A temporary, two-year stint in a completely different sector (due to a sharp downturn in the travel business) helping to produce, edit and refine complex bid documentation for major UK infrastructure proposals and tenders. Clients included Network Rail and the Canal and River Trust.Working remotely as part of a small team, I liaised regularly with the wider organisation (directors and project / site managers), and was also involved in wider communications: writing newsletter articles… Show more A temporary, two-year stint in a completely different sector (due to a sharp downturn in the travel business) helping to produce, edit and refine complex bid documentation for major UK infrastructure proposals and tenders. Clients included Network Rail and the Canal and River Trust.Working remotely as part of a small team, I liaised regularly with the wider organisation (directors and project / site managers), and was also involved in wider communications: writing newsletter articles and press releases, involvement in social media and creating a company style guide. Show less

Overseeing all customer communications for this specialist tour operator based in North Yorkshire.I worked within a marketing team of six, producing much of the written content, including:- holiday copy for brochures, website and email marketing campaigns- travel stories for the Inntraveller printed magazine and online magazine, The Slow Lane.- provision of social media content (and management of agency) across various platforms- production of brand content for… Show more Overseeing all customer communications for this specialist tour operator based in North Yorkshire.I worked within a marketing team of six, producing much of the written content, including:- holiday copy for brochures, website and email marketing campaigns- travel stories for the Inntraveller printed magazine and online magazine, The Slow Lane.- provision of social media content (and management of agency) across various platforms- production of brand content for advertising campaigns, customer letters and eventsI also co-ordinated a wide-ranging brand and marketing review, resulting in Inntravel’s repositioning as The Slow Holiday people. Show less

Various roles in both category and brand management, leading to a two-year stint as Senior Brand Manager of the Quality Street confectionery portfolio (no.2 Nestlé chocolate brand in the UK). This gave me wide-ranging experience of a global corporate business; regular interaction with Nestlé HQ in Vevey, Switzerland; and excellent, marketing-based training and development.

As Buying Manager for several categories (Laundry products, Petfood, Chilled Foods), based at the company’s Head Office in Leeds, I was responsible for high-profile relationships with major suppliers during an exciting period of growth for Asda within the highly competitive UK supermarket retail industry.

My first role after graduating from university, on Boots’ Graduate development Programme, gave me an excellent foundation of marketing experience, leading to a Product Manager role within the Food Business Centre in Nottingham.