Alex Gibbs
Leeds
Summary
Results-driven marketing and communications generalist with 10 years’ experience across content, copywriting, brand development, website management, social media, bid writing and stakeholder engagement. Delivered impactful marketing strategies for growing organisations, enhancing brand quality and visibility. Skilled in crafting compelling proposals and producing polished marketing assets that drive growth and support new business initiatives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Bid and Project Manager
STM Group
01.2024 - Current
- Plan, write, coordinate and deliver bid submissions, marketing collateral and proposal documents across live new business opportunities, while supporting wider internal and external communications activity.
- Manage bid campaigns from early-stage qualification through to submission, working with senior leaders and operational stakeholders across high-value projects.
- Co-lead delivery of proposals contributing to more than £4 million in new business wins within the facilities management sector.
- Implemented a stronger bid / no-bid framework and modernised pipeline management using Monday.com, creating a clearer funnel, opportunity calendar and more structured bid process.
- Improved the branding, composition and overall quality of tender documents and marketing assets, and supported LinkedIn growth of 1,000+ followers plus readership of around 800 for the internal newsletter Sending the Message.
Director
Ten Thirty Digital
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Run a digital marketing business supporting SME clients with web design, branding, content and social media.
- Manage client relationships, project delivery and day-to-day commercial activity across multiple accounts.
- Established an independent agency offer after branching out from Bloom Agency and retaining clients in a director-led business.
General Manager
Bloom Agency
Hull
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Led the business through its early growth phase and helped build it to 20+ clients at peak, hiring and managing an employee while acting as the main client contact and overseeing day-to-day delivery.
- Oversaw client accounts for diverse SMEs, delivering website projects, social media management, logo design, brand guidelines, and marketing collateral.
- Established and led a marketing agency supporting SMEs with web design, social media management, branding and marketing collateral, enhancing their market presence.
- Developed business plan and pitched concept to director, launching agency as a commercial venture and defining service packages for website builds, content support and brand development.
Digital Marketing Executive
Reach Resourcing
Hull
02.2022 - 08.2023
- Planned, built and managed the Reach Resourcing website and supported the company’s wider digital presence.
- Led the marketing side of a rebrand and office relocation, and planned engagement and business development events to support brand profile and commercial activity.
- Revamped social media output beyond standard job adverts, introduced recurring branded content, launched video-based job adverts, and wrote an award submission that secured a HullBID Awards nomination.
Digital Marketing and Sales Consultant
Venus Stone Ltd / Luxury Gardens UK
Hull
04.2017 - 02.2022
- Provided marketing and sales support in SME environments, enhancing digital presence, customer engagement, and lead generation through client-facing commercial activity.
Education
10 GCSEs - A–C
Malet Lambert School
Hull3 A-Levels - A–C
Wilberforce College
HullSkills
- Marketing and communications management
- Brand development and brand consistency
- Copywriting and content creation
- Bid and proposal writing
- WordPress website management
- Social media content and channel management
- Canva design and marketing collateral
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Stakeholder and client management
- Campaign planning and delivery
- Canva
- WordPress
- Microsoft Office
- Copywriting
- Social media content creation
- Stakeholder communications
- Bid writing
- Branding and marketing collateral
- Strategy
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Video editing tools
- Mailchimp
- CRM systems
- Social scheduling tools
- Hosting and domain management
- Google Analytics
Timeline
Bid and Project Manager
STM Group
01.2024 - Current
Director
Ten Thirty Digital
07.2023 - 01.2024
General Manager
Bloom Agency
10.2022 - 08.2023
Digital Marketing Executive
Reach Resourcing
02.2022 - 08.2023
Digital Marketing and Sales Consultant
Venus Stone Ltd / Luxury Gardens UK
04.2017 - 02.2022
10 GCSEs - A–C
Malet Lambert School
3 A-Levels - A–C
Wilberforce College