Jo McLeish, founder and creator of The Media Room
 

Jo has worked in the Arts and Charity sectors for over a decade, providing a range of  bespoke services from press and PR, marketing, media crisis management, photography and film production. She works at a local, regional and national level. Bringing stories and images to life are two of Jo's greatest passions. 

 

An established Press & PR professional with 20 years experience 

After completing her Masters degree in television journalism, Jo spent several years freelancing at the BBC. For six years Jo worked as a national press & PR officer in the voluntary sector, As press & PR manager at Nottingham Playhouse, Jo worked on a variety of productions ranging from Richard III, 1984 and The Kite Runner. 

 

Jo has worked with a range of print, broadcast and press teams including- ITN,
Channel 4 News, BBC Radio 4, The Guardian, The Big Issue, The Stage, Third Sector magazine, Lottery Good Causes and BBC Children in Need. 

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Theatre Producer
Jo has produced two award-winning pieces for Theatre in the Quarter, (Chester),
The Lost Boy and Walk My Journey, which was programmed by the Royal Shakespeare Company for Refugee Week 2019. 

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She is also an arts mentor for Creative Leicestershire and a lecturer at De Montfort University on the Communication Arts degree. 

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She spent five years volunteering for the NSPCC as a Childline counsellor. 

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