Niki Waldegrave

Jack of all trades, master of...My two main hats being:AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST, editor and PR with a proven track record in breaking international front-page stories, leading a team, going undercover and investigative reporting, editing, penning and commissioning news and features for mainstream and B2B publications.AND...RESULTS-DRIVEN MEDIA, MARKETING, PR, SALES AND EVENTS manager for outdoor media sales companies in Australia and the UK.My little black book is bursting with contacts for CEOs, CMOs, celebrities, journalists and PRs of international household names, brands and companies.SKILLS Extensive experience in media pitching and sales, writing, researching, commissioning, proof-reading, editing, subbing, cold-calling and managing teams, organizing and executing PR campaigns, conducting interviews and photo-shoots, instigating and executing news and feature ideas, cover-lines and signing talent to exclusive contracts. Proficient in applications including InDesign, PowerPoint, Microsoft and Google products, Wordpress and database management.LEADERSHIP Experienced in leading and motivating employees and have effectively trained and developed journalism and sales teams ranging from five people to 37.HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNICATOR Possess an established base of enviable worldwide contacts and instinctively know who to contact when an ‘expert’ in a particular field is needed. Possess the ability to relate to people on all levels, and just as capable pitching and closing an advertising package to a CEO of a multi-national brand in the boardroom as I am interviewing an A-List celebrity or coaxing an insider into dishing the dirt.