Career History
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Project Director MRM Nov 2021 to Mar 2025 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing multiple technology projects across several clients • Managing multiple CRM projects across several clients • Managing multiple campaign projects across several clients • Line management of project managers • Improving processes and ways of working Achievements: • Established better ways of working on accounts that were struggling • Improved profitability and reduced stress on team • Became superuser/trainer for resource booking system and qualified on Braze CRM • Graduated company leadership course (for top talent) |
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Delivery Lead Great State Mar 2021 to Nov 2021 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing programme of work for Honda • Managing 3 Delivery Managers • Programme planning and management Achievements: • Established better ways of working • Introduced agile practices to team • Improved profitability and reduced stress on team |
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Senior Project Manager MRM Feb 2020 to Mar 2021 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing multiple digital and print campaign deliverables for Macmillan Diagnosis • Managing the production of Storytelling blogs for Microsoft • Managing several deliverables for Trelegy Asthma campaign • Managing several deliverables for Sanofi Allegra campaign • Managing website deliverables for Janssen Ponesimod campaign • Managing several deliverables for Microsoft Achievements: • On-boarded myself to several new clent teams and delivered all their work to scope, budget and timescale |
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Paid Media Manager MRM Sep 2019 to Feb 2020 see projects |
Duties included: • Working with the Microsoft campaign managers to develop pure-paid social media briefs aligned with business and communications objectives • Managing and briefing paid social activity into the global media agency on behalf of the client, critiquing and refining the media plans • Being the day-to-day point of contact for both the client and global media agency for managing execution and life-cycle of local paid social activity • Supporting the MRM Social Media Team in the development and execution of always-on boosted social (including strategy, set-up, optimisation and reporting) • Promoting paid social across the team and agency, sharing new formats and opportunities to test and learn • Evangelising best practices, media trends and ideas with both clients and the creative teams • Building strong relationships with key clients Achievements: • Introduced a new streamlined process for managing work through which enabled the clients to be able tp re-prioritise active workstreams as necessary without causing stress for the team or confusion on where work had reached |
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Project Director Imagination Jul 2018 to Jan 2019 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing delivery of Immersive Room software and content, to budget, scope and deadlines. Achievements: • Delivered an immersive room experience at Tetra Pak HQ on time, despite delays. |
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Technical Project Director Hogarth Apr 2018 to Jul 2018 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing technical projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines. Achievements: • Delivered several website builds for Hogarth clients and Ogilvy clients. |
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Technical Project Director Hogarth & Ogilvy Aug 2016 to Mar 2018 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing technical projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines. Achievements: • Successfully migrated all live projects from ETECTURE@Ogilvy • Delivered several website builds for Hogarth & Ogilvy clients • Created new processes and improved the quality, timing and cost margin of the output |
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Project Director ETECTURE@Ogilvy Nov 2014 to Aug 2016 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing digital projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines. Achievements: • Delivered several digital projects for OgilvyOne clients • Created new processes and improved the quality, timing and cost margin of the output • Qualified as a Certified ScrumMaster |
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Project Director OgilvyOne Feb 2014 to Oct 2014 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing digital projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines •Managing and mentoring a junior PM. Achievements: • Delivered several digital projects for OgilvyOne clients • Created new processes and improved the quality, timing and cost margin of the output • Created new financial management templates for the agency and set up a new reporting mechanism |
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Senior Digital Project Manager OgilvyOne Jan 2013 to Jan 2014 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing digital projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines. Managing and mentoring a junior PM. Achievements: • Created new processes and improved the quality, timing and cost margin of the output |
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Associate Programme Director LBi Health August 2012 to January 2013 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing & Mentoring a team of project managers to deliver digital detail aids (iPad content) for the sales team to present to healthcare professionals • Working closely with the Account Director to scope new projects and keep the existing projects on track including minimising the impact of significant client-side delays. Achievements: • Established the production team and defined the processes for delivering the new business |
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Head of Digital Project Management Publicis Chemistry August 2011 to August 2012 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing the digital project management team to deliver a portfolio of digital projects • Assisting with the planning, scheduling and managing of all aspects of the projects and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines • Staff/Resource forward planning the Digital PM team to meet expected client project demands Achievements: • Creating new processes and improving the quality, timing and cost margin of the output |
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Senior Digital Project Manager Chemistry May 2010 to July 2011 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing the delivery of multiple simultaneous digital comms and campaigns • Planning, scheduling and managing all aspects of the project and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines • Working closely with the offline delivery team for projects with shared dependencies Achievements: • Changing processes on a very difficult account in order to improve deliveries |
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Digital Project Manager Schematic April 2010 to May 2010 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing the delivery of designs for a major global web build for Thomson Reuters • Producing wireframes and functional specifications including accounting for the limitations within the CMS • Requirements gathering and ensuring delivery would meet the requirements • Planning, scheduling and managing all aspects of the project and ensuring delivery to budget, scope and deadlines. Achievements: • Oversaw delivery of the wireframes, specifications and designs. |
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Digital Project Manager Oil Productions September 2009 to April 2010 see projects |
Duties included: • Planning, scheduling and managing the delivery of iPhone & Facebook app projects. helping with wireframing and requirements gathering and working on pitches, proposals and brainstorms. Achievements: • Delivered digital projects and applications |
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Production Manager BBC Multiplatform Productions April 2007 to June 2009 see projects |
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Production Manager BBC Interactive Factual & Learning July 2004 to March 2007 see projects |
Duties included: • Delivering multiple microsites, complex web builds, intranets, video, audio, e-mail and red button content, often simultaneously, worth over £5m in value per year (ranging from £5k to £1.6m) • Ensuring delivery of content on Interactive TV, websites and mobile on schedule and within budget • Negotiating with suppliers, arranging legal contracts, Managing Production Co-ordinators • Regular reporting of forecasts and management of risks. Achievements: • Develivered multiple website and red button content on time and to budget • Received several bonus payments for my performance. |
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Production Finance Co-ordinator & Production Co-ordinator BBC Documentaries Jan 2004 to July 2004 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing finance and logistics for a portfolio of TV productions, including material management • Co-ordinated the production of the re-edited Fighting The War project, including organising shoots for the new material to be inserted, organising and cataloguing the tape library, helping at the shoots, managing the budget • Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of month end forecasting for the unit • SAP Superuser and training assessor for new SAP users • Key SAP contact for the unit • Responsible for maintaining e-expenses and continuing system upgrade implementation • Monitoring and maintaining leave and sickness records for the unit • Completely responsible for updating all Production Planner information and data • In charge of accurately recording staff recoveries • Production co-ordinating (recently on Fighting The War) • Contracting and negotiating with Freelancers Achievements: • Successfully managed and reported on multiple programmes. |
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Production Finance Co-ordinator BBC Events & Food May 2001 to Jan 2004 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing finances and reporting on a portfolio of TV productions, including hands-on help on those projects • Helping production managers and production executives to deliver projects on budget • Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of month end forecasting for the unit • Processing and thoroughly checking all invoices as well as monitoring compliance • SAP Superuser and training assessor for new SAP users • Key Sap contact for the unit • Responsible for maintaining e-expenses and continuing system upgrade implementation • Monitoring and maintaining leave and sickness records for the unit • Completely responsible for updating all Production Planner information and data • In charge of accurately recording staff recoveries • Playing important roles at Outside Broadcasts • Contracting and negotiating with Freelancers • Booking Facilities and negotiating with suppliers • Production Co-ordinator tasks as required. Achievements: • Successfully managed and reported on multiple programmes • Received several bonus payments for my performance. |
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Production Manager BBC Consumer and Leisure unit July 2000 to May 2001 see projects |
Duties included: • Delivering a portfolio of TV projects on time and to budget, including managing the team Achievements: • Successfully managed several TV programmes • Received several bonus payments for my performance. |
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Acting Production Manager BBC Daytime During 1998 & 1999 see projects |
Duties included: • Managing several TV projects on time and to budget • Forecasting the initial budget and ensuring it was adhered to • Scheduling and managing all aspects of the production • Being across the unit’s constantly changing post-production requirements • Negotiating cost-effective deals with suppliers • Responsible for successful co-ordination of outside broadcasts • Management of staff and staff issues, including safety and development Achievements: • Successfully managed several TV programmes • Received several bonus payments for my performance. |
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Assistant Unit Manager BBC Daytime February 1997 to July 2000 see projects |
Duties included: • Helping deliver a portfolio of TV projects on time and to budget • Forecasting the initial budget and ensuring it was adhered to • Scheduling and managing all aspects of the production • Being across the unit’s constantly changing post-production requirements • Negotiating cost-effective deals with suppliers • Responsible for successful co-ordination of outside broadcasts • Management of staff and staff issues, including safety and development Achievements: • Successfully managed several TV programmes • Received several bonus payments for my performance. |
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Sales Ledger Clerk BBC Studio Services, Resources September 1994 - February 1997 |
Duties included: •Sending invoices to production units for studios costs • Reconciling all costs of the production • Regularly reporting to Studio management about payment status • Working closely with Studio Resource Managers Achievements: • Ensured the smooth operation of billings. |
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Administration Assistant BBC Studio Services, Resources February 1993 - September 1994 |
Duties included: • Looking after project recoveries for Scenic Design area • Maintaining leave and sickness records and monitored expense claims • Acted as a ‘Ring Road Supervisor’ and managed a small team of staff • Covered the allocation of lighting equipment Achievements: • Ensured the smooth operation of the lighting department and availability of the required lights at the right times. |
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Clerk Make-up department, BBC Design June 1989 - February 1993 |
Duties included: • Processing overtime claims • Processing expense claims and monitoring leave for over 300 staff and assisting the staff allocations team Achievements: • Ensured the smooth operation departmental expenses processing and leave record management |
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Personal Assistant to Head of Business Studies Prince Rupert School May 1988 - April 1989 |
Duties included: • Supporting the Head of Business Studies in classes and with administration • Managing the diary of the department head, filing and helping students with computer studies • Managing the school tuck-shop and drinks machines, including stock control and accounts Achievements: • Successful diary management • Profitable tuck-shop and drinks operation |