Illuminate communications' director is Helen Beckett.

Helen’s successful PR career has included representing the following organisations:

Not-for-profit: Christian Aid; Media Trust; Media Trust Cymru; (RED); RNLI

Business: AIG Life Wealth Management; BDO Stoy Hayward; Co-operative Insurance Society; Post Office Travel Services

Her main areas of professional interest lie in the not-for-profit sector, new media and personal finance.

Helen is a strategic communicator, with bags of energy and creativity. A tenacious individual with a practical approach, she can see the big picture, while paying attention to the most minute of details. She’ll get you bags of press coverage and interview opportunities.

Helen has more than 8 years’ PR experience, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and holds both a media degree as well as the post-graduate diploma from the Institute of Public Relations.

In her spare time Helen is usually found at music gigs, nights, and festivals, although on cold evenings is more likely to be found writing that elusive novel or cooking at home in North London. Originally from South Wales, Helen regularly travels back to visit friends in Barry and Cardiff as well as retuning to Manchester where she originally cut her PR teeth.