Beckett Vester

Beckett Vester

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  • About me

    Senior Digital Product Manager at DfE

  • Education

    • London College of Communication

      2007 - 2008
      MA Graphic Design Pass
    • University of Liverpool

      1998 - 2001
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy 2:1
  • Experience

    • Action on Addiction

      Jul 2005 - Aug 2009
      Fundraising Officer
    • Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

      Oct 2009 - Jul 2013
      Fundraising and Web Manager

      Overall responsibility for fundraising and marketing at CND, both on and off-line including direct mail, social media, email marketing, online and print advertising. Responsible for the design, technical implementation and management of the main CND website (www.cnduk.org) and the CND online shop (www.cnduk.org/shop).Oversaw online content ensuring it conforms to web standards and SEO best practice and monitored usage of the site using Google Analytics.Created and commissioned fundraising and other materials eg leaflets, reports, advertising etc. Wrote quality fundraising copy for print and web, targeting different audiences, ages and levels of education, tailoring material for a broader or narrower range of people as the occasion demanded. Show less

    • The Prince's Trust

      Jul 2013 - Sept 2014
      Digital Marketing Manager

      Digital marketing including web page design and optimisation, template development, copywriting and editing for web, online advertising, social media management, SEO. The department provides an agency style digital marketing service to The Prince’s Trust.

    • Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Digital Producer

      Agile project management with internal & external development teams.

    • Plan International UK

      Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
      Digital Project Manager

      Project managing the delivery of the new Plan International UK website.

    • Corbin Local WIldlife

      Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
      Digital Volunteer

      Voluntary work helping to establish a wildlife park in Tobago. I focussed on developing the brand and online presence for the organisation – creating a corporate identity and building the website www.tobagowildlife.com. The site is built in WordPress using a custom template.

    • Self-employed

      Jun 2016 - May 2017
      Web Developer

      Following my time in Tobago I continued to travel in central and south America, supporting myself through freelance web design work. I specialise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP development and graphic design. Examples of sites I have built in this time are dllmparty.com - an event website for an organisation in Hong Kong, and thefxset.com - a financial information site aimed at Forex traders.

    • Living Streets

      May 2017 - Feb 2022
      Digital Project Manager
    • VisitBritain

      Mar 2022 - Jan 2024
      Senior Digital Product Manager
    • Department for Education

      Jan 2024 - now
      Senior Digital Product Manager
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