Lilli Thomson

Experience

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  Coffin on Cake PR

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  Intern

  Coffin on Cake PR is a consumer focused Publicity Agency aimed primarily at servicing the action sports, fashion, music and youth lifestyle markets. Tasks included:- Extensive work with Photoshop and other desktop publishing programs, collating clients coverage online, on TV and print media.- Creating blogs. sell-ins and press releases. - Assisting Account Executives in choosing samples for shoots/call ins.- Merchandising samples into appropriate showroom displays.- Mentoring and training new interns.- Assisting with monthly client reports and contributing creative ideas to the team. - Keeping an eye on key trends for new seasons and suggesting appropriate placements. - Researching brands ahead of potential client meetings.- Sole management and responsibility of the office during press week. - Working with key accounts such as Surfdome, Converse Bags, Cushe and Pull-in Underwear. Show less

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  Bluestone360

  Mar 2012 - Feb 2014

  Account Manager

  • Key account manager for agencies most profitable client, Tulip. Despite a difficult trading period, the account not only remained financially consistent but diversified across other areas including PR and Foodservice.• Management of projects from packaging design to creating an internal e-learning platform to developing themes and creative for large scale presentations for the ‘Big Four’ supermarket retailers. Oversaw an entire new brand and range of price tiered packaging: from conception to the supermarket shelf. Show less

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  Oxfam

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  Marketing Coordinator for Oxjam Music Festival

  One of two Marketing Coordinators for the Oxjam Plymouth Music Festival. We were responsible for creating press releases, managing social media channels, liaising with bands & sound technicians, gaining as much national and regional coverage as possible and organising various fundraisers in the run up to the event - we raised over £3000 for the charity.

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  Play7

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Managing a team of designers, account executives and account managers to ensure all internaland client projects meet deadlines, whilst remaining cost effective and ‘on brief’. Managing clientexpectations to maintain a happy, and productive work environment for the team.• Developing new relationships and clients within the film, publishing and brand industry for sisteragency WhipperSnapper, focused on delivering innovative and engaging promotions each monthfor a younger target audience.• Working directly with CEO to ensure both companies and their clients are reaching targets, andremaining on top of recent digital and physical developments and achieving measurablecommercial growth.• Creative, digital and managerial input into a new company initiative - a website thatprovides a framework of challenges and rewards to encourage kids to spend more time in thegreat outdoors. Show less • Developing, implementing and fully managing brand partnerships in support of key eOne,StudioCanal, Icon, Signature & Warner Bros. releases and initiatives.• Negotiating & facilitating partnership deals and liaising directly with key studio & brand clients toleverage on-pack, in-store, digital and media promotions with a wide range of brands.• Planning and implementing exciting, cost effective, and targeted marketing campaigns,promotions and events, as well as overseeing digital elements of all projects from concept tocompletion.• Briefing, co-ordinating and developing creative with the graphic design team.• Preparing, writing and delivering client proposals, continually managing and adjusting budgetreports accordingly.• Acting as the final stage of proofing & review for all campaign artwork and promotional materialsbefore being printed and distributed. Show less

  • Account Director

    Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Account Manager

    Mar 2014 - Sept 2015
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  Gene Commerce

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Account Manager

  • Managed one of our largest accounts, Green People, along with Bluebird Tea Co, and a few smaller web build projects providing the opportunity to expand my digital knowledge in a London/Brighton agency environment. • As a Magento specialist agency, we constantly sought ways to improve our clients websites and wider digital offering. Working closely with developers and client we created detailed scopes of work for development, incorporating sales promotions and custom merchandising to full scale web rebrands, utilising both existing Magento 1 & 2 software as well as large scale custom development.• We looked to align Gene’s offering with client’s long term goals, to both increase the value they derive from services bought and expand interest in road map opportunities. Show less

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  3DUX

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2021

  Senior Account Manager

  At 3DUX, I manage our incredible digital team coordinating campaigns for our entertainment industry clients, 20th Century Fox, Universal Sony Pictures, Sony Music and Sony Interactive Entertainment to name a few. As a team we strive to stay ahead of the curve in the world of digital design, it’s constantly evolving and so we follow suit. We work closely with our diverse client base to create eye-catching collateral for their various media campaigns, from social campaigns and Snapchat filters, to fully integrated digital design campaigns. We design and develop websites that truly reflect the core values of a brand, and ensure their online presence is consistent and recognizable. As a team we come together to understand the brand, the existing collateral, and the intention in its entirety before we create targeted and effective digital content. Show less

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  Republic of Everyone

  Jan 2021 - now

  Project Director