Laura Barr

Laura Barr

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  • About me

    Director, SEO & Content at s360 UK | BIMA 100

  • Education

    • Skipton Girls' High School

      2005 - 2012

      4 A-Levels:English Literature (A*), English Language (A*), History (A), French (B), 2 AS Levels:Critical Thinking (A), General Studies (A)13 GCSEs :11 A* grades and 2 A grades

    • University of Warwick

      2012 - 2015
      History HISTORY Upper Second Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: Pick & Mix Sports (President), Warwick TV, Ultimate Frisbee

  • Experience

    • Specsavers

      Jul 2011 - Feb 2013
      Optical Assistant
    • Quite Interesting Ltd

      Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
      Intern

      Intermittently during this period I interned in the QI offices, working across a variety of different projects.• Researched for a number of encyclopaedia entries for the QI website, as well as writing a number of ‘panellist biographies’ for the website database• Wrote metadata for and reorganised the QI Official YouTube channel. Sourced media for montage clip videos and edited videos using Final Cut Pro.• Helped to manage the ‘QI Elves’ Twitter account, searching for interesting fact ‘nuggets’.• Researched and submitted numerous facts for the QI fact book '1234 QI Facts To Leave You Speechless' and QI Series N. Show less

    • Diagonal View

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2017
      Producer

      Diagonal View is a multichannel YouTube and video content production company, which was acquired by Sky in 2017. My role as a Producer included video ideation, research, script writing/reviewing, footage sourcing, edit briefing, upload optimisation and YouTube Analytics analysis. I primarily produced for Alltime 10s, a YouTube channel that grew from 2 million to 4.5 million subscribers during my time at Diagonal View. I also produced/wrote for Uncovered (formally Alltime Conspiracies), Alltime Numbers, Alltime Movies and 101 Facts. Show less

    • Reload Digital

      Aug 2017 - Jul 2024
      • Senior Content Manager

        Jul 2021 - Jul 2024
      • Senior Content Lead

        Jan 2021 - Jul 2024
      • Senior Content & SEO Specialist

        Mar 2020 - Jul 2024
      • Content Marketing & SEO Specialist

        Aug 2017 - Jul 2024
    • S360

      Mar 2024 - now
      Director, SEO & Content

      In March 2023, Reload Digital successfully integrated into s360 and now we work as one team.As Director of SEO & Content, my role centres around combining creativity and data-led strategy to bolster brands' digital presence. Working with exciting, industry-leading innovators such as Emma Bridgewater, For Goodness Shakes and Philip Kingsley, I get to ideate and execute stories designed to make multi-platform waves.Here's a bit more info about s360👇s360 UK exists to help brands with what's next across ecommerce and digital. Why? Because growing a consumer brand in 2024 is really hard. Its so easy for marketers to stumble around in the dark. Our job is to turn the light on.Here in London our 30-person agile & growth-minded UK team acts as an extension of our clients’ team to provide brand, performance and lifecycle marketing expertise, delivered with deep ecommerce & retail knowledge from 15 years of working in the category.With access to additional expertise and resources from the s360 group, as 1 of 10 global Google Enterprise Platform partners, market-leading AI technology, as well as additional support in the form of 300 specialists across media strategy, digital consultancy, data, analytics, and creative.For more info, head to https://s360digital.com/ If you've read this far, perhaps you're interested in seeing how we can help you? If so, feel free to shoot me a message. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google Analytics

      Google
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Laura Barr
      BIMA 100 2023 BIMA Jun 2023 I was announced as a 'Rising Star' in the 2023 BIMA 100 list for my work leading the launch of Reload Creative, a dedicated team of innovators and ideators looking to level up the creative of our clients.