Rob Blackie’s Education

• London School of Economics and Political Science

  1995 — 1996

• Oxford

  BA, History & Economics, 1992 — 1995

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•    ThoseInMedia (The Who's Who in All of Media)

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