Beth Edwards

Experience

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  Venture Photography

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Work Experience

  Responsibilities:- Welcoming customers as they entered the store and speaking to them about their appointments. - Assisting staff and monitoring computer and camera software throughout photoshoots. - Selecting and editing images for customer viewing. - Creating and maintaining a new system of filing for the hard copies of image data stored in the office.- Assisting photographers in presenting a slideshow of images and products to clients, encouraging them to make a purchase and suggesting which payment plans they could choose to follow. Show less

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  Label Apeel Ltd

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Dispatch and Printing Worker

  Summer Job in 2011 and 2013Responsibilities:- Working efficiently to meet large production deadlines. - Operating printing machinery and learning how to identify and solve any problems during use. - Packing large quantities of product, with great focus on organization to ensure orders are sent out correctly. - Working individually and as part of a team on different jobs throughout each day. - Ensuring health and safety guidelines were met and followed.

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  Impulse Magazine at UIUC

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Stylist

  Responsibilities:- Working with a team to come up with original concepts for news articles and fashion pieces. - Developing ideas through research and presenting this to the editorial team. - Organizing contacts, locations, equipment, models and clothing for photoshoots. - Doing the hair, make up and styling of models before sessions. - Directing photoshoots and supervising new stylists. - Assisting photographers in adjusting lighting and other equipment in order to achieve the best quality of images. Show less

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  The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM)

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Graduate of The IDM Summer School

  One of 30 individuals selected from over 300 applicants to attend the IDM's prestigious summer school.During the course of the summer school, the IDM fully immersed us in the world of direct and digital marketing. We attended seminars by industry professionals, including James Eder (founder of The Beans Group and Student Beans) and Mike Berry (an internationally-recognised Digital Marketing lecturer and consultant), as well as visiting two agencies; Greenlight Digital and RAPP.The insightful week allowed us to interact with numerous high profile companies, including DMS, Gap 360 and WDMP and also gave us the opportunity to work on a real live brief for EasyJet with Havas EHS, which we later presented to industry professionals. Show less

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  DMS

  Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

  In July 2015, I was offered a permanent role at DMS as an Account Executive; working with a number of charitable and not-for-profit clients, including Macmillan Cancer Support, The British Red Cross, Worldwide Cancer Research and Poppyscotland. Responsibilities: - Creating and managing internal schedules for the production of client facing artwork. - Leading internal briefs and team meetings on a daily basis.- Proofing artwork and copy documents and presenting feedback to senior colleagues.- Working across various media channels and liaising with external sources to produce Direct Mail, Outdoor, DRTV and Online campaigns. - Communicating with clients on a daily basis and managing any issues and concerns raised.- Monitoring budgets and internal forecasts and creating client facing Cost Estimates and Invoices. Show less

  • Account Executive

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Graduate Trainee

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Label Apeel Ltd

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2018

  Marketing Manager

  In this newly created role I developed Label Apeel's approach to competitor analysis and customer research, while also generating bespoke content for monthly newsletters and social media in order to cultivate a stronger online presence which reflected Label Apeel’s ethos and character.

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  1854 Media

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  Senior Campaign Producer

  Studio 1854 is a visual content agency specialising in the commission of narrative-led photography projects for brands worldwide. As part of 1854 Media, the studio helps brands tell their stories using the power of photography by leveraging relationships with the world's top photographic influencers and through an unrivalled understanding of the visual content that engages them.

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  Umbrella Studios

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  Creative Manager

  Umbrella is a creative agency that builds unique teams for every new brief by working with a vast network of freelancers. I worked with Umbrella as a Project Manager and Creative Producer for 16 months before Covid-19 unfortunately brought about my redundancy.

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  McCann Central

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

  Project Manager