Thomas Preston Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for digital across the organisation, leading the development and implementation of the digital strategy to ensure digital services support the Foundation's mission. Managing multiple digital projects while driving the adoption of digital tools and ways of working throughout the Foundation.Key responsibilities• Lead planning, management, reporting and coordination of digital projects and initiatives, including change management and digital transformation.• Devise, implement and monitor an annual digital plan and budget.• Liaise with multiple external stakeholders, freelance developers, and develop contacts with industry leaders such as Facebook for involvement in major events.• Ensure digital activity and data processing complies with industry standards, regulations and legal requirements.• Provide strategic advice to senior management for all digital matters, reporting to high-level Board members and directly to the Chairman.Key achievements• Successfully managed, on time and under budget, a complete redesign of iiag.online, liaising with external freelancers and internal colleagues.• Led research, design and implementation of new, interactive content type. Work showcased on website of the tool used as an excellent example.• Scoped and implemented Digital Asset Management system for image and video content, and an HR portal to better manage leave.

London, United Kingdom

Leading on digital change to increase the Foundation's online presence.Key responsibilities• Content creation and editing on websites, blogs and social campaigns.• Setting and tracking annual budget with multiple ongoing projects.• Reporting on successes of campaigns using social and website analytics.Key achievements• Created new and managed existing social media accounts, increasing the communication reach of the Foundation and successfully building following and reach (e.g. 463% follower growth and 601% engagement increase on Facebook) to require addition of staff member, bringing line management experience.• Initiated and managed development of interactive data portal at iiag.online enabling complex data to be explored in a web app.• Introduced a variety of digital platforms and processes to the Foundation to improve workflow, communication and organisation, such as Slack and Airtable.• Added contacts database (CiviCRM) & introduced GDPR-compliant processes.• Project-managed CRM integration with an improved registration and accreditation system for major annual event with international, high-level guests.• Managed redesign and development of various website templates, as well as migration to new CMS (Wordpress to Drupal).

Available for small web projects and editing. Wordpress specialist.

Available for copywriting and editing for web and print.

South Kensington, London

Dual role responsible for updating and writing for Charity and Trust brands, successfully ensuring different brand guidelines followed and brand-appropriate content added to each website.• Liaised with various colleagues and departments across a large public sector organisation as well as charity partners.• Involved in the early stages of a full website redesign and rebuild (from Sharepoint to Drupal) for Trust site.• Developed Charity social media voices and successfully introduced new channels (e.g. Instagram) while working with strict and limited budgets for promotion.

South Kensington, London

London, United Kingdom

• Web content editing using Drupal CMS• HTML enews editing (using Mailchimp)• Used a variety of digital skills including HTML, Adobe CS5 (mostly photo editing in Photoshop), MS Office, Google Analytics, MAMP, video optimisation, embedding and streaming content, social media tools• Training staff on CMS and Mailchimp, ad hoc IT support• Liaising with external agencies including developers and SEO specialists• Leading on social media training, strategy & analysis

London, United Kingdom

Administrative support to elected Members of the council, including IT support and responsibility for updating department web and intranet content.

Mare Street, Hackney

• Contract role assisting in migration of a large public sector website to a new platform. Helped with content structure and migration, including writing copy and liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure crucial information appeared on new site.• Trained members of departments in editing the new platform.

London, United Kingdom

• Building relationships with and writing press releases and articles for journalists from trade, national, regional and consumer press.• Written communication for a wide variety of audiences from consumer websites to trade magazines, including extensive research.• Working to publication deadlines.• Liaising with a variety of corporate clients.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for web content, including use of the CMS.• Responsible for the management of the digital image library.• Using Adobe InDesign to create posters and promotional materials for shops and company stands, in line with clients’ brands.• Event and show planning and organisation, including briefing and liaising with designers and other suppliers.• Point of contact in the company for public and sales enquiries.• Sales and promotional support including sales analysis.

London, United Kingdom

• Guided wine tours, private tastings and general wine education for the public and corporate clients.• Responsibility for stock-control and ordering as assistant to buyer.• Presenting and selling the products and services of the company daily.

Mmus, Ethnomusicology, Merit

Activities and Societies: Mbira ensembleChapter published in academic book: "Zimbabwean Mbira Music on an International Stage: Chartwell.

Bmus, Music, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Chair - 'Global Cafe' International Student society, University chamber choir, University choral societyWon.

Advanced Certificate