Head of marketing for Positive Lending, a professional mortgage and loan brokerage based in Ringwood, and two subsidiary brands. Highlights:• Social media strategy, planning and implementation across Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook for 3 of the company brand names• Planning, managing and creating a bi-annual Company roadshow with multiple locations across the UK• Design and creation of a bi-monthly publication, which includes advertising and editorial from industry experts• Managing the company website using Wordpress and creating graphics and content • Implementing the creation of websites for the two subsidiary brands• Creation of all company collateral including forms, brochures and banners• Creation and implementation of all company marketing emails, up to approx. 40 a month • Copywriting and blog creation• Mentoring and training for 1 direct report

Providing the full gamut of marketing services, specialising in marketing and brand strategy, marketing communications, email creation and management, content creation, graphic design, digital marketing, social media creation and management, website content creation and management, PR and editorial and more.Clients have included property development finance lender BLG, IT managed services provider Primenet and NHS IT solution provider M8 Solutions Ltd.

A contract position within the business involving leading, coordinating and managing the execution of the marketing plan for the team to achieve regional and company priorities and growth objectives, facilitating the development of strategies and plans for the team and the measurement of their implementation progress and setting up Hive Project Management tools.

Providing freelance marketing expertise to an innovative global broadcasting software supplier and its sister company, a leading distributor and digital media systems designer and integrator. Highlights:• Creating and delivering on emails campaign strategies• Complete brand overhaul resulting in improved design, look and synergy • Initiated and designed new website build utilising basic templates and content from the wider CIS Group; creating compelling content and refined SEO strategy • Initiated the transfer of design elements in-house; creating and managing graphics, banners, advertising and materials, streamlining processes and reducing costs• Implementing, creating and managing company social media strategies and strategies• Organising successful global events and managing cross promotional activity with partner companies • Utilising own experience to mentor other marketing professionals in their early careers

As Marketing Manager at SGL, an innovative and niche content archive and storage management software company in the broadcast industry, this role involved full marketing planning, strategy and activity for the company along with management of a budget of £400k.Highlights:Managing all global marketing activity and contentCreating, implementing and managing social media activity including Linkedin, Twitter and Google+, with the use of HootsuiteCreating adverts for print and online publications, and managing advertising campaignsPlanning and managing all aspects of conferences, exhibitions and events of varying sizes, in different countries from event booking to stand design and managing eventsRunning and updating the company website using WordPress, including graphic and content creationCreating and managing html email campaignsUsing Adobe CC, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Dreamweaver for the creation of all company collateral and design workWorking closely with external technical partners on joint marketing initiatives such as demonstrations, webinars, editorial pieces and advertising campaignsWorking with external suppliers and agencies including PR agencies and promotional item suppliers

Supporting marketing and communications strategy for a global leader in electronic components and solutions.Highlights:Providing maternity cover for the Global Marketing Manager, including general management of the global marketing budget and teamMaintaining the company’s English and American websites, as well as providing general management and offering assistance and advice for the Polish, Russian and Chinese language sitesProducing monthly website statistics, utilising Google AnalyticsUsing InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop to create company literature including adverts, posters, flyers, datasheets, brochures and company catalogues for global useCreating and managing html emails campaignsInitiating company social media strategies and campaignsPlanning and managing conferences, exhibitions and eventsWriting editorial pieces, case studies and managing PROrganising printing primarily for the EMEA region, with some global workSourcing company promotional itemsTrained and mentored junior marketing team members

Creating all company artworking and design including forms, business cards, compliment slips, letterheads, posters, flyers, adverts, information packs, promotional items, exhibition banners and stands, events invites, guidelines and other ad hoc items. Proof reading and editing articles and company documentation.Liasing with approved printers and advertising agencies. Maintaining and managing printed and promotional stock. Maintaining a log of company documents in line with FSA regulations. Managing a budget of marketing spend. Acting as the company brand manager, including the creation of a set of brand guidelines.

Designing and organizing advertisements for national magazinesMaintaining and updating a database of barbers and training facilitiesUpdating both the Good Barbers Guide and Good Training Guide websites – including writing news articles and press releasesOrganising marketing strategies for the Good Barbers Guide birthday as well as long term plansCreating copy, setting design layouts and plans and arranging and selling advertising for an EIRE handbook.

Freelance role providing Graphic Design and artworking for Dark Reality Records.Creation of AdvertsCD cover and booklet designCreation of collateral including flyers, posters and bages