Marketa Simkova
Hi!
I’m Marketa, 2nd year Biology student and I’m running to be your Publicity Officer for next year!
Having worked as bar staff at the Union Bar, I’ve seen how important clear and engaging publicity is to building community and boosting participation. This role also gave me insight into which types of events succeed and which could use improvement. Serving as both Vice President and Secretary of the Czech & Slovak Society, I've become an experienced Canva warrior, with hands-on experience in planning events and ensuring they’re well-publicised and well-attended. As RCSU Publicity Officer, I’ll use that experience to promote exciting events, meaningful campaigns, and student achievements through:
Social Media
- Showcase real moments: Posts on Instagram to boost visibility and engagement
- Uniform branding: Maintain consistent visual identity, matching existing feed
- Boost interactivity: Use take overs, polls and Q&A’s during events such as Welfare Week to involve students in planning and feedback
Student voices and communities
- Celebrate diversity: Feature spotlights for RCSU groups and highlight cultural or wellbeing weeks with appropriately-timed reminders
- Collaboration: Share posts for departmental societies and other ICU campaigns, ensuring RCSU platforms remain as central hubs for student life
- Inclusivity: Advocate for accessible and cheaper events to include everyone
Legacy for future officers
- Template toolbox: Develop a shared drive of editable templates to ensure consistency and smooth handovers
- Content calendar: Plan posts around RCSU’s cycles to stay ahead and avoid clashes or gaps
Thank you for reading through:P