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Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Letchworth

Letchworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

As SAM my role is to support my clients, their business and other members of the team to deliver an outstanding level of service with passion. Some highlights of working with SEAT UK:- I've been involved in a number of exciting model launches including the new Ibiza, Arona and Tarraco- Seeing and helping in the launch of a new brand - CUPRA- Being a Regional Marketing Consultant - a pilot project offering bespoke marketing support to a range of Dealers across the UK- Rolling out the annual Aftersales offering to the UK networkWith Autoglym:- Digitally launching new products in the UK initially and then Internationally, most recently the Polar Range (very good products too!)- Carrying out numerous UX updates to a number of websites - Launching the brand digitally into new countries

Part of the automotive team delivering a full range of marketing services to SEAT UK and the network of SEAT Dealers.

Woburn

Delivering a full marketing mix, my role at Clarity was to manage projects with a digital focus across a range of clients which included Volkswagen Financial Services along with subsequent Volkswagen Group Brands and TGI Fridays. Notable moments included:- Launching a finance renewals project to 700+ retailers in the UK- Carrying out significant updates to TGI Fridays website to build a database to over 1 million customers- Launching a socially driven demystifying car finance project which the YouTube channel has now received more than 9 million views to date.

Letchworth

What started as a part-time job selling motorcycle clothing and accessories around University lectures evolved into a part-time job selling motorcycles around my normal weekday 9-5. Why? because when you are that passionate about something it doesn't feel like work. Plus I enjoy helping people find get what they want especially when it's as exciting as a motorbike!

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

At the core of my role as a Community Manager at BBH I was to build a relationship with online communities of Audi fans and develop an advocacy strategy. This involved creating a strong rapport with key members of the digital community to support on-going activity by the Brand and provide insight and feedback on marketing campaigns. It also gave me a great opportunity to reward and engage with customers and fans of the Audi products, fuelling positive sentiment towards the Brand. My work fed into many areas of the business including Social, Events, Digital, PR and National marketing activity.As a wider part of the role I also created outbound social content for Audi and curated their online videos. During my time at BBH I also worked with Barnardos as a community manager looking after their social media channels out of hours as part of a wider campaign. Not only did this campaign raise awareness of the charity itself but also highlight the work it does and the people it benefits.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Retail Group, day-to-day projects included dealer POS, internal communications for the Group or event collateral.Most impressively I was lucky enough to manage the concept, development and execution of a pop-up store in Westfield Stratford. A store that allowed the public the opportunity to get up close with models from the Mercedes-Benz range without having to visit a Dealer. The store was open for one month and revolved around the Next Generation Compact Cars from Mercedes-Benz. The results of which saw a high level of public engagement and more than two thousand sales leads were generated during its opening.

My daily responsibilities covered the digital presence of accounts spanning across many sectors including charity, food, leisure, technology and education to name a few. Most notably I have run campaigns with Nestle, Millies Cookies and aided fundraising over the Christmas period for a charity with the creation of an interactive microsite. Regularly developing campaigns and integrating SEO, social media, email, blogging and outreach for maximum exposure and results for the client. Working and delivering against KPIs as my clients Account Manager I ensured high levels of satisfaction and communication throughout.

Huntingdon

Automotive marketing for Bentley, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.During my time at the Vindis Group I was directly involved with the creation of customer events and marketing plans. Adapting the approach to the desired outcome whether that be driving footfall to showroom or visitors to the website. As the teams digital marketeer on a daily basis I would curate content for the variety of social network accounts. Carry out updates to the website which included a successful complete re-design, the result of which saw impressive traffic increases in a short period. Which were further aided with ongoing SEO and PPC activities. When not carrying out the digital aspects of the role I was also involved with the creation of other forms of marketing including direct mail, press and events. Other projects included the Google 360 degree virtual tour shoots of showrooms, large “Ride and Drive” events at external locations and the growth of digital presence for the company.

Milton Keynes

Responsible for updating and creation of four popular regional newspaper websites and their associated social media accounts. This role was during a pivotal time for the press industry during the transition time from print media to digital, and in my role I was at the forefront.- Driving visitors through exceptional content management and SEO techniques- Statistical analysis using ComScore- Advert trafficking through Dart for Publishers- Exploiting all forms of digital advertising in order to create new revenue opportunities for the business

Bachelor Of Arts, Media Studies

Activities and Societies: ARRUSC Snowboarding, APEX Newspaper, This course was a great way of learning about many types of media (funnily.

A - Levels, Media, It, Design Technology