Chris Thomas

Experience

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  Orion Media

  Nov 1989 - Jan 1990

  Sales exec
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  Feltons

  Mar 1990 - Sept 1991

  Trainee chartered accountant
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  Reed Business Information

  Nov 1991 - Jun 1999

  Sales Manager

  Telesales to various Advertisement Manager positions over 8 years culminating in being responsible for 8 staff and revenues of over £2 million

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  Time Inc. UK

  Jun 1999 - Dec 2003

  Group Ad Manager

  Responsible for display and classified revenues on 5 magazines with 8 staff. Launch display manager of Better Digital Photography and launch classified manager Web User.

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  Future

  Dec 2003 - Jan 2005

  Group Ad Manager

  Headhunted to join new photographic portfolio and website. Responsible for 2 staff and revenue of £0.6million

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  Community Relations Ltd

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2008

  Owner

  Launched two local magazines and a website for the Crystal Palace area. Responsible for all aspects of publishing: advertising revenue; editorial commissioning, design, supplier negotiation.Designed and launched www.palacemag.co.uk using Word PressAveraged £6k revenue per issue from local businesses and local government.

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  Rhinegold Publishing Ltd

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2009

  Head of Sales

  Brought in as troubleshooter to restructure the sales process and re-envigorate the sales team.Responsible to General Manager for all advertising sales on and off line within the company. Responsible for annual sales revenue of £2 million. Responsible for sales strategy to hit magazine, team and individual targets and objective setting. Managing a team of 11 sales staff on 6 magazines, 2 classroom resources, study guides, directories and website.

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  Menter Ltd

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2012

  Web Developer

  Designing, implementing and developing several fully functioning e-Commerce websites using Joomla! Advising on all aspects of eMarketing.

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  University of Wales Trinity Saint David

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2020

  Managing the quality assurance of the new Applied Business BA degrees and MBA being delivered by our contributing partner Ducere Global Business School. Teaching Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Intelligence from level 5 to Masters. Managing the level 5 cohort. Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) tutor for Marketing Metrics and Digital Marketing at UWTSD. Lecturer in Business and Marketing

  • Lecturer, Programme Director

    Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Lecturer

    Sept 2012 - Jan 2020

  • Part-time Lecturer

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2012
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  CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing

  Oct 2016 - now

  Digital Marketing Tutor

  Delivering Digital Marketing modules for the CIM: Digital Optimisation for professionals studying for the Diploma in Professional Digital MarketingDigital Marketing Techniques for Graduate Gateway students studying for the Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing

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  University of the West of England

  Jan 2020 - now

  Digital Marketing Senior Lecturer

  CIM Graduate Gateway and Introduction to Digital Strategy Programme Leader; Tutor for Digital Marketing Communication and dissertation supervisor for undergraduate programmes.Digital Marketing and SEO Lecturer and dissertation supervisor for postgraduate programmesProfessional: Programme lead DMI Certified Digital Marketing Professional and CIM tutor.

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  Digital Marketing Institute

  Jan 2022 - now

  Digital Marketing Tutor

  Delivering DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing to digital marketing professionals