James Best Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities include:- Running conversion rate optimisation for clients using VWO for bespoke landing page experiences- Creating internal CRMs using Django framework on Google Cloud Platform with Docker- Mentoring team members in data visualisation and technical understanding through Looker Studio- Working with BigQuery to organise agency data for effective, efficient and automated reporting- Assisting with automating ETL processes

London, England, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities included providing the following deliverables for brands within the entertainment, gaming, fashion and FMCG industries:- PowerBI reporting for measuring brand's performance on social media- Providing insights to inform creative briefs- Audience analysis for campaign and activation planning using a combination of third party tools and proprietary tools built by myself - Advising on digital strategy within paid media, organic social and seo disciplines- Implementation of paid media campaigns across Google Ads and all major social channels- Automation of processes through tools built using Python and the Django Framework

London, United Kingdom

Following on from my previous two roles within Adapt it then became my responsibility to help the department win new business & continue to improve current business by consistently delivering winning campaigns which drive consistently strong KPIs.My role moved to oversee team members on accounts I used to work on while I aided my own line manager in winning new business and using my coding skills to automate processes and help the Adapt digital transformation team where possible.

London, United Kingdom

Using my previous experience from Giraffe & the workload on offer at Adapt I began to work towards becoming a paid social/paid media specialist. In this role my sole responsibilities were to further develop our processes and approach to effective paid social activities which drive conversions and aid paid search performance. To do this I became skilled in the following tools:- Google BigQuery- Google DataStudio- Adobe Analytics- Adobe Creative Suite- Google Analytics (with attribution models)- Facebook Pixel- Twitter Pixel- LinkedIn Insight Tag- AdWords- Keyword Planner- Google TrendsI also began to develop my Python skills in an attempt to try to automate processes to improve team efficiency

London, United Kingdom

In this role my main responsibilities were:- The implemntation of paid media campaigns across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram- Reporting and optimisation of campaigns- Client commsThis role further honed my skills with the advertising platforms on Facebook (and Instagram), Twitter, LinkedIn while exposing me to the world of paid search.

London, United Kingdom

When I first moved to London I took up a short term temp role for the Daily Telegraph.My main roles & responsibilities involved organising newspaper ads assets & liasing with the creative team.

During my time at Giraffe Social Media I gained experience in the following areas of social media marketing across Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn & Twitter:- Community management- Content creation & scheduling- Community growth- Paid social advertisingThese responsibilities allowed me to further develop creative skills I had learnt whilst studying such as Photoshop and creative writing.This role also allowed me to begin to develop the following skills:- Client management- Budgeting- Admin organisation- Strategy planning & implementationTools used for this role:- Google Analytics- Facebook Ads Reporter- Raven Tools- Photoshop- Canva- Tweetdeck- Hootsuite- Bitly

Due to increased business and a expanding team the company decided to create another first tier of management to help keep the team organised and maintain a high standard of service.

Whilst at University I worked at Abar Bistro in the evenings predominately as a waiter but I also acquired experience as a bartender. During my time I worked my way up to becoming a valuable member of the team taking larger responsibilities in a keyholder support role.

Bachelor'S Degree, Media Studies & Entertainment Technology, 2:1

Dissertation: What Impact Did Social Media Have On The Arab Spring?

High School, Socilogy, Business Studies, Media Studies, Communication Studies, Film Studies

Sociology - (A2) - B. Business Studies - (A2) - B. Media Studies - (A2) - A. Communication Studies - (As) - A. Film Studies - (As) - A.

High School

Activities and Societies: 9 GCSE's Grades B-C