Kate Keehan

Kate Keehan

Administrative Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Publicity Manager at Hodder & Stoughton

  • Education

    • University of Kent

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts with Honours Comparative literature and English and American literature 2:1

      Activities and Societies: inQuire (student newspaper - writer and photographer, named inQuire's Best Photographer of 2012 at the inQuire Awards), UKC Beats & Bass Society (Vice President 2011/12, Publicity Officer 2010/11), Amnesty International Society. Awarded the KSCV Gold volunteering award in 2012. Achievements included planning a successful fundraising event in aid of Catching Lives, a local homelessness charity, and my team winning Escape & Evade 2012, raising £580 for Great Ormond Street Children's hospital.

  • Experience

    • Cantec

      Jun 2007 - Sept 2009
      Administrative Assistant

      Worked as a summer receptionist, administrative assistant and graphic design assistant. Managed switchboard; dealt with customer queries; placed orders and repair requests; handled mail, cash and cheques; produced wedding invitations, memorial cards etc. with in-house graphic designer.

    • InQuire Media Group

      Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
      Photographer and Reporter

      Produced photographs to accompany articles in the inQuire newspaper and online, including several front page shots. Won Best Photographer at the inQuire Awards in 2012.

    • MacTriv

      Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
      Senior Editor and Writer

      Worked on a project for Endemol UK, writing and editing trivia content for Channel 4's The Bank Job online game. The game had 10m+ individual plays in 2012.

    • RD Marketing & Media

      Oct 2012 - Aug 2013
      Marketing Assistant

      My role involved implementing marketing strategies for clients in Ireland and Australia, including writing copy for press releases and web content; developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and local media contacts; assisting in the launch of products; attending networking events; running email marketing campaigns and social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest); preparing and attending photo shoots.During my time at RD Marketing & Media, I also took on the role of deputy editor of several Irish publications, including The Definitive Guide to Your Perfect Wedding, 101 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids, and The Definitive Guide to Active Retirement. Show less

    • Ubiqus

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2018
      Editor

      Edited and proofread legal and corporate transcripts for a variety of high-profile clients in Ireland, the UK, France, and the United States. My role also involved communicating with a small team in Ireland and larger teams in sister offices in London, Paris and New York, and liaising with and giving constructive feedback to a global team of over 100 writers and transcribers.

    • HarperCollins Publishers

      Sept 2018 - Oct 2018
      Work Experience

      My work experience was within the Fiction Marketing team. Tasks included writing and scheduling copy for social media; creating and editing assets in Canva and Photoshop; photographing books for social media; sourcing props for events and giveaways; planning travel for team members; packing and mailing books to reviewers and industry influencers.

    • Hodder & Stoughton

      Oct 2018 - now

      I support two Publicity Directors and the department as a whole, as well as working on my own titles in genre fiction. I am also the Publicity team member for Hodderscape - Hodder & Stoughton's sci-fi, fantasy and horror community - where my role includes strategising, writing and editing blog posts, updating our Twitter account and engaging and growing our fanbase.

      • Senior Publicity Manager

        Dec 2023 - now
      • Publicity Manager

        May 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Senior Press Officer

        Oct 2021 - May 2022
      • Press Officer

        Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
      • Publicity Assistant

        Oct 2018 - Aug 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kate Keehan
      Best Photographer 2012 inQuire Media Group Jun 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraiser

      Issued by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity on Feb 2012
      Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's CharityAssociated with Kate Keehan
    • Letters of 1916 Transcriber

      Issued by Maynooth University on Oct 2016
      Maynooth UniversityAssociated with Kate Keehan
    • Social Media Manager

      Issued by Society of Young Publishers on May 2019
      Society of Young PublishersAssociated with Kate Keehan
    • Volunteer Bookseller

      Issued by Oxfam on Sept 2018
      OxfamAssociated with Kate Keehan
    • Writer and Editor

      Issued by Waterford Walls on Apr 2016
      Waterford WallsAssociated with Kate Keehan