Seller 243487 - Bristol, City Of Bristol, UK
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| Hourly Rate: | £33.33 | |
| Available From: | Now | |
| Overview: | Dynamic, enthusiastic, team player, happy to work alone. Skilled in marketing, customer relations, web strategy, planning and production, including XHTML and CSS, usability and accessibility. |
CV
| A dynamic, forward thinking, exuberant graduate and member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, with a wide range of marketing skills. With excellent communication skills and experience in a variety of environments, easily adaptable and always keen to take up a challenge. Proactive and able to take the initiative and come up with creative, innovative solutions. Experienced in project management, event organisation, new media solutions including web design and development, excellent writing skills with the drive and ambition to deliver. |
Employment History
(May 2006 & ongoing)
Web Developer
BristolXHTML and CSS with web standards and accessibility for client sites using the Sift Unity CMS product. All sites are designed to be W3C and WAI compliant sites to Level AA. The role at Sift is to create the XHTML pages and implement the design from a Photoshop mock-up for clients. Also liaising with project management on any potential issues which arise from the Site Specification Document. Clients include Centaur Marketing Week, Centaur Employee Benefits, BritishCouncil, Royal Town Planning Institute
(Jan 2005 to Apr 2006)
Marketing Consultant
BristolThe main work was composing and editing content for the web. Creating the website for a new project, including consulting on design and layout and structure. Updating of existing and creation of new web pages for the department. Required knowledge of HTML and CSS. Designing, writing and delivering eNewsletters. Copy writing and editing newsletters and brochures, event planning and organisation. Strategy and planning for a projects. DVD production a planning.
(Apr 2001 to May 2005)
Director
ShowBiz Media, Rugby/BristolWorking for the family business. Since November 2003 have taken over the management of the business. Preparing accounts and payroll, legal matters, health and safety and staff issues. Also working as a marketing consultant, major clients included:
• Submerge – The Digital Media Graduate Show for the south-west of England. Fundraising, sponsorship and strategic marketing consultancy.
• Toby Talbot – Private dentist in Bath. Consulting on complete re-brand, PR work, advertising bookings etc.
• Freelance work on Business Development and PR for a variety of Bristol based digital media companies.
(May 2003 to Nov 2003)
Marketing Consultant (via ShowBiz Media)
TNT Express, AtherstoneTNT is the UK’s leading express delivery service provider. Working in the Group Marketing department. 6 month maternity cover contract.
• Graphics support – Illustrator and Photoshop and print production
• MS Powerpoint presentation, conference organisation and production
• Database management and venue liaison for conferences
(May 2002 to Apr 2003)
Marketing Consultant (via ShowBiz Media)
Becta, CoventryThis government agency is tasked by the Department for Education and Skills to transform teaching and learning with the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Working in the Corporate Communications team that provides services to the project teams at the agency. Responsible for marketing three new Government initiatives designed to aid schools with procurement of ICT equipment.
• New Media project management (web sites and CD-Roms)
• Promotion and launch of new schemes
• Integrated campaign development, planning and production
• Agency management and liaison
• Identifying and targeting audiences
• Advertising planning and buying
Budget responsibility totalling around £750k.
(Sep 2001 to Apr 2002)
Marketing Manager (made redundant)
Tyrolit Ltd, Crick, RugbyA subsidiary of the Swarovski Group, Tyrolit is Europe’s largest manufacturer of abrasive products, bonded cutting and grinding tools, precision tools and diamond cutting blades among others. Responsible for the UK marketing and range of products in the Trade and Construction divisions. Liaising with the Northern Europe marketing board. Designed and implemented a new point of sale system, originally intended for the UK but adopted Europe wide.
