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Social Media and Communications Officer
I'm Jet Gates (they/them), a first class digital media graduate, accessibility activist and freelance graphic designer. Alongside the last 3 years of my degree, I have been building up a strong and diverse portfolio of clientele, and a national network of disabled people and professional organisations, with the overall mission to change the world through lived experience. Below I have chosen a few of my favourite projects from this time that I believe best display my skills. I am so excited about the work and mission of the GDI hub and would love the opportunity to play my part.
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Administrative support
Unhidden
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Event managing the leading accessible fashion brand Unhidden’s debut on main stage at London Fashion Week 2025
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Creating project plans, data bases and systems that incorporate models, clothes, press, Unhidden team and sponsors
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Creation of social media content pre and post LFW 2025
Enquiries and incoming requests
Rights on Flights
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Leading the community engagement and social media prescense for the leading global advocacy group, Rights on Flights
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Developing empathetic responses to disabled people who have faced discrimination whilst flying, and actively supporting them to resolve issues/damages with airlines and airports
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Co-ordinating incoming media and press requests, including the influx after our Channel 4 documentary “Sophie Morgan’s Fight to Fly”
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Responsible for the Instagram page, creating engaging content and working with brand partners to deliver collaborations
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Collaborations include: NBC Universal, the Paralympics, Aerie, Indeed and Grammarly
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Social media
Making Space
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Responsible for the Instagram page, creating engaging content and working with brand partners to deliver collaborations which include: NBC Universal, Paralympics, Aerie, Indeed and Grammarly
Creative content
Operating under my own brand “The Disabled Designer”, I have built over 7,500 followers across a number of platforms, through videos, infographics and relatable stories. Creating awareness, advocacy & empowerment of global disability communities.
Website content
Built www.the-disabled-designer.com from scratch, including content management system, interactive elements, designed in Figma and then inputted to Wix Studio editor with HTML and CSS when needed. Also built multiple other websites build for commercial and individual clients.
Audience development
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Rights on Flights
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Delivered 700% increase in engagement in the first 3 weeks of me coming on board, with strong continued growth. Including engaging and relatable memes that disabled people were able to share with non disabled people to educate them on issues we face flying
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Public speaking
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Been featured on a number of mainstream news programmes including a prime time spot on BBC Breakfast to discuss Blue Badge parking at airports and BBC Rip off Britain to discuss Rights Against Flights
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Spoken at a number of events such as Naidex 2025 and the Crips Against Cuts protests in London which streamed online
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Content capture & design
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Designed, filmed, edited and posted video, graphic and photo content for clients such as Making Space as well as my personal socials
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Winchester Students’ Union
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Communications assistant for 2 years, responsible for creating comms assets, social media posts, branding for campaigns, presentations and more as well as my role as an accessibility consultant
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Disabled leaders network
Disabled Leaders Network
Access
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Adopted the Disabled Students Network at the University of Winchester, and built it up from scratch with new branding, new committee and a new membership base
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Won multiple awards for my work with Access
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Developed partnerships and representation within multiple groups including Hampshire County Hospitals board of trustees and the Universities ELT as an access consultant, connecting student issues to change makers
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Initiated campaigns for improved accessibility on campus, including the implementation of 5 dropped curbs and a lift failure notifications system
