Alistair Spalding
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Bokmål, Norwegian Professional working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Optimizely Certified Experimentation Strategist
OptimizelySep, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum AllianceApr, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Columbus
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Denmark
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Consultant
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Dec 2022 - Present
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Aschehoug
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Norway
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Ecommerce Manager
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Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
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Digital konsulent (Digital Consultant)
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Feb 2015 - Apr 2021
Ansvar for nettsiden og apper til GAN Aschehoug, som spesialisere i utvikling av pedagogisk materiell til barnehage og grunnskole. Leder utvikling av nettbutikk (Magento og eZ Publish) og innhold. Kontribuere til strategien for servere, integrasjoner og drift.Ansvarlig for anaylse og rapportering (Google Analytics) og superbruker av epost markedsføring (Mailchimp og Super Office CRM).Prosjektleder for utvikling av apper. Opptatt av UX og UI, ekspert på å drive et produktiv dialog mellom utviklere og produkt ansvarlige.Budsjett ansvar for nettside utvikling, app utvikling, og digital markedsføring. Show less
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Digital konsulent
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Feb 2015 - Oct 2019
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Wordy
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Oslo, Norway
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Founder
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Jun 2010 - Nov 2020
Wordy consulting and translation wordy.no, Oslo, founder. (June 2010 to present) Digital project leader, website launches, content, development and strategy. Experienced with eZ publish, Magento and Inspera platforms. Utilising Mailchimp, Google Analytics and Google adwords, CRM (Super Office 7) and various integrations. Project member for the planning and execution phases of a server migration. App development managing the development and release of apps for android and iOS. Including the popular Språkkista and Bokbussen apps. Translation of books, websites, press releases, marketing material and technical documents for a range of Norwegian small to medium sized businesses. Show less
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Story House Egmont UK
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Press officer with marketing
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Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
Egmont is the UK's top specialist publisher of books and magazines for children, with award-winning divisions selling 30 million books and magazines each year. Special responsibilities for digital PR and marketing. Integrating online promotion with in store campaigns. Facebook and Spotify advertising, filmed book trailers, launched @EgmontUK on Twitter. Developed new websites and content. I launched a new collaboration with a local film school for book-films. Egmont is the UK's top specialist publisher of books and magazines for children, with award-winning divisions selling 30 million books and magazines each year. Special responsibilities for digital PR and marketing. Integrating online promotion with in store campaigns. Facebook and Spotify advertising, filmed book trailers, launched @EgmontUK on Twitter. Developed new websites and content. I launched a new collaboration with a local film school for book-films.
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Borders
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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PR Manager
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Mar 2005 - Aug 2007
Borders UK had over one million square feet of retail space and around 8% of the retail bookselling market.Responsible for strategy of Borders Events, and PR programs. Annual budget of over £200K.Devised the company’s first year-long PR strategy and appointed a PR agency to achieve it. Rolled out an Events Toolkit with detailed instructions and advice for in-store events.Orchestrated events from in-store antique valuations to book signings with David Hasselhoff.
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Events Supervisor
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Sep 2004 - Mar 2006
Responsible for driving the events program and in-store marketing.Line management responsibilities for the music and fiction teams.
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Bookseller
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Nov 2003 - May 2004
Responsibilities included ordering and buying second hand books. Responsibilities included ordering and buying second hand books.
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Education
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Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Bachelors Degree, English Literature; creative writing and American literature -
Hutton Grammar School Sixth Form College
A - levels: History A, English B, Geography B, General Studies C -
Hutton Grammar School
GCSE, History A*; English Literature A, English Language A, Maths B, Sciences B