James Gregory Email & Phone Number

Bidford-On-Avon, Gb

Bidford-On-Avon, England, United Kingdom

As the Marketing Manager & SEO Specialist at VIEZU Technologies, I serve as the driving force behind both high-level strategy and hands-on execution for marketing initiatives across the company and its subsidiaries.Key responsibilities and achievements include:Strategic Leadership: Designed, developed, and implemented the overarching marketing strategy, setting the direction for the company's brand and marketing goals.International Liaison: Managed international partnerships with key stakeholders in the USA, Canada, Brazil, and China, and successfully negotiated deals with new suppliers and services to foster growth and expansion.Team Management: Steered the marketing team, fostering a collaborative environment and leading the creation of industry-leading content. Implemented new technologies that enhanced team productivity and expedited project workflows.SEO Mastery: Built and optimized website landing pages, achieving first-page rankings on Google for key search terms. Developed a localised web marketing strategy that resulted in top-tier Google rankings in key market areas.Budget Management & ROI Analysis: Oversaw budget and spending for social media marketing campaigns, effectively increasing leads for the business. Regularly tracked and reported on web performance and ad impact, ensuring maximum return on marketing investment.Trade Show Optimization: Streamlined processes to enhance business presence at trade shows, ensuring the trade stand is well-equipped and adequately stocked.Creative Design & Campaign Management: Led the design of artwork for new physical POS and digital marketing materials. Created and distributed creative email campaigns to complement organic social content and paid marketing strategies, including Facebook & Google Ads and paid placements in print media.

United Kingdom

At the helm of the creative team for the "Roll Britannia" Dungeons & Dragons podcast, my role involves a blend of strategic planning, team management, conflict resolution, and creative problem-solving.Key responsibilities and achievements include:Creative Leadership: Guided a team of five creative thinkers, cultivating an environment that encourages creativity and collaboration. Effectively delegated tasks, enabling each team member to utilize their strengths and contribute to the success of our collective objectives.Problem-Solving: Showcased problem-solving capabilities by addressing and overcoming challenges to achieve optimal outcomes. Successfully managed conflicts among team members with differing perspectives, mediating to ensure positive resolutions.Strategic Planning: Mapped out both short-term targets and long-term goals spanning years into the future, devising actionable strategies to fulfill these objectives.Content Development: Oversaw the development of high-quality content, from conceptualisation to publication, maintaining the high standards that our audience expects and appreciates.Event Management: Successfully negotiated for trade stands at relevant events, and planned and executed live shows, ensuring our presence at key industry events and expanding our audience reach.Through my role at "Roll Britannia," I have fostered an environment that encourages innovation and creativity, contributing significantly to the podcast's ongoing success and reputation for quality content.

​Presenter and script writer for: Dungeon Master UK is your source of D&D campaign inspiration, foolish character ideas, wild but outlandish magical items, and all round Dungeon & Dragons commentary.​With advice and guidance on the best online sources that can help you get even more out of your campaign, and even top tips on how to get started down the road to becoming a Dungeon Master to your own table.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for driving the creative vision for all productions, including holding planning sessions, leading filming shoots in the studio and on location, and delivering high quality video products to a wide variety of clients working both in the office and remotely.I designed & actioned the new creative treatment for the opening of a barbers on one of the busiest streets in Birmingham. The new treatment exposed the individual Barbers to social media, and as a result their Facebook page likes doubled, and page reach increased to over 10,000 impressions.I successfully lead a team to capture interviews with Councillors, Mayors, and Key Business Stakeholders in Birmingham, to highlight the importance of Green Energy.I developed new implementation systems to streamline the video capture and editing process to improve efficiency and prevent technical errors for any of the teams capturing content

United Kingdom

Managing 114 Social media channels across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram representing Audi, SEAT, CUPRA, Honda, Isuzu, and SKODA. I also manage and present a motoring YouTube channel representing the business in a creative platform known as Listers Torque.I was responsible for creating bespoke videos and imagery for all brands, managing reviews and social media inboxes, while managing social media marketing budget. Highlights include a 250,000 views on a single video, more than doubling the page reach on Facebook for all pages, building the Instagram pages from scratch, and generating many real world leads for the business from within and without the normal market area.• Launched and presented new YouTube channel (Listers Torque) gaining 38.4k views in the first six months. Designed and established a bespoke studio for video content creation.• Supported a team of 80 staff to produce high quality promotional videos.• Created paid social adverts targeting both customer databases and lookalike audiences using a tone of voice that represents both Listers and the relevant brands.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Managing social media channels, Managing website content, Creating video content, scripting and creating audio content/sponsorship promotions. managing live events, planning and coordinating events/charity fund raisers.• Responsible for creating, scripting, directing, and producing the presenters in all local and network competitions and benchmarks to a defined tone of voice and style.• Successfully organised outside broadcasts and produced live events hosted by the breakfast team, with public audiences of up to 14,000.• Provided daily production, technical and social media support to the Breakfast show and produced the Drivetime show.

Birmingham

Produced videos for Heart West Midlands and Capital FM Birmingham at events including the Capital Launch, Ultrasound Festival, Fusion Festival, and clients across the region, such as Dudley Zoo, Drayton Manor, and Alton Towers.

Engaging with the public, representing a national brand, and working with the marketing team to increase/improve brand awareness.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media And Communications, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Scratch Radio - Head of Brand & Presenter

A Level

A Levels in Media Studies (B), Sociology (B), Chemistry (C), and Level 3 Key Skills in Communication

Gcse

10 GCSEs grades A-B, including English and Mathematics