• Responsible for the strategic development and revenue growth of digital for IPL Classified and the Evening Standard’s London direct Sales team (Engage).• Achieved 44% revenue growth for Engage (YoY) • Responsible for hiring, training and performance management of 8 direct reports. • Responsible for Digital training for IPL classified department and Engage• Instrumental in budget planning, forecasts and commercial strategy• Instrumental in all ‘big ticket’ cross-platform solutions across the Engage, Education and Lifestyle teams including print, digital, TV and events. • Responsible for the running and sponsorship of Business Connections (Evening Standard’s SME platform) includes print, digital and events.• Responsible for sourcing, managing, in all education & recruitment partnerships including: Association of MBA, Access MBA, Media Planet.• Responsible for sourcing sponsorship for Business Connection Events - networking event for Londoner's SME community.

*Developed a new call/work monitoring system for telephone sales employees that is used throughout the classified department which has been cost and time saving, and allows management to review employees work in real-time. *Support and development of a five strong sales force on the education team of varying experience from a business development manager to telephone sales execs *Created, developed and launched The Independent’s first commercial mobile app.*Responsible for Business Connection platform on the Evening Standard - including commercialization and account management.*Responsible for the Association of MBA partnership; using this platform to create and implement innovative ideas to generate YOY growth and retain the partnership.

*Responsible for selling all digital opportunities across independent.co.uk *Worked closely with the solutions team to provide creative digital advertising solutions *Enabled the classified sales team on selling and implementing digital opportunities

*Solely managed the MBA and business education portfolio *Actively involved in maintaining the partnership with the Association of MBA (at the time The Independent’s second largest revenue generating partnership)

* Created and solely sold into British supplements distributed within Indian newspapers * Top field sales account manager for the recruitment team selling across the recruitment portfolio through agencies and client direct * Portfolio of recruitment products include: Graduate, Diversity, Engineering, Surveying, Retail, Aerospace and the Not for profit sector

*Top sales person in the department out of a group of 12 *Managed the revenue generation of six education publications and two newspaper supplements

*Source new leads/potential clients and sell them advertising in education magazines*Liaised with clients to ensure they remained committed to the company and are happy with the services they have been provided with *Sold advertising across all subject specific education magazines *Proven track record of generating new revenue streams

* Sold advertising in diversity focused education magazines