David Nichols-Rice Email & Phone Number

Clevedon

Ricicle Cards is a British brand established in January 2020 creating exciting, contemporary and beautiful greeting cards. We proudly print every card in England, using GF Smith papers milled in the Lake District. We also care deeply about this little planet of ours, so all of the materials we use are FSC certified. Our cards are packed using 100% recyclable materials too.

Clevedon, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

I managed the wholesale arm of greeting card publisher Card Nest. Key accounts include John Lewis, Oliver Bonas, Liberty and Selfridges, Fortnum and Mason in addition to international distributors and over 300 national/international independent retailers.Key responsibilities- Relationship building with B2B customers- Acting as the central point of contact for wholesale and distributor accounts- Sales/new business development- Creative support to creative director- Inventory management and finance management via Dear Inventory and Xero- Support social media agency in new communications and campaigns - Management of suppliers and ensuring supply chain operates smoothly- All administrative functions including mailing catalogues and samples, raising POs, order processing and ensuring all orders are dispatched in a timely manner- Coordinate communications to customers through email marketing- Research trends within the industry- Trade show event management

Bristol, United Kingdom

During my PR management for Card Nest, I secured national coverage in The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, House & Garden, Country Life, Elle Decoration, plus a wide range of local and online press coverage.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Big Fan is a design and branding agency based in Bristol and sister company to Card Nest. I managed a mix of clients, locally and internationally. From start-ups to established businesses looking to rebrand.Working within a small team, my role was wide ranging in its requirements. Heavily involved in new business development, online and at networking events, leading through to pitches and compiling proposals. As a client's primary point of contact, I made great efforts to ensure all parties were kept updated throughout a project, ensuring that both client and agency gain the most value from the partnership. I was responsible for briefing the creative team, managed the project as it moved from concept to completion. I designed and ran all branding strategy workshops with clients, and was responsible for providing the follow-up notes and brand documents.Key responsibilities - Project management- New business development- Billing, invoicing and budget management- Briefing key team members involved in the project- Leading brand strategy workshops and follow-up- Promotion of agency portfolio- Creative writing

Bristol, United Kingdom

Previously Lifetime Awarding, I managed all internal and external communications, ensuring all marketing materials were consistent with regards to branding, key messages and audience. Liaised with external designers to identify areas of improvement and introduced new templates.Coordinated company website updates, strategised with third party SEO provider on developing a strategy to improve and maintain search rankings.Researched sector specific updates and wrote engaging copy to be published online and promoted through social media and email campaigns.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Social media managementIn less than two years I built up a very successful social media strategy; bringing the company’s twitter following from zero to over 1000 by promoting content I had written in newsletters, blogs, news features and press releases as well as giving the profile a personality that was relatable to its audience. I coordinated the Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, blog, Pinterest and ensured that the messages were consistent throughout.CopywritingI wrote two newsletters a month, a weekly blog, ongoing press releases and timely features. In a successful campaign in October 2012, I partnered with a charity to provide a guide to workplace bullying which was featured on both ours and their website. I then coordinated on the social media strategy for both parties to promote it successfully.Provide marketing support to a network of over 45 franchiseesI assisted the company's franchisees in their marketing campaigns. This could range from working on a launch for an expanded office by putting a marketing plan together and seeing it through to completion, or creating effective marketing materials to promote their business. I provided consultation on advertising, the marketing mix and social media and how to tie these things together in a successful campaign.Liaise with suppliersI built excellent rapports with the suppliers that I outsourced work to; from a design agency to a PR company, an SEO partner or a website developer. I was also tasked with ensuring the relationship with the publication the company advertised with was excellent in order for me to negotiate.Database managementI produced targeted e-shots to our database which led to an increase in enquiries and attendance on open days and webinars.Website project managementI project managed the redesign and development of the company’s two websites. I then managed these on a daily basis using the Drupal CMS.

Deki is a microfinance charity creating sustainable livelihoods for women in the third world. Wrote monthly newsletters, press releases, blog and liaised with journalists to follow up on media coverageHelped run the social media strategy including Twitter and FacebookPut forward and implemented innovative and creative suggestions frequently, whilst working on a very tight budget

Msc With Merit, Marketing Communications, Merit

Modules covered: Managing PR and corporate communications in the internet age, Buyer Behaviour, Marketing Research, Principles.

Bsc, Psychology

High School