Louise Aherne Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, Gb

Leicester, Leicestershire, Gb

- Working in a newly created role to establish processes and ways of working and implementing systems to drive executional excellence across Marketing channels.- Responsible for the running of the Photography and Creative Studios to deliver a new brand platform, cross-channel marketing campaigns, editorial and ecom photography, as well as BAU creative and content- Reporting on and reviewing of delivery to drive continuous optimisation and executional excellence- Implementation and roll out of Monday.com across the business to support marketing delivery, focusing on briefing, automations and reporting to drive efficiencies and speed to market from brief to go live- Build and provide inspirational leadership to a high-performing team, ensuring the optimum structure is in place and colleague engagement is high to deliver industry-leading results

Bristol, Gb

- Leading the procurement, implementation and roll out of Monday.com in the Creative Ops and Creative Studio teams, Brand and Marketing team and with key stakeholders across the business- Project scoping and set up of high profile and complex cross-business projects including resource scoping, hiring plans, project structure and budget, as well as week to week progress reviews - Ownership of the Creative Ops and Creative Studio budgets- Continuous optimisation of ways of working, best practices and automations to drive efficiency in delivery and improve creative output- Running quarterly updates and retros with key stakeholders on Studio output, pipeline planning and ways of working

Bristol, Gb

- Supporting the Head of Creative Operations on the development of new Studio and broader Brand and Marketing processes and refinement of existing processes as necessary (from definition of briefing processes to the development of project flow tools)- Management and roll out of the company wide Digital Asset Management system, templating and other assets to support marketing automation and streamlining as a part of a complex, long term cross functional workstream - Working closely with the Head of Creative Ops & B&M Dir in the management and oversight of headcount and team structure for the 50+ team- Day to Day management of Creative Ops finance alongside finance partners

London, Gb

- Day-to-day running of the Internal multi-country Agency teams across copywriting, design, development and cross-channel production- Supporting the Sports and Gaming businesses with cross-channel campaign execution including collaboration and management of external agency partners- Custodian of ways of working across European markets and responsible for instilling best practice across locations and teams- Managing a team of Regional Studio Managers and coordinators- Responsibility for the planning and project management of multi-country campaigns and rebrands including the recent global rebrand of Party Casino- Building and overseeing freelance resource, prioritisation of their work and managing bookings, budgets, processing of payments, contracts, terms- Implementing creative tools, workflows and project management tools including Workfront and Monday to improve studio efficiency

London, Gb

- Managed the Studio’s workload and output to ensure that all branding projects for a number of B2C and B2B businesses, from strategy through to execution were delivered on time and to budget- Created and managed the marketing and new business strategy, writing case studies and newsletters as well as maintaining all social media accounts- Implemented a project management system to track project status, manage new business pipeline and marketing content- Managed client relationships, from initial meetings to ongoing check ins across all projects.- Researched and prospected for new business opportunities, reaching out and pitching to potential new clients with a number of projects secured successfully

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

- Managed the Studio’s workload and cross-channel output across all business functions and multiple markets- Project managed the roll out of the Global rebrand in 8 markets in 8 months- Coordinated the roll out of the cross-channel activation campaign to support the X Factor sponsorship- Reviewed, managed and prioritised daily work schedules of multidisciplinary creative team to ensure work was delivered on time and to brief- Continually sought to optimise and improve the Studio setup and systems to ensure best use of resources to be able to deliver for the ever-changing needs of a fast growing and dynamic business- Project Managed key strategic campaigns on behalf of cross-function business stakeholders including working and managing external agency partners and overseeing project budgets- Delivered regular, concise and considered project updates for team members, project managers and Marketing Directors- Line managed the UK Studio Coordinator to ensure alignment on work schedules in the UK and across multiple markets- Led the implementation of a new global briefing and project management platform and work flow process- Managed the Studio’s production and photography budget- Led and coordinated debriefing sessions across teams and functions- Produced monthly management reporting evaluating Studio performance and delivery

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

- Managed the briefing system on a daily basis, ensuring briefs received were of a suitable quality and, if not, work with stakeholders to improve quality- Scheduled and briefed workload for the copy, design and digital development teams- Organised and led project status and review meetings, communicating across all creative teams and project owners to ensure deadlines were met- Managed the Studio team’s workload and roll out of the UK rebrand, ensuring that all 900 assets across the business were delivered on time- Worked and managed freelancers and external agency partners, raising purchase orders and managing contracts

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

- Managed and supported CMO with diary- Worked with the CMO on company-wide marketing inductions and presentations for industry events- Organised and event managed key internal events such as Country Manager days and marketing functional groups of up to 40 people

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

- Provided full PA services including diary management, travel arrangements, emails and minutes- Supported the Business Projects team during Just Eat’s IPO

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Literature And Spanish

Spanish Language And Literature

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