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Melissa McDowell

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location of Melissa McDowellNottingham, England, United Kingdom
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retail Media Manager at Boots UK

  • Education

    • Nottingham high school for girls

      2000 - 2007

      Activities and Societies: A levels (Biology, Philosophy, Latin, GS) - 4 As and Distinction in AEA LatinAS levels - 5 As (Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, Latin, GS)GCSEs - 10 A*s

    • University of cambridge

      2007 - 2010
      Ma (hons) classics (latin and ancient greek) 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Gonville and Caius College - Classics Scholar Cutazz (Dance society), CU:TV member (Cambridge University's student owned television network)

  • Experience

    • Conde nast

      Mar 2011 - Jan 2013
      Senior sales executive - vogue magazine

      Senior Sales Executive - Vogue Senior advertising sales executive within the Classified department of Condé Nast. I worked on British Vogue magazine which involved researching potential clients, constructing relevant mail outs, contacting marketing managers and selling ad space using telesales techniques. This included copy-writing, designing adverts and arranging allotted pages of the Classified section.I worked on both GQ and Wired from March 2011 until October 2011, before moving across to Vogue. Show less

    • Bauer media

      Jan 2013 - Nov 2013
      Display sales executive

      Yours Magazine

    • News uk

      Nov 2013 - Oct 2015
      Lifestyle sales manager

      I worked across Sunday Times Style, Sunday Times Magazine, Times Magazine, Culture, Sunday Times Travel, Fabulous and TV Magazine. I managed accounts with Zenith Optimedia, KR Mediacom, Mindshare and M2M as well as some smaller West End agencies. Brands I worked with included Kering, Armani, Richemont and Estée Lauder.

    • Buzzfeed

      Oct 2015 - Nov 2016
      Client services manager

      Client Services Team - Brand Planning/Strategy and Campaign Management for clients such as Amazon, Diageo, Pepsico, P&G, BMW and other top 100 companies across campaigns valued between £50,000 to £1,000,000.

    • Clique

      Nov 2016 - Sept 2018
      Client services manager

      Brand Strategy & Planning, Campaign Management and Marketing across WhoWhatWear.co.uk, Byrdie.co.uk and the INF Network - Clients worked with include LVMH, Kering, Estee Lauder, H&M, Dior Beauty.

    • The telegraph

      Sept 2018 - Sept 2020
      Paid & social media specialist - client & editorial partnerships

      Devising and implementing bespoke distribution strategies to ensure all Spark (branded content), Commerce, and Events campaigns deliver client KPIs and secondary metrics through onsite and offsite channels (such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Outbrain, Taboola and newsletters).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/branded-content/

    • Hallam

      Sept 2020 - Mar 2021
      Project delivery manager

      Hallam is a leading digital marketing agency helping clients to thrive in a digital world.Agile and fast-moving, we use strategy, creativity and a technical edge to transform our clients' businesses and get results.

    • Weleda uk

      Mar 2021 - May 2023

      • Digital Marketing Manager

        Jan 2022 - May 2023

      • Category Manager - Mother & Baby

        Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

    • Boots uk

      May 2023 - now
      Retail media manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Outbrain academy certification, generating revenue & acquiring audiences with native advertising

      Outbrain academy
      Jun 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Melissa McDowell
      Best Newcomer of 2014 - News UK News UK Jun 2014 Awarded Best Newcomer of 2014 across the whole selling floor (inclusive of magazines, papers, creative solutions and digital teams) for strong sales work and smart client management.
    • Awarded to Melissa McDowell
      Scholar - Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Jun 2008 Having achieved a First Class grade in my Part 1 exam results, I was awarded the title of Scholar of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge and given a grant to put towards my studies.