Jo Jacques Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Looking after the strategic communications needs <​What they say, how they say it, when to say it, who to tell, where to tell etc.> of a diverse group of brands.

Key role responsibilities:•Working with a number of McCann tools to ensure that ‘truth’ is at the heart of the brand proposition and communications platform to solve relevant challenges•Resource planning and mapping, recruiting, general line management duties including creation of training and development plans•Scoping out client revenue and managing expectations with board level managementKey client responsibilities:•Create seamless inter-agency client processes and working groups to ensure smooth 360 campaign and project management from client briefing to evaluation and implementation of learnings•Managing all parties through the ups and downs of agency/client relationships•Delivering cost efficient, effective projects from strategic brand planning and creative briefs through to TV, design, photography, illustration, digital build, email, radio, online, mobile, animation and artwork on time and on budget

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for Cott Beverages, Coventry Building Society, National Express coaches, Pipers Crisps Co and Aqualisa brands. Delivering revenue generating, marketing communications across a number of channels from integrated TTL campaigns to product brochures and strategic presentations. Striving to get great work out to clients and bringing great business to McCann.Key role responsibilities:o Delivering revenue and profitability to McCann to ensure all targets are met o Working with a number of McCann tools to ensure that ‘truth’ is at the heart of the brand proposition and communications platform to solve relevant challengesKey client responsibilities:o Create seamless inter-agency processes and working groups to ensure smooth multi channel campaign and project management from client briefing to evaluation and implementation of learningso Delivering cost efficient, effective projects from strategic brand planning and creative briefs through to TV, design, photography, illustration, digital build, animation and artwork on time and on budget

Leicester, United Kingdom

Key clients: Unilever, Amtico, TargusKey role responsibilities:o Identifying opportunities for Big to expand work across agency, planning, digital and sales activation channels within existing clients and new businesso Delivering revenue to the business, performance management of direct reports, finance champion Key client responsibilities:o Create deeper relationships within existing Unilever brands and gain exposure across other brands and the channel team in Food solutionso Building relationships across global and local divisions of Amtico International, to help launch the new visual identity and brand perspective for Spacia to commercial and residential audiencesSuccesses:o Relationships within Unilever delivered five additional sales promotion project pitches, three of which were with new brands or channel contacts. One multi-channel campaign held up as best in class o Creation of an on pack, pan European promotional game for Targus had a significant increase in sales of promotional cases (31%) and also non-promotional cases (5%)

London And Leamington Spa

Retail initiatives and brand projects for Nokia global retail and Barclaycard Key role responsibilities:o Provide strategic counsel to clients advising of best marketing communication plan and tactics to meet objectives, whilst optimising profitability to Vitalo Hold overall accountability in the eyes of each client and within Vital for all account decision making o Act as the clients eyes and ears to the wider market - spot opportunities and applicable trendso Manage and inspire direct reports, studio and creative teams to achieve excellenceKey client responsibilities:o Working closely with Nokia’s global retail team to bring to life new strategies and innovations that will enhance customer experience and sales conversion across various formats o Worldwide retail installation management, top level retail research and conference presentations o Providing innovative direct solutions for Barclaycard, ensure the visual identity remains in line with guidelines and business objectives across – literature, events, sponsorship and internal communicationso Proposition development and refinement for new product launches o Campaign development for Barclays Stockbrokers across the broad range of investment productsSuccesses:o Strategic re-positioning of Nokia retail environments bringing solutions, devices and accessories together to create personalised experiences for customers across various retail formatso Building relationships with Nokia retail team bought more strategic work, increasing revenueo Implementation and bedding in of the new Barclaycard VI across direct and brand project helped to increase brand empathy by 12% o Advertising campaign for E*trade saw an all time high sign up rate of 36% and increased customer retention for the first 6 months by 15%

Leamington Spa

Delivering a number of key projects to clients including:NOKIA: Worldwide retail installation management for flagship stores and top level retail research from Mexico to Hong Kong.ECCO: PR for their performance range of footwear across a number of monthly sports and travel magazine titlesTIMBERLAND: Retail POS for a number of distribution channels from flagship to franchise and shop-in-shop concessions

PITCHER & PIANO: Bar opening events, monthly newsletter and in-bar designTIMBERLAND: Cowes sponsorship activation, UK POS

various recruitment agencies, Cooper Parry accountants, Scottish and Newcastle

Communications And Media Studies Bsc

English Literature, Geography, Performing Arts, Community Sport Leader Award

Education record