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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

As an agency leadership team member and director of client services, a lead a team of B2B marketing specialists focussed on delivering commercial outcomes for global life science brands including early stage biotech and pharma businesses, lab equipment manufacturers, and contract research and manufacturing organisations. Blending customer and competitor insight with market intelligence and strategic planning, we deliver impactful creative communications that build awareness, engage customers and generate leads across earned, owned and paid channels. Responsible for leading both account / project management and delivery teams, I am accountable for the profitable delivery of client projects, onboarding and developing client accounts, nurturing senior level client relationships, winning new business, and helping to shape agency business strategy.

I was employed on a fixed term contract to lead a dedicated team of specialists in the planning and delivery of multi-channel campaigns for UK government clients including The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Department for International Trade (DIT).The projects included research and audience insight, campaign strategy, creative concepting and production, and campaign execution across TVC, Radio, OOH, Digital and Direct channels.

London, England, United Kingdom

I was employed on a contract basis to lead the planning and delivery of a UK and Pan European multi-channel campaign for BP Fuels Retail and BP Pulse EV brands. The project included research and audience insight, campaign strategy, creative concepting and production, and campaign execution across TVC, Radio, OOH, Digital and Direct channels for the UK and adaptation for European markets.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

As head of client acquisition, my role was to lead the development of new client relationships, provide strategic B2B marketing advice and design brand strategy and integrated communications programmes for retail, technology, science, and education organisations. New client wins include; The University of Cambridge and ARM.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Little Cook Box was a start-up designed to disrupt the rapidly growing subscription recipe box market with healthy meal kits for primary school children. Launched nationwide in Feb 2018, my aim was to change the way our children eat and help busy parents feed their kids healthy, nutritionally balanced meals. Delivered weekly to our customers’ door, our meal kits presented all the fresh ingredients needed to cook tasty and healthy evening meals in 20 to 30 minutes.• Planned, created and launched a nationwide direct to consumer e-commerce business• Pitched and acquired £450,000 in early-stage angel investment• Designed an innovative and unique recipe box product targeting an untapped niche• 3 national awards for product innovation

London, United Kingdom

As a senior client partner my role focussed on working with marketing directors and CEOs to develop data-lead integrated marketing strategies for retail, financial services and automotive brands; using data analytics and consumer insight to improve customer retention and target high value prospects. In addition to successfully retaining my agency clients, I was responsible for new business; pitching, winning, and on-boarding three new clients and contributing to agency business growth. Clients included; Dominos Pizza, Arriva & Chiltern Railways, The White Company, RBS/Natwest, Hyundai and many more.

London, United Kingdom

Heading up the delivery of creative and integrated marketing programmes, my role focussed on developing marketing strategy and creative communications for food and beverage, retail, financial services, and technology brands. I built and lead a multi-discipline to team to deliver both B2B and B2C marketing programmes that included brand strategy and visual identity development, above the line, direct and digital advertising campaigns, internal communications and digital platform development, and global multi-million dollar employee engagement programmes

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Freelance marketing consultant and agency account director specialising in planning and digital comms including; project management, account direction and new business pitching.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Senior relationship management, strategist & client services team manager delivering B2B and B2C communications programmes across the retail, financial services, food and beverage and technology sectors. Clients included; The Co-operative Pharmacy, The Co-operative Legal Services, The Co-operative Food and The Co-operative Group, HBOS Bank, Bell Micro (HP, IBM, Symantec distributor) and Admiral Taverns.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Freelance marketing consultant, comms planner, strategist and agency services broker working on own client base including; TNT Post and Xerox Corporation

Manchester, United Kingdom

Marketing Manager and member of business management team responsible for product and brand marketing in the North of England

Stockport, United Kingdom

Responsible for Lyson brand including customer and market insights generation, global marketing strategy development, brand strategy and visual identity development, communications planning and campaign execution for European and North American markets.

Manchester, United Kingdom

European campaign management for desktop printer division