Head of Non-profit and Public Sector, We Are Social
United Kingdom
- Current
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- Head of Non-Profit & Public Sector at We Are Social
- Past
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- Head of Digital at Weber Shandwick
- Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media at Edelman
- PR Consultant at Cicada PR
- Education Campaign and Policy Officer at Epilepsy Action
- Press Officer at Brake
- Education
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- Leeds Metropolitan University
- University of York
- University of York
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Simon Collister’s Summary
Head of Digital, Weber Shandwick's UK consumer practice
Helping Weber Shandwick's UK consumer practice deliver digital thought leadership and creative strategy to its top-tier clients in a range of sectors.
Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media, Edelman UK's Digital team, London Research and monitor the changes taking place in society caused by technology. Advise global clients how to adapt to the shifting landscape; devise and implement creative online communications strategies.
GREEN Communications in Wakefield. Responsible for developing the agency's social media division while handling a range of public sector and corporate clients.
Handled Cicada PR's not-for-profit, public sector and technology clients.
Previously Campaign and Policy officer at Epilepsy Action, the UK's largest member-led epilepsy charity. Researched, created and implented successful policy led PR and public affairs campaigns at central government level.
Before that, I started life as Press Officer at Brake, the national road safety charity. Involved in delivering proactive and reactive press and public affairs activity with national media and central government.
Fell into PR after spending time researching and writing for The Times newspaper's Public Agenda section.
Also lived and worked as a language assistant with the British Council teaching English in the Netherlands.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Distinction awarded for post-graduate Diploma research examining the impact of UK political bloggers on the media-agenda.
Simon Collister’s Specialties:
Excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of digital PR and marketing; reputation as a leading UK PR and marketing blogger with an acute understanding of how the Internet is shaping the communications landscape both in the UK and globally.
Solid PR/corporate communciations experience working with not-for-profit, corporate and consumer PR. Member of CIPR; Trained as media spokesperson.
Simon Collister’s Experience
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Head of Non-Profit & Public Sector
We Are Social
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Head of Digital
Weber Shandwick
(Public Company; IPG; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2008 — August 2009 (11 months)
Head of Digital within Weber Shandwick's UK office
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Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media
Edelman
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 7 months)
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PR Consultant
Cicada PR
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
November 2005 — August 2006 (10 months)
Account Handler managing Cicada's public and not-for-profit clients.
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Education Campaign and Policy Officer
Epilepsy Action
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
September 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 2 months)
Responsible for research current education and health policy issues. Devising and implementing creative campaigns across the media and government.
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Press Officer
Brake
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
October 2003 — September 2004 (1 year )
Sole press officer in campaigning charity. Worked closely with national media and central government to campaign for changes in road safety and transport policy. Trained as media spokesperson.
Simon Collister’s Education
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Leeds Metropolitan University
Dip PR , Public Relations , 2006 — 2007
Public relations and communications theory; dissertation: New Media Democracy or Pain on the RSS? Political blogging and media agenda-setting in the UK
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University of York
MA Modern Literature and Culture , Modern Literature 1890 - present; Art history, modern society, philosophy culture; Modernism , 2001 — 2002
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University of York
BA (Hons) English and Related Literature , English Literature (from Anglo Saxon); writing in English; Dante; literay theory , 1998 — 2001
BA in English and Related Literature
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Simon Collister’s Interests:
PR, communications, media, current affairs. Don't forget music, reading modern literature, cycling.
Simon Collister’s Groups:
Member of the UK Chartered Institute of PR, policy member of the Child Poverty Action Group, Private Eye subscriber, Labour Party member
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We Are Social
Simon Collister’s Honors:
Finalist - CIPR Young Communicator of the Year 2005-6
Simon Collister’s Contact Settings
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