Experience

Studio La Plage (SLP)

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK Managing Director

  • May 2022 - Present

  Studio La Plage is a global creative studio-agency and vibrant community of strategists, artists, creators and marketeers.We’re all about generating performance - at speed; helping our clients maximise growth through data-led marketing, art-inspired creative, and international production.We make great ideas happen; simply and effectively.... and we do it for some of the world's most ambitious brands.

• Partner

  • May 2021 - Apr 2022

• Client Services Director

  • Jun 2020 - Apr 2021

  Managing senior stakeholder expectations, and increasing client satisfaction and engagement. Determining the strategic direction and tone for all client accounts, whilst at the same time identifying and developing new opportunities within existing clients, and maximising account growth.Staying ahead of the curve on all areas of the agency’s proposition and core competencies, to ensure all work is completed on time, and delivered to the clients’ strategy and budget. In doing so, managing the tracking and reporting of performance to uphold team accountability and promote quality of service.



Fall Off The Wall

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Client & Production Services

  • Jul 2018 - May 2020

  Directing the Account Management and Production arm of the agency in finding creative solutions to both client and internal challenges; fostering knowledge-sharing across all disciplines internally, to ensure collaborative and informed work.Create an effective process and information flow between the Client Services team and other disciplines within the agency. Contribute to client's business growth by identifying new opportunities.Foster a productive and empowering working environment to ensure the team deliver against company business and revenue goals. And in doing so partner with Operations and Finance in building true client P&L.To actively input into the development of agency’s strategy and to promote the agency’s purpose, vision, values and strategic objectives (both internally and externally).

• Head of Client & Production Services

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2018

  Objective - To deliver the most engaging, successful and cost effective branding & advertising in the UK.- Responsible for managing and developing client relationships, as well as building and motivating an efficient Client Production Services department in order to engage in effective communications with brands, agencies and broadcasters.- In ensuring regular contact with past, existing, and new clients, in order to explore new opportunities, I generate the accounts strategy which enables us to drive the profitable growth of existing clients, and communicate these strategies effectively at board level.- I conduct and run key client presentations, regularly support the development of any new business targets by quickly establishing key relationships at the highest level, and lead the way in identifying, and converting, new business opportunities.- Monthly reporting to the board with regard to finances, new business strategies, resource planning, appraisals and personal development of the Client Services and Production teams.- Lead the process to write and execute client development plans for key client relationships.- Run regular sessions (“Huddles”) with the CPS team in order to develop best practice as a department.- Head a department which is tasked with managing all project work from briefing through to delivery; working in tandem with both creative and studio teams - as well as being the client’s reliable, and trusted, voice in-house.



Multichannel TV Studios

• United Kingdom
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Client & Production Services

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2015

  I personally oversaw the quality, day-to-day running and budgeting of all outputs.- Using my extensive knowledge across numerous platforms such as IPTV, broadcast, live streaming and interactive content, I managed expectations and delivery - both internally and externally - across all audio/visual based projects. - I managed the production and post-production teams from concept through to delivery, established and maintained budgets, and effectively managed time restrictions as well as client expectations.- Establish and maintain budgets effectively, managing time constraints, client expectations, “talent” and staff.- Was tasked with leading and developing new business strategies for both current and potential clients, building the relationship and strategising realistic, but also aspirational, client spend targets.- I was looked to in predicting, and implementing, media platform trends in order to best promote content.



Global

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• New Media AV Producer

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Being the New Media AV Producer for Classic FM and ‘theJazz’ simultaneously, meant that I was constantly sourcing new and exclusive material/artists to bring to the brand using video or audio techniques for both sites.One of my key roles was to oversee the successful migration of TV from a broadcasting platform to an IPTV broadband one; saving hundreds of thousands in annual costs and increasing the online paying market. Being the New Media AV Producer for Classic FM and ‘theJazz’ simultaneously, meant that I was constantly sourcing new and exclusive material/artists to bring to the brand using video or audio techniques for both sites.One of my key roles was to oversee the successful migration of TV from a broadcasting platform to an IPTV broadband one; saving hundreds of thousands in annual costs and increasing the online paying market.



Classic FM

• Channel Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

  - Taking full responsibility of the channel from editorial through to strategy; helping migrate Classic FM TV from a Broadcast platform to a Broadband one.- Being an integral part in realising what the channel needs to progress and compete, whilst at the same time overseeing planning and production, through to post production and market forecasting.- This role required being able to understand an audience and relate to them. Content + strategy = engagement. - Taking full responsibility of the channel from editorial through to strategy; helping migrate Classic FM TV from a Broadcast platform to a Broadband one.- Being an integral part in realising what the channel needs to progress and compete, whilst at the same time overseeing planning and production, through to post production and market forecasting.- This role required being able to understand an audience and relate to them. Content + strategy = engagement.