Chris Jackson Email & Phone Number

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Developing and implementing strategic marketing and brand plans that are consistent with the BCC corporate communications strategy.Supporting the Marketing and Brand Manager in implementing the Belfast brand strategy and working with key internal and external stakeholders to influence the use of the city brand across marketing and brand activities.Contributing to and delivering campaigns encompassing advertising, public relations, publications, digital marketing and social media, that develop an energy around the Belfast Brand, Belfast City Council (BCC) and the Belfast Agenda, showcasing successes and identifying opportunities. Contributing to the effective and efficient management of the creative process - including creative direction, graphic design conception, digital content development and implementation.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Working within the internal communications team to create, manage and deliver a broad range of digital and written content for Belfast City Council - including researching / writing / editing copy, videography (Adobe Final Cut), animation (Adobe Character Animator / After Effects) , photography (Adobe Photoshop), intranet admin (Sharepoint), digital signage and key strategic messaging for a variety of audiences in support of the Belfast Agenda and positioning Belfast as an economically successful, culturally vibrant city.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Providing a broad range of services including filming, editing, photography, colour grading, audio capture / editing, motion graphics, social media asset creation and digital animation. Clients include: BBC Northern Ireland, Banana Block, Digital Culture, Urban Scale Interventions, NI Beauty Excellence Awards, NI Health & Fitness Awards, Digital Construction Live.

Holywood, Co. Down

Belfast, Northern Ireland

My role within the Big Lottery Fund involves being individually responsible for the design andimplementation of BLF NI’s social media strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. aswell organizing / co-coordinating a large of outreach events for external stakeholders acrossNorthern Ireland.My broad responsibilities include:• Planning, delivering and co-ordination of communications campaigns• Digital media strategy & implementation across web, email, video and social media.• Regular monitoring and interpretation of social media and website user analytics (GoogleAnalytics, Hootsuite, Twitter analytics)• Events organization / co-ordination, including collaborative work with NIO, regional councils andother major funders throughout NI.• Digital media filming, editing and publishing using Adobe Premier, Final Cut Pro, etc.• Digital media channel development• Ongoing creation of dynamic digital content using a variety of tools including Canva, AdobePhotoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.• Liaison with regional colleagues as part of website steering group, identifying and implementingkey changes and improvements to organisation website in terms of UX design.• Content development and creation.• Proactive and reactive press, including writing of original case-study content and pitching tolocal and national media• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management• Customer service and information management• Management and development of relevant policies, guidance and processes.

Belfast, United Kingdom

My role involves:• Undertaking research and gathering information in order to provide advice, guidance and support on a range of specialist issues to the team, organisation, BIG’s customers, stakeholders or the public. • Making sound evidence based judgements on a range of issues. • Managing, developing and/or contributing to the development of appropriate policies, guidance and processes. • Producing information and data relating to my area of expertise. • Contributing to and helping to deliver corporate and specialist projects. • Providing proactive and effective support to senior staff and/or non executives to deliver organisation wide work. • Proactively engaging with and develop effective and collaborative working relationships across the organisation and externally with stakeholders and customers. • Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying, recommending and implementing improvements. • Preparing reports, presentations or briefings on area of specialism. • Operating appropriate systems and technology.Additionally: • Delivering programmes effectively through support, assessment and management of caseloads • Supporting the ongoing development of programmes through programme forum, working groups and other relevant activities• Engaging positively with a wide variety of customers (including applicants, grant holders and other stakeholders)• Planning, delivering and co-ordinating funding activities for self and others as needed, and taking active role in programme development and delivery• Grant management of £2.5m+ portfolio of funded projects & finances.

