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Marketing, Sales and Communications

Marketing, Sales and Communications

Our core purpose as a team is to support the vision, mission and objectives of the Facilities Directorate through effective marketing, sales and communications.

We work closely with colleagues across the Facilities Directorate to understand our products and services. Using this knowledge we then assign resources to the best activities that can inform and attract our target audiences to use or purchase our services, change their behaviour or to manage our reputation. This is necessary to generate income in commercial areas, ensure high levels of student satisfaction, produce behavioural change campaigns and to help improve the University’s reputation.

  • Understand your audience

  • Generate more income

  • Get more engagement

  • Get your message across

  • Raise your profile

  • Change perceptions

  • Change behaviour

  • Ensure you are on brand

Who’s in the team?

The team is led by Sue Pimblett, Head of Marketing and Communications.

Digital

The digital team is led by Becky Knight, Senior Digital Marketing Executive.

Creative

The creative team is led by Leigh Marklew, Creative Brand Manager.

Communications

Estates and Facilities communications are delivered by Prue Griffiths, Communications Manager.

Services

The team work closely with different departments across the Facilities Directorate, with members of the team managing the relationships with several of the services.

  • TBC, Marketing and Communications Manager –  (Residential & Catering Services)
  • Charlie Whitehill-Sharkey, Sales, Marketing and Retention Manager – Sport and Physical Activity
  • Kathryn Rutherford, Sales and Marketing Manager – Catering Services
  • Prue Griffiths, Communications Manager – Estates and Facilities

Key contacts

NamePositionEmailTelephone
Sue Pimblett Head of Marketing, Sales and Communications s.pimblett@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 7899
Nick HoldenAssistant Head of Marketing, Sales and Communicationsn.holden1@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 2767
Leigh MarklewFD Creative Brand Manager l.marklew@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 0957
Alexander Prentice Senior Graphic Designera.a.prentice@leeds.ac.uk
Elizabeth Fox Graphic Design Assistant E.I.Fox@leeds.ac.uk
Becky KnightDigital Marketing Manager r.knight1@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 0056
Sam Hewitt Digital Marketing Executive s.hewitt1@leeds.ac.uk
Darcy TomlinsonDigital Marketing Assistant d.z.tomlinson@leeds.ac.uk
Prue Griffiths FD Communications Managerp.griffiths@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 4360
Matthew ShevlinCommunications Officer M.Shevlin@leeds.ac.uk
Kathryn Rutherford Sales and Marketing Manager, Great Food at Leeds k.r.rutherford@leeds.ac.uk+ 44 (0)113 343 2767 / 4868
Charlie Whitehill-SharkeySales, Retention and Marketing Manager C.Whitehill-Sharkey@leeds.ac.uk
Emily Halsall Marketing and Communications Officer, Sporte.halsall@leeds.ac.uk+44 (0)113 343 7525
James BaranyaiMarketing Assistant, Sport J.L.Baranyai@leeds.ac.uk
Linh ChuSales Assistant, SportL.M.Chu@leeds.ac.uk
Hana FarhoodSales Assistant, Sport H.K.Farhood@leeds.ac.uk
Claudia NurseMembership Services Assistant C.Nurse@leeds.ac.uk
Katie Sanders Senior Marketing Executive (Conferences and Events) k.sanders@leeds.ac.uk
Lucy McDonald Marketing and Communications Executive, Accommodation and Residence Life L.K.McDonald@leeds.ac.uk