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Orla Gough

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Events and Communications Manager at the Irish Skin Foundation (ISF)

  • Education

    • Rathmines College of Further Education

      2012 - 2013
      Diploma Public Relations

    • University College Dublin

      2007 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English and Greek and Roman Civilisation

  • Experience

    • Dunnes Stores

      Sept 2007 - Jan 2013

      Trained all staff and management on the Food Safety and Hygiene policy practised by Dunnes Stores. Dealt with all food safety related customer complaints and product recalls. Liaised with suppliers on behalf of Dunnes Stores. Responsible for all hygiene and food safety controls in-store. Attended management meetings. Acted as the point of contact between management and staff. Liaised with Head Office on Food Safety issues and inspections. Liaised with outside contractors such as refrigeration contractors and pest contractors. Point of contact for EHO and Dublin South County Council during inspections. Wrote and presented reports. Acted as the First Aid officer. Show less

      • Customer Service Representative

        Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

      • Food Safety Officer

        May 2010 - Sept 2012

      • Checkout Operator and Supervisor

        Sept 2007 - Apr 2010

    • National Cancer Screening Services (NCSS)

      Sept 2012 - Apr 2013
      Communications Intern

      I worked as a part of the communications team at NCSS during my studies. Media monitoring. Writing and issuing press releases. Research on two upcoming screening programmes. Participated in choosing logo and imagery materials for two new screening programmes. Assisted with the annual report. Assisted in event activities surrounding European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Dealt with media queries.

    • PR Wise

      Sept 2013 - Oct 2015

      Working on both global and Irish client accounts of well known brands and organisations. Writing and issuing press releases, diary notes and pitches to the media. Responding to media requests and queries. Building and maintaining good media relations. Sample product seeding amongst the relevant industry media. Research and implementation of PR plans. Writing reports and evaluations and creating media books for clients. Attending and participating in events and photocalls. Working on the development and expansion of social media channels and contributing to the in-house blog. Show less

      • Account Executive

        Jun 2014 - Oct 2015

      • Junior Account Executive

        Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

    • Multiple Sclerosis Ireland

      Mar 2014 - Oct 2015
      Communications Executive

    • M and C Group

      Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

      • Senior Client Executive

        Jul 2016 - Sept 2016

      • Creative and Communications Executive

        Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

    • FleishmanHillard

      Sept 2016 - May 2017
      Senior Client Executive

    • Wilson Hartnell

      Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
      Senior Account Executive

    • Irish Skin Foundation

      Jan 2019 - now

      • Events and Communications Manager

        Jan 2019 - now

      • Events and Communications Manager

        Jan 2019 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Certificate

      Coursera
      Apr 2024