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Spotlight on... Halle McCarthy

27 July 2022

This week Halle, a Campaigns Officer in the VPEE Office, talks about her work on ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's podcasts and campaigns, including ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Generation One climate campaign and the upcoming opening of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's new campus in Stratford. She also shares Spotlight's cheesiest joke yet...

Campaigns Officer Halle McCarthy

What is your role and what does it involve?

I’m a Campaigns Officer in the Vice-President (External Engagement) office. I work on our pan-¹û¶³Ó°Ôº marketing campaigns, promoting our research and work to the public. I also work a lot on our podcasts. I manage the central podcast series and channels, and coordinate with the wider ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº community to help publish and promote their podcasts.

How long have you been at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and what was your previous role?

I have been at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº for just over a year, I joined in June 2021. Previously I was working for a digital marketing agency, I worked across different consumer clients running organic and paid social media campaigns.

What working achievement or initiative are you most proud of?

The ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Generation One campaign that launched in Autumn of 2021 was really cool to work on. I learned a lot about sustainability, COP, and the climate crisis. Our #¹û¶³Ó°ÔºGenerationOne podcast was really fun to produce, the guests were all so interesting! The whole campaign was very collaborative too so I got to work with lots of great people across ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.

Tell us about a project you are working on now which is top of your to-do list

I’m working on a campaign around ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's new campus on the Olympic Park in Stratford which is opening in the Autumn. We’re planning a digital campaign to raise awareness across the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº community and beyond.

What is your favourite album, film and novel?

A disclaimer that I absolutely cannot commit to one favourite but these would be in my desert island discs if I had to pick…
Album – Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Film – Call Me By Your Name
Book – A Secret History by Donna Tartt

What is your favourite joke (pre-watershed)?

Did you hear about the explosion at the cheese factory? All that was left was debrie...

Who would be your dream dinner guests?

My grandparents.. I never got to meet them so that would be fun!

What advice would you give your younger self?

Learn a language and stick to one of the many instruments you try (but you were right to abandon the violin!)

What would it surprise people to know about you?

I lived in New York City before moving back to London during the pandemic and am half American.

What is your favourite place? Ìý

Any of the beaches in Sligo in the West of Ireland.

Our Top Ten ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Podcasts

Our podcasts cover the whole range of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™s research output, discussing and debunking relevant, topical issues. Here’s our Top Ten – we’d love to know your favourite, so let us know and enter our prize draw by 15 August 2022Ìýto win a signed copy of Professor Mark Maslin's book How To Save Our Planet!

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