Jake Hardman

Experience

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  The Times

  May 2008 - May 2008

  Sports Intern

  I was part of the Times Online sport team and published articles online as they broke throughout the day. I also attended daily news briefings and helped to coordinate the e-newsletters to the subscription database.

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  England's Barmy Army Limited

  Jun 2009 - May 2011

  Marketing Manager

  The Barmy Army is the UKs largest and most successful organisation aimed at helping cricket fans watch and support the England cricket team both at home and abroad.During my time here I was involved in every aspect of the business. This ranged from event planning, commercial sponsorships, merchandise, tickets, membership, website production and culminated in the 2010/11 Ashes Tour where I attended every match and assisted in the organization, planning and selling of official packages alongside Cricket Australia. Show less

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  (Beta)

  Apr 2011 - Sept 2011

  Junior Project Manager

  (Beta) is an integrated advertising, marketing and communications agency. (Beta)'s clients include Thomas Cook, Iceland, Jackpotjoy, Gumtree and Royal Mail.Hired as part of the digital team as a Web producer and online promotions manager to manage the business as usual activities on two internally developed and run websites aimed at over 50s and dads. Here I also assisted with the development and implementation of changes to working practices and processes which provided a framework for how the agency delivered projects. Show less

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  Draftfcb

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2014

  Project Manager

  Responsible for delivering a variety of projects within the agency’s portfolio of clients. Projects spanned from website design and build, ongoing site maintenance, CRM and promotional campaigns via social networks. Project budgets ranged from 10k - 200k

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  Rufus Leonard (Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for)

  Oct 2014 - Sept 2015

  Project Manager

  Key Achievements/Projects –Project Manager:· Pizza Express – led the website delivery, from early Discovery to Deliver phases of the GBP1m project: o Agency awarded a Sitecore Platinum partnership. o Nominated for the ‘The Drum Top 50 Under 30 UK agency’ award.· Large financial company – delivered the digital transformation GBP1.2m project.· London Business school – managed the Sitecore upgrade project from V7.2 to V8.1.

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  Rufus Leonard

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2018

  Senior Project Manager

  Result of an internal promotion, as the Senior Project Manager, reported to the Head of Delivery, and directly managed a team of 2 junior project managers to deliver digital projects for key clients including Lloyds Register, London Business School. A senior member of the team, providing input and direction for new business pitches to prestigious clients. Key Achievements/Projects – Senior Project Manager:· An important member of the pitch delivery team, winning for BBC, London Business School and Lloyd’s register; collectively contributing 40% of total revenues.· Improved project costing accuracy through the development and introduction of a bespoke estimating tool:· Lloyd’s Register – led the strategic rebranding/repositioning/re platforming onto Episerver. Spearheaded the GBP1.5m project from inception to completion within 18months, exceeding all KPI’s. o 133% increase in enquires, 76% increase in direct traffic, 23% increase in social referrals.· London Business School - replatforming and rebranding: o Completed the GBP1m project, with 10+ team, leading to a 25% increase in Executive Education courses sold.· Royal Mail – led the strategy and experience design teams to create the online shop built on Magento: o 15% reduction in bounce rate, 100% in revenue generated. Show less

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  Revonic

  Oct 2018 - Jun 2021

  Program Manager
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  Majid Al Futtaim

  Jun 2021 - now

  Product Delivery Director