Karis Wright

Karis wright

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  • About me

    Communications Specialist at FAO

  • Education

    • County upper school

      2008 - 2013
      A levels in english literature, history and geography
    • University of newcastle-upon-tyne

      2013 - 2016
      Bachelor’s degree english literature (british and commonwealth) 2:1

      Activities and Societies: RAG Committee Member Fashion Show Committee Member Young Greens Committee Member and Founder

  • Experience

    • Addenbrooke's pgmc

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2015
      Laboratory assistant
    • Youjia jin

      Sept 2015 - Oct 2015
      Pr intern london and paris fashion week

      London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week intern for the designer Youjia Jin.During London Fashion Week I assisted Youjia prepare for her Fashion Week Presentation.-I attended model casting and assisted with choosing the models and ensuring that her first preference models were booked for the show.-Communicating with top model agencies such as Premier, to ensure the models were aware when and where they had to be on show day.-In charge of Youjia Jin's showroom both in London Fashion Week's location of Brewer Street Car Park and during Paris Fashion Week at the showroom in Le Marais. Duties included:- Displaying her collecting in order to be attractive for buyers and fashion industry insiders.- Speaking with buyers, bloggers and editors about the current collection and taking business cards from those with interest. Show less

    • Newcastle university students' union

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
      Rag committee member

      Working within a team to organise charity events throughout the year.- Coming up with event ideas for all students to be involved in, such as Take Me Out and a charity Fashion Show -Producing the appropriate advertising for each event and promoting it through social media and around campus

    • Harvey nichols

      Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
      Social media intern

      Working as part of the social media team at Harvey Nichols, duties included:-Assisting with the day to day running of all social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube) -Creating copy for all social media outlets -Photographing and editing images using Adobe Photoshop of products for social media pages.-Scheduled content in-conjunction with any marketing campaigns and new launches.-Analysed social media data from Falcon and attended meetings with media agencies.-Managed social competitions and customer services. -Handled customer queries over Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Show less

    • Cambridge university hospitals nhs foundation trust

      May 2017 - Jul 2018
      Administrator

      Administrative role involving the handling of patient data, archiving and filing. -Creation of the Cervical Sample Taker Register to ensure all nurses and GP have the correct training and qualifications to take cervical smear samples. Creating and inputting this data on Excel.-Emails and phone calls to GP practices and hospitals.-Inputting confidential patient information into the NHS Laboratory Information Management System Clinisys.

    • The investment observer

      Sept 2017 - Sept 2017
      Social media manager

      Updating and managing social media inc. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook for the Investment Observer and UK Investor MagazineLive coverage of events including BMW Start-Up Garage and Start-Up Fest Europe, helping to grow their platforms.Pushing content out on all multimedia platforms.

    • Plain english design

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
      Marketing assistant and showroom coordinator

      Marketing Assistant and coordinated the running of the London showroom, with duties including:-Creating case studies for PR and marketing material.-Newsletter planning, website updates and social media support. -Calendar scheduling and strategy planning.-Photoshoot prep and on-shoot assistance.-Creating client presentations using Abode InDesign. -Producing letters, quotes and other documentation involved in the design process.-Scheduling and welcoming clients and client appointments.-Assisting in the organisation and smooth running of any showroom events.-Use of CRM software. Show less

    • Womankind worldwide

      Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
      Communications volunteer

      Working within the Communications Department, supporting the Communications Manager and Communications Officer on tasks including:-Writing blog posts for the website.-Transcribing interviews.-Editing case studies.-Creating content for social media and developing auto response templates.-Researching industry best practice for storing and using images.-Gathering research and monitoring partner activity.

    • Fao

      Aug 2021 - now
      Communication specialist

      -Produce original content explaining the work of the Organization based on technical and administrative materials for an internal audience worldwide;-Write and edit content for FAO’s internal communication (IC) channels, including broadcast email communications to all staff worldwide and scripts for internal events; ensuring consistency with FAO's corporate communication policy and across IC products;-Develop communication plans related to content to be produced for internal communications;-Develop and implement campaigns for an internal audience worldwide; assist in the production of reports documenting IC campaigns; Provide editing expertise and writing support to members of the team on various IC outputs;-Any other duties as required. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Un 69th session of the commission on the status of women with un women uk (volunteer position)

      Un women uk
      Apr 2025
    • Un 68th session of the commission on the status of women with un women uk (volunteer position)

      Un women uk
      Mar 2024
    • Global youth climate training

      The global youth coalition
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Mentee routes in x soho house mentorship programme

      Routes in
      Sept 2024