• Product range, pricing, profitability, new lines and stock levels
• Branding, including new brands and re-branding
• PR, advertising and literature and promotions
• Exhibitions and trade fairs
• Statistical evaluation
(Jan 2000 to Aug 2001)
Marketing Co-ordinator
Promac Ltd, Rugby• Marketing strategy
• PR, advertising, literature, promotions
• Exhibitions, trade fairs and events
• Corporate hospitality
Professional Qualifications
| MCIM 2006 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for usability and accessibility 2002 Advanced Excel 2001 Writing Press Releases, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator |
Education
(Sep 1995 to May 1999)
University of Derby
BA(Hons) Business Studies
(Sep 1993 to Jun 1995)
Stratford-upon-Avon College
BTEC ND Hotel Catering and Institutional Operations
(Sep 1988 to Jun 1993)
Rugby High School
9 GCSE's
Skills and Other Interests
| SKILLS Good skills on both PC and Mac. All MS Office programs. Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop. Email, Internet, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Programming languages: CSS, HTML, XHTML, XML, DOM Scripting, ASP, PostgreSQL. Typing approximately 45 wpm. Excellent conversational and good written German, basic French and Russian. Full clean driving licence and own transport. OTHER INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE Worked as a production assistant on a feature film excerpt in Los Angeles, Spring 2005. Helped with press and publicity for SE3D project ‘Processed’ with Rubberductions and Submerge, Spring/Summer 2005. Organised social meet ups for the ‘Underscore’ media group in Bristol 2005-2006. Have been participating in the ‘Momentum Group’ in Bristol, lobbying and advising Bristol city Council on the preparation of a bid for the Governments ‘Digital Challenge’. Working on the organisation of a ‘SkillSwap’ programme of free training events for people working in digital media in Bristol. Helped with organisation of event such as ‘Speed Networking’ for Bristol Media Cluster and also holiday cover for the Bristol Media Co-ordinator. |
Categories & Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Business Studies (Further Education)
- IT (Further Education)
- Marketing (Further Education)
IT & Internet
Categories
- Foreign Languages
- Programming
- Project Management
- Web Design & Usability
- Web Development/Prog
- Web E-commerce
Skills
- Adobe (Web Design & Usability)
- Content Management
- CSS (Project Management)
- Design (Project Management)
- DHTML (Project Management)
- Dreamweaver (Macromedia)
- E-commerce (Project Management)
- Extranet (Project Management)
- FrontPage (Microsoft)
- FrontPage (Microsoft)
- German (Foreign Languages)
- HTML
- Illustrator (Adobe)
- Internet (Project Management)
- JSP (Web Development/Prog)
- Macromedia (Web Design & Usability)
- Microsoft (Web Design & Usability)
- Microsoft (Web Development/Prog)
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- PostgreSQL (SQL)
- Project Management (Project Management)
- SharePoint (Microsoft)
- SharePoint (Microsoft)
- SQL (Project Management)
- SQL (Programming)
- Web Design (Web Design & Usability)
- Web Development (Web Development/Prog)
- Web Services (Project Management)
- Website Strategy
- XHTML (Web Development/Prog)
- XML
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Advertising Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- Communications Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- e-Business Development
- Marketing Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
- Advertising
- Campaign Management
- Design
- Events
- Languages
- Market Research
- Marketing
- Print/Production
- Public Relations
Skills
- Above The Line
- Advertisement (Design)
- Artwork Production (Marketing)
- B2C
- Blogging (Web PR)
- Brand Management (Corporate Communications)
- Branding & Brand Management (Marketing)
- Briefings (Events)
- Brochures
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Case Studies (Copywriting)
- Conferences (Event Management)
- Copywriting (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Copywriting (Publications)
- Copywriting (Public Relations)
- Copywriting
- Corporate Communications (Public Relations)
- Customer Magazines (Publications)
- Database Management (Public Relations)
- Desktop Publishing (Design)
- e-Brochures (Web PR)
- Editing
- Editorial Planning (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Editorial Supplements (Publications)
- e-Marketing (Marketing)
- Event Management (Public Relations)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- External Communications
- Features (Copywriting)
- Film (Advertising)
- German (Languages)
- Internal Communications (Public Relations)
- Internal Communications
- Investor Relations (Corporate Communications)
- Knowledge Management (Market Research)
- Media Buying
- Media Planning
- Merchandising
- Newsletters/In-house Journals (Public Relations)
- Off Line (Design)
- On Line (Design)
- Podcasting (Web PR)
- Point of Sale Material
- Posters (Design)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Press Conferences (Event Management)
- Press Releases (Copywriting)
- Product Launches (Event Management)
- Production Liaison (Newsletters/In-house Journals)
- Promotional Material (Design)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Publications (Public Relations)
- Publications
- Publicity Material (Copywriting)
- Qualitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Quantitative Analysis (Market Research)
- RSS (Web PR)
- Seminars (Events)
- Seminars (Event Management)
- Slides
- Sponsorship
- Staff Communications (Internal Communications)
- Stakeholder Relations (Corporate Communications)
- Strategy Development
- Videos
- Web PR (Public Relations)
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Acrobat (Adobe)
- Adobe
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Copywriting (Writing)
- Illustrator (Adobe)
- InDesign (Adobe)
- IT & Internet (Writing)
- Marketing Copy (Writing)
- Newsletters (Writing)
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- Press Releases (Writing)
- Promotional Material
- Web Content (Writing)
- Website Editing (Editing)

