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NATALIE TRICE
NATALIE TRICE PUBLICITY
Devon
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Desired job title
Head of Public RelationsDirector of CommunicationsPublic Relations SpecialistHead of Communications
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Full timePart timeConsulting
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RemoteHybrid
Location:
Devon, UKExeter, DEV
Open to relocation:
Yes
Important to me
Company cultureWork-life balanceWorking remotely optionCareer advancement
29
Years of experience
Strategic communications and reputation management leader with agency and team leadership experience across EMEA and international markets. Proven results in corporate crisis communications and health-focused public relations. Provides executive counsel for media relations and stakeholder engagement supporting community partnerships and thought leadership.
Work history
20 Years 9 Months
2006.01 - 2026.10
20 Years 9 Months
Founder and Chartered PR Practioner
NATALIE TRICE PUBLICITY
2006.01 - 2026.10
- Improved senior-leader communications effectiveness through strategic reputation messaging and proactive media engagement.
- Achieved broader reach through coordinated national and international campaigns across health psychology programs.
- Lead strategic communications supporting menopause-related rare disease initiatives, aligning stakeholders to brand.
- Drove effective corporate messaging by guiding thought leadership drafting and media readiness.
- Improved reputational outcomes by managing stakeholder relationships across campaign budgets and partners. Strengthened alignment by directing reactive communications between external partners and internal audiences. Elevated campaign delivery by leading planning, setting standards, and mentoring colleagues.
- Owned reputation management consulting with coherent media strategy and integrated communications planning.
- Improved access to ddh support by founding ddh uk internationally. Strengthened clinician and institute collaboration via structured international partnerships. Delivered clearer parent guidance by authoring cast life: a parent’s guide to ddh.
- Made strategic decisions to guide company's growth and expansion.
2 Years
2004.01 - 2006.01
2 Years
PR Manager
TURNER BROADCASTING
2004.01 - 2006.01
- Managed up to 10 retained PR agencies across EMEA, overseeing six-figure communications budgets to ensure effective execution of campaigns.
- Developed multi-market campaigns that supported successful channel launches, programming initiatives, commercial partnerships, and corporate priorities.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to align communication strategies, international agencies, broadcasters, studios and commercial partners across Europe.
- Led communications for Cartoon Network and Boomerang launch in Russia, establishing a strategy later implemented in South Africa.
- Senior international communications role across Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM and CNN.
- Managed and developed junior communications staff and contributed to agency recruitment and appointment.
1 Year
2003.01 - 2004.01
1 Year
PR Manager
EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE | Oxford , England
2003.01 - 2004.01
- Developed targeted media campaigns, press trips, and high-profile media events to increase visibility and engagement with key stakeholders.
- Collaborated with senior leadership and CSR partners to align communications strategy with organisational and commercial priorities, ensuring cohesive messaging across platforms.
- Led PR for international environmental organisation, managing retained agency and mentoring junior communications staff to enhance team capabilities.
2 Years
2001.01 - 2003.01
2 Years
Press Officer, Benelux & Nordic
DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE
2001.01 - 2003.01
- Delivered major international media activity, including an Animal Planet event with Steve Irwin at London Zoo and a pan European James Cameron media event in Amsterdam.
- Led international agency review and appointment process to optimise PR strategies across Nordic and Benelux markets.
- Developed regional communications to align programme launches with business priorities, increasing audience reach and brand alignment.
- Managed four pan-European PR agencies, two press coordinators, and an in-house photographer to enhance visibility and engagement for Animal Planet and Discovery Channel.
1 Year
2000.01 - 2001.01
1 Year
Press Officer
SENSE
2000.01 - 2001.01
- Managed national media relations and communications for UK charity supporting people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities.
- Collaborated with senior leaders, service users, families, and frontline teams on media relations, reputation management, events, and sensitive communications.
- Gained experience in communicating complex health, disability, and social care issues to public and media audiences.
2 Years
1998.01 - 2000.01
2 Years
Account Executive
MS&L, PA Consulting, Shandwick Communications | London
1998.01 - 2000.01
- Oversaw consumer and technology communications for clients such as Epson, Hewlett Packard, Betty Crocker, and Kwik Save, emphasising Epson’s Robbie Williams tour sponsorship and coordinating the external press office activities for Hewlett Packard.
- Streamlined business processes for improved efficiency and productivity.
- Established long-term partnerships by understanding and meeting client needs.
- Enhanced customer relationships by delivering excellent service.
Education
Chartered PR Practitioner
Chartered Institute of Public Relations | London
ICF Accredited Coach
BA (Hons) - History & Theory of Art & Design
Leeds Metropolitan University
Skills
Strategic communications
Crisis management
Reputation management
Media relations
EMEA & international communications
Corporate communications
Charity communications
Health & purpose led PR
Accomplishments
- Chartered PR practitioner via the CIPR and member of the CIPR Independent Practioners Steering Group.
- Named one of the “Top 50 Independent PR Consultants, 2026”.
- Published author of three non-fiction books: How to Relocate, Hachette, 2022; PR School, 2019; and Cast Life, 2015.
- Founder of DDH UK and former Advisory Board member of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute.
- Former Women in PR Committee member and CIPR Southwest EDI Champion, 2024.
- Named among Women in PR’s 45 Women Over 45, PR, 2022.
- CIPR trainer, visiting university lecturer and mentor, including work with the Universities of Plymouth, Leeds and Westminster.
Timeline
Founder and Chartered PR Practioner
NATALIE TRICE PUBLICITY
2006.01 - 2026.10Read more
PR Manager
TURNER BROADCASTING
2004.01 - 2006.01Read more
PR Manager
EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE
2003.01 - 2004.01Read more
Press Officer, Benelux & Nordic
DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE
2001.01 - 2003.01Read more
Press Officer
SENSE
2000.01 - 2001.01Read more
Account Executive
MS&L, PA Consulting, Shandwick Communications
1998.01 - 2000.01Read more
Leeds Metropolitan University - BA (Hons), History & Theory of Art & Design
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- ICF Accredited Coach,
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Chartered Institute of Public Relations - Chartered PR Practitioner,
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