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Phil Parker

Phil Parker

Journalist

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  • About me

    Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and External Affairs at Telford & Wrekin Council

  • Education

    • King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge

      1996 - 1998
      A-levels

    • The Grange

      1991 - 1996

    • The University of Manchester

      1998 - 2001
      BA Hons in multi-media journalism and business management

  • Experience

    • Express & Star (and Dudley Chronicle)

      Sept 2001 - Apr 2005
      Journalist

      Reporter and sports reporter for one of the largest regional newspapers in the country.Producing daily news articles via a range of contacts and channels.

    • Dudley Council

      Apr 2005 - Jun 2024

      Manager of communications helping establish Dudley Council as a community council which is punching its weight at a national level.A multi award winning comms professional, leading the team's media and PR, marketing, events, tourism, community engagement and income generation work. Managing proactive and reactive media relations and social media activity for Dudley Council. This involves frequent work with local, regional and national print and broadcast media and a broad knowledge and use of social media channels.

      • Head of communications and public affairs

        Jul 2015 - Jun 2024

      • media relations senior account manager

        Apr 2005 - Jul 2015

    • Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership

      Nov 2011 - Nov 2012
      PR Executive

      Raising the profile of the Black Country LEP locally, regionally and nationally in the traditional media and through social media channels.

    • Telford & Wrekin Council

      Jun 2024 - now
      Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing and External Affairs

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NCTJ

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Phil Parker
      Winner of Community Engagement Campaign of the Year PR Moment Awards 2015 Mar 2015 Winner of the prestigious PR Moment Awards for PR work carried out to promote the Black Country Festival to mark official Black Country Day on July 14.The win, in the Community Engagement Campaign of the Year category, recognised the community engagement element of the PR campaign as thousands of people from the Black Country and around the world celebrated being from the region.
    • Awarded to Phil Parker
      Winner of Best Email Marketing campaign Comms2Point0 Dec 2014 Awarded the national Comms2Point0 award for Best Email Marketing campaign for work to establish an e-bulletin for Dudley Council which is now issued to more than 50,000 residents.