Melissa Farrington Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Gb

Leading the concurrent development and maintenance of four distinct digital products:- An annual showcase of young people’s tech and coding projects from around the world- Two platforms for promoting, registering and supporting global networks of coding clubs for young people- A platform to promote and manage magazine subscriptions for computing educators

London, United Kingdom

In addition to my usual work as a Product Manager (see below), my responsibilities focused on leading the team, improving the way we worked, and managing people to develop and succeed. In this role, I developed an adaptable communication and leadership style, to meet the needs of individuals and create better working relationships. I provided support by identifying where people needed help, resolving conflict and giving regular feedback. I also enjoyed exploring management theories to support my development.

London, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:- Leading the development of new software products- Defining the product vision and roadmap- Acting as Product Owner in a fast-paced, agile environment- Working closely with developers, designers and other teams to deliver products- Collaborating on go-to-market strategies and launches- Making decisions based on data and customer feedback- Developing testing, release and communication processesSkills and experience:- Developing and managing software products- Developing product strategy - Extensive experience with product development tools: Jira, Trello, Confluence and Pivotal Tracker- Analysing data effectively- Writing detailed user stories- Defining end-to-end customer journeys- Presenting to stakeholders and customers- Building partnership opportunities- Wireframing and prototyping- Design – proficient with tools such as Sketch and as Adobe CC- Managing people- Managing various suppliers- Managing budgets

London, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:- Leading on the development of digital platforms and customer journeys to drive SEO and improve user engagement- Managing campaigns across organic and paid media channels, including social, PPC and content marketing- Developing customer stories and thought-leadership content- Working with internal stakeholders to develop product and brand positioning- Managing people- Managing various suppliers- Managing budgets

London, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:- Leading the development of the Investors in People website to improve campaign activity and lead generation- Developing our ability to measure marketing impact and ROI

London, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities:- Managing regular customer events, from workshops to celebration events for over 100 delegates of recently accredited organisations- Delivering the Investors in People Northern Ireland Conference to introduce our new standard to over 250 delegates from existing and prospective customers in Belfast- Managing change - transitioning and building the delivery of Investors in People accreditation in Northern Ireland (from 1 April 2015) and Wales (from 1 September 2015)- Managing PR, including managing press enquiries and proactive releases- Managing internal stakeholder communications- Developing operational business processes- Managing sales leads and developing sales materials- Managing people

London, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities and highlights:- Managing and optimising social strategy, for generating leads and strengthening our brand profile- Programme managing our 2015 product launch campaign - “Outperformance” - co-ordinating deliverables across 8 suppliers. The team was awarded B2B Marketing ‘Best Brand Initiative 2015’ for the campaign.- Leading the Twitter strategy, budget and content creation for “Outperformance”, which became the highest performing lead generator, and best ROI, across all social channels for the campaign- Awarded ‘Tweet of the Day’ at the HRD Summit 2015, for the top performing tweet in reach and engagement- Created the best performing tweet to date, as part of an integrated marketing campaign for International Women's Day- Led the social strategy and design for the Investors in People Awards 2015 (and 2016)

Intu Trafford Centre, Manchester

Leigh, Uk

Greater San Diego Area

Lancaster, United Kingdom

Pgce (September 2020 - February 2021), Secondary Education And Teaching - English (Incomplete)

First Class, Ba English Language And Literature (International)

Activities and Societies: LUU Mountaineering Club, Study Abroad Office

Gpa: 4.0, Education Abroad Program, Literatures In English

Activities and Societies: I-Publish, International House of Programming (Event Planning Society)