Experience

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  Bury hospice

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2010

  Volunteer

  Throughout Upper Sixth I was involved with Bury Hospice through working in the local charity shop. My roles included stocking shelves, pricing and creating window displays. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to further develop my interpersonal skills by working with a variety of ages and backgrounds of both the staff and customers.

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  Marketecture

  Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

  Assistant

  Marketecture, a b2b marketing agency, was the first opportunity for me to put the theory of business into practice. Following my initial school work experience week, I was very pleased to be invited back to work during the holidays. During my time with Marketecture I engaged with several roles, including working at reception and being the first telephone contact for the company. I was also involved in working on various projects and presentations to gain new business. Through working within this business I have developed my skills of problem solving, creating ideas and working to time limits. I have developed problem solving skills, my ability to think creatively and my aptitude for adhering to deadlines. I immensely enjoyed working in this thriving business environment. Show less

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  Champions life academy

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  Salesperson

  Champions Life Academy is an undergraduate sales training internship which provides the opportunity for practical sales experience using door-to-door fundraising. Through attending an initial four day intensive training programme and by thorough in-field training throughout the Summer, I have been equipped with a range of excellent key skills. Due to the emphasis on face-to-face interaction, the Programme gave me the opportunity to enhance my communication skills and also learn how to tailor my sales technique in accordance with the various target audiences. Another key ability is that of self-motivation, as I was personally responsible for reaching sales targets whilst maintaining a sense of professionalism. This meant dealing with rejection and persevering throughout even in extremely challenging working circumstances. Over the internship I constantly improved my sales results, ensuring an upward learning curve. This led to my receiving a bonus of 25% of my salary as well as a significant number of awards at the company ceremony. Show less

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  Lancaster university students' union

  Dec 2011 - Oct 2012

  Equality, welfare & diversity officer

  This was an elected position which formed part of my college JCR. This is the committee which handles the day to day running of the entire college. As well as helping within the college generally, this role specifically involved my looking after a student population of around 2500, and helping them with any problems they may have had. This gave me great pastoral experience, and also gave me experience in organising and planning large scale events.

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  Bskyb

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Marketing assistant

  As part of my degree I undertook a year’s undergraduate placement at Sky. I worked within the brand marketing side of the Emerging Products team, specifically working on Sky Go and the other apps. My main responsibilities included managing the day to day relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure integration with brand creative, as well as working closely with our advertising agencies to ensure an efficient and accurate flow of creative. Whilst working here, I was involved in the launch campaign of the new product extension Sky Go Extra, which gave me exposure across many routes to market including TV, print, digital, outdoor, social and experiential. Throughout the campaign I had to liase with marketing legal as well as brand finance to ensure all regulations were adhered to and that all costs were in line with budgeted expectations. This role therefore provided me with many new skills as well as providing me with deep insight into the marketing processes which occur in a large organisation. Show less

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  Lancaster university

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2015

  Student ambassador

  I worked for the UKSRO (UK Student Recruitment and Outreach) department at Lancaster University alongside studying for my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. This role involved varied responsibilities including talking to prospective students studying at sixth form/college, working the phone lines during the UCAS 'clearing' period, giving campus tours and attending Higher Education fairs.

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  Fylde bar

  Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

  Team leader

  Throughout my Masters I worked in the University bars on campus. Though having never had any form of bar or restaurant experience before, I managed to learn all the basics quickly and was promoted to Team Leader after only three months. This meant I was responsible for more junior staff when on shift, as well as other duties such as banking and cashing up.

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  Mediacom

  Oct 2015 - now

  • Moved into this role as part of my desire to upskill in other areas outside of my affiliates specialism• Worked on a client which is in MediaCom’s top five biggest clients globally• Ultimately responsible for managing the quarterly UK digital plan alongside the Media Manager for a budget of around $15m-$20m• Responsible for overseeing output from a number of channels including search, social, programmatic, partnerships and affiliates• Focused on leading digital best practice across the UK• Help grow long term business objectives despite the external macro factors at play with Covid, which also demanded numerous replans and changes to strategy Show less • Team lead for my specialism at MediaCom London• Responsible for overseeing the output of nine clients across a range of verticals including retail, insurance, travel and e-commerce• Role reported directly into the Digital Business Partner• Responsible for seven junior members of the team, with four direct reports• Maintained my position as day to day contact on a leading international tech client• Pivotal role in creating and delivering pitches for new business• Client work was nominated for an iPMA• Heavily involved in the wider performance marketing landscape – nominated as one of PerformanceIN’s “Top 50 Players” as well as “one to watch” Show less • This was an 18 month programme focusing on three six month rotations in roles across the business• My first rotation was in AV buying where I worked on buying TV airtime for a top broadcasting client and other smaller brands• I then worked in comms planning with tasks including research, reporting, competitive analysis, project management of internal specialist teams, and management of all media activities across the yearly plan• My final rotation was in affiliates where I learnt how to optimise and manage a number of smaller affiliates programmes, and was the day to day contact managing all weekly reporting and client calls Show less

  • Business Director

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Associate Director

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023

  • DE Media Manager

    Apr 2021 - Sept 2021

  • UK Digital Manager

    Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Affiliate Manager

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Affiliate Planner Buyer

    May 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Affiliate Planner Buyer

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Media Executive

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2017