Natalie Lambracos

Experience

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  The Stage Newspaper

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

  Freelance feature writer

  Key responsibilities:- Independently locate press contacts and agents to secure interviews with industry professionals for features- Produce innovative questions as well as fresh ideas and angles for full page featuresKey achievements:- Fresh, engaging features, which receive positive feedback from both the editorial team and the interviewee- Highly-regarded people skills, effectively putting interviewee at ease- Ability to adapt from interviewing leading producers to costume designers and West End performers Voir moins

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  Editorial Solutions

  Nov 2007 - Jan 2008

  Reporter

  Key responsibilities:- Provide daily news feed for the Lloyd’s of London website, Lloyds.com- Produce copy for monthly publication Global Broker & Underwriter magazine- Identify potential new story ideas and fresh angles on existing press releases and press announcements- Provide specialist writing services for international insurance companies and brokersKey achievements:- Developed innovative feature ideas for Lloyd’s of London website, Lloyds.com- Successfully led bi-weekly meetings with clients - Devloped strong relationships with stakeholders and industry PRs Voir moins

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  AB - The Communications Specialists

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Senior reporter

  Key responsibilities:- Act as the mouthpiece between frontline staff and C-suite executives- Adapt to different writing styles, tailoring content specifically for different audiences, from CEOs to frontline staff- Streamline interview technique and develop creativity while working with design team- Manage time effectively between more than 20 publicationsKey achievements:- Networked and engaged face-to-face with frontline staff to fully understand work-related issues and to communicate them effectively through printed and digital communication channels- Proactively produced fresh ideas and angles for features and double-page spreads, including ‘Out and About,’ ‘Secrets of my success,’ ‘Day in the life’ and historical features- Effectively put interviewees at ease, resulting in a more forthcoming interview- Built strong relationships with clients and in-house team Voir moins

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  ISKATE magazine

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

  Freelance feature writer

  Key responsibilities:- Produce innovative feature ideas, review the weekly shows and provide a critique of the skaters’ performancesKey achievements:- Secured interviews with skaters, costume designers, make-up artists and judges, and produced engaging copy

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  EY

  Jan 2011 - Nov 2013

  Communications associate

  Key responsibilities:- Effectively manage internal Daily News Alert for the EMEIA region (circulation 90,564), which was specifically tailored to individual employee profiles based on geographical location and area of business - Produce high-quality copy, proof-read and edit work from communications contacts across EMEIA- Develop and monitor social media campaigns across EY’s platforms Key achievements:- Proactively engaged employees through the Daily News Alert channel with the introduction of a Q&A series with sector leaders and human interest articles, such as charity and hobby news- Interacted with senior partners in the business for news-related interviews and article approvals- Initiated and streamlined Q&A video interview process and developed guidelines for the team- Significantly increased knowledge of content management systems (CMS) and trained colleagues on best practice- Developed strong relationships with target communications contacts across the EMEIA region and senior partners- Successfully promoted EY as a thought leader through specific social media campaigns (WEOY, LatAm and Capital Insights) and increased the amount of traffic to the company website, ey.com Voir moins

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  Cobra Group of Companies

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2015

  Communications Manager

  Key responsibilities:- Develop content for internal and external communications, including visual assets and video content- Ghost write columns, blogs and features on behalf of C-suite executives and board- Promote and protect brand reputation by managing and monitoring social media platforms- Proof-read internal and external marketing collateralKey achievements:- Educated UK and international colleagues on brand guidelines and company messaging- Developed strong relationship with CEO and C-suite executives as well as SEO agencies and colleagues- Refreshed company magazine (circulation 500) to clearly promote what the business does and to instil pride in the workforce- Introduced a structured, professional tool to deliver monthly news alerts and monitor engagement (circulation 500) - Streamlined the company’s multiple social media profiles and educated colleagues on best practice- Improved the company’s SERP ranking through social media, specific keywords and visual assets Voir moins

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  Fortnum & Mason

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Freelance Copywriter

  Key responsibilities:- Editorial support for the marketing and PR team on a number of ad-hoc projects- Compose copy for the Fortnum & Mason website- Internal and external copy writing support around temporary restaurant closureKey achievements:- Produced high-quality copy for more than 150 brand stories/product descriptors for display in store next to each product- Created engaging content for promoting the Fortnum & Mason supper club with Greek restaurant Mazi- Worked collaboratively with the team to develop suitable names for an exclusive suite of hampers for Coutts Voir moins

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  Allen & Overy

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  Internal Communications Executive (fixed-term contract)

  Key responsibilities:- Create engaging content for A&O’s global intranet news service - Develop strong working relationships with communications colleagues across the global network- Act as a sounding board for international comms colleagues on their local internal comms initiatives and work with the Internal Comms manager to advise colleagues on best practice- Help to develop video content for the firm’s webcasting platform, A&O BroadcastKey achievements:- Successfully delivered internal ‘Spotlight on Africa’ marketing campaign, promoting the opportunities within the region as a key emerging market- Initiated people Q&A profile ‘Two minutes with…’ with high performing individuals across the global network- Developed ‘Lifting the lid on…’ series to get under the skin of the different sector groups within the organisation Voir moins

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  Harbottle & Lewis

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2022

  Key responsibilities: - Key point of contact in the BD & Marketing team for Managing Partner with monthly one-to-one meetings - Deputise for Director of BD & Marketing on non-working days - Mentor and support junior team members - Supported with recruitment of two new team members/re-building of team - Onboarded and trained new team members - Volunteered to join D&I committee Key achievements: - Managed multiple roles while team was halved over a two-month period - Lead on change comms project in relation to the Firm’s office move - Sole point of contact for Covid crisis comms - managed multiple Covid comms requests and advised on best practice as well as worked with website agency to set up Covid Hub - Pitched and onboarded digital marketing platform, Passle - Involved with internal comms re-vamp initiative - Re-assessed PR and website agency monthly retainers so better utilised - Led strong social media strategy and streamlined numerous social media channels for better engagement for the Firm - Streamlined Alumni process Voir moins Key responsibilities:- Provide specialist advice on Firm-wide communications, ranging from personal messages from the Managing Partner, website content, press releases, news articles, social media updates, internal comms, event collateral and award submissions- Manage relationship with website agency and collaborate on projects to enhance the Firm’s digital presence- Proactively engage and manage PR agency to produce innovative ideas to raise the Firm’s external profile- Develop strong working relationships with partners, board members, HR and Managing Partner- Manage the Firm’s alumni networkKey achievements:- Successfully managed and coordinated a Firm-wide PR audit, as well as a website agency audit and appointed new agencies as a result- Delivered a suite of videos to promote the Firm’s diversity programme and its renewed focus on CSR- Created a Firm-wide graduate recruitment brochure- Produced content and organised two Firm-wide sessions on the business’ plan for the year ahead- Proactively promoted a 10-people team lateral hire from one of our competitor law firms- Managed and arranged two annual alumni drinks receptions Voir moins

  • Communications Manager

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Senior Communications Executive

    Nov 2016 - Jan 2019
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  Protiviti UK

  Jan 2022 - now

  Communications Manager

  Key responsibilities:- Sole point of contact for all UK-wide internal comms, includes ghost-writing for our Country Market Leader as well as drafting and editing messages for our Leadership, People & Culture and Operations teams- Closely collaborating with our Talent Acquisition team on building our brand and external messaging to attract and retain talent- Developed strong relationship with Employee Network Group leads to support with communicating initiatives and activities to help embed a great culture- Regularly work with Global counterpart to ensure all internal messages are aligned, as well as our parent company, Robert Half- Line manage two junior team members, supporting with work-load management and helping to instil a positive work environment- Oversee social media content and provide critique of video content- DEI co-champion for the UK office- Member of Business Continuity teamKey achievements:- Undertook office wide internal comms audit- Streamlined existing comms approach and established new structured and consistent process - Delivered strong communication campaigns on our employee engagement survey and our first-ever Gender Pay Gap report- Initiated and drafted crisis comms approach for world events- Created “Who we are” recruitment pack for candidates- Key support for quarterly, UK-wide business update meetings, working directly with Country Market Leader on theme, content and engaging materials- Supported in the creation of our first DEI strategy and attended DEI training Voir moins