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Overseeing department responsible for monetising all media platforms within the National Geographic Traveller portfolio including Print, Digital & Social channels.

London, United Kingdom

- Launched the National Geographic Traveller - Adventure Guide - National Geographic Traveller's most commercially successful project of the year.- Commercial restructuring of National Geographic Traveller.- Content marketing partnerships, global campaign leadership.- I lead a team of 7 - managing day to day operations and strategic progress.

London, United Kingdom

/ Responsible for leading the project management of IT Control within MARS, ensuring ITGC Controls compliance across MARS’ ‘Core Services’./ My role included- Providing leadership and coordination across the numerous stakeholder teams of IT Controls.- Investigating the current state of IT Standards and Controls and defining the desired end state.- Creating team vision and purpose, including building key stakeholder relationships.- Managing the development, testing, review… Show more / Responsible for leading the project management of IT Control within MARS, ensuring ITGC Controls compliance across MARS’ ‘Core Services’./ My role included- Providing leadership and coordination across the numerous stakeholder teams of IT Controls.- Investigating the current state of IT Standards and Controls and defining the desired end state.- Creating team vision and purpose, including building key stakeholder relationships.- Managing the development, testing, review, and deployment of Controls across MARS’ systems to ensuring compliance with the departmental, corporate and regulatory standards where appropriate, and providing appropriate reporting on this. Show less

/ Responsible for managing and developing strategic partnerships within the UK chocolate business, to create better collaboration through technology./ My role included- Analysis of internal data to identify where efforts could be best spent to drive growth through technology.- The conception, design and delivery of the Europe-wide 'Drive for 8' programme, which challenged the way MARS’ looks at internal technology satisfaction. Including significant change in design and delivery of… Show more / Responsible for managing and developing strategic partnerships within the UK chocolate business, to create better collaboration through technology./ My role included- Analysis of internal data to identify where efforts could be best spent to drive growth through technology.- The conception, design and delivery of the Europe-wide 'Drive for 8' programme, which challenged the way MARS’ looks at internal technology satisfaction. Including significant change in design and delivery of communication strategy. Since changing roles this programme has become global. - I also project managed other technology solutions for the Chocolate UK business. Show less

London, United Kingdom

I led a committee of five elected executive members of the society. I conducted a weekly meeting in which I allocated tasks to each of the committee members, we formulated new goals to provide benefit for our members. As one of the university’s youngest societies we have grown exceptionally quickly and now hold place as the second largest society. In the summer of 2012 we won ‘best new society’ and have received praise from the Pro Vice Chancellor of the university.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc Hons), Business Studies

Activities and Societies: Photographic Society President, Untitled Magazine contributor, Hockey team member, Finance Society member..

Summer Exchange Program, Mandarin, Chinese Foreign Policy

Courses - Intensive Mandarin (written and spoken), Chinese Foreign Policy

Short Course, Digital Photography, Pass With 93% In Module Exam

Business Studies, Economics, Design Technology, Aab

Activities and Societies: Debate Team, House Water Polo team member, Manager of College Shop. Academic Scholar

Gcse, Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geography, A*Aaaaaaaab

Activities and Societies: Field of Study Cont'd - Design Technology, RS, French Academic Scholar