Tammy Nicholls

Experience

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  NHS Islington

  Jun 2008 - May 2011

  Modernisation Officer

  Working in a small team, I managed three projects in a programme of refurbishments with a value of £3m.- Rolling out a SMART working initiative.- Reviewing the Trust’s procurement contracts.- Managing two members of staff.- Performing data mining for patient studies.

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  NHS North Central London

  May 2011 - Mar 2012

  Programme Support Coordinator

  Working in a large Programme Management Office as part of a large team to deliver savings.- Running a project with a £7.75m savings stream over 4 years.- Reporting to the head of the PMO and making presentations to the Board and CEO.- Generating the full range of project documentation to our standards, based on the PRINCE2 methodology.

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  Games Workshop Ltd

  Mar 2012 - Feb 2023

  Responsible for quality, compliance and IP fidelity of all licensed products, globally, including licensed TV, film and video games. Also managing the Licensing creative studio.- Ensuring brand identity, tone of voice and global brand positioning is adhered to across all audience segments and brand assets.- Handling relations with GW's largest licensees, including AAA partners like Big Light Entertainment, SEGA, Bandai, Funko and Marvel.- Developing and executing annual Franchise and brand strategies and plans based on key business strategies to deliver commercial requirements.- Product range planning and design. - In-depth content expertise which is integrated into production.- Transmedia narrative development.- Commissioning of creative work with AAA creative partners.- Managing all the staff in the Licensing Creative department.- Working alongside the Head of Entertainment Content Licensing to develop GW's portfolio of TV and film projects.- Localisation (both language translation and visual) including for the Chinese market. Overseeing and managing the creation of all brand assets with a keen eye on regional needs and consumer / category insights. Show less Creative liaison for licensed products with contract management. Games Workshop's Licensing Team.- Helping partners develop products which succeed commercially while ensuring they remain faithful to the IP.- Build links with the interactive community to realize licensing opportunities and drive licensing revenue growth through both minimum guarantees and royalties.- Managing a portfolio of predominantly interactive clients ranging from indie developers to AAA studios.- Ensuring partners adhere to the terms of their contracts.- Advising on brand creation, management and development both internally and externally with partners.- Creation and reviewing of marketing materials, both visual and written. Show less

  • Licensing Creative Manager

    Dec 2018 - Feb 2023

  • Licensing Liaison

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Graphic Design Lead

    Mar 2013 - Jan 2017

  • Book Designer

    Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
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  Riot Games

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Manager, Narrative Management

  Narrative lead in Riot’s IP Strategy team, responsible for the quality and IP fidelity of centralized IP resources for use in all of Riot’s video games, publishing, merchandising and film & TV activities.- Ensuring craft excellence for all written content the team produces.- IP management across all categories.- IP problem solving including cross-working with sister teams.- Developing pipelines and templates for IP resources including style guides.- Managing all the writers and editors in the IP Strategy Creative Foundations team.- Localisation including for the Chinese market. - In-depth content expertise which is integrated into IP management systems. Show less