Experience

LOCALiQ_UK

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sales Director

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  LOCALiQ is part of Newsquest Media Group, the UK’s leading local publisher, a media company with a difference, bringing a voice to your region. With an audience of almost 30 million unique users a month online and 6 million readers a week LOCALiQ gives you access to a network of 200+ news brands and publications, an award-winning events division, recruitment platforms and a wide range of multimedia marketing solutions. https://thenational.wales/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/https://www.living-magazines.co.uk/our-magazines Show less

• Sales Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

  LOCALiQ is part of Newsquest Media Group, the UK’s leading local publisher, a media company with a difference, bringing a voice to your region. With an audience of almost 30 million unique users a month online and 6 million readers a week LOCALiQ gives you access to a network of 200+ news brands and publications, an award-winning events division, recruitment platforms and a wide range of multimedia marketing solutions. I share the ethos of the team of being fully focused on providing outstanding multimedia solutions that advertisers want and need thus rapidly becoming the partner of choice for many businesses.My role as Sales Manager is to mentor and coach the sales teams to the highest level of excellence and encourage them to remain innovative, daring and brave in their solutions whilst leading them to never-ending improvement. Show less



Communicorp UK

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Account Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  Creating and collaborating on amazing ideas, creative concepts through radio and digital execution for businesses. Ensuring Communicorp UK stands head and shoulders above the competition by continuing to grow and retain client business. Creating and collaborating on amazing ideas, creative concepts through radio and digital execution for businesses. Ensuring Communicorp UK stands head and shoulders above the competition by continuing to grow and retain client business.



NATION BROADCASTING LIMITED

• Cowbridge

• Senior Account Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2018

  Responsible for generating commercial revenue streams from advertising, events and sponsorship that connects brands with audiences across South Wales. Delivering growth, innovation and advocacy for both brands and audiences. Establishing and developing new and long term relationships that deliver reach, frequency, impact and return on investment for business. Delivering best in class campaigns for SME's, Public Bodies and Blue Chip Brands. Responsible for generating commercial revenue streams from advertising, events and sponsorship that connects brands with audiences across South Wales. Delivering growth, innovation and advocacy for both brands and audiences. Establishing and developing new and long term relationships that deliver reach, frequency, impact and return on investment for business. Delivering best in class campaigns for SME's, Public Bodies and Blue Chip Brands.



Global

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

• Account Manager

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  As an Account Manager for the UK's largest commercial Radio station, my role is to grow advertising revenues across South Wales by establishing key relationships with marketing contacts. My role allows me to utilise Global's brand identity and audience to maximise advertising reach for my account base. These brands include Heart, Smooth, Classic and RadioX. Through a consultative approach and 10 years media industry experience I am able to offer a best in class service to my account base at all times. Working for Global also allows me to extend the reach for my account base by utilising DAX, the UK's first programmatic audio based advertising platform. Using 1st and 3rd party data to effectively target audio advertisements to digital audio listeners. In addition to advertising my role at Global allows me to create key commercial partnerships with brands such as Heart and Smooth through Sponsorship, Events and Sales Promotions. Show less



Newsquest

• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  As a sales manager for one of Wales' largest multimedia publishers, I am tasked with growing print and digital revenues through effective leadership in the retail area of the business. Managing a team of 7 sales executives across South and East Wales I thrive on meeting revenue challenges through effective coaching, innovation and motivation. As a sales manager for one of Wales' largest multimedia publishers, I am tasked with growing print and digital revenues through effective leadership in the retail area of the business. Managing a team of 7 sales executives across South and East Wales I thrive on meeting revenue challenges through effective coaching, innovation and motivation.



Media Wales

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for sustaining and growing print and digital advertising revenue within WM Magazine, Wales' favourite glossy magazine.Developing relationships with key clients and working in partnership on key sponsorship events.Suggesting new ways to grow advertising revenues. Being a trusted advisor to the customer.Consistently harvesting key accounts to deliver maximum revenue.A pivotal role to the launch of WM's social media integration.

• Key Account Manager (Recruitment)

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014

  • Developing long term, sustainable relationships with local and national clients at all levels• Understanding your customer’s needs and are ensuring their expectations are met or exceeded • Suggesting new ways to grow recruitment revenues • Being a trusted advisor to the customer - understand and help shape customer marketing spend• Consistently harvesting key accounts and deliver maximum revenue

• Senior Sales Executive WM Magazine

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2013



St David's Hotel and Spa

• Sales Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Apr 2007