Michael Robb

Current

Communications & PR Executive at Betfair

Past

Commercial Graduate Scheme at Betfair
Campaign at Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate
Internship at Cicero Consulting

Policy Internship at United States Senate
Campaign Internship at Bob Graham for President

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Education

University of Bristol

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Michael Robb’s Summary

I am a communications professional with a broad mix of experience. My strengths include digital communications, campaign management, creativity and corporate communications.

Michael Robb’s Specialties:

Print, online and social media, digital PR, corporate communications, marketing PR, research, stakeholder engagement, prediction markets, project and vendor management, leadership, copywriting and editing.

Michael Robb’s Experience

Communications & PR Executive

Betfair

(Privately Held; Gambling & Casinos industry)

October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Commercial Graduate Scheme

Betfair

(Privately Held; Gambling & Casinos industry)

September 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Betfair is the world’s largest online betting exchange and one of the UK’s most successful internet companies.

The commercial graduate scheme involved four rotations in different areas of the business (Communications & PR, Corporate & Public Affairs, Central Marketing and UK Business Strategy), resulting in a wide-ranging experience of the company's operations.
Campaign

Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate

(Government Administration industry)

July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)

Based at the headquarters of a U.S. Senate campaign in Missouri, Claire McCaskill is currently a United States Senator having won the election.

Responsibilities included research, event coordination, volunteer recruitment, voter interaction and managing the system through which voters were sent information on the candidate.
Internship

Cicero Consulting

(Public Policy industry)

March 2004 — August 2004 (6 months)

Cicero Consulting is the UK’s leading financial services policy consultancy. After impressing on an internship I was invited back the following summer and offered a full-time position post-university.

Responsibilities included providing research support to Cicero’s consultants across a range of policy issues, monitoring media and parliamentary issues affecting clients, organising and managing events and compiling pitch documents for new business.
Policy Internship

United States Senate

(Government Agency; Legislative Office industry)

October 2003 — November 2003 (2 months)

Policy internship in the Office of Senator Bob Graham based in the Capitol in Washington D.C. Responsibilities focussed on national security, transport and healthcare, providing research and legislative monitoring support to senior staff.
Campaign Internship

Bob Graham for President

(Government Administration industry)

September 2003 — October 2003 (2 months)

Democrat Bob Graham was a United States Senator and ran for President in 2004. The primary responsibilities during this internship were fund-raising and the management of a campaign contact database.