Samantha Ponting

Samantha Ponting

Digital & Marketing Access Lead

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As聽the聽Digital聽& Marketing lead for Access & Outreach, it鈥檚 my job to design and produce visually exciting content that will inspire and attract students from all backgrounds聽to attend events聽and engage with our programmes.聽

Communication has聽always been at the core of聽my career,聽which began with a degree in Graphic Design.聽I've worked for over 20 years in design agencies abroad and in the UK, before moving into聽the聽education聽sector.

I have聽first-hand聽experience of聽state school聽students attending Oxford聽colleges,聽where they鈥檝e聽thrived聽academically and personally. This聽has聽helped me really聽appreciate聽the critical role聽outreach events聽play in engaging students聽who聽might not聽otherwise聽have聽considered聽Oxford聽as聽an option.聽

I want to see talented pupils, whatever their backgrounds, believe in themselves and access all the educational and life opportunities available to them.聽So,聽I鈥檓聽excited to be聽using聽my experience and聽skills to聽engage,聽inspire聽and encourage聽students聽to explore their higher education聽choices.