Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson

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  • About me

    Head of Digital Product & Experience | Innovating in web, mobile and award-winning AI | 10+ yrs leadership

  • Education

    • Oxford Brookes University

      2005 - 2009
      BSc (Hons) Marketing 1st

      Activities and Societies: Student representative, football team captain 1st class (Hons) degree in Marketing ManagementAchieved IDM recognised certificate in Direct and Digital Marketing (2007)

  • Experience

    • TNT Post UK - Now Whistl UK Ltd

      May 2009 - Aug 2010

      Marketing campaign responsibilities:- Lead generation and acquisitionDevelopment, implementation and evaluation of lead generation strategies for 5 business divisions - External marketing communication campaign management (direct marketing, advertising, sponsorship, email)Managed SME acquisition campaigns during a period of high growth for the company - Website managementResponsibility for the TNT Post UK website including development of website as a lead generation tool- Maintaining agency relationshipsThe daily contact for several agecnies across a number of disciplines Show less

      • Marketing Executive (Acquisition)

        Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
      • Marketing Campaign Executive

        May 2009 - Dec 2009
    • Chartered Management Institute

      Aug 2010 - Nov 2012
      Marketing Manager

      Responsible for online and offline marketing activities in relation to the CMI and sister brand the Institute of Consulting including:- Creation of marketing plans and strategies, working closely with Director's and Heads of Departments across the entire business plus a national network of regional teams- Brand manager- Responsibility for marketing acquisition and retention including online and offline campaign management - Website manager- Implementation and management of tactical activities to support short-term and long-term business objectives- Test, refinement and analysis of online and offline channels- Agency management Key projects:- Led rebranding project from summer 2010 to winter 2010- Led 3-phase website redevelopment between summer 2010 and spring 2012- Managed several campaigns in addition to ongoing online marketing programme - Part of management team responsible for delivering major annual industry awards night Show less

    • ICAEW

      Nov 2012 - now

      With complete responsibility and accountability of the department my role is to define, present and monitor the vision and strategy of our brand experience across our digital channels, in order to maximise business return.Leading a department of 8 FTE and several contractors the activities we are involved in are split across the following three teams:Discovery - collection, analysis and presentation of quantitative and qualitative data to inform a programme of digital deliveryDesign - architect, visualise and define the interaction experience of our digital products and servicesDelivery - using Agile methodology manage the front-end/back-end build, testing and deployment of our digital products and services Show less As UX Manager I lead the team responsible for ensuring our online customers receive a first class brand experience across any of our digital channels, whilst optimising these channels to maximise the commercial opportunities they present to ICAEW.- Responsibility for the design, interactivity, usability, structure, development and accessibility of all ICAEW digital channels including websites and mobile applications- Management of the permanent User Experience team including Assistant Manager (x1), UX Specialist (x1), Front end Designers and Developers (x2), Analytics and Search Specialist (x1). Team management also includes short term contractors to fill projects and responsibility for Sitecore Developers (x3)- Interrogation of web analytics data to determine digital strategy direction- Responsibility for SEO, optmising customer journeys and online goal conversion- Define, present and communicate the UX strategy to key stakeholders and senior management- Creating wireframes, mock ups and hi-fidelity prototypes of new digital services - Plan and conduct user testing and research sessions- Cross-functional and cross-departmental project management - Business champion of the need for, and best practice of, User Centred Design and development to drive commercial improvement Show less

      • Head of Digital Product & Experience

        Feb 2020 - now
      • Head Of User Experience

        Aug 2017 - Feb 2020
      • User Experience Manager

        Nov 2012 - Jul 2017
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