Creative communications professional. Media relations, events, speakers acquisition, content and messaging specialist with experience of in-house and agency communications at the highest level. Former agency board director. Strategic and hands-on expert with global technology experience. Former news journalist and manager with unique experience in international print and digital media. Excellent writer and speaker with television and radio experience. Accomplished and successful leader of large and disparate teams including editorial hub, remote European communications teams, reporters, editors and photographers. Proven success in innovating and tackling new skill sets. Highly motivated, deadline-driven professional and team player. Introduced Sudoku to the planet.
Mike Harvey
Oct 2019 — Present
Media relations, events, speakers acquisition, content and messaging specialist with experience of in-house and agency communications at the highest level.
About Me
Experience
VP Communications at Culture Trip
Sep 2018 — Sep 2019
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London, UK
Head of Strategic Communications at Web Summit
Mar 2015 — Aug 2018
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Dublin, Ireland
Head of Content at Bite, a communications, content and social agency
May 2012 — Mar 2015
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London, UK
Communications Director at Google
Oct 2010 — May 2012
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London, UK
Technology Correspondent at The Times
Jun 2008 — Oct 2010
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Features Editor at The Times
Jun 2004 — Jun 2008
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News Editor/News Correspondent at The Times
Jun 1998 — Jun 2004
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Mentorship
Providing guidance, knowledge, and connections to aid in advancing your career.
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What is Operator?
Operator is a platform that enables anyone or any brand seeking advice, support or feedback to connect one-on-one with a curated group of global leaders, one video call at a time.
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Operator was created to support individuals who are looking for advice, support or inspiration from Experts. Operators share guidance but they do not produce any tangible deliverables. While brands can hire talent from Publicist platform for strategic support, The Publicist marketplace is geared towards brands who are looking to hire talent to execute on specific projects or deliverables. The Publicist marketplace and Operator offerings are complementary. With Operator, individuals and brands will gain valuable insights and get specific guidance on anything from how to scale a business, to what it is like to run a marketing and communications team and so much more. Once they’ve received advice, they can go to the Publicist marketplace and search for talent to execute on new initiatives.
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Payment
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Invitation
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