Beckett Vester

Experience

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  Action on Addiction

  Jul 2005 - Aug 2009

  Fundraising Officer
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  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

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  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.

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  Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2015

  Digital Producer

  Agile project management with internal & external development teams.

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  Plan International UK

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Digital Project Manager

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  Living Streets

  May 2017 - Feb 2022

  Digital Project Manager
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  VisitBritain

  Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

  Senior Digital Product Manager
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  Department for Education

  Jan 2024 - now

  Senior Digital Product Manager