Matthew Freestone Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

My specialities include: - Viral Content Curation- Audience Development- Facebook Groups- Social Media Strategy - Content Distribution - Content MarketingHappy clients: George Cowin, CEO, Cowshed Social: “Matt’s knowledge of social is second to none. His ability to build social communities across a range of different publishers/brands is a skill that is extremely hard to find.”Sedge Beswick, Founder & MD, Seen Connects: “When it comes to viral… Show more My specialities include: - Viral Content Curation- Audience Development- Facebook Groups- Social Media Strategy - Content Distribution - Content MarketingHappy clients: George Cowin, CEO, Cowshed Social: “Matt’s knowledge of social is second to none. His ability to build social communities across a range of different publishers/brands is a skill that is extremely hard to find.”Sedge Beswick, Founder & MD, Seen Connects: “When it comes to viral media, Matt knows his sh!t. I am constantly in awe of his knowledge of the space and his passion for making things go viral."Iyrah Williams, Co-Founder, Pubity Group: "Matt's knowledge and ability to keep up to date with ever-changing algorithms of social media is outstanding. He's been a great help at building brands online and is an incredible asset to any business on social." Tiffany Lietz, Founder of 10 million IG network "Matt has been an absolute game changer for my accounts. Within the first month alone he was able to bring my account back to life more than doubling its engagement from 6 million to 15 million!" Jack Shillito, Founder, Media Moment: "A genuine expert, Matt is a treasure trove of insight and knowledge when it comes to social media and growing audiences." Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Students’ Group (MSG) is Europe’s largest local area student Facebook community, with over 75,000+ students and 100,000 engagements per month.We are helping bring Manchester's 100,000 student community closer together.Our communities are a place for students to connect, seek advice, lost and found, locate accommodation, find tickets for events and much more.If you're a student in Manchester, join here: fb.com/groups/ManchesterStudentsGroup

London, England, United Kingdom

A fast growing startup which is changing the way students and letting agencies approach bills.The Bunch are building products and services which save time, hassle and money for everyone involved.

London

Cowshed create branded video content that gets noticed for all the right reasons. My role at Cowshed was to create monetised videos for both owned Facebook pages and for partner influencer pages: • Directed a small team of video editors to ensure content was optimised for Facebook and as engaging as possible • Account managed and consulted influencers on the intricacies of the FB platform• Built relationships with influencer agencies to on-board talent • Crafted… Show more Cowshed create branded video content that gets noticed for all the right reasons. My role at Cowshed was to create monetised videos for both owned Facebook pages and for partner influencer pages: • Directed a small team of video editors to ensure content was optimised for Facebook and as engaging as possible • Account managed and consulted influencers on the intricacies of the FB platform• Built relationships with influencer agencies to on-board talent • Crafted narratives and wrote scripts for licensed content videos Some highlights included: • Scripted and created a video for a client that was the second most viewed animal park/zoo video on Facebook in the UK in 2021. Watch it here: www.facebook.com/howlettsanimalpark/videos/205711324658280• The Social Media Manager for FootAsylum’s LockedIn, the first ever Youtube influencer reality show. Having never stepped on set before, I got the best two-week production 101 masterclass you could ever dream of• Helped a Tik Tok influencer transition to the Facebook platform and grew her page from zero to 200,000 followers in under a month Show less

London, United Kingdom

Launched in 2014, The Hook Group has rapidly grown into one of the largest youth media groups globally on social, known for creating stand-out original content for its 10m fans.• Sourced, edited and uploaded content totalling over 1 billion monetised views on Facebook using tools like Crowdtangle and Tubular• Lead the team that increased The Hook's main page monthly video views from 30 million to 300 million over a six month period• Managed a monetised influencer Facebook page… Show more Launched in 2014, The Hook Group has rapidly grown into one of the largest youth media groups globally on social, known for creating stand-out original content for its 10m fans.• Sourced, edited and uploaded content totalling over 1 billion monetised views on Facebook using tools like Crowdtangle and Tubular• Lead the team that increased The Hook's main page monthly video views from 30 million to 300 million over a six month period• Managed a monetised influencer Facebook page that became the third most viewed influencer page on Facebook and tenth most viewed across all platforms in May 2019 (Tubular Labs)• Created and grew a Facebook group to over 100,000 members and a million engagements a month within a year• Sourced content for and helped grow our Tik Tok from 0-100,000 followers in under a month• Distributed editorial and monetised content to both huge viral networks and smaller niche pages to maximise growth, revenue and viewsMichael Burton: Ex-Head Of Content At The Hook Group: "Matt has exceptional insight and knowledge when it comes to all things social media and is someone I would highly recommend working with." Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Sourced, edited and scheduled content for The Hook's one million fan Instagram page • Contributed heavily to the growth of a UK based TV show fan page from zero to 250,000 fans • Helped manage and grow many different large monetised influencer and viral video pages• Managed all content for a 1.3 million TV show fan account and a 130k Instagram page• Distributed content to contacts viral networks ranging from 1-30 million in order to maximise views, reach and revenue for both… Show more • Sourced, edited and scheduled content for The Hook's one million fan Instagram page • Contributed heavily to the growth of a UK based TV show fan page from zero to 250,000 fans • Helped manage and grow many different large monetised influencer and viral video pages• Managed all content for a 1.3 million TV show fan account and a 130k Instagram page• Distributed content to contacts viral networks ranging from 1-30 million in order to maximise views, reach and revenue for both monetised content and e-commerce products • Developed working relationships with hundreds of influencers worldwide Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

•Managed CSR Shareday, a Twitter campaign to promote sustainability and CSR within the events industry, which reached 1.6 million users and achieved over 10 million timeline deliveries •Social media management of all platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) •Created monthly content for a large email list•Set up interviews with sustainability contacts and partner companies in the US

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Rough Hill Group (now Running Wild)After my success as the #1 sales representative in Manchester the previous year, I was promoted to run my own event alongside my studiesThis included: • Recruited and trained 40 promotional staff, networkers, print distributers and event staff• Managed a team of six event staff and forty promoters • Managed a sold out European tour event for two-time Grammy Award winning disc jockey DJ Jazzy Jeff

History & Sociology (Ba - Hons 2.1), History & Sociology, Second Class, Division One (2.1)

1st Class History Thesis on US-Israeli Relations. 2.1 in Social Network Analysis

Education record

Activities and Societies: Full School Colours for CSU (Community Service) for my work raising funds and working closely with the Queen.