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Francesca Helena Pateman

Hove,Brighton and Hove

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven marketing professional with extensive expertise in CRM and Digital Marketing. Proficient in data and analytics, communication and collaboration, as well as project management and delivery; complemented with a flair for creativity and thinking outside the box. Adept at utilising a range of CRM systems including Adestra, Salesforce, Dotmailer, Emarsys, as well connecting systems such as Airship and Branch. Career goals include advancing strategic marketing initiatives to drive brand growth, as well as customer engagement and retention.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

eCRM Manager

Southeastern Railway
08.2023 - Current

• Manage ongoing development/strategy of Southeastern eCRM activity to ensure achievement of targets and revenue objectives
• Manage range of planned and ad-hoc online campaigns and offers based on trading needs
Identify new online revenue streams and maximise commercial opportunities
• Manage all email brand/creative development spends within budget and to agreed ROI
• Work with Communications Team to ensure all email content is up to date and correct
• Proactively develop and copy write new content to best communicate brand values and commercial objectives
• Work with Data Protection Officer to ensure GDPR compliancy for BAU activity and database maintenance
• Trial and test activity to optimise and to build database, driving innovation and supporting relevant projects
• Champion the customer experience and proactively identify ways to improve guest online journey post click through
• Manage internal rewards programme by working with partners and procurement to deliver loyalty and retention incentives
• Conduct ongoing analysis of eCRM activity, share this internally and optimise based on findings
• Management of related agencies and close working relationship with various groups
• Support Marketing and Campaigns Managers to deliver campaigns and other elements of wider Marketing strategy

CRM Manager

Eventim UK
04.2022 - 08.2023
  • Deliver multi-channel CRM strategy in conjunction with Head of Marketing; providing monthly performance reports and analysing these to identify growth and performance improvement opportunities
  • Deliver and optimise multi-channel marketing campaigns that achieve company KPIs
  • Work with marketing team to deliver customer-centric marketing activity that positively impacts ticket sales, customer acquisition and customer lifetime value
  • Identify, and segment, audiences and target groups, in order to deliver most relevant content that engages with and retains customers
  • Coordinate all campaign-related activities with wider Marketing team; such as planning, content creation, design for email and app campaign templates
  • Update line-management weekly on performance status of all CRM activity; with particular focus on growth and performance improvement opportunities performance
  • Work together with international Product Managers and Marketing teams to learn about, and apply, industry ‘best practise' and adoption of new technologies (where applicable)
  • Manage data handling processes, including subscription requests and opt-outs; to ensure GDPR compliance (or similar)
  • Data administration; to include managing, importing and exporting data securely

CRM Specialist

Financial Times
10.2021 - 03.2022

B2B

  • Create sector specific landing pages to help drive customer engagement with FT.content
  • Use LinkedIn to promote these landing pages; tracking performance weekly and adjusting budget if needed
  • Building, testing and sending out Board Director email, weekly

B2C

  • Help with email migration project

CRM Manager

Cote
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Send weekly Cote and Cote at Home emails are sent on time each week, and to correct audiences
  • Ensure all automated email programmes are running smoothly and efficiently
  • Deliver robust planning process that plans 4 weeks ahead at any time

Digital Communications Manager

Zoro
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Refine and deliver Zoro email marketing strategy
  • Day to day email output and tweaking of campaigns
  • Responsible for email marketing KPIs, setting and delivering on overall goals
  • Create landing pages, upload new content for Zoro.co.uk using CMS
  • Develop Zoro's knowledge Hub

Email Marketing Specialist

Leisure Pass Group
10.2019 - 09.2020
  • Write relevant and engaging content for CRM campaigns in English - email, web banners etc (working with translators for localisation)
  • Produce assets for CRM campaigns in Photoshop
  • Building, testing and deploying email campaigns
  • Produce regular reports on channel and campaign performance
  • Provide insights and ad hoc reports to inform CRM strategy

Junior Content Designer

Crown Commercial Service
02.2019 - 10.2019
  • Help colleagues create engaging and clear content for customers on website
  • Migrate and accommodate existing and new content in new web estate
  • Manage content changes for users and business
  • Be the gatekeeper of new content from commercial agreement managers, help and support, marketing etc
  • Upload content to Salesforce CMS and manage content changes

CRM Executive

Cult Beauty
09.2018 - 02.2019
  • Create audiences and improve segmentation within Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Develop personalisation and dynamic email content within SFMC - Email Studio
  • Work with design team to ensure that all email activities are in keeping with brand values and guidelines
  • Refresh email creatives on automated campaigns (Welcome emails), including product selection and promo banners
  • Weekly analysis and reporting on email campaign performance to monitor click through rates using Excel pivot tables.

CRM Executive

Futurelearn
05.2018 - 09.2018
  • Drive email and communication activities that promote and position Futurelearn to different customer groups (prospects/learners/partners)
  • Plan and schedule newsletters, engagement emails and reactivativation emails accordingly
  • Work alongside development and product teams to enhance customer experience throughout email and CRM customer journey
  • Work with content team to develop compelling copy as well writing my own copy
  • Increase and monitor overall conversion rates for email
  • Manage creation and delivery of Email, CRM & Marketing campaigns
  • Analyse and report on CRM Email marketing campaigns in order to optimise performance.

CRM Officer

Middlesex University, FTC
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Create and deliver calendar of specific communications
  • Develop and shape CRM content/email plan
  • Analyse, evaluate and report on all email campaigns for internal evaluation and make recommendations for enhancements where necessary
  • Create relevant content across all customer journey touchpoints, linked to recruitment cycle and based on insights about unique customer segments
  • Work collaboratively across teams, particularly content team, to ensure that all content and communications are integrated across channels (including social)
  • Ensure events and conversion activities are segmented and personalised where appropriate, with information tailored to customer's needs at that particular point in customer journey
  • Manage and oversee programme of Course Ambassadors that provide content for customer experience team; providing training and setting tasks
  • Work with Design team (and other agencies where appropriate) to produce assets for email, other relevant communications and digital content.

Digital Executive

Amnesty International, FTC
03.2017 - 12.2017
  • Develop and deliver online fundraising campaigns, programmes and activities, supporting income targets and KPIs
  • Write and publish website articles and blogs
  • Manage all pages within fundraising section of website plus develop and maintain landing pages
  • Manage supporter queries related to digital output and products
  • Community management on Facebook
  • Collect data on online activity and collate reports.

Communications Coordinator

Living Streets, FTC
01.2017 - 03.2017
  • Coordinate production of effective and targeted communications and marketing
  • Write and upload content for website
  • Prepare briefs and work with/monitor external agencies and suppliers
  • Ensure consistent brand identity for Living Streets and apply house style, tone of voice and brand guidelines to content across all communications
  • Ensure that communications are tailored effectively to reach specific project audiences
  • Seek out opportunities to promote and publicise Living Streets projects within given/limited resources in line with organisational strategies.

Marketing Executive

TPP Recruitment, FTC
09.2016 - 12.2016
  • Create monthly newsletters for clients and candidates
  • Write recruitment/career advice articles
  • Create/ distribute content on all social media channels
  • Report on online activity monthly
  • Arrange internal events
  • Update website as required
  • Update/create marketing collateral using Adobe products
  • Devise and deliver TPP annual salary surveys and other reports.

Marketing Executive

The Guardian, FTC
04.2016 - 09.2016
  • Build and schedule daily newsletters within Exact Target to promote The Guardian travel/holiday range
  • Proofread print adverts on behalf of each part
  • Manage holidays section of The Guardian's website
  • Create adverts using In Design
  • Alter Images in Adobe Photoshop
  • Analyse Data in Google Analytics
  • Work with commercial partners to develop offers and promotions.

Education

PGCE -

University of London, Goldsmith's College
London

BA Honours - English Literature

University of the West of England
Bristol

Skills

  • Email marketing/campaigns, website content creation, social media, digital marketing, SEO; HTML (basic), marketing strategy, copywriting, book publishing, proofreading, analytics, project management, stakeholder management, fundraising, event management,
  • Marketing, B2C marketing, Facebook advertising
  • IT packages/software: Marketing platforms/CMS systems: Emarsys, Salesforce, Adobe Experience Manager, Drupal, Umbraco, Wordpress Paid advertising: Business Manager (Facebook) Email/CRM systems: Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Email Studio) Exact Target, Adestra, Dotmailer, Engaging Networks, Pure CRM, Hobsons CRM, MAPP Social media tools: Hootesuite, Sprinklr Microsoft Office packages: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project Design: Quark (Mac), Adobe Photoshop, In Design Other: SQL

Accomplishments

  • ACCA - Marketing Executive-,
  • Managing the digital strategy to promote the CPD (Continuing Professional Development) product range and the CPD policy
  • Writing copy for the “My Development” area of the ACCA website (Adobe Experience Manager), as well as email campaigns and newsletters
  • Writing articles for the monthly CPD newsletter
  • Managing all aspects of ACCA's twitter and LinkedIn CPD channels
  • Liaising with the design team to get brand-appropriate adverts created
  • Collecting, editing and publishing customer testimonials and case studies to use
  • Analysing website traffic and conversion via Google analytics
  • Tracking, analysing and reporting on email campaigns using Dotmailer
  • Managing the relationships with ACCA's global e-learning partners; developing new content and promotions.

Interests

Deliver a multi-channel CRM strategy in conjunction with Head of Marketing; providing monthly performance reports and analysing these to identify growth and performance improvement opportunities

Timeline

eCRM Manager

Southeastern Railway
08.2023 - Current

CRM Manager

Eventim UK
04.2022 - 08.2023

CRM Specialist

Financial Times
10.2021 - 03.2022

CRM Manager

Cote
05.2021 - 10.2021

Digital Communications Manager

Zoro
09.2020 - 05.2021

Email Marketing Specialist

Leisure Pass Group
10.2019 - 09.2020

Junior Content Designer

Crown Commercial Service
02.2019 - 10.2019

CRM Executive

Cult Beauty
09.2018 - 02.2019

CRM Executive

Futurelearn
05.2018 - 09.2018

CRM Officer

Middlesex University, FTC
01.2018 - 05.2018

Digital Executive

Amnesty International, FTC
03.2017 - 12.2017

Communications Coordinator

Living Streets, FTC
01.2017 - 03.2017

Marketing Executive

TPP Recruitment, FTC
09.2016 - 12.2016

Marketing Executive

The Guardian, FTC
04.2016 - 09.2016

BA Honours - English Literature

University of the West of England

PGCE -

University of London, Goldsmith's College
Francesca Helena Pateman