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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview – Overseeing and managing the post production content process from brief to delivery for Film and TV across Europe. Primarily leading on brands such as Amazon, Nickelodeon and MTV. Activities Included- Analysing briefs from clients and translating this information into simple and clear terms for production staff of varying disciplines. - Maintaining production schedules for multiple campaigns and deadlines for various clients across Europe simultaneously. - Developed and proven my ability to efficiently prioritise my own workload in time sensitive conditions as well as those of others in the production process.- Managing and overseeing all stages of post production creative and localisation processes from editing, GFX, audio and finishing with the client’s requests in mind. Consistently ensuring the brief is being followed so the final product meets the client’s requirements.- Developed a strong understanding of the specialised fields within the post production process allowing me to make informed decisions when managing a job internally, as well as managing the client and their expectations.- First point of contact for clients across Europe drawing on strong interpersonal skills and clear communication to build rapport and professional relationships. - Preparing trailer and TV spot scripts for localisations, liaising with translators and arranging recording sessions with VO artists and local audio mixers for major territories across Europe.- Reviewing all materials with a trained eye, such as trailers, TV promos and socials spots before sharing with the client for approval.- Working closely with distribution staff on content delivery to make sure all orders are to the requested specifications and delivered in a timely manner. - Solely designed and implemented monthly reports on excel using pivot tables to analyse metrics, such as content output and completion times, to be used by senior management for contractual negotiations with clients.

London, United Kingdom

Overview – Assisted within the accounts team to liaise between clients and the in-house design team to successfully deliver exceptional advertising creative.Activities Included- Understanding the client brief, communicating the requirements to the design studio and providing the desired creative to the client.- Liaised between client and media owner to provide in cinema creative for Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as providing A/V materials for The Love of Sci-Fi fan convention.- Assisted the account manager with formulating creative ideas.- Carried out research projects to assist with the strategic planning in order to best handle client briefs.

London, United Kingdom

Overview – Working within the European Film Marketing department, assisted with the overseeing of marketing campaigns for films released in 40+ territories. Primarily working with local teams, external media owners and creative agencies to deliver successful and innovative activations.Activities Included- Project managed Pan-European advertising campaigns for some of the year’s biggest releases such as Dunkirk, Suicide Squad and Fantastic Beasts as well as many others.- Collaborated with media and creative agencies to shape campaign strategies and deliver successful activations with the likes of YouTube, Snapchat, PlayStation and Twitch.- Reviewed and approved over 40 local markets plans and spend allocation, on a weekly basis across all film titles, ensuring they were in line with the overall prescribed marketing strategy.- Co-wrote TV Ad scripts for the Lego Batman Movie in collaboration with Cartoon Network and advised in the studio production process of the creative.- Reviewed and approved creative from standard online media, digital, A/V materials, key art and outdoor materials.- Supported the coordination of trailer releases including, at the time, the worlds most viewed trailer in 24 hours for Stephen King’s IT, liaising between local teams and media agencies for a successful simultaneous release. - Liaised daily with international colleagues and local teams during campaigns, from receiving translations, providing localised creative and implementing any local feedback on creative.- Briefed influences that were invited to film premieres, as well as looking after them on the red carpet and provided any required assistance.- Wrote weekly market research questions to be used in all major markets, as well as analysed and fed back on the results.

Lichfield

Overview – Summer marketing placement at Police Mutual – the UK’s largest affinity friendly society, providing financial products and services to over 200,000 members of the Police Service and 180,000 customers of the Armed Forces Activities Included- Working as part of the brand marketing team on a new and innovative project to drive consumer awareness and sales.- Assisted in the development of a UK wide brand data capture activity and leaflets.- Attended team meetings and contributed original ideas towards marketing & PR projects.- Analysed and provided feedback on data capture activity.

Manchester

Overview – Summer work experience, assisting the design team in all areas needed.Activities Included- Carried out customer mystery shops in Manchester town centre.- Worked on a number of brand client initiatives and utilised photoshop.- Carried out research into a number of brands to assist with client pitches.- Proof reading of marketing materials.- Attended team meetings and contributed original ideas towards marketing projects

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business, 2:1

A Levels, Business, English Literature & Religious Studies

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