Joanna McGarry joined the University of Bristol in 2019 as Assistant Director of the newly established Marketing and Communications team within the Development and Alumni Relations Office. Joanna and her team deliver integrated marketing and communications activity to further the University’s strategic objectives around philanthropy, fundraising and alumni engagement. The team lead on content and channels for Bristol’s mass alumni audience, including the University’s annual alumni awards campaign, its digital communications programme, and its alumni magazine. The team also work closely with DARO colleagues on integrated activity for specific audiences, including new alumni on-boarding, mass fundraising and stewardship, and collateral to support major giving activity.

Prior to her role at the University of Bristol, Joanna worked in marketing, communications, brand and editorial roles at Imperial College London; City, University of London; and the educational publisher Palgrave Macmillan.