Joseph Smith
Assistant Store Manager at FORBIDDEN PLANET LIMITED- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Content Marketing: How to Podcast
LinkedInSep, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Content Marketing: Staying Relevant
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Content Marketing Foundations
LinkedInMar, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Content Marketing: Podcasts and Audio
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Learning Content Marketing
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Experience
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FORBIDDEN PLANET LIMITED
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Store Manager
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Sep 2019 - Present
• Used industry and fan knowledge to expanded and co-ordinate departments to appeal to stores customer base, promoting new and unusual products alongside treasured favorites and established brands. • Created and maintained a sales tracking database specifically for use in store, which tracked and compared department growth over weekly, monthly and annual basis. Enabled sections heads to have a clear understanding of trends, and also allowed for the retrieval of accurate statistics at any time. • Personally raised and maintained good standards of sales within the book department, re-merching on a weekly basis to continued success. Also worked with the manager to achieve strong results in the merchandise, comics and graphic novels sections, as well as supporting other staff members in any and all tasks related to their departments. • Supported the manager in all aspects of his work, maintain a clear continuity of performance across tasks and management and ensuring new initiatives were implemented to their chosen standards. • Regularly relayed with buyers and other HO team members to ensure the store was reflecting the needs and desires of the company, and ensuring admin tasks were completed in as short a time as possible. • Successfully completed the training of our new casual staff member, fully bringing him into the business and ensuring good performance in their first regular job. • Worked hard to maintain a friendly and professional manner with all customers, creating strong relationships with regular customers, and providing a warm welcome to new shoppers new to the products we sell, leading to repeated business over multiple visits. Show less
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Administrator
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
• Keyed in missing and rogue results from multiple different exam sessions in a timely and efficient manner. • Trained other new members of staff on systems and processes, bringing them up to speed across the busy summer period. • Marked English as a Second Language exam papers, finishing ahead of schedule in a timely and organised manner. • Keyed in missing and rogue results from multiple different exam sessions in a timely and efficient manner. • Trained other new members of staff on systems and processes, bringing them up to speed across the busy summer period. • Marked English as a Second Language exam papers, finishing ahead of schedule in a timely and organised manner.
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Sales Assistant
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2019
• Worked in busy retail store over festive period, using product expertise and experience to aid both customers and staff members. • Re-merchandised themed sales bays to directly appeal to specific fan bases, increasing sales within those areas (in particular children’s graphic novels). • Undertook training on EPOS system for ordering and organization to support management in the day-to-day running of the store. • Worked in busy retail store over festive period, using product expertise and experience to aid both customers and staff members. • Re-merchandised themed sales bays to directly appeal to specific fan bases, increasing sales within those areas (in particular children’s graphic novels). • Undertook training on EPOS system for ordering and organization to support management in the day-to-day running of the store.
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PLAYFUSION LIMITED
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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Event Coordinator
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
• Lead demonstrator for the Lightseekers Trading Card Game, attending in-store events and conventions across the UK and US. • Researched and solicited demo visits to stores across the UK, representing the brand to shop owners and players and expanding awareness of the game in a competitive market space. • Demoed the card games to players of all ages in an informative and efficient manner, generating extra sales at in-store visits. Led teams of other demonstrators at trade events, helping to run official tournaments and multiplayer games withengaging tutorials. Show less
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Big Finish Productions
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Assistant
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Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
• Dedicated assistant to executive and line producers at busy audio production company, providing production office support and administrative services to all team members across multiple productions. • Day producer on multiple productions, filling in for senior producers, supporting directors, sound engineers and talent throughout recordings. • Administrate company website, co-ordinating marketing, news items, customer services, social media and other online aspects. • Event co-ordinator, organising company presence at professional and fan events, arranging promotional materials and looking after talent. • Credited for multiple productions including Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures Volume 01, The Omega Factor Series 01, Counter-Measures: Series 04, Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 06, Doctor Who: The Warehouse, The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 04, Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 1, Doctor Who: Planet of the Rani, Torchwood: The Conspiracy, The Prisoner: Volume 1, This Is Colin Baker, UNIT: Extinction, Doctor Who: The Waters of Amsterdam, Doctor Who: Aquitaine, Doctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre, Doctor Who: The Two Masters Show less
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Creative England
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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3rd AD - 'Billy The Kid'
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Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
• 3rd AD role on 'Billy The Kid' a Creative England funded short film from director Sam Johnson, providing support and hospitality across the 50 strong team of cast and crew. • Key responsibilities included supervising supporting artists, aiding the 1st AD in the running of the set, liaising with site managers and proving full and timely hospitality to all members of the cast, crew and visitors to the production. • Also contributed to transport logistics and equipment management, particularly towards the end of the shoot. Show less
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BBC
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Italy
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Runner - CBBC Live
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May 2014 - May 2014
• Volunteer role working on programming during the CBBC Live: Newcastle-Gateshead Event, performing production running duties for live episodes of ‘Blue Peter’ and ‘Sam & Mark’s Geordie Challenge’. • Primarily responsible for looking after topped billed VIP’s, preparing ad-hoc dressing rooms, making runs into the city for specific requests and representing the channel in a welcoming and friendly manner. • Filled in multiple roles, including being a general runner for talent, producers and crew, setting up of scenery and equipment, helping to organise other volunteers and manning the security desk, assisting guests and new arrivals with access to the site. Show less
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Work Experience - Blue Peter
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2014 - 2014
• Took on full time duties as studio and office runner, competently filling in for absent staff, and representing programme to high profile guests and talent. • Produced research reports for production members, responding quickly and in detail to ad-hoc ideas and urgent requests, using initiative to contact suppliers and contributors in advance. • Assisted on film shoots, managing equipment, liaising with freelance contractors and providing hospitality and critical resources at remote locations. Show less
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Channel 4
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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700 & Above Employee
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Work Experience - Film4
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Apr 2013 - Apr 2013
• Provided read-throughs of new and upcoming scripts, before giving feedback on them for the Controller. • Helped prepare and host the press screening of ‘A Field in England’, professionally representing the company to the press and talent in a charged environment. • Provided read-throughs of new and upcoming scripts, before giving feedback on them for the Controller. • Helped prepare and host the press screening of ‘A Field in England’, professionally representing the company to the press and talent in a charged environment.
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Education
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2009 - 2012
Aberystwyth University
Bachelor's degree, Film and Television Production
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