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Chester, England, United Kingdom

Taking the big step up 👔- Became responsible for sales management; nurturing leads, conducting demos, planning follow up activities and writing up contracts- Set up a system to quantify market share and a CRM process to personalise messaging and marketing efforts- Managed our small marketing team; outlining a content calendar, running a Kanban system for delivery and offering feedback - Planned and executed an outbound email campaign among councils to drive new leads-… Show more Taking the big step up 👔- Became responsible for sales management; nurturing leads, conducting demos, planning follow up activities and writing up contracts- Set up a system to quantify market share and a CRM process to personalise messaging and marketing efforts- Managed our small marketing team; outlining a content calendar, running a Kanban system for delivery and offering feedback - Planned and executed an outbound email campaign among councils to drive new leads- Planned and delivered our massive User Group conference virtually; managing attendees, working as a utility man behind the scenes during the conference and conducting the follow up actions like surveys.- Managed the marketing copy of both brands, working with our sales team to bring our content marketing inline with the new brand positioning- Became a design whiz at Figma for our lead magnet graphics, mock ups and promotional materials Show less

Chester, United Kingdom

Working for the leading name in software for registrars 🥇It was a hard decision leaving both my part-time jobs. I'd grown to love the variety (because my jobs were nothing alike and kept me on my toes!), but felt if we're really going to make this degree useful, we were going to need to find a job that gave me the biggest scope.So when the opportunity came up to try my hand at software marketing, you know what happened next. - Managing client software projects ensuring… Show more Working for the leading name in software for registrars 🥇It was a hard decision leaving both my part-time jobs. I'd grown to love the variety (because my jobs were nothing alike and kept me on my toes!), but felt if we're really going to make this degree useful, we were going to need to find a job that gave me the biggest scope.So when the opportunity came up to try my hand at software marketing, you know what happened next. - Managing client software projects ensuring the delivery of updates, new features and fixes.- Creating written and visual content for both our social channels and website. - Oversaw the creation of a new website, complete with design and copy creation. - Modified our Google Analytics account to narrow down qualified leads.- Took on the scripting, creation, recording and editing of training videos.- Conducted SEO research to inform copy using Keyword Planner and SEMRush - Arranged and promoted company webinars- Managed our client and marketing newsletters- Attended trade events and discussed our products with customers- Managed marketing stock Show less

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

Chester, United Kingdom

After working at a nightclub, turned out I loved bartending (no surprise there) 🍹Swapped being nocturnal for the daylight when a friend referred me on. - Studying like I was back at school to learn individual drinks and cocktail specifications- Communicating with customers to take order and following the flow of the evening with the floor team- Creating drinks in real-time. Time management was the key takeaway when you have a rack of checks and people looking at their… Show more After working at a nightclub, turned out I loved bartending (no surprise there) 🍹Swapped being nocturnal for the daylight when a friend referred me on. - Studying like I was back at school to learn individual drinks and cocktail specifications- Communicating with customers to take order and following the flow of the evening with the floor team- Creating drinks in real-time. Time management was the key takeaway when you have a rack of checks and people looking at their watches! - Braved doing cocktail masterclasses for hen parties and more- Managing stock and maintaining awareness of stock levels at all times (nothing worse than running out when the floor is packed in front of you) Show less

Chester, United Kingdom

So having worked at a few amazing places on the side, I thought it was time to actually put my degree to work.Starting off as an intern through the Chester Difference Award, I joined the lovely people at PR Direct to help them meet the higher demands the Christmas period brought with it 📰PR at Christmas for cookware and kitchenware is a big deal. Bloggers are looking for product to test, top 10 guides are looking for good products and people are typically buying presents so the… Show more So having worked at a few amazing places on the side, I thought it was time to actually put my degree to work.Starting off as an intern through the Chester Difference Award, I joined the lovely people at PR Direct to help them meet the higher demands the Christmas period brought with it 📰PR at Christmas for cookware and kitchenware is a big deal. Bloggers are looking for product to test, top 10 guides are looking for good products and people are typically buying presents so the need to get clients into high traffic places was going to be everything for brands like Kilner, Mason Cash and Stasher.It went well enough that I got made permanent after my first initial 6 month run which was great!This involved:- Built out contact lists for journalists, recording contacts of various relevant publications for furthering our clients reach- Presented instances of PR exposure for our brands in the form of PowerPoint and Excel in a roundup- Got to start learning proper copywriting for our mail-out materials, press releases, flyers and the new website- Liaised and worked at PR events such as Christmas In July to promote our client's products to journalists for inclusion in their Christmas gift guides- Provided social media content creation for Facebook and Twitter channels, measured analytics and providing links to support salesSide note: A particular highlight was having my copy published in a popular magazine. Show less

