Experience

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  TBWA\MCR

  • United Kingdom
  • Advertising Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head of Client Partnerships

    • Apr 2024 - Present

  • Business Director & Executive Producer

    • May 2022 - Mar 2024

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  Havas Lynx Group

  • Manchester

  • Client Services Director

    • Jan 2022 - May 2022
    • Manchester

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  TBWA\ Manchester

  • United Kingdom
  • Advertising Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Business Director

    • Sep 2016 - Jan 2022

    I direct an account group, with responsibility covering brand strategy, comms planning and campaign delivery for MBNA, Pizza Hut Restaurants, Rentalcars.com and Merlin Entertainments (including Alton Towers, Chessington, Thorpe Park and Heide Park, Germany). Previously responsible for the Co-op Group, Co-op Bank, Imperial Leather, Manchester United, Original Source, Seven Seas, Sofology (formerly Sofaworks/CSL) and Wilko.I am responsible for the broadcast and video content business unit. This includes: - Growing the business unit with both existing and prospective clients - Ensuring my team elevates the quality and value of the creative product - Managing a team of producers, editors and videographers

  • Account Director

    • Dec 2010 - Aug 2016

    Reporting directly to the Managing Partner I am currently responsible, as lead agency, covering brand strategy, comms planning and campaign delivery for Heide Park, MBNA, Pizza Hut Restaurants and Rentalcars.com. Previously responsible for Imperial Leather, Manchester United, Original Source, Seven Seas, Sofaworks, The Co-operative and Wilko.

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  CheethamBell JWT

  • Account Manager

    • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

    Reporting to the Group Account Director I was responsible for delivery of key date campaigns for Beefeater Grill and Table Table Pub Restaurants across radio, press, POS and CRM.

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  One Marketing Communications Ltd

  • Account Director

    • Jun 2006 - Feb 2010

    Worked my way up from Account Executive to Account Director within 3 years. Reporting to the Client Services Director I was responsible for ATL campaigns, packaging and POS for Knauf Insulation, tc bathrooms group and Vitint Safe and White. For GovNet events I was responsible for scoping, design, build and day-to-day content management of 12 public sector event websites per year plus eCRM.During this time I proactively promoted the value of IPA membership to the agency board and managed the agency’s successful application. I also undertook a review of the agency’s creative brief recommending a new version which was described by the Creative Director as “…a milestone for the agency.”

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  Admix Zaken zijn Zaken

  • European Ad Agency exchange

    • Sep 2008 - Sep 2008

    Experienced working at an ad agency in the Netherlands courtesy of an agency exchange program through Agencies United.

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  Smart Finances

  • Marketing Executive/Underwriter

    • Aug 2003 - May 2006

    Developed and managed the marketing of the Smart Finances brand from a start-up business to a position of completing £1 million worth of loans per month within 2 years.