Sharpe Communications offers freelance copywriting and communications consultancy for further and higher education, arts, and the not-for-profit sector, managed by me, Kathy Sharpe (BA, MPhil, MCIPR, CIPR Accredited PR Practitioner).

I worked in marketing communications for 18 years and am passionate about helping organisations striving for positive social impact. I specialise in education copywriting, awards bids, proofreading, editing, public relations, and crisis / change planning.

Graduating from the University of Birmingham in 2000 with an MPhil research degree, I worked in the PR and Marketing Departments of a range of charity and public-sector organisations from the Federation of British Artists to King's College London.

In the past, I had responsibility for corporate communications, working alongside Human Resources, Senior Management, and Support Services teams. I promoted the work of individual faculties, business projects, and enterprise start-up companies, most recently leading a communications and digital marketing team in the further education sector.

I have a lot of experience in the field of corporate communications (internal and external), change planning, and have written text for annual reports, prospectuses, and promotional brochures, alongside creating copy for smaller publications, social media, and websites. I have also delivered seminars at national education conferences such as the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual event and given communications training to marketing teams.

Recently, I have written successful awards bids for colleges and other institutions, including a PRWeek ‘Decade of Achievement’ Award for Internal Communications, a national Planning Award, and an International Downtown Association (IDA) Excellence Award, collected in Texas, USA, by LeedsBID.

Please get in touch to discuss where I can enhance your existing work.

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