About Rob
Freelance PR consultant and CPD-certified AI trainer, working with B2B technology and enterprise organisations across the UK and internationally.
10 years in-house and agency, now delivering senior PR and communications as a senior external partner. I work with organisations that need senior communications thinking without adding a permanent hire.
That typically means fractional PR leadership, ongoing retainer partnerships, or fixed-fee projects for specific moments like funding rounds, product launches or building visibility in AI-driven search.
What I do
Senior PR consultancy and fractional PR leadership for B2B tech and enterprise organisations
Media relations across UK, European and international trade and business press
Executive thought leadership, LinkedIn content and long-form editorial
Category positioning and strategic communications counsel
AI search visibility and GEO strategy, including dedicated audit and citation-building work
Pre-announcement campaigns for funding rounds, product launches and major milestones
AI for PR training workshops for in-house and agency communications teams
Sector experience
B2B technology (SaaS, enterprise software, deep tech, AI, fintech), industrial and engineering, space and aerospace, creative industries, and health and life sciences. The common thread is organisations operating in technical or complex categories, where communications needs to translate specialist detail into commercial narrative.
How I work
Engagements are led and delivered by me directly, from first conversation through to ongoing delivery. No account manager layer, no junior team running the activity, no blended rate.
AI and modern PR
I'm an AI trainer and use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini every day in live PR work. Earned media and third-party citations are the primary inputs that decide how organisations appear in AI search, making PR more strategically important than it has been in years.
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Rob Phillimore PR ConsultantPR ConsultantPRESS AND MEDIAMay 2024 - Today (2 years and 1 month)St Austell, United KingdomFreelance PR & Communications Consultant based in Cornwall, England. Here to support your PR efforts with strategy development, campaign planning, media relations, thought leadership, monitoring, analysis and reporting, reputation management and crisis comms.Experience in B2B and B2C, both agency and in-house across a wide range of industries and sectors, including tech, space and aerospace, food and hospitality, film and entertainment, museums and heritage.
- Bodmin Keep, Cornwall's Army MuseumMarketing ManagerCULTUREAugust 2023 - March 2024 (7 months)Bodmin, England, United KingdomPlanning and delivery of all marketing activities, both online and off, including: strategy development, brand management, campaign planning, budgeting and procurement, media planing and buying, event planning and management, community outreach, public relations, media relations, reporting, social media management, website management, SEO, email marketing, copywriting, editing and content creation.
- Halo Marketing & PR CommunicationsMarketing & Public Relations Account ExecutiveTECHMarch 2021 - August 2023 (2 years and 5 months)Cornwall, England, United KingdomWide ranging tasks within the marketing, PR and communications arena, for a diverse range of tech clients working in various sectors, such as space, finance, fashion, reselling, and software development. Duties included copywriting, copyediting, media relations, social media management, website management, monthly reporting, account management, client communication and digital advertising.
Recommendations
Be the first to recommend Rob
Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.
These freelancer profiles also match your criteria
Agatha Frydrych
Backend Java Software Engineer
4.7
(3)
2
Baptiste Duhen
Fullstack developer
4.6
(4)
5
Amed Hamou
Senior Lead Developer
4
(2)
7
Audrey Champion
Web developer
4.3
(3)
4
Education
- FdA MusicTruro and Penwith College2014Foundation degree, Music. 2:2
- BA MusicFalmouth University2016Bachelor's Degree, Music. 2:2