An award-winning online & print magazine. A mix of fashion, music, art, photography and youth culture.instagram: @offtherailsmagweb: http://www.offtherailsmag.com

COMER is an award winning, Fashion & Tourism photographer.Photographer COMER (aka Matthew Comer) travels the globe shooting for fashion and editorial clients as well as tourism boards and top chefs. Working closely with in house producer Lee Barber.Represented worldwide by JSR Agency.An award winning fashion, editorial and travel photographer he's naturally a perfectionist, authentic & romantic, a true nostalgic. He's a pretty chilled normal dude too though; hailing from Manchester, UK he brings with him an element of realism and humour to every shoot. His photography celebrates all things youth with a large pinch of sub-culture accompanied by a tongue in cheek wink. He brings a reportage feel to a staged scenario, making you feel you really know the people in his photographs or you were even there when they created the shots.Key account management - Levi's, Dockers, Nivea, UGG, HTC, JD Sports, Lee Cooper Jeans, Nike, American Apparel, Adidas, Manchester United FC, Boohoo, Private White VC, Channel 5 & Hype. As well as many magazines from Vogue UK to the re-invented Playboy.COMER is also the founder & Editor-in-Chief of Off The Rails Magazine along with Co-Founders Lee Barber (Managing Director), providing a platform to artists globally from photographers right through to painters. The magazine promotes an all year round summertime, out-there rock'n'roll mentalities and a nostalgic nod to a youth that everybody can appreciate.Responsibilities Include:-Managing work volumes and daily/weekly/monthly scheduleRisk assessment and sales projectionsBusiness development and strategyResource management and productionIssue resolution, turn around time. Product to client evaluation.Video and Photography production. Location, resources, equipment and staff hireLocation scoutingGeneration of new business and revenueAccount management – business and financialsMan management and development

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I was employed by UKDC in the capacity of Team Manager. Working in a performance driven environment and processing a high volume of sensitive data 125,000 booklets per day (19 million plus in total). I managed a team of operators, which key data and code data to a specific requirement as part of the 2011 census project.Responsibilities Included:-Managing work volumesReviewing data – bespoke Oracle application (Lockheed Martin) designed to capture information via post or scanned imagesDaily routines, targets and achievements – Weekly KPI reportingResource management and coachingInternal issue resolutionPunctuality & behavior assessmentProvide a positive, constructive fun working environmentCover for team manager when absent, reporting, operations, daily projections, handovers to shift management and maintaining an active workforce of 150 staff

Intersoftware Recruitment Solutions Limited employed me in the capacity of Operational Service Desk Manager. The company provides Software and hardware support for recruitment agencies and Banks, such as RBS and Natwest. Responsibilities Included:-Managing a team of 50 Technical Analysts including performance measurement and review, team KPI’s and general line management responsibilitiesKey accounts Service ManagerService Level Management and reportingMaintenance of the knowledge base used by the service deskInterviewing, employee induction and reviewsI.T Support to global enterprisesIssue management and resolutionProduct testing and release managementProjects managementI.T InfrastructureTechnical author - internal documentationManaging the service and delivery of our software and support to our user baseBusiness systems and infrastructure (30 office based and 20 remote workers)Maintaining and improving our SLA’sTransitioning new servicesPre-sales support to account managers and clientsProblem Solving and issue resolution