Professional Portrait

Olivia Thorne

Senior Strategic Communications Director

Orchestrating award-winning PR campaigns, navigating global crisis management, and architecting market-defining brand narratives. Over a decade of transforming corporate messaging into measurable, multi-million dollar business impact.

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The Journey

A track record of escalating leadership roles, driving corporate communication transformations across global markets.

2019 — Present

Global Head of Communications

Zenith Media Group

  • Spearheaded global PR strategy increasing overall media Share of Voice (SOV) by 45% within the first 18 months.
  • Directed high-stakes crisis communications during the 2021 market shift, preserving 98% positive sentiment among top tier stakeholders.
  • Restructured a 40-person international comms team, optimizing workflow efficiency by 60% through Agile media frameworks.
  • Architected the narrative for a $500M IPO, resulting in over 2,000 top-tier global press syndications.
2015 — 2019

Senior PR Strategist

Echo Agency

  • Managed an elite portfolio of Fortune 500 tech clients, generating a combined PR value exceeding $120M annually.
  • Developed proprietary sentiment analysis dashboards, shifting client reporting from vanity metrics to hard conversion data.
  • Led the award-winning "Beyond Silicon" campaign, winning the Global Sabre Award for B2B Tech PR in 2018.
2011 — 2015

Corporate Communications Lead

Lumina Technologies

  • Built the internal and external communications department from the ground up post-Series A funding.
  • Drafted executive keynotes, ghostwritten op-eds (Forbes, WSJ), and managed media training for C-suite executives.
  • Increased organic media placements by 300% over a 4-year tenure.

Technical Stack Radar

Blending classic PR methodologies with modern data-driven communication tools.

Strategic Competencies

Crisis Management Corporate Narrative Media Relations Investor Relations Internal Comms Executive Positioning

Analytics & SEO

Sentiment Analysis Share of Voice Tracking Google Analytics 4 Ahrefs & SEMrush Meltwater Cision

Modern Tooling

Salesforce / HubSpot WordPress CMS Figma (Prototyping) Sprout Social Agile / Jira HTML/CSS (Basics)

Case Studies

Real-world impact. Reviewing the anatomy of high-stakes media campaigns and corporate turnarounds.

Corporate Strategy Meeting
Crisis Comms Financial PR

The Fintech Rebrand

Guided a tier-1 European fintech through a massive post-merger rebrand. Neutralized regulatory media scrutiny, securing 400+ positive Tier 1 placements in a 3-week window.

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Data Analytics Dashboard
Data Storytelling SEO PR

Data-Led Market Domination

Leveraged internal Big Data to create a compelling B2B narrative. This proprietary data report generated 1.2M organic impressions and captured #1 SOV over main competitors.

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Event Marketing Conference
Event Management Executive Positioning

Global Summit Launch

End-to-end orchestration of an international sustainability summit. Secured keynote placements for the C-suite and managed on-site global press pool of 150+ journalists.

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Digital Media Screen
Digital PR Social Media

Viral Product Activation

Integrated social, influencer, and traditional PR channels to launch a consumer hardware product. Trended globally on Twitter and achieved 45,000 waitlist signups in 48 hours.

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Team Collaboration
Internal Comms Change Management

Culture Alignment Program

Developed an internal communication framework for a 10,000+ employee organization during a major restructuring, boosting employee retention metrics by 22%.

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Students Media Setup
ESG Narrative Community Outreach

Green Tech Initiative

Pioneered the corporate ESG communications protocol. The resulting transparency reports won multiple industry awards and secured inclusion in major sustainability indexes.

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Soft Skills & Endorsements

Don't just take my word for it. Here is what industry leaders and former colleagues have to say.

"Olivia possesses a rare blend of strategic foresight and tactical execution. During our IPO process, her ability to distill complex financial narratives into compelling media stories was nothing short of miraculous. She protected our valuation and elevated our brand simultaneously."

Marcus Sterling
CEO, Zenith Media Group

"Working under Olivia’s leadership completely reshaped how I view communications. She is fiercely analytical, yet deeply empathetic. She taught our team to stop chasing vanity PR metrics and start focusing on measurable business outcomes."

Sarah Jenkins
Director of PR, Echo Agency

"In a crisis, there is no one else you want in the room. Olivia remains cool, collected, and relentlessly focused on the long-term integrity of the brand. She navigated us through a regulatory storm that would have sunk lesser companies."

David Chen
Chief Legal Officer, Lumina Tech

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Currently exploring executive leadership roles, high-level consulting missions, and board advisory positions globally.

Let's Build Your Narrative

Whether you need to navigate a complex crisis, launch a market-defining product, or restructure your global communications team—I'm ready to bring my expertise to your boardroom.

Based In

London, UK (Open to Global Remote)

Email Me

hello@oliviathorne-comms.fict

Call Me

+44 (0) 7911 123456

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