Talent Director and Founder.We Develop Talent. We Grow Business. We Connect Teams. - Sourcing and Onboarding of Micro-Influencers for brand ambassador, promo exhibitions, media productions and photo shoots.- Management of 420 Influencers, briefings, assignment coordination, content management, final engagement reporting- Consultancy service to small business of their ‘Always On’ Marketing Strategy - Business Development of small to medium size brands - 145 to date - Development of key brand partnerships including Shein Official, Lounge Underwear and Benefit Cosmetics- Marketing Campaign proposal designing, implementing and reporting- Investment pitch deck development and the securing of a first seed investor within 6 months of operation- Regular new and existing brand relationship management- Talent matching to client and opportunity requirements- Budget and Financial Management- Large scale campaign management - Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Halloween, Christmas Build-up- Social Media Management - Management of stakeholder contracts and T&Cs- Management of Project Management Team- Coordination of Operations- Overseeing the transition of the new tech platform- Managing Investment Relationships and Stakeholders

- Leading the Business Development strategy to develop employer relationships and income generation for London South Bank University who achieved University of the Year for Graduate Employment by the Times and Sunday Times 2017 and 2018- Tailoring recruitment drives in line with economic and industry recruitment needs to consult leading organisations on talent attraction and engagement strategies- Developing business relationships with a large portfolio of clients including Ernst and Young, Deloitte and Warner Brothers, to support their recruitment drives and engage new and upcoming university talent - Providing end-to-end recruitment drives to attract top university talent through running recruitment drives, interviews and assessment centres on behalf of the employer to short-list talent e.g. methods of increasing social mobility of organisations workforce within the media industry- Responsible for all aspects of employer engagement in regards to talent recruitment- Implementing recruitment campaigns and leading projects to address company’s recruitment priorities such as increasing female applicants into STEM areas and social mobility diversification of workforces -Project and event managing campus recruitment events including 5 annual industry-specific career fairs, guest lectures, and insight days to increase employer branding and application numbers to graduate programmes- Applying extensive knowledge of the national and international labour market to consult hiring managers, Talent Directors and Graduate Talent Managers on talent acquisitions methods from 7 faculties; Business, Law and Social Sciences, Engineering, Applies Sciences, Built Environment and Architecture, Arts and Creative Industries and Health and Social Care

-Leading the Employer Engagement strategy for an award-winning employment and training provider- Leading a sales team of 3 to engage new SMEs and organisations paying the apprenticeship levy - Monitoring staff performance, team and individual targets to reach month and quarterly KPIs- Holding 1-2-1 staff meetings and setting appraisal targets to support staff with individual targets of developing business leads and conversion -Consulting organisations on developing various apprenticeships programmes which addresses organisational skills shortage gaps by engaging early talent and upskilling their current staff-Establishing strong relationships with clients and negotiating with key decision makers to include Get Set UK on apprenticeship programmes delivery as part of their long-term strategic training plans-Advising Managing Directors and L&D Officers on the appropriate apprenticeship programmes to boost staff performance, reduce staff turnover, develop employees and improve their bottom line-Build a large pool of stakeholders to provide apprenticeship programmes which meet Get Set UK’s stringent business and contractual targets and allow business growth

-Achieving institutional KPI of identifying and securing 500 annual relevant business opportunities for students and graduates and negotiating 85% positive student placement outcomes -Leading Institutional business development on building partnerships with SMEs and large corporate organisations including O2, London ExCeL Centre, HSBC and London City Airport, Canary Wharf Group-Leading J.P. Morgan’s social mobility strategy recruitment drive by recruiting 12 UEL finance students of mixed backgrounds for a high-profile talent networking dinner with Senior Hiring Managers -Leading high-profile recruitment programmes with clients including London City Airport which attracted 56 students and secured 100% recruitment for positions in 6 airport departments-Engaging and negotiating with HR Manager and Director Level stakeholders through face-to-face and call conferences-Attending monthly and annual stakeholder conferences including AGR and GTI to stay up-to-date with current labour market knowledge, trending themes and recruitment news E.g. Brexit consequences-Designing digital marketing campaigns to promote employers’ opportunities and events-Representing the institution at high-profile networking events and presentations including E-Factor-Building international relationships with organisations through visits in Italy and to share practice and recommending business development techniques to support their respective economies-Event managing and presenting to business hiring managers at Metro Bank, ABP and City Airport on graduate recruitment processes and implementing recruitment frameworks-Project managing all aspects of high-profile projects such as the Young Black and Ethnic Professional to encourage equal opportunities in businesses

-Led a team of 6 on the Youth Employment Partnership project with Epping Forest District Council and Essex County Council to promote economic recovery and successfully reduce district youth unemployment by 50% between 2012-2014-Identified duplication in provisions and services across district to reduce organisation expenditure of up to £250,000, and recommended productive reinvestment to solve long-term business goals-Built key accounts with key clients including Stansted Airport and National Farm Union to understand barriers of recruitment, and negotiate cost-effective solutions to achieve business needs of all parties-Met key clients to understand needs and establish recruitment processes to allow businesses growth-Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on youth unemployment statistics to identify organisational trends and realistic long-term solutions within business budgets-Managed funding bids from European Social fund and Big Lottery fund to financially support projects-Promoted DWP services through publicised press events and ceremonies with political Members of Parliament in attendance to improve DWP publicity and encourage potential clients partnerships -Liaised with research projects teams from the Cabinet Office to develop and train DWP Work Coaches on streamlined processes to improve overall district performance across West Essex and improve ratings on a national level

- Sourced and casted dancing professionals for music video productions- Assisted Producer with candidate selection during auditions process- Promoted casting opportunities on talent recruitment websites StarNow- Networked to promote business and gain potential recording clients- Using social media sites Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as a sourcing tool- Meeting and understanding artist and agent requirements

-Received District-level performance recognition for consecutively achieving stringent business candidate registration, placement and retention KPIs over 12 months and generating a business revenue of over £100,000-Performed business development through cold-calling, speculating, outreach and networking events to secure key client accounts such as Compass Group to recruit top level candidates for businesses-Managed high volume recruitment and ensured clients received strong, talented and reliable candidates through 360 role recruitment-Shortlisted, screened and prepared candidates to ensure client expectations were met and tracked applications through Orion and Constellation CRM system

Testing visual, audio and gameplay functions on SEGA videogames on different platformsReporting bugs/faults on TestTrack and Manta databasesMeeting daily bug reporting targetsFollowing test plans and sanity checksWriting up project reportsLiaising with game developers and producersUsing complex testing equipmentMeeting strict game release deadlines

-Achieved stringent ticket selling target, averaging 80 tickets per night for bar entry in competitive area during a summer season abroad

-Assisting with the Genesis 12-19 Longitudinal research study-Assisting with the recruitment of 1300 twin pairs suffering from depression-Interviewing participants-Providing study instructions-Ensuring study was controlled to ensure data validity and reliability-Report writing-Data collating and analysis using SPSS data tool-Contacting participants and providing study instructions-Administering questionnaires