David Boardman

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

SKILLS

ABOUT DAVID BOARDMAN

Award winning comms: 2021 awards: Communicate Lens awards - setting the standard for excellence in visual communications: Best live or experiential video - Gold Best copy style tone of voice - Gold Best copy style tone of voice - Silver Best use of video for Financial Services - Bronze Best animation - Bronze Best long term video strategy - Bronze Best creative execution - Highly commended Corporate Content Awards - rewarding corporate storytelling: Best use of copy style/tone of voice - Gold Best use of copy style/tone of voice - Silver Best use of content with an existing external community - Silver Best use of content with an existing external community - Bronze Best use of content in a live or experiential setting - Silver Best use of content in a live or experiential setting - Silver Winner of ten communications, branding and engagement awards in 2020 – three ‘Corporate Content awards’, four ‘Employer Brand Management awards’ and three ‘Internal communication and Engagement awards’ Grand Prix Winner ‘Best corporate storyteller’ Corporate Content Awards - 2019 Winner ‘Best ongoing commitment to internal communications’ Internal Communications and Engagement awards – Silver – 2019 Judges comments: the approach “cut through the complexity of pension schemes and their rules.” “striking, brilliant and engaging”, “really fresh and proactive strategy in a traditionally…conservative marketplace.” Highly commended in the Communications Initiative of the Year at the Professional Pensions Awards 2017 Highly commended: Best Print Mag/Newsletter and Best Use of Video, CIPR Inside Awards 2015 Winner of ‘Internal Communications Campaign of the Year’, PR Moments Awards 2015 Winner of ‘Best In-house Team’ at the Institute of Internal Communications (IOIC) Awards 2014 Winner of the award for Internal Recruitment Communications at the Recruitment Business Awards 2013 Results from the 2020 Member Engagement survey saw the percentage of members who understand their benefits ‘well/very well’ increase by 92.5% since the previous survey. Created the multi award winning ‘Pension Power’ member engagement training which has been delivered to members Skill set: Corporate communications within a variety of industries: Financial Services, FMCG, Online retail, Mail Order, Housing regeneration, Public and Private sector. Fully media trained with broadcast experience. Crisis and reputation management. Specialties: Member, Employer and Employee engagement, change communications, strategic communication planning.