Ian Garrard Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Creating, improving and maintaining web content and social media channels across Trust Directorates, including the management of content to raise brand awareness and also monitoring web traffic and metrics to inform planning.

London, United Kingdom

Editorial review of internal web content and site migration management. Updating existing procedures and information, and creating revised processes, following user testing and UX iterations.

Freelance editorial roles and recently published writer, contributing to the Cassell book; ‘1001 TV Series’ - the ultimate guide for the Netflix and boxset generation.

London, United Kingdom

Working on a National Lottery funded project to set up a UK-wide counselling support service, creating and using website, online and social media resources including Twitter, Skype and Message Boards to provide access to a range of therapeutic interventions and connect people to each other. Reviewing, assessing and then delivering client interventions and new processes for teams to offer in the target areas of Bristol, Brighton, West Midlands, Manchester and London.Working with marketing/media team to promote the project with key influencers, service providers and our target audience.

London, United Kingdom

Managing and delivering the day-to-day editorial production of the Syfy UK channel website, including sourcing and creating promotional sites and webpages to support channel priorities, for shows including The Originals, Warehouse 13 and the Star Trek franchise.Managing the social media channels, including @SyfyUK and liaising with third party suppliers in the delivery of media campaigns through social. Uploading, managing and coordinating video material for SyfyYouTube channel.Designing and overseeing graphics and visual images for various platforms and promotions using photoshop.Also working with the presentation team to activate on-air, including voice over and on-screen messaging and writing and feeding into scripts. Additional responsibilities include working across sales and other teams to deliver timely promotional campaigns, generating images, editorial and creative ideas.

London, United Kingdom

Editorial production and direction for websites across the ITV portfolio, including managing the main ITV homepage and channel homepages. This requires copy writing, subbing, image research and editing, alongside forward planning promotions whilst liaising across the business to create news, sports and entertainment editorial pushes. Also editorial lead on the official 'Coronation Street' website, including writing news stories, editing picture galleries, video pages, newsletters and managing social media activity. I have specialised in expanding our social media reach, and have helped grow our Twitter followers from 3500 to 140,000 and our Facebook fans to over 1.8 million since I joined in 2010. I also work across a range of other genres including crime, drama and entertainment content such as ‘Poirot’, 'X-Factor' and ‘Primeval’.I'm interested in the use of second screen activity and social media to enhance user experiences and connect broadcasters to their audience.Excellent editorial skills, web site management, writing for the web, blogs, social media, photoshop including design and layout, publicity and press release duties and strong organisational skills.

London, United Kingdom

Maintaining and developing content for www.itv.com/corrie including content for the 50th anniversary of the show and spin-off online dramas Gary's Army Diaries, In Bed With Ken and Deirdre and Just Rosie, liaising with the press office, producing and uploading copy and videos.

Bush House And Tvc

Various lead editorial roles creating, editing, subbing and researching photographic content for web-based and key brands, including lifestyle portal; ‘Life Café’, pan-media project; ‘Africa Lives on the BBC’, and 'BBC Four', 'Tomorrow's World' and social campaign; 'Get Writing'.Also Community Producer moderating and managing online communities (message boards, chatrooms, live web chats) for high profile brands including; 'Strictly Come Dancing', 'So You Think You Can Dance', 'EastEnders' and 'Casualty'.

Bbc Worldwide, Tvc

Producing website editorial content and community moderation and management for the BEEB.com commercial website, including 'Walking With Dinosaurs', 'Blake's 7' and 'Doctor Who'.

First Class Ba Hons, Contemporary Media Practice, First Class

Activities and Societies: Student Union RepresentativeUsing film, video, photography and digital imaging across written and practical work.

Advanced Diploma In Integrative Counselling, Counselling And Psychotherapy, Full Pass

Activities and Societies: Student unionPart-time study over 3 years, includes foundation level of skills and theory before moving.