Joe Osborne

Experience

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  Norfolk & Norwich Festival

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Production Runner
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  Red Essential

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Sales & Product Management Administrator
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  The Orchard

  May 2015 - May 2021

  Senior Marketing & Label Manager

  Clients included; September Records, Arista Records, Skepta, Jorja Smith, JP Saxe, For Those I Love, Obongjayar, Cashh, Big Tobz, Red Bull Records, Thirty Tigers, CRC, Loose Records and more. Managed complex projects from start to finishAnalysed projects profitability, organised powerful digital marketing strategiesCame up with creative social media and wider marketing conceptsManaged relationship with labels, managers and artistsWorked closely with digital marketing, sales, tech and production departments Show less

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  Creative Mentor Network

  Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

  Mentor
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  Sony Music Entertainment

  May 2021 - Aug 2022

  Senior Marketing and Strategy Manager

  Campaigns included certified platinum, Ivor Novello nominated Russ Millions, Pip Millett, SR & Poundz, Swarmz and more. Plotted artist marketing campaigns and managed budgetsSought relevant PR's, Video Directors, Graphic Designers, Photographers, Radio Pluggers and to help amplify artist's releasesActively pitched to new artists with a view of them signing to Dream Life Records / SonyPresented recaps of campaigns to the entire business (300+)Liaised with DSPs to pitch for relevant promo opportunitiesWorked with brands, sync and other wider teams to further promote our client's releasesWorked closely with artists and management to help them achieve their creative goalsUndertook in depth data analysis of projects in order to identify trends and encourage growthStayed on top of new forms of media and educated artists to ensure they are exploiting them to the best of their abilityExpanded campaigns internationally and hired relevant international promo teamsWas a dependable point of contact for all clientsOrganised website launches, wrote newsletters, managed social media accounts, grew subscriber listsCreated, organised and executed all forms of marketing activations Show less

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  Freelance

  Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  Full Stack Engineer

  WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON- Pairing with peers on challenges & team projects- Adhering to an Agile workflow- Creating efficient development sprints that led to consistent updates - Utilising the MERN stack to build 'Acebook', a clone of Facebook & 'MakersBnB', a clone of Airbnb, using Active Record- Building a clone of Twitter with it's own database & user verification system- Using EXPO & React Native & several different API’s to create a mobile app that allows users to see their MP's voting history - The Golden Square (TDD, Pairing, Debugging, OOD)- Databases: CRUD operations on many to many, one to many & join tables using SQL- Making & testing GET, PATCH & POST HTTP requests - Asynchronous & synchronous programming - Using API's to populate web pages- Making a news application using the Guardian's API using JavaScript to dynamically change the page contentSKILLS I HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING- Adapting to others needs & finding productive, enjoyable working rhythms- Using an Object-Oriented approach to programming in JavaScript & Ruby- An astute eye for detail to confidently apply SOLID principles & maintain a codebase's readability & flexibility- Building programs following a strict Test Driven Development formula whilst utilising RSpec, Jest, & more recently Cypress- Debugging - Getting visibility on the problem quickly & efficiently Show less

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  Curve Royalty Systems

  Feb 2023 - now

  Thriving in an Agile environment where I balance both development and support duties. A typical day involves:- Proactively identifying and resolving bugs- Re-architecting legacy code- Creating and implementing new features - Collaborating closely with our QA, Product, and Client Management teams to align development goals with client needsA recent highlight was the successful integration of Spotify's API into our system. Allowing users to seamlessly import their catalogues in bulk. Show less

  • Software Developer

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Junior Web Developer

    Feb 2023 - Jan 2024