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Gavin Gibbon, Manager - PR & Communications

Gavin Gibbon

Manager - PR & Communications·Core Savills

United Arab Emirates

Diploma, NCE Journalism

Work experience

Total years of experience: 26 years, 7 months

Manager - PR & Communications

February 2016 - Present

Core Savills

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2016 - Present

Preparing press releases and handling media enquiries on behalf of our CEO. In the short time I have been with the company I have increased our online media presence by over 350%.
Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Marketing and PR

PR Editor

June 2015 - December 2015

OSN

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2015 - December 2015

Producing the monthly staff newsletter. I organised a press conference for the launch of the Rugby World Cup 2015 coverage and regularly assisted in writing and editing press releases.
Company industry:
Entertainment
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Editor of Education Journal Middle East

January 2015 - May 2015

ITP Publishing

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2015 - May 2015

New title launched, I was responsible for writing and editing an 80-page magazine, sourcing interviews and content, liaising with photographers and designers.
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Editor of Construction Week Online

November 2013 - January 2015

ITP Publishing

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2013 - January 2015

Updating the website on a regular basis to ensure fresh content. I regularly hit 800, 000 visitors per month to the site. I also assisted with writing industry articles for the weekly magazine Construction Week.
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Chief reporter/Deputy editor

September 2008 - October 2013

Hawick News

United Kingdom

September 2008 - October 2013

Covering all aspects of local journalism and deputising for the editor when he was on leave, which involved writing and designing a 40-page (minimum) weekly newspaper.
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Sports reporter/Sub editor

August 2005 - August 2008

Lancashire Telegraph

United Kingdom

August 2005 - August 2008

Reported on Blackburn Rovers, Burnley and Accrington Stanley FC, covering matches and press conferences. Was involved in designing the sports pages and sub-editing articles.
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Reporter

November 2002 - July 2005

Fife Free Press

United Kingdom

November 2002 - July 2005

Covering all aspects of local journalism - council meetings, court cases, sporting fixtures. All types of on and off diary news
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Staff writer

October 1999 - November 2002

Border Weeklies

United Kingdom

October 1999 - November 2002

Covering local news, on and off diary stories, courts, council meetings, sports matches. Interviewing politicians.
Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Education

Strathclyde University

May 2005

May 2005

Diploma, NCE Journalism

United Kingdom

Day release university course covering law, shorthand and writing skills
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Borders College

May 1999

May 1999

Higher diploma, HND Journalism

United Kingdom

The course included outcomes on law, economics, shorthand and politics.
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Hawick High School

January 1997

January 1997

High school or equivalent, N/A

United Kingdom

English CSYS B Higher English B Higher Modern Studies B Higher History B Higher Accounting C
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Skills

Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Editing
Expert
Editing
Expert
Shorthand
Expert
Shorthand
Expert
Writing
Expert
Writing
Expert
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
ACCOUNTANCY
Beginner
ACCOUNTANCY
Beginner
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Beginner
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
Beginner
AVID MEDIA COMPOSER
Intermediate
AVID MEDIA COMPOSER
Intermediate
FUNDRAISING
Expert
FUNDRAISING
Expert
INDESIGN
Expert
INDESIGN
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
REPORTS
Expert
WRITTEN ENGLISH
Expert
WRITTEN ENGLISH
Expert
EDITING
Expert
EDITING
Expert
SHORTHAND
Expert
SHORTHAND
Expert
Shorthand
Expert
Shorthand
Expert
Writing
Expert
Writing
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Editing
Expert
Editing
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
NCE Journalism
NCTJ Training
Sep 2004
Social Media Marketing
ISM Training
Jul 2016

Hobbies

  • Running
    I have completed 15 marathons as well as several half marathons and 10k events, raising many thousands of pounds for charity - Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Cancer Research UK and MND Scotland in particular