Belfast, United Kingdom

The Big Lottery Fund is responsible for distributing 40 per cent of all funds raised for good causes by the National Lottery. This totals over £650 million each year. Since June 2004 it has awarded over £9 billion to projects supporting health, education, environment and charitable purposes, from early years intervention to commemorative travel funding for World War Two veterans. My role includes:• Creation & implementation of communication campaigns/strategies across a range of platforms including digital / social media, press and outreach. • Ensuring effective communication with our audience, effective management of our reputation and customer service by delivering a range of communication and marketing activities.• External events planning, organisation and management.• Stakeholder engagement and relations.• Ensuring professional delivery of communications activities across digital, media, content and editorial teams.• Ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and protocols, service levels, quality and accessibility standards, relevant legislation and local language schemes.• Providing professional communications support to colleagues across the organisation.

Belfast, United Kingdom

My role within the Big Lottery Fund involved providing a wide-range of support across both the Outreach and Press / Digital teams in the Northern Ireland office. In particular, I was responsible for the design and implementation of BLF NI’s social media strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. as well organizing / co-ordinating a large of outreach events for external stakeholders across Northern Ireland.My broad responsibilities included:• Social media strategy & implementation• Events organization / co-ordination • Digital media filming, editing and publishing• Digital media channel development• Content development• Proactive and reactive press• Outreach to external stakeholders• Customer service and information management

My responsibilities include:• Booking musical acts to perform at live events• Composing & diseminating press releases • Securing & co-ordinating the services of technical staff• Stage-managing• Production co-ordination• Show advancing• Event promotion through both digital and print media platforms• Social media strategy & execution• Liaising regularly with the client & artist(s) to ensure that their needs are consistently met• Ensuring prompt & correct payment for all parties involved• Collaborating with designers on visual communicationsMost recently, I have worked with The Limelight Ltd. & HMV / Xtra-Vision Ltd. to provide a series of highly successful monthly live music showcase events at HMV's Belfast store in Donegal Arcade. Through these events, I have successfully set up working partnerships with local record labels to allow the promotion, launch and sale of local music releases through HMV which is both finanically & promotionally benefical to all parties involved. I have also been involved for the past two years with The Limelight's hugely successful 'FresherFest' live event, curating & booking the live acts as well as stage-managing the musical side of the event.

Since 2013, I have worked in a freelance capacity providing a merchandise management service that revolves around direct artist liaison combined with communication with some of the world's leading merchandise companies to facilitate the efficient & effective sale of artist merchandise at both large & small-scale live music events. Companies I have worked with include:• Firebrand Live Ltd.• Sandbag Ltd.• Merchandising For Life Ltd.• Bravado International Group Ltd.• Lo-Fi Merchandise Ltd.• Warner Music Group • Belsonic Ltd.Artists I have worked with include:• Nine Inch Nails• Jake Bugg• Ben Howard• Nina Nesbitt• Suede• James• Bullet For My Valentine• Bring Me The Horizon• The Lumineers• Steve Angello• Example• Biffy Clyro• Twin Atlantic• Kodaline• Tom Odell• Queens Of The Stone Age• Brody Dalle• Imagine Dragons

Belfast, United Kingdom

My responsibilities / duties included:• Adding new patients to the NHS computer system.• Booking review / new appointments.• Retrieving files / scans for upcoming clinical appointments.• Arranging patient transport via ambulance.• Dealing with patient enquiries via telephone & in person.• Liaising with medical staff regarding patient details, appointments, clinics, etc.• Filing medical notes, X-rays, MRI scans, CT scans, blood results, etc.• Location tracking of medical notes, scans, etc.• Processing of patient referrals from other hospitals.• Liaising with secretarial & administration staff regarding patient appointments, referrals, etc.• Delivering highly organised and comprehensive patient information to regular deadlines.• Regularly handling highly sensitive and confidential medical information.As a direct result of these duties, I believe I have developed the following key skills:• Highly effective time management and work prioritisation.• Ability to manage patient expectation within a highly stressful environment.• Ability to communicate effectively & directly with other key staff members.• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently within a very dynamic and busy working environment.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Medieval Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature, General