Harriet

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Senior Director, Communications,

Paramount

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named as one of the UK’s Top 10 in-house entertainment pros in the PRWeek PowerBook

Harriet leads external corporate and internal communications for Paramount in the UK. She has a track record of handling corporate comms for leading brands in the broadcast, technology and media sectors, including BBC Studios, CNN International and the digital learning platform, FutureLearn. Before Paramount, she was Head of Communications for the PA Media Group, the parent company of PA, the national news agency for the UK and Ireland.

Harriet is committed to driving professional excellence and diversity & inclusion across the communications sector and the wider media industry. She was recently named as one of the UK’s Top 10 in-house entertainment pros in the PRWeek PowerBook. As an awards judge, Harriet has joined the panels of The Pros Awards, CIPR Excellence Awards and chaired the judges of the PRWeek Awards in 2024. She is also a Jury member for the Royal Television Society’s Programme Awards.

q&a

Why did you sign up to be a judge for The Pros Awards 2026?

To help spotlight deserving work and talent.

 

What Insta/LinkedIn/Tik Tok account should every comms pro follow and why?

If you work in arts & culture, media or tech, keep an eye on @and_finally on Instagram.

What was your favourite PR/comms campaign from 2025 and why?

Mummy Pig’s pregnancy announcement – a light-hearted lampoon of celeb culture which travelled everywhere.

As always, we’ve got a great DJ booked for The Pros Awards award ceremony in September – what’s your dance floor filler request?

Oliver Twist – D’Banj