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Dreamed-up out of a desire to help others connect with their creativity, spirit + purpose, ArtCircus was established. An indie publisher who lovingly produces purposeful content, sustainable + ethical paper product and original art with soul.

Marketing and communications professional, combined with a talent for the creation of internal and external communications campaign design to support J&G clients to always deliver something exceptional. From reports to video case studies, journey maps to strategic plans, a unique perspective is always delivered to the role of marcomms via expert employer branding and cultural development.I am passionately interested in how communication supports successful change in behaviour, in organisations and in the world.Holding a wealth of expertise in both B2B and B2C sectors, I focus on:• Marketing and content strategy• Corporate brand management and identity design• Cultural development• Employer branding• Fostering strategic partner relationships• Lead/revenue generation campaigns• Public relations and social media voice• Internal and external communications• Event management• Customer experience design• Strategic plan design• Administration and marketing process architecture• Social media content production

Responsible for key planning, coordination and control of production processes at Affirmations Publishing House. The role also included acting as Marketing Coordinator, for which I was responsible for the planning, coordination and publishing all of Affirmations' collateral. This included managing a content plan for external communications across print, digital and social media platforms.Affirmations publishes books, greeting cards, gift boxes, art prints and stationery. I was responsible for the supervision and delegation of both human and material resources, within the Affirmations creative department.Typical work activities included:• overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule;• ensuring that the production was cost effective;• making sure that products were produced on time and of good quality;• working out the human and material resources needed;• drafting timescales for jobs/projects;• estimating costs and setting the quality standards;• monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed;• monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programmes;• liaising and acting as the main communication channel amongst different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers, creative staff etc;• working with directors and other managers to implement the company's policies and goals;• supervising and motivating all team members within the Affirmations art department;• reviewing worker performance;• identifying training needs.As production manager, I was involved in the pre-production (planning) stage as well as the production (control and supervision) stage working with the creative team. A large part of the role involved dealing with all departments, for which I acted as the main communication channel.