Paddy Smith

Experience

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  Motivate Publishing

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Editor

  Launched global brand Stuff (magazine) into five countries in the Middle East; established the leading gadget website in the region; partnerships on major trade shows including CES; oversaw all marketing activity on the brand, as well as editorial output and staff expansion; introduced new ways to work with commercial teams to maximise revenue.

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  Stuff.tv

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2013

  Global online editor

  Overhauled website, including global expansion to extend site life to 24 hours; established international offices; tripled page traffic using traditional editorial methods applied to new technology.

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  The Stage Media Company Ltd

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2020

  Editor

  Overall responsibility for world's biggest theatre website; oversaw rebuild of site and installation of metered access (paywall); overhauled editorial department structure; dogged adherent of consistent design across platforms; reader comes first; quality does not cost efficiency.

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  Self

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2020

  Parental leave
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  Wildfire

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

  Managing Editor

  Editorial management for our group titles, with education brands University Business (UB), Independent Education Today (IE) and Education Technology (ET) at our core. We also publish Bristol Property Live, among other titles and projects.

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  The Bristol Content Agency

  Jan 2020 - Oct 2024

  • Founder

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2024

  • Founder

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
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  BizClik Media Group

  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Editor-in-Chief

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Senior Editor

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
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  Imperial Brands PLC

  Sept 2024 - now

  Global Content Executive