I am also co-founder & organiser of Social Collective, an annual London based event bringing together collective thoughts on Social Media and where it’s heading in the future, stepping away from the hum-drum concepts and articles being so readily shared through online channels. Social Collective looks to bring fresh ideas and new thinking to the table:
http://www.social-collective.com

Having spent a large proportion of my school and university years as an international rower and coach, sport is still a very key part of my life and an aspect which enhances my professional life rather than detracts from it. I spend most weekends roaming the British countryside on my road bike, and try to travel to the French Alps each summer to climb the roads traveled each year by the Tour de France. When I’m not on my bike, I can often be found talking about them on my cycling blog:
http://www.cycling-crowd.co.uk

• Social Media Platforms
• Web 2.0 Technologies
• B2B & B2C Marketing
• Branding
• Content Marketing

• HTML & CSS Scripting
• WordPress Develoment
• Photoshop Image Manipulation
• Photography & Video
• Adobe Premiere Video Editing

Current

Social Media Marketing Manager
Essential Communications
January 2010 – Present
As social media marketing manager, it is my responsibility to handle, drive and direct all social media activity for clients and for the agency itself. My first objective was to create and edit The Essential Blog from the ground up. This allowed me to encourage others to participate in writing and share their insights, encouraging creative thinking and excitement within the agency. Client social presenses are also under my remit and consisted of strategy creation, blog writing, video creation and editing and ongoing creative concepting to mention but a few areas. This is an exciting role and has allowed me to lead an area of the business and liaise across the board when opportunities for social media or creative campaigns are present. I have also been lucky enough to present at the IDM Summer School on the topic of personal branding in the Web 2.0 era which was very well received by all attendees.

Past

Account Manager
Essential Communications
July 2009 – February 2010 (8 months)
My role as account manager at Essential exposed me to yet more of the marketing mix, not only from the production aspect but also within the B2B environment. During my time as account manager I became acquainted with the methodology behind B2B lead generating campaigns and lead nurturing. My time as account manager was hugely valuable and taught me the complexities of B2B marketing and the extended complex sales cycles involved.

Account Executive & Campaign Manager
1000heads
January 2008 – May 2009 (1 year 5 months)
As the leading global Word of Mouth marketing agency, 1000heads was a superb opportunity to immerse myself in the social media and web 2.0 environment. Working closely across all functional teams within the business, my role as account manager was diverse and varied, including anything from campaign concepting and pitching, to data analysis and insight gathering. The knowledge I gained from 1000heads has been vital to my progressing in my social media roles and remains the bedrock to all activities to date.

Account Manager
Summit Media
September 2007 – January 2008 (5 months)
As my first marketing role immediately from univerity, Summit Media gave me the ideal opportunity to engage in a broad range of traditional online marketing initiatives including PPC, SEO, Affiliate Marketing and Shopping Comparison. This initial grounding provided me with the marketing business knowledge and acumen which I apply to this day in my role.

Abingdon School
1997 – 2003
3 AS Levels – Business Studies, Biology, Geography
11 GCSE’s Grade C & above; including French, German and Spanish