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Phil Olsen

Mr Phil Olsen
BA Hons (Creative Advertising), MA (Creative Writing)

Marketing, Recruitment and Events Team Leader
School of Law and Social Justice

About

Phil is the Marketing, Recruitment and Events Team Leader and provides line management for the MRE Team. This role includes shaping the marketing and recruitment strategy for the School of Law and Social Justice, monitoring and reporting on School activities, and ensuring alignment with University initiatives and strategy. Phil works closely with colleagues across the University to help facilitate how the MRE Team can provide support and guidance for student recruitment activities, marketing and promotion, and event coordination. He is a member of the Communications and Marketing Community of Practice working group.

Phil has over twenty years' marketing experience, working for high profile arts organisations and HE institutions, including Tate Liverpool, Liverpool Biennial, Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Bluecoat, The University of Manchester and University of Liverpool.

Additionally, as a short story writer and creative writing practitioner, Phil has joined the University's Continuing Education Part-time Tutor Panel and will be teaching Creative Writing evening classes in Flash Fiction from early 2025.