Students’ Union Election Campaign

As a final year University student who had been hugely impacted by the opportunities provided by her Students’ Union, Emily decided to run in the elections to become Vice-President in 2012. Her campaign was successful and she served as Vice-President Societies and Individual Development from 2012-2013 and was re-elected President 2013-2014. Emily wrote these original lyrics to B.o.B’s ‘Airplanes’ song and directed this tongue-in-cheek campaign video. This video had UK-wide impact – raising the bar for multi-media campaigns in Students’ Union elections across the NUS network.

Open Mic UK Grand Finalists

Em and Anna – a rap/singing duo who beautifully combine original, hard-hitting lyrics with popular songs – made it all the way to the Grand Finals of Open Mic UK 2013. As well as making up half the act, Emily was the director and producer of this campaign video that gained Em and Anna the support they required to get to the Grand Finals at London’s the O2.

Santander Universities Competition Winner

In 2013, Santander hosted an externally-judged competition for the Students’ Union Presidents of their affiliated Universities. Over 100 Universities entered, but with Emily’s cleverly crafted lyrics and unique music video, Surrey were the proud winners of a Jenson Button racing helmet!

Young’s Kitchen Marketing Campaign

As President of the University of Surrey Students’ Union in 2013, Emily took her creative skills to the commercial marketing of their campus cuisine-provider ‘Young’s Kitchen’ by writing and directing this song and music video!

National Student Survey Campaign

Emily was approached by the University of Surrey marketing team to help with a new concept for the 2014 NSS campaign. She wrote lyrics that cleverly tell students more about the survey and benefits of taking part, and directed this fun video that shows scenes of united students across campus!