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What can a copywriter and communications specialist do for you?
In a nutshell, I tell stories. And I can help you to tell your story so you can better connect with the right people through the right messages at the right time.
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I work with clients to help you improve how you reach visitors, customers, supporters, volunteers and staff. Whether you're looking for a single news release, a blog, a company newsletter, marketing material, words for a website, interpretation for a heritage project or a full communications strategy, I can ​draw on more than 25 years' of knowledge and experience across internal and external communications to find just the right solution for you.
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​Everyone has a story to tell. I would love to help you share yours, so please get in touch for an initial no obligation chat to discover what I can do for you.
Want to improve your communications but don't know where to start?
Then I can help with a quick WINS
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It can be a daunting prospect to tackle your communications head-on when there are so many other priorities to manage. Yet how you engage with your key audiences has a huge impact on your business, and small changes can go a long way to helping you overcome those challenges that take up too much of your time and energy.
Through my WINS health check I can work with you to deliver a speedy and straightforward communications audit for your organisation. The result will be an action plan that's tailored to you, your budget and your resources and will let you work smarter, not harder, when it comes to effective, impactful engagement.​
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Hi, I'm Helen Shepherd.
I'm the managing director of Elevate Communications Limited. I'm also the chief copywriter. And the secretary. And the IT support. And the finance officer. And I make a decent cup of tea too. Yes, I'm a proud one-woman band and I love it!​
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I have loved writing for as long as I can remember and am definitely, absolutely and without question going to write my novel one day. I'm a sports nut and a lifelong and long-suffering Sheffield Wednesday fan. I play football, as well as my knees will let me, with a lovely bunch of like-minded women who are also old enough to know better. I am mum to a very spoiled cat and auntie to an actual small human, so if we meet in person expect me to be covered in fur or chocolate. Or both. I am a self-confessed history nerd and can often be found poking around a country house, heritage site or a museum, or enjoying a long walk in the magnificent Peak District. At least, I can when I'm not under a blanket with a cat watching the footy.​​
About Elevate Communications Limited
​I founded Elevate Communications in 2014 while I was still in permanent employment and plunged into the world of full-time freelancing in 2024. I've been working in media and communications for 25 years across a variety of roles (you can see my full CV via the link below, if you're into that sort of thing), so whatever challenges my clients need to tackle you can almost guarantee I've already come across it, dealt with it and possibly had a little cry about it.​
I love telling stories, whether that’s through a single blog, magazine article or news release, an ongoing campaign or interpretation for a full museum exhibition. I love delving into mounds of material to understand the story that needs telling and crafting engaging narratives that have the power to educate, inspire and move an audience. And I love working with clients to discover, shape and celebrate the amazing stories they have to tell. I'm based in Sheffield, UK, and have a particular interest and focus on the heritage, culture and museum sectors but, much like Superman, I am ready to go wherever I'm needed.
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