Stephanie Moumtzis

Senior strategic communications leader with over six years of experience shaping global narratives strategies in the development and global health space. Led communications strategy at Oxitec, a global biotechnology company, and drove a 7x increase in social media impressions and doubled earned media coverage, securing placements in the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters and Nature.  Spearheaded the development of a malaria film in five languages broadcast on Djiboutian national television. Shortlisted for the CorpComms Magazine Young Achiever Award recognising leadership impact in strategic communications.

OXITEC                                  JAN 2024 – JUL 2025

DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

• Led global communications strategy and delivery across media, digital, branding, and stakeholder engagement, aligning with priorities across 5 continents.
• Directed integrated media and brand strategy, securing coverage in top-tier outlets and launching three new program brands, driving a 2x increase in global media coverage, including in BBC, The Guardian, Nature Medicine.
• Spearheaded digital strategy, managing 6 program websites and 4 social media platforms, optimizing content, and driving a 7x increase in social media impressions.
• Provided strategic communications counsel to executive leadership, funders, and partners to advance regulatory, fundraising, and operational goals.
• Produced a flagship malaria film translated into 5 languages, broadcast on Djiboutian national television, enhancing public awareness and education.
• Managed a £150K communications budget and vendor resources to support multi-region program needs.
• Established a global supplier network of 10+ vendors contributing towards communications objectives, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Identified emerging reputational risks and led issues and crisis communications strategies to mitigate them, enabling rapid, coordinated global responses.
• Led Oxitec's presence as a sponsor at the Healthy Futures event in Rio de Janeiro, leading speaker prep and multimedia and written content delivery for 300 attendees.
• Managed internal communications to a global team of 200+ employees including newsletters, leadership messaging, and organisational announcements. 

TARGET MALARIA                          NOV 2021 – DEC 2023

GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

• Co-ordinated global communications efforts in English and French for a nonprofit research consortium developing a novel tool for malaria control, operating across Africa, Europe and the United States. 
• Developed and executed global communications strategies, increasing media mentions by 50%. 
• Led creative campaigns around World Malaria Day, driving an increase in social media engagement and heightened awareness around malaria and genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control.
• Led media relations, digital presence, and content creation, including drafting 50+ news items, blogs, press releases, media advisories and newsletters.
• Built and managed a communications team of 3, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Led crisis communications and issues management across 3 continents.
• Delivered  communications training to 50 team members, and broader support to partner teams, strengthening employee and stakeholder engagement across Europe, Africa and the United States.
• Organised Target Malaria’s stand at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (50,000+ attendees).

PORTLAND COMMUNICATIONS           SEP 2019 - OCT 2021

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

• Delivered communications and media counsel for high-profile clients including the Wellcome Trust, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Netflix, Youtube and The Crown Estate, securing up to 300+ pieces of media coverage for key campaigns. 
• Spearheaded media engagement, digital content creation, and stakeholder communications, securing key meetings with relevant journalists, members of parliament, policymakers and other relevant stakeholders. 

Produced briefings, research, and messaging materials tailored to policy, media, providing clients with strategic counsel helping towards organisational objectives. 
 

MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science

BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences from the Unviersity of Cambridge