Sam Plummer

Experience

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  CAT Enterprises

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2008

  Warehouse Associate
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  OXFORD MAIL AND TIMES LIMITED(THE)

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  Paper Delivery
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  PUMA Group

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Sales Associate
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  Calvin Klein Jeans

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  Sales Associate
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  Kipling

  May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Sales Associate
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  BBC

  May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Broadcast Assistant

  Live On Air Reporting- Operating the radio car, and linking the satellite.- On foot reporting arranging and delivering interviewsJournalism- Creating balanced news report and investigative pieces on content that's specific and relevant to the local areaResearch- Planning and researching news stories for the showsEditing- Using Adobe Audition to cut together features that were played locally and on BBC radio 4Traffic and travel- Writing and reading traffic reports on the Breakfast show Show less

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  De Montfort University

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  Head of Programming for Demon FM
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  Natterjacks Bar and Kitchen

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Bartender
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  Freelance

  Apr 2015 - Oct 2022

  ELearning Video Producer

  I created eLearning video content for tech companies. Helping companies save staff hours by creating videos for demos and training to help sell software and on board clients.Based in Leicester, I travelled to meet clients and then produced the videos in a small Leicester studio.

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  Brookside Inn

  May 2017 - Dec 2017

  Manager

  I helped open up a pub and set up processes for stock management, finances and the general running.I also created events to help boost the profile of the pub.

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  LocumBell

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Acquisition Specialist

  I helped a start-up find their first sales and launch into a business that now provides Locum staff to hundreds of pharmacies around the UK.

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  The Leicester School of Music Improvisation

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2022

  Music Teacher

  During its run, the Leicester music improv school taught 81 adults and children how to perform and write music as well as how it works.Each student was guided towards improvisation, songwriting and reading music for piano, guitar or drums.I was the main teacher, collaborating with some other musicians in Leicester to deliver weekly classes.

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  Ohh Deer

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

  PR and Social Media Coordinator

  Social Media- Strategy (550k Instagram followers, 273.5k Facebook followers)Feed PostingStories - 5k views, 5% interactionReels - 251k views, 12k likes, 871 comments- Influencer ProgrammeI set up an Influencer programme to increase brand awareness and boost sales. This has had a positive impact.- Face to cameraI publish friendly notices on Instagram stories to the brands followers if a message needs to be shared. -Analytics and reportingUsing native Instagram Insights and Facebook Business Manager to create a weekly report for all brands and update the strategy.PR- Press Releases- Award entriesIncluding a successful nomination for the Direct Commerce Awards 2021Copy- NewslettersDescribed internally as the 'Voice of Ohh Deer'I write comedy content for the Ohh Deer newsletter which is sent out to thousands of customers. The purpose is to showcase products in a light-hearted entertaining way.- Blog postsI write business announcement and entertainment for the Ohh Deer blog to help increase traffic to the website.- Content Helping customer service word things for the company.I create copy for Papergang, Barry's Cactus Club and Artful which are printed in the thousands and distributed to subscribers.- Proofreading MagazinesI proofread the 100+ page quarterly Artful magazine, which is distributed to thousands of subscribers.Presenting- Marketing videosI present marketing videos, including a monthly unboxing video, to help boost awareness and sales. Videos average 5k views on YouTube. Show less

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  RoundSys Ltd

  Aug 2022 - now

  Managing Director

  Helping provide reliable software to the UK’s social care sector.