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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Responsible for the marketing and business development of a South Yorkshire based law firm. My duties include:- Creating, coordinating and executing business development plans for multiple departments - Create, deliver and revise professional marketing plans- Generate communication and marketing collateral including press releases, news stories, case studies, photo content, digital collateral and manage 3rd party agencies to create supporting marketing material Prepare and present reports, documentation and data to management and partners- Email marketing - Designing for print - Press releases and news stories - Graphic design - Budget management - Event management- Monitor media activity identifying marketing opportunities- Contribute to the upkeep of the firms website, including content writing, data control, and website analysis, and liaise with 3rd party agencies

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Responsible for all internal and external communication of the Growth Hub’s, ERDF funded, Enhancement Project and support the marketing strategy of the Growth Hub. - Create, deliver and revise professional marketing plans- Deliver multi-channel marketing to deliver, manage and evaluate marketing campaigns- Plan, coordinate and execute a professional events program- Coordinate customer feedback and market research data to inform marketing strategies and decision making- Generate communication and marketing collateral including press releases, news stories, case studies, photo content, digital collateral and manage 3rd party agencies to create supporting marketing material - Coordinate the use of social media, across 3 platforms, to promote services and events- Prepare and present reports, documentation and data to senior management and partners- Liaise, negotiate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, building effective relationships to maximise marketing opportunities- Advise and train management, colleagues and partners on marketing techniques and development when requested- Monitor media activity identifying marketing opportunities- Create and deliver newsletters to the internal team and partners, and mail shots to clients- Contribute to the upkeep of the organisation’s website, including content writing, data control, and website analysis, and liaise with 3rd party agencies- Contribute to the public sector tendering process, scoring and evaluating tenders and supporting with administration duties

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Responsible for the coordination and execution of outbound sales and marketing promotions for 5 small retail businesses. Duties included:• Create and execute a social media strategy to engage with customers and increase online pre booked sales• Create and publish content on 13 social media accounts, across 4 platforms, also responding to customer questions, maintaining the accuracy of all accounts, respond to customer feedback and uploading content on event pages • Use social media analytics to inform the marketing strategy and decision making• Create and publish content and manage paid advertising budgets for Facebook paid advertising campaigns• Publish content on the businesses websites • Manage the online booking diary of 5 businesses, including creating reports of ticket sales for senior management • Generate sales leads through proactively engaging with external stakeholders such as local businesses and local charities, through multi-channel marketing techniques such as email marketing, personal selling and creating social media content• Improving the SEO of the businesses by creating content for 3rd party websites, utilising keywords for search engines and adding alt tags to images

Management of multiple social media accounts for a city centre business. • Daily and weekly updates of various social media accounts integrating the business core sales and marketing plan.• Communicate the brand core values to a diverse customer base. • Optimise online material to reach the SEO strategy • Analyse customer activity and engagement with social media platforms• Distribute marketing budget through post boost optimisation.• Facebook follower’s growth of 60%• Manage the booking system within the business• Respond to customer enquiries and feedback• Manage the business website through CMS system • Create digital assets for digital platforms using digital design tools

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Operator and lead manager of a large two floored, seasonal retail business with annual sales of over £1m. • Strategic planning of the business’ daily operation.• Key skills in the area of planning and organising large workloads to tight deadlines. Experience in co-ordinating and leading a branded business through a £250k investment including creating a marketing strategy, PR, recruitment and training, purchasing and forecasting sales and profit. • Responsible for monthly sales and marketing plans, including creation of all sales events and promotions, marketing and communication to the customers and delegation and co-ordination of all tasks included within the events and promotions execution. • Experience in email marketing, social media marketing, merchandising, window dressing, copy writing and website content management. • Responsible for budget management, with weekly and monthly financial reviews and analysis of expenditures and revenue. Responsibility for bottom line profit of the business.• Responsible for leading and managing a team of 30 employees, including front of house employees, chefs, DJ’s and security staff. • Training of all employees including management progression of team leaders and deputy managers.• Management of all social media platforms and online customer feedback portals, including responding to all manners of enquiries and feedback.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Supporting the general manager of a large city centre branded business, responsible for aiding the daily operation and execution of sales and marketing plans.• Create and support sales and promotional events of the business, including creatively contributing to existing promotions and events or creating new sales and promotions based on current sales trends.• Experience gained in email marketing, copy writing, merchandising and strategic sales and marketing planning. • Responsible for employee training and coaching, including leading key shifts of the business.• Supporting with monthly financial reviews and contribution ideas to improve efficiency within the business.• Co-ordination of booking enquiries, delivering exceptional standards to all guests during their booking and delivering cocktail training sessions for customers.• Responsible for weekly stock and cash auditing.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

1st assistant director the production of an independent feature film 'Violet City', in conjunction with Babyface media and Liverpool John Moores University. My main duties included:- Co-ordination of all crew members on set;- logistical management of all actors;- Script development and supervision;- Time keeping and ensuring the production ran to schedule;- Creation of schedules and rotas of all crew and cast members;- liaison between cast and crew, directors and producers;- Social media and marketing management; - Management of all runners, production assistants and junior assistant directors.During pre production of the film I was a line producer which involved me acting as a senior role within the production office. My main duties included:- Liaising with all heads of departments; - Management of the production office;- Sourcing materials and equipment needed for props, costumes and set designs;- Sourcing cast and crew members;- Communicating with third party companies sourcing catering and transport for the production; - Co ordination of script readings and all meetings;- Working to deadlines.

Master Of Science (Msc), Marketing/Marketing Management, General, Distinction

A diverse and in-depth analysis of all marketing principles and theories, including critical review of existing marketing material. Taught.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Imaginative Writing, 2:1

A diverse exploration of all manners of creative writing, including prose fiction, journalism, poetry, screen writing and theatre writing..