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CALLUM HIGGINS

CALLUM HIGGINS

London

Summary

Highly-motivated individual with over 8 years experience raising brand awareness, reputation and reaching revenue targets through building and implementing successful marketing strategies with teams.

My biggest achievement outside of work, would be running 3 marathons in 3 days to raise money for a charity.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

Head of Social, Community & Influencer Marketing

Blockovate
London
08.2024 - Current
  • Lead large teams to successfully drive results for internal and external projects.
  • Managed communities with hundreds of thousands of followers.
  • Developed successful content and social strategies for clients.
  • Managed ICO listing site banners, website content, long/short form content and blogs.
  • Consistently drove positive ROI across my covered channels including ICO listing sites, KOLs, Organic social and In-app purchases.
  • Worked closely with our PR team to align messaging.
  • Managed large weekly budgets, allocating effectively to help projects thrive.
  • Involved in hiring for my team and the wider marketing function

Head of Social & Influencer

Finixio / Block labs
London
05.2023 - 08.2024


  • Created our content, social and engagement strategy for multiple ongoing projects.
  • Working across many projects with overall social following of 5 million followers.
  • Projects include DeFi wallets, DEX, iGaming and more.
  • Developed and implemented affiliate referral programmes.
  • Maintained relationships with KOLs working with them across various projects.
  • Managed a large team to successfully deliver revenue targets.
  • Involved in growing and recruiting for the wider marketing team.
  • Reviewed and provided constructive feedback on creative work, guiding team members towards excellence.
  • Managed large budgets and timelines.

Social media manager

NHS (Contract Role)
London
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Created, developed and executed on our social and content strategy.
  • Worked on partnerships and collaborations with brands such as Marvel.
  • Collaborated and built relationships with KOLs.
  • Increased overall platform engagement by identifying key trends.
  • Increased number of blood and organ donor registrants.
  • Successfully ran social media campaigns.
  • Created data-driven CRM strategies to achieve set objectives.

Marketing Manager (Contract)

William Reed
London
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Supervised the wider marketing team to to achieve company goals.
  • Built influencer partnerships around The London Coffee Festival.
  • Leveraged industry trends to identify growth opportunities.
  • Explored new marketing and branding partnerships with high-profile clients, enhancing company reach.
  • Trained team in content development.
  • Mapping out a social media strategy.
  • Overseeing social media communities.
  • Remaining knowledgeable about what competitors are doing and strategies they are using.
  • Recommending improvements and new ideas to management.

Marketing lead

The Elm Consultancy
London
07.2019 - 08.2022
  • Oversaw production of content from KOLs and creative team, maintaining high standards of creativity and quality.
  • Analysed paid and organic website data to enhance ROI.
  • Monitored, tracked, analysed and reported on performance for organic and paid campaigns using various tools.
  • Identified consumer trends to help with planning social media campaigns.
  • Optimised content to further encourage community interaction and engagement.
  • Analysed competitor activity.


Founder (Social media marketing agency)

Inner Works Marketing
01.2018 - Current
  • Built my client list and maintained relationships within Web3 and Web2.
  • Formed key relationships with influencers with combined following of 5 million followers +
  • Worked on social campaigns with companies such as Solomon, Atis London, Seedlip and more.
  • Put together content, social media, CRM and SEO strategies.
  • Created and implemented traditional marketing and social campaigns for well known brands.
  • Managed various different freelancers working remotely worldwide.
  • Designed and delivered creative and engaging marketing strategies.
  • Optimised content to further encourage community interaction and engagement for clients.

Social Media Influencer / Freelance Social Manager

Self-Employed
11.2015 - 07.2018
  • Built a following of over half a million followers across various platforms.
  • Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
  • Designed digital and print materials to engage audiences.
  • Followed my clients content brief to produce high quality content
  • Managed clients social media accounts.

Education

Richard Collyer
Cuckfield, Horsham

Warden Park

Skills

  • Leadership and Teamwork
  • Organisational skills
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Branding
  • Brand Marketing
  • Social Media


Interests

HOBBIES , Ultra endurance fitness. Exploring new places. Finding good coffee. Open-sea swimming.

Timeline

Head of Social, Community & Influencer Marketing

Blockovate
08.2024 - Current

Head of Social & Influencer

Finixio / Block labs
05.2023 - 08.2024

Social media manager

NHS (Contract Role)
12.2022 - 05.2023

Marketing Manager (Contract)

William Reed
08.2022 - 12.2022

Marketing lead

The Elm Consultancy
07.2019 - 08.2022

Founder (Social media marketing agency)

Inner Works Marketing
01.2018 - Current

Social Media Influencer / Freelance Social Manager

Self-Employed
11.2015 - 07.2018

Richard Collyer

Warden Park
CALLUM HIGGINS