Jack Green

I currently work in local government where I have been able to progress into the Senior Communications and Engagement Manager position I'm in now particularly quickly. I'm grateful for the experience and opportunities I've been given, but I want to 'spread my wings' so to speak, and do something bigger.

The breadth of my responsibilities in my current and prior role means I have been able to build a very varied skillset, but producing content that hits on social media is my greatest asset. I've built a reputation for the quality and the variety of the content I drive and produce myself. I have been the driving force behind the modernisation of the council's content - initially through producing engaging video content and really squeezing the juice out of every story, to the shift towards shorter form content and reels.

I'm highly motivated, I have a passion for writing, storytelling and creating content, and I want to reach my full potential.

Work History: 

Senior Communications and Engagement Manager, Basildon Council

09/2021 – present

• Managing portfolio of services including Waste and Recycling, Housing, Development and Investment, Environmental Health, Community Safety, and Parks.
• Working closely with relevant Councillors (Cabinet Members) for my service areas – advising them, visiting events and filming locations with them, making sure they have as much positive exposure as possible.
• Line management of a Communications Officer and Communications Apprentice, developing them as an individual and supporting them with regular 121’s.
• Leading campaigns including #SmallChangesBigImpact on climate change, #RediscoverOurParks to promote borough’s open spaces.
• Arranging and managing press opportunities with councillors – creating scripts and interview prompts on a weekly basis.
• Leading regular meetings with external partners and internal departments to ensure the best possible content delivery 
• Dealing with press enquiries for a busy media patch, liaising with senior officers to source information and then writing responses to send to journalists.
• Writing on behalf of the Chief Executive for his weekly staff message and council leader’s welcome in resident magazine to all households
• Writing articles for my service areas in our quarterly 32-page resident magazine.
• Delivering sets of training sessions to staff in other departments to learn how to use GOSS website management system for their own departments.
• Being the advisor for service areas for advice and steer for promotion of any activities/projects.
• Creating and maintaining strong relationships with senior management, councillors, the media, and contacts in the community such as volunteer organisations, community groups etc. 

Communications Officer, Basildon Council

07/2020 – 09/2021

Employed to a permanent role after acting up in the team on a trial basis.

• Created and scheduled a range of topical content for multiply social media channels using forward planning grid to highlight and promote council work
• Writing regular press releases and managing and monitoring a press inbox to co-ordinate daily statements to a range of local and trade publications
• Leading Comms Officer for leisure related activity (parks, community, sports).
• Producing video content with councillors on key activity, writing scripts for videos recorded with a teleprompter. 
• Subject matter expert on editing and maintaining corporate website using GOSS website programme
• Conducting interviews for social content out in the community and at council events such as Volunteer Awards, Activity Awards etc.
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Communications Apprentice, Basildon Council

09/2019 – 07/2020

Joined as an apprentice as an entry point to a new career, ended up becoming Press Officer in an acting up position.

Broadcast Production, BBC Essex (Freelance)

07/2018 – 09/2019

Working as a producer on their niche sports show 'Wednesday Sport', as well as their match day sports shows on a Tuesday and Saturday. My responsibilities varied depending on which programme I worked on, but included:

• Creating running orders of 6/7 items per show from various sources. 
• Booking guests to fill the slots, for studio guests and phone interviews. 
• Writing cue's and interview questions for the presenter on air. 
• Communicating with the presenter throughout the show to ensure its smooth running. 
• Listening to multiple streams of match commentary and quickly editing clips of notable action to form highlights to be broadcast at half/full time. 
• Updating the BBC Essex Sport social media channels with line-ups, goals, and results. 
• Answering calls from the general public, listening and noting on the system their points and deciding whether to and at what time in the show to put them on air.

GCSE English Tutor, Action Tutoring

10/2016 - 06/2018

I worked at Hastings Academy Secondary School, through a charity, delivering lessons to small groups of GCSE students struggling to attain their C grade in English. The duties of my role included:

• Creating engaging lesson plans each week tailored to the individual students.
• Report to the school's Deputy Headteacher on my students progress and to get feedback on how they were doing in their English classes in conjunction with my sessions.

Mark all work produced during sessions including all test papers towards the exams period.

Education and Qualifications:

2016 – 2018: University of Brighton

Sports Journalism – (BA hons) – Level 6

2014 – 2016: The Bromfords School Sixth Form College

English Language and Literature – C

Law – C

Economics - C

2009 – 2014: The Bromfords School 

English Language - A*

English Literature - A

Business Studies - A*

Religious Studies - A

History - B

Science – C x2

Physical Education - A*

Maths – C