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London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Iris is a leading global integrated creative and innovation agency.As part of the senior planning team I helped to lead the strategy on key global and local clients, including Domino's, Barclaycard, MINI, Philips, Shell, Britvic, Guinness and Diageo.I led the digital strategy practice within iris, working with different iris divisions, international offices, senior teams and global clients.I specialised in digital strategy, content marketing planning, social strategy, digital innovation, digital culture research and mobile strategy. My role included creative planning, campaign development, pitching, leading thought leadership plans, leading client workshops and developing best practice digital marketing materials.In particular, I played a key role in helping to originate and merchandise the iris point of view and planning IP on content marketing and helping clients transition to brand as publisher.

London, United Kingdom

As visiting lecturer at The School of Arts and Digital Industries at The University of East London I lecture on digital strategy, communications planning and digital culture.

London, United Kingdom

In addition to my Strategy Director responsibilities, I was promoted to Head of Social Business to run Jam’s start up social business consultancy. My role was to help clients make sense of the wider business impact of social media, mobile and emerging digital technology throughout their business. I consulted with Sky, Renault Global, Bupa, RSA, Capital One and Microsoft on a variety of large, mainly global, strategic social business engagements helping clients adopt social business practices into their enterprise. I developed Jam’s unique planning approach to social business strategy, using planning, measurement and audit frameworks to help deliver complex social business projects.

London, United Kingdom

One of the UK’s leading creative digital agencies, Jam was recently shortlisted as runners up for Digital Agency of the Year 2012 by Campaign and Marketing magazine.As part of the senior planning team I lead the strategy on some of Jam's key clients, including Samsung, Sky, Microsoft, Renault Global, RSA, Bupa, Capital One and News International. I was responsible for leading digital strategy and activation planning, content marketing planning, mentoring junior planners, leading strategy development on pitches and thought leadership within emerging digital and social business trends.

London, United Kingdom

Redhouse Lane is an independent digital creative agency specialising in content marketing, corporate communications, design and film. I worked with a range of public sector, B2B and B2C clients including: Department of Health, RBS, Anglo American, Rolls Royce, EDF Energy, Department of Education and Laing O’Rourke. I was responsible for developing the agency's digital offer, leading the digital and content strategy for key clients, leading a large multi disciplined digital team and developing new digital publishing solutions for clients.

Bath, United Kingdom

Future Plus is the specialist digital content agency of Future Publishing plc, a £150m global media company, the UK’s 2nd largest special interest consumer publisher and AOP’s digital publisher of the year 2012.I worked with clients such as o2, BT Vision, BSkyB, PC World, Playstation, GAME, Ancestry, Nividia and Odeon, helping them editorialise their brands through digital content platforms.At the time, Future Plus was a pioneering industry leader in the nascent area of digital content marketing and specialised in producing premium branded content for consumer tech brands. I helped to establish Future Plus as a top ten digital content agency, ranked by the APA as the fastest growing content marketing agency in 2008.I was responsible for planning & strategy, leading the account management team, new business and developing the agency’s digital offer.

Bath, United Kingdom

Squeeze was a start up boutique digital marketing agency which was acquired by Doner. I helped Squeeze develop their agency proposition, work with foundation clients and pitch new business.

Bristol, United Kingdom

At the time Rare Publishing was part of Chime Communications, the international marketing, PR and advertising group. Rare specialised in custom content creation services for brands: from magazines, micro sites, eCRM programs and video content. I was responsible for running their satellite Bristol office, managing everything from content strategy, commercial contracts, client management, editorial and design team management. Key clients were: Somerfield and Lloyds TSB.

New Zealand

Part of the leading global digital, direct and CRM Proximity Worldwide network, Aim Proximity is the most awarded digital agency in New Zealand.I ran Aim’s largest client group, Telecom NZ, leading acquisition, retention and engagement digital strategies across their mobile, broadband and sponsorship products.

Sydney, Australia

Founded by the respected advertising legend Tom Moult, The Moult Agency was a full service award winning integrated advertising agency. I ran the Microsoft and HP accounts which were key foundation clients and helped to establish the agency’s profile.After 5 years in business The Moult Agency merged into the Havas Group and was rebranded Arnold Furnace.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Worked on the APAC IBM account, launching IBM's flagship e-business strategy across the region.

Ba (Hons), Cultural Studies, 2:1

Postgraduate Diploma, Direct & Digital Marketing, Credit

Business Growth Program

Planning Leadership Program