Director, Internet And Online Services
Southam, Warwickshire, Gb
Main Responsibilities and achievements:- Started as Web Designer and three promotions lead to director role in September 2004.- Overall management of the head office online department which grew to a team of twelve, consisting of designers, programmers and community managers.- Worked on a wide range of projects ranging from complete websites, micro-sites, billing systems, emails, mini-games, ‘paid for’ online campaigns and internal projects.- Complete management of the e-commerce store, from the payment solution, the CRM, the usability and general aesthetics through to the merchandising, on-going strategy and promotion per title.- Propose and execute new revenue streams through the e-commerce store, for example game related merchandise and special editions.- Liaised with marketing staff to recommend, book and implement online advertising campaigns per product within the appropriate budgets.- Managed external agencies on several major projects.- Worked at consultant and production level with the dedicated MMO marketing team supporting popular titles such as Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons.- Implementation ranged from full websites, online marketing campaigns to a bespoke billing system built from the ground up and then integrated into each title.- Managed the CRM Program and implemented new ways to grow, retain and improve the quality of members database.- Oversaw and managed the outgoing communication schedule. Co-ordinated with PR and their product and asset announcements/ releases.- Set the community strategy per title and for the company as a whole with direct management of the implementation. Was even able to influence features within the games by providing feedback from community.- Instigated and held several community days where online fans and blog/ website owners were brought into the company, leading to substantial coverage within the target market key channels.