Chester, United Kingdom

You might think working part-time as a bartender and an assistant at a PR firm was much, apparently I didn't so I asked the amazing guys at Salience if I could hop along for work experience on the occasional free day.- Got a great insight on the role of SEO and how HTML worked (was like magic the first time!)- Verified the contact details of potential leads over the phone to update the CRM.- Created and segmented copy for different publications.- Designed Facebook ads over… Show more You might think working part-time as a bartender and an assistant at a PR firm was much, apparently I didn't so I asked the amazing guys at Salience if I could hop along for work experience on the occasional free day.- Got a great insight on the role of SEO and how HTML worked (was like magic the first time!)- Verified the contact details of potential leads over the phone to update the CRM.- Created and segmented copy for different publications.- Designed Facebook ads over Canva, giving me a lot more time to trial what works and what doesn't Show less

Chester, United Kingdom

Everyone remembers their first proper job! Uni by day and moonlighting as a Glass Collector then Floor Supervisor was memorable and gave me a first taste of what a day/night job was going to feel like (taught me young me didn't really need sleep too).- Lead the floor team across 3 glorious floors to make sure we were all set up.- Communicated with bartenders about any stock or needs throughout the night.- Mastered the squeegee and blue roll combination.

Lookers Vauxhall Stadium, Bumper'S Lane, Chester Ch1 4Lt

Back when I lived in close proximity to the uni, an opportunity to be a Safety Steward at the Deva Stadium.Loving football and never having been to a game, the opportunity to be part the local clubs set up was too good to pass up.- Assisted in the co-ordination of football matches, monitoring fan safety.- Worked with other stewards to distribute information regarding any issues in the ground.

Chester

With it being hard to ignore race season (seeing as the nightclub became super busy over that time period), I used some of the uni downtime to instead become a sales assistant for ChesterBET.Was a really unique experience for me at that time as I'd never been working in an events environment or had to be responsible for a big float. But, it was my type of busy/engaging, which worked out for my later hospitality stints.- Paid out winnings and actively managed the float (running… Show more With it being hard to ignore race season (seeing as the nightclub became super busy over that time period), I used some of the uni downtime to instead become a sales assistant for ChesterBET.Was a really unique experience for me at that time as I'd never been working in an events environment or had to be responsible for a big float. But, it was my type of busy/engaging, which worked out for my later hospitality stints.- Paid out winnings and actively managed the float (running out of cash could often leave you swamped)- Let customers know how it all worked (ChesterBETs payouts worked differently and got questioned) Show less

Chester, United Kingdom

The very start of my LinkedIn career (didn't count my loyal service as a paper boy). Secured as my work-based learning placement during 2nd year, I got involved very quickly in everything marketing to varying degrees of success.- Managed socials on their Favourite Days Out page and associated social media accounts.- Measured analytics and responded with content orientated to the audience.- Edited and updated news stories within the weekly MailChimp email campaign.-… Show more The very start of my LinkedIn career (didn't count my loyal service as a paper boy). Secured as my work-based learning placement during 2nd year, I got involved very quickly in everything marketing to varying degrees of success.- Managed socials on their Favourite Days Out page and associated social media accounts.- Measured analytics and responded with content orientated to the audience.- Edited and updated news stories within the weekly MailChimp email campaign.- Assisted in the co-ordination and set up of the summer's Amazed By Science events.- Conducted surveys with attendees to assess how the events were received. Show less

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Mixed Martial Arts Archery Marketing degree at the University of Chester. I completed modules on subjects such.

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