Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media, Edelman PR
Peterborough, United Kingdom
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- Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media at Edelman
- Past
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- You know at Edelman
- Account Handler 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 Culture and Emerging Media with Edelman Digital UK in London. Research and monitor the changes taking place in society caused by technology. Advise organisations how to adapt to the shifting landscape; devise and implement creative on and offline communications strategies.
Account Manager at GREEN Communications in Wakefield. Responsible for developing the agency's use of social media while handling a range of not-for-profit, 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. About to submit my PR Diploma dissertation on UK political blogging and its impact on media-agenda setting.
Simon Collister’s Specialties:
In-depth experience of not-for-profit, issues-based and corporate PR. Adapting social media and online communication tools for PR. Trained as media spokesperson.
Simon Collister’s Experience
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Head of Digital Culture and Emerging Media
Edelman
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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You know
Edelman
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
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Account Handler
Cicada PR
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; 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
Simon Collister’s Honors:
Finalist - CIPR Young Communicator of the Year 2005-6
Simon Collister’s Contact Settings
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