Rhiannon Wicks

Heritage, comms and operations professional looking for next challenge

Director at Fortify Estates Services Ltd (2022-01 – Present)

Family-owned fencing business

• Social media
• HR
• Company decisions
• Business development
• Website
• Trouble shooting
• Administration

Career break (2015-06 – 2022-01)

Career break to be a full-time parent to our three children, now all at school

EA to Head of Heritage at Church of England (2014-06 – 2015-03)

Traditional EA duties including handling enquiries by phone and email, gatekeeping, diary management, booking meetings and travel, note-taking, expenses, event organisation as well as ad hoc tasks including photography management for a publication on cathedrals and liaising extensively with stakeholders across England; also supported another senior staff member on 'Bats in Churches' requiring efficient time management and prioritising of complex work load

Sabbatical (2013-04 – 2014-05)

Sabbatical to travel world with husband

Deputy Director at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2012-05 – 2013-04)

Worked closely with Director on managing vision of charity, strategising and working on key campaigns; event organisation, website management, book launches, handling enquiries from the public and stakeholders

Senior Case Officer at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2012-03 – 2012-06)

Research, working as a team with other caseworkers and planning and heritage policy

Buildings at Risk and Case Officer at SAVE Britain's Heritage (2011-02 – 2012-03)

• Produced three annual buildings at risk catalogues, managing entire process including public speaking at book launch and media appearances to promote the book
• Maintained online register on organisation website
• Assisted with running a small office
• Wrote and distributed press releases; handled enquiries
• Managed staff and ten volunteers

Corporate Communications Department - Campaigns coordinator on Heritage at Risk Campaign at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)

• Supported Head of Media. Collated and copy-edited case studies

Regional Press Manager for Yorkshire and West Midlands at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)

• Media enquiries and position statements with experts

Press Assistant at English Heritage (2008-03 – 2010-01)

Supported busy department in administration including handling phone and email enquiries and compilation of a daily press book

Residential Press Manager at Knight Frank, London (2006-12 – 2008-02)

• Supported team of three
• Contact point for media enquiries
• Weekly press releases

Various office temping positions (2006-04 – 2006-11)

Cataloguer at The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (2005-10 – 2006-03)

Six-month contract as a cataloguer for library and database

• Weekly targets in a team of four

BA Hons in History of Art – University of Bristol (2002 – 2005)

A-Levels – St Leonard's School, St Andrews (1996 – 2001)

GCSEs – St Leonard's School, St Andrews (1996 – 2001)