Krista Osborne, Account Manager at Black Vanilla, has been named ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at the PRCA DARE Awards for South West of England and South Wales.
The award celebrates the industry’s most promising early-career professionals across the South-West region, recognising excellence in public relations.
Krista (pictured) joined Black Vanilla in 2019 and has gone on to play a pivotal role in the agency’s senior team. Krista operates across PR, social media and events, playing a key role in a wide variety of campaigns.
She has been involved with organising the British Irish Council events in Guernsey, Jersey and Scotland, Guernsey’s Coronation celebrations and Liberation Day as well as corporate events across the Channel Islands. She is also responsible for social media and content creation work and successfully delivers social media training for business and charity organisations, clients, start-up incubators and students.
In her six years at Black Vanilla, Krista has progressed rapidly, earning three promotions; she now manages multiple clients across various industries including hospitality, finance and the third sector.
Chloe Chescoe, Account Director and People Lead, said: “I’m incredibly proud of Krista and thrilled to see her recognised at the PRCA DARE Awards. Her energy and professionalism continue to be instrumental in helping us deliver high-quality work for our clients. She achieves this whilst fully embodying our agency values.
“Her work across a range of clients has consistently delivered results that demonstrate both value and impact as well as contributing to the overall growth of the agency. I can’t wait to see what she does next.’
Commenting on her award win, Krista added: “Winning this award is a huge honour and I’m so proud to be recognised by the PRCA. I’ve been lucky to work alongside such an inspiring team at Black Vanilla, who have supported me every step of the way and allowed me to explore new ideas, take risks and develop services that help our clients and the agency.”
