Andy Hoskings

Chief digital consultant to Nordic arm of Banijay. Advisor on digital growth, retention, and product management strategy.

• Director of project management and execution of a new digital strategy for some of Banijay’s most popular formats across Europe. Managed 5 teams across the UK, Scandinavia and India.
• Led international teams to develop top entertainment apps and drive digital growth by prioritizing features in collaboration with users and stakeholders.
• Directed the global project strategy for "All Against One," a live TV play-along experience with millions of users across Europe. It was played by over 10% of Norway’s population each Saturday night.
• Used data, insights and user feedback to Increase user registrations by 30% for Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. Achieved record online Eurovision votes for Danish public broadcaster DR.
• Chief advisor across several disciplines to bring them all under one roof and align common goals such as retention, revenue, user acquisition, engagement and innovation.

Pioneered interactive gaming and entertainment products for the Nordic arm of a global entertainment production company. Achieved unprecedented levels of user engagement.

• Led digital projects for major franchises like Paradise Hotel, Strictly Come Dancing, Eurovision, and Temptation Island.
• Delivered some of the most popular entertainment apps in Europe with record-breaking engagement year after year.
• Main point of contact for senior stakeholders to convey risks, reports and revenue.
• Product owner of the digital platforms, handling budgets (1m+), roadmap, and development
• Team leader across product, design and development

Chief digital strategist for Gleam Futures, a talent agency for some of the most popular social influencers within the UK, US and Australia.

• Responsible for overseeing the company's digital strategy, as well as sourcing and managing teams for each project.
• Worked directly with prominent UK influencers (Zoella, Joe Sugg) to review their data and test new strategies and content ideas to boost user retention and growth.
• Introduced new opportunities for digital revenue streams across Gleam’s portfolio, working with commercial brands to fit the right digital ideas to the right influencers.
• Won new business through internal and external channels, meeting KPIs across platforms.
• Conceived and launched a number 1 gaming app in collaboration with some of the UK’s biggest influencers of the time.

Responsible for heading up all UK and international production of mobile apps and digital projects for Tellybug, a platform powering real time user engagement.

• Project Director for collaboration with entertainment and consumer brands worldwide, including The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, and Love Island. Led initiatives that drew over 1 million consecutive users in a single live play-along.
• Directed commercial and digital brand partnership initiatives, successfully generating millions in sponsorship and user-based revenue for clients such as Dominoes Pizza, Just Eat, Disney and Pepsi.
• Project owner, working with clients, creative and development teams to prioritise features and innovate. Localised the platform for global distribution.

Project lead at Fremantle UK, responsible for the delivery of digital supporting content for Fremantle shows

• Reviewed creative and commercial requirements to create compelling digital propositions for Fremantle’s entertainment formats including The Apprentice, The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
• Project lead, responsible for direct management of tech suppliers, editors and digital producers.
• Worked with sponsors to shape strategy, set goals, and drive commercial success KPIs. Raised millions in partnership deals.
• Owned the project process for all live digital event management, working to align production, editorial and technical teams.

• Company Overview: One of the UK's biggest parenting sites
• Leading digital commercial solutions for Bounty
• Managed design and production teams to deliver a major UK website, while overseeing campaign assets and banner advertisements

• Responsible for rapid application development of websites and campaign microsites, created via an in-house content management system
• Managed all aspects of client and stakeholder relationships and oversaw a team of 4 developers and external design teams to successfully execute multiple projects across the charitable sector

• Management of day-to-day running of the main corporate website for Blackwell Publishing along with development of microsites to support textbook launches
• Developed and launched multiple microsites to enhance visibility and support for textbook releases