DIARY STAFF
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Linda Rolfe Events, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Hello Linda, how long have you been at SELECT? I’ve been at T e Walled Garden for around six months now.
What were you doing before you joined SELECT? Tell us a bit about your background I was doing marketing at a power tool company in County Durham in the north-east of England before moving to Midlothian. Before this I also did marketing in the leisure and culture department at my local county council, dealing with a variety of events, social media and marketing activities.
What does your job entail? Tell us more about what you do I spend a lot of time planning and booking events for Members such as the SELECT Awards, Toolbox Talks and drop-in sessions with reps. I also plan and create content for all the SELECT social media channels, put together our monthly e-newsletter, Switched On, help keep our websites updated, organise branded merchandise and liaise with our design teams on online and offl ine marketing collateral.
What’s a typical day like for you at work? Tell us about some of the things you do in an average day in the SELECT offi ce? No two days are the same, but I’ll usually spend time updating our websites and social media channels to ensure our messaging is reaching the right people on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. I might also speak to diff erent venues to check that upcoming meetings and events are all in hand, answer Member queries and order SELECT merchandise and print for upcoming events.
Do you get the chance to meet SELECT Members?
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“I love being able to think up diff erent ways to promote the fantastic work SELECT does”
I joined just before the SELECT Awards 2019, which was great as I got to meet a lot of Members in a social environment and help them celebrate their achievements in the industry. I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to meet more Members throughout the coming year – hopefully in lots of Scottish destinations that I’ve not been to before.
What do you know now that you didn’t before working at SELECT? Did you know much about the electrical industry beforehand? I certainly know a lot more now than I did before! I knew some of the tools and services involved with being an electrician from my work at the power tool company, but I now get to know more about the life of an electrician and the big factor of regulation for electricians. Like many people, I was shocked to fi nd out that our industry isn’t regulated and that anyone can call themselves an electrician.
What do you fi nd most enjoyable about your job at SELECT? I love being able to expand my ability to think of diff erent ways to promote all the fantastic work that SELECT does, as well as planning all the events we now do, and thinking of new ideas that will benefi t our Members.
● To contact Linda, email
linda.rolfe@
select.org.uk or call 0131 445 5577.
QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS:
Cheese or chocolate? Oh that’s a tough one… cheese! Dog or cat person? Dog First car owned? A blue Nissan Micra that lasted under a week Favourite fi lm?T e Notebook Favourite TV show?Peaky Blinders and Game of T rones Favourite holiday spot? Anywhere hot with my favourite people Dream date? Jenson Button Favourite colour? Blue One thing people might not know about you? I was a crew manager for the Senior GB Dragonboating Team in 2015 in Niagara, Canada
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