Dynamic marketing leader with a proven track record in audience connection, digital transformation, and business growth. Focused on understanding diverse audiences to craft adaptable, industry-specific strategies that deliver real value. Skilled in brand positioning, PR, and multi-channel marketing, with a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for customers. Experienced in aligning marketing efforts with business goals, managing large budgets, and leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams. Recognised for innovative problem-solving, a people-focused approach, and delivering impactful messaging across global markets.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Director of Marketing
Kingsbridge Group
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
08.2023 - Current
Lead a high-performing, 9-member marketing team operating as an 'internal agency', with specialists in UX, SEO, PPC, social media, creative design, CRM, digital strategy, copywriting, and project management.
Oversee a £2M+ annual marketing budget, driving strategic initiatives to maximise ROI across all marketing activities.
Spearhead a flagship brand campaign with an annual budget of £180k, enhancing Kingsbridge's market positioning, driving awareness, and delivering measurable impact across B2B and B2C audiences.
Represent the Kingsbridge brand across all channels, ensuring consistent messaging, positioning, and visual identity to strengthen brand equity and resonance.
Develop and execute a resourceful and results-driven PR strategy, achieving high-impact media coverage and bolstering the company's reputation as a thought leader within the insurance industry.
Drive integrated, multi-channel marketing strategies to support lead generation, customer retention, and brand visibility, directly contributing to an annual revenue of approximately £4M.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to deliver innovative campaigns aligned with business goals and audience needs.
Leverage data analytics to track performance, optimise strategies, and deliver actionable insights to the rest of the C-suite, ensuring data-driven decision-making at all levels.
Cultivate a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the marketing team to ensure delivery of best-in-class campaigns.
Build scalable systems and processes to manage resources effectively and ensure timely delivery of high-quality projects across all marketing disciplines.
Senior Digital Strategist
Infinite Global
London, Greater London
06.2022 - 08.2023
Inspire clients and develop solutions and strategies to meet clients' brand objectives – overseeing the execution by working with cross-functional account teams.
Provide senior strategic (and sometimes highly technical) advice regarding campaign-based digital strategies for clients.
Quote for and then oversee/execute delivery of digital components of integrated brand and communications projects, including management of specific projects, teams or outside partners/suppliers, as needed.
Lead or contribute to pitch teams and proposals and support the development of new business (lead gen and from existing clients).
Apply digital craft through management of clients' digital platforms (social, CMS, CRM, etc.) and creation of digital content, including navigating escalating brand/reputation risks across social platforms.
Play a central role in overseeing and evolving Infinite Global's own digital activities and performance – website, SEO, social, CRM, digital campaigns, etc.
Act as a core, fully integrated advisor to retainer clients with whose needs fall outside the realms of purely traditional PR/media relations.
Provide strategic input into client accounts including the management of client brainstorms and ideas sessions (preparing content, leading presentations etc).
Propose stream of ideas to improve the quality of service to, and results for, the client.
Contribute to new business results through the development of ideas and creativity to fuel presentations, proposals and marketing materials.
Global Digital Marketing Manager
Improve International
Swindon, Gloucestershire
07.2021 - 08.2023
Go-to resident digital expert for 3 group brands across 17 different countries, with a 50/50 B2B and B2C split.
Manage, maintain and optimise 35+ eComms websites across global group, including web health and domain strength building.
Build successful digital marketing campaigns, including organic and paid activity across all platforms.
Support the marketing team with optimisation of specific campaigns across different markets, for a range of courses.
Oversee email strategy, CRM implementation and automation builds, ensuring integrity of data and enabling effective segmentation.
Build a robust testing strategy for our online presence, driving sales of courses across the path to purchase.
Manage SEO strategy for all brands within the group, as well as keep C Suite informed on changes within the digital landscape and offering consultancy on how best to prepare and optimise for them.
Advise the marketing team on best practices and opportunities for social media, and overseeing strategy across paid and organic for a cohesive customer journey.
Manage and advise on tech stack, including current and future opportunities across CRM, data reporting, paid media, social, and content marketing.
Develop and deliver marketing reports and dashboards to inform key stakeholders, as well as improve accuracy and reliability of available data.
Conduct in-depth analysis of industry and competitor marketing activity.
Build and optimise digital forecasts for marketing performance, and develop KPIs and objectives for all areas of the group.
Proactively develop actionable insights through data analysis and digital platform fluctuations/updates to help improve decision making and influence business strategies.
Oversee twice yearly customer data analysis to maintain an accurate LTV (and therefore CPA/ROI from paid activity).
Marketing budget management of £15-20k per month digi spend, and an overall global digital marketing budget of £400k+ annually.
Digital Marketing Manager
Kