New series: Get to know your colleagues

This week we begin a new ongoing series all about us. This will be a lovely way to get to know a little more about colleagues - both in terms of the work they do, and what they do when they're not at work, too. I'm begging your indulgence this week as I'm starting this series with a profile about myself - well, we had to start somewhere!

Laura Callan, Internal Communications and Digital Manager

I first joined the Cathedral in February 2021, and I'm responsible for the Cathedral’s marketing and social media channels, as well as our website (together with our small but mighty team of web editors and digital champions) and this weekly newsletter, too.

My role is about effectively promoting and celebrating everything we do here at the Cathedral to attract more visitors, but it’s also about engaging with our different audiences in the digital realm. 

Before St Paul’s, I worked as a freelance marketing and communications consultant and copywriter, and I’ve worked in marketing and communications for about 8 years; at a small historic house, a visual arts education charity and for the National Trust. I’m also a Trustee of the Spode Museum Trust in Stoke-on-Trent. 

I grew up in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the edge of the beautiful Peak District. At university I studied History and Archaeology, and then I went back again and studied for a Master of Research specialising in eighteenth century social history, which I also sometimes lectured on to undergraduate students, too. 

I currently live in Surrey, and in my spare time you’ll most likely find me at my allotment attempting to grow fruit, veg and flowers with varying degrees of success!

Finally, a book, TV/radio show film or podcast recommendation from me is the podcast series ‘You Must Remember This’. It’s a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. The episodes are meticulously researched and beautifully told – I really cannot recommend highly enough.

Over to you!

Now it's over to you. If you'd like to be featured, then simply complete this online form and I'll be in touch!