Susie is the Communications Manager at EIT and her role is to lead and develop the central comms team, overseeing the comms strategy, comms channels and branded assets to ensure consensus and a joined-up approach for all messaging to internal and external audiences. She oversees the Institute's website, social media, intranet and email newsletters and seeks to optimise each channels narrative to showcase how scientific discovery can drive real-world solutions.
Prior to joining EIT, Susie worked at the University of Oxford as Communications and Public Engagement Manager for the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health. Here, she directed a wide range of marketing campaigns to promote their multi-disciplinary research on maternal and fetal health, reproductive medicine and genetics, cancer and global health, across various platforms, including websites, social media and podcast channels, women’s health symposiums and science fairs, to help inform and inspire the public. Susie has also previously worked in the non-for-profit sector in senior fundraising roles at charities, Oxfam, WaterAid and Comic Relief.
Susie graduated from Lancaster University with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication and Media. Outside of work, Susie is a mum of two and loves theatre, concerts and camping.