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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Received the accolade of ‘North West Membership Manager Of The Year 2011’ for consistently achieving predetermined KPI’s and continuing to add value to my rolePioneered the use of “Social Media” to drive admissions and revenue, as featured in Rank Group’s annual general report for 2010A consistent approach to cross channel marketing meant that Bolton & Breightmet where top in the estate for online and mobile penetration in 2011Introduced ‘After Dark’ events to the traditional flat floor clubs in Bolton and Breightmet. Delivering tangible admission spikes and revenue.Supported other clubs such as Blackpool, Wrexham, Rochdale, Oldham and Sale providing training, support and best practise for their first events‘The Mecca Bingo Awards’ has secured sponsorship from corporate customers. This alone delivers a cost neutral event with a guarantee of 140 first visits for both Mecca Bolton and G Casino accompanied by an inevitable increase in revenueIntegrated a ‘community’ element to the club, working with the council to engage a C2DE audience in this year’s food and drink festival. A cooking competition is to be judged by the Mayor Of Bolton, in return for exclusive access to all council staff via a staff ID discount scheme

Bolton, England, United Kingdom

Chair of a group facilitated by Bolton Council. Bringing together operators of venues and attractions from across the borough. Sharing best practice, networking and proactively working with the council to shape and support the annual events calendar.

Bolton, United Kingdom

Managed a project to ascertain the level of new business available in the local areaRestructured the clubs portfolio of Corporate Hospitality, Stadium Events and advertising to maximise revenueIdentified new customers and presented bespoke solutions using a combination of corporate hospitality, advertising and added value propositionsWorked closely with the customer loyalty programme ‘Teamcard’ to secure new clients to the scheme

Bolton, United Kingdom

Generated over £300,000 of business through 2004/2005 and £200,000 alone in 2006. Increasing the average order value from £550 to £3,500Managed an events team of ten people and co-ordinated the implementation of weekly and annual events. This included, Wedding fairs, Job exhibitions, Road shows, Christmas light switch on events and large scale music eventsAccounted for all events delivering them on time and within budget. These included “Drive It? OR Drop It?”, “Rock, Shop, Recover”, “Bank It? OR Burn It?” and “Desperate Housewives”

Manchester, United Kingdom

Generated £256,000 in twelve monthsManage and maintain a client list including brands such as The Trafford Centre, Manchester City Council, WKD, Smirnoff Ice, Guinness, Vodka Kick and most night clubs in Greater Manchester areaSecured the stations largest ever single contract worth £64,000 with the University Of Manchester for an outside music event hosted by Peter Andre and Katie Price

Manchester, United Kingdom

Responsible for all music broadcast on Galaxy 102, producing a definitive music schedule based on consumer research and auditorium testingAs guardian of the ‘Galaxy’ brand I ensured all music and commercial activity was suitable to the target audience of 25 year old femalesMaintained relationships with record companies to secure, first plays, interviews and performances from the artists they representedPresented the “Galaxy Evening Show” and DJ’d at various club nights across Manchester

Trim, County Meath, Ireland

Presented a weekday “drive time” programme to a weekly audience of 3.5 million listenersImplemented national promotions for brands such as Coca Cola, Nescafe, Tango, Alton Towers & GameToured the UK as part of the ‘Atlantic 252 Road Show’ during the summer monthsPresented a live chart show at the Trafford Centre in front of an audience of 6,000 with twenty music acts including the number one boy band ‘Another Level’

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Responsible for branding the stations jingles, sweepers and trailers producing broadcast quality audioPresented the weekly dance music show ‘The Beat’ across South Wales and The West

Gwersyllt, Wales, United Kingdom

Wrote commercial’s, presented them to clients and produced broadcast quality advertsDirected professional voice overs, managing studio time and licensingPresented the evening show across four stations in the Marcher Sound network

A Level

Gcse