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Kathy Sharpe MCIPR

Sharpe Communications (Freelance Education Copywriter in Leeds) Available for work

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Sharpe Communications offers freelance copywriting and communication consultancy, specialising in further and higher education/skills sectors. We also work with other not-for-profit sectors striving for positive social impact.

Sharpe Communications was founded by me, Kathy Sharpe (BA, MPhil, MCIPR, CIPR Accredited PR Practitioner). I have worked in marketing communications for 20+ years and am passionate about helping organisations making positive social change.

I specialise in education copywriting, awards bids, proofreading, editing, public relations, and crisis / change planning.

Graduating from the University of Birmingham in 2000 with an MPhil research degree, I worked in the PR and Marketing Departments of a range of charity and public-sector organisations from the Federation of British Artists to King's College London.

In past roles, I had responsibility for corporate communications, working alongside Human Resources, Senior Management, and Support Services teams. I promoted the work of individual faculties, business projects, and enterprise start-up companies, most recently leading a communications team in the further education sector.

I have lots of experience in the field of corporate communications (internal and external), change planning, and have written text for annual reports, prospectuses, and promotional brochures, alongside creating copy for smaller publications, social media, and websites. I also delivered seminars at national education conferences such as the Association of Colleges (AoC) annual event and given communications training to marketing teams.

I launched my copywriting business six years ago and now primarily work with clients in the education sector. These include colleges, universities, local and combined authorities, charities, and skills not-for-profits.

Recent projects include prospectus text, editing and proofreading reports, press release writing and distribution, and awards bids for colleges and other institutions, including a PRWeek ‘Decade of Achievement’ Award for Internal Communications, a national Planning Award, and an International Downtown Association (IDA) Excellence Award, collected in Texas, USA, by LeedsBID.

Please get in touch to discuss where I can enhance your existing work.

Contact

Horsforth
Leeds

07929 974 223
    Skills
  • Brochures and leaflets
  • Content marketing
  • Content strategy
  • Copy-editing
  • Digital and SEO copywriting
  • PR and Journalism
  • Tone of voice
  • Training and Consultancy
    Specialisms
  • Charities
  • Education
  • Politics and Society
  • Public sector
Qualifications & Awards
Winner of 'Best Internal Social / Digital Campaign of the Decade' - PRWeek Internal Communications Awards.

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BA English / History of Art Degree

MPhil Research Degree - History of Art

CMI Certificate in First Line Management (Level 3) 


CIPR Crisis Communications


Communicating Change


Diversity in the Workplace 


Embedding and Promoting Equality & Diversity in Business Support 


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion e-Learning 


PREVENT / Anti-Radicalisation Workshop 


Safeguarding Children, Young People & Vulnerable Adults

Portfolio

Ascola Ltd website

Ascolta Ltd provides executive consultancy support for education and business sectors, helping to secure growth in times of ...

Planning Awards Bid 2018

In March 2018, the awards bid written for LeedsBID/East Street Arts for the national Planning Awards was announced as a ...

Welcome to Leeds

The new Welcome to Leeds website (managed by LeedsBID) was launched in January 2018 profiling the best of the city, from what's ...

#ChristmasInLeeds

Recent work has included writing copy for sections of the 'Christmas in Leeds' website. #ChristmasInLeeds is a LeedsBID project ...

CIM Awards Bid

I was asked to research and write a public-sector category bid for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Marketing ...

Copywriting Training

A Further Education Marketing Department recently asked for some copywriting training to be delivered as part of their staff ...

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