Education and Relevant Qualifications:
- Diploma in Journalism
- PRII Diploma in Public Relations
- FETAC Certificate in Libel and Defamation law
Employment History:
December 2008 to current
Company – Emily Tully PR & Online Communications
For the past 2 years I have been self-employed, providing online and offline PR services to a number of different clients.
Services I provide on a daily basis include:
- writing and distributing press material to offline media and the blogging community
- establishing social media accounts and using them to communicate online on behalf of clients
- corporate blogging
- crisis management
- event management
- media monitoring both online and offline
- setting up online advertising for clients
- monitoring and proving website traffic reports using Google Analytics
Recent clients include Insomnia Coffee Company, Tourism Ireland, Newstalk Radio, Temple Bar TradFest, Avantis Health, The Naked Adventurer, Oliver St John Gogarty’s, and Dublin Meat Company in addition to many others.
In addition to providing PR consultancy services, I also provide workshops and lectures on PR and media handling. I have recently provided such workshops for, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office, Business to Arts and DIT Hothouse. I also work as Media Liaison officer for the Donegal constituencies on behalf of the Donegal Returning Officer during elections and referendum.
March 2008 to October 2008
Company – Bance Nolan Ltd. (Dundalk) PR Consultancy
Position – Account Executive (managing Dundalk office)
Duties – Devising and managing campaigns/clients, managing budgets, writing press releases/ speeches/newsletter/advertorials, media liaison, preparing clients for interview, securing new business
July 2004 to March 2008
Company – Today FM
Position – Editor /news presenter /reporter
Duties – Morning editor, morning news presenter on Ian Dempsey’s Breakfast Show, National Lunchtime News reporter
Summer 2002 to June 2004
Company – Newstalk
Position – News presenter/ reporter
Duties – Morning Editor, morning news presenter, briefing programmes on the daily news agenda, reporter
Summer 2001 to 2002
Company – East Coast FM
Position – News presenter
Duties – Compiling and reading bulletins, news planning for the following day
Company – Murray Consultants
Position – Intern
Duties – assisting Pauline McAlister’s team working on accounts such as Ryanair, Tony O’Reilly’s account and The Waterford Wedgewood Phoenix Stakes
Skills and Attributes:
- Fully trained and experienced communications professional
- Social media addict
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong media contacts
- Experienced public speaker and broadcaster
- Great interpersonal skills
- Project management experience
- Ability to work independently and/or with a team
- Bubbly personality and a ‘people person’
Referees:
Clients/previous employers can be made available on request. Please also take a look at some recommendations here on my website and also on my linkedIn profile.
If you like what you see you can contact me via any of the following:
Mobile: 086 385 6225
Twitter: @emilytully
Email: emily@emilytully.com
