Kara Winney
She / Her / Hers
Contact
Freelance Producer / Consultant
Freelance - ReelLight Productions
March 2022- Present
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Freelance consulting services including; content and event production, communications,research
and marketing for NGOs,mission-led businesses, and social enterprises.
Freelance film producer working with Reel Light Productions in Phnom Penh predominately for
films centered around social issues.
https://www.reellightproductions.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karawinney/
Digital Innovation Programme Manager
Action4Diabetes / HelloType1
February 2022- September 2022
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Sociology.
University Of Surrey, UK.
2011 - 2015.
Placement year completed with 'The London
Acorn School' a new branch of independent
school.
1st class honours Dissertation.
A qualitative primary research exploring the
perspectives of sex educators and youth
workers on LGBT*QA inclusion in sex and
relationships education in schools in England.
• A part of a small mission-led distributed remote team across Southeast Asia (SEA). Line- managed
a small team in-person in Cambodia and remotely.
• Managed a project providing digital education on Type 1 diabetes (T1D) across SEA. Funded by
GIZ, supported by Changing Diabetes in Children (CDIC), Novo Nordisk, and Ministry of Health,
Cambodia.
• Designed concept and produced 6 new videos (2 short films and 4 animations).
• Produced and promoted 3 online interactive events reaching >7,500 on the Facebook Khmer
page for the project.
• Increased reach, curated content, and engaged users on Facebook accounts in multiple countries
in SEA.
• Engaged users with an average 11% engagment rate on posts and over 1,200 thousand followers
on the Khmer page.
• Managed existing websites(Khmer and English) and launched the website in Vietnamese.
Achieved a user average of 4 minutes time spent on the website page.
• Produced 8 new articles, 8 posters, 1 booklet and interactive posters. Working alongside doctors
and creatives across SEA.
• Managed the health-capacity building network and grew the network >150 experts in SEA.
https://action4diabetes.org/
https://hellotype1.com/
Other courses and trainings availble to view on
Linkedin.
Mutiple Roles
Body & Soul Charity
March 2016 - December 2020
London, UK
Skills
Head of Public Engagement and External Relations
•Communications
• Empathic and
and marketing
compassionate.
strategy
•Collaborative and
•Presentation and
conscientious team
group facilitation
player.
• Script / Content
•Adaptable and quick to
creation and
learn.
storytelling
•Critical thinker and
• Film Production
creative problem solver.
•Relationship
management
•Launched and managed social media accounts. Increased reach and engagement across all
platforms.
•Designed and implemented campaigns to raise awareness of the brand and services available.
(paid and organic).
•Collaborated with service users, creatives, and talent to create original content.
•Managed existing relationships and developed new connections with important stakeholders.
Including celebrities, academics, experts, politicians, and journalists to help amplify our influence
and voice.
•Represented the charity in national radio, press, events, and at international/national
conferences.
•Created and managed partnerships with like-minded brands/corporates resulting in sponsorship
and >£61k in-kind donations.
•Increased awareness by securing international and local press. Empowered the voices in our
community and shared powerful stories to create change.
•Produced and curated the organization's first symposium a sold-out unique day-long
conference. Secured sponsorships, talent, and implemented an effective marketing plan.
Other roles aquired through multiple promotions included; International Campaign Lead,
Education Outreach Coordinator and Lead Adoption Support Worker.
http://bodyandsoulcharity.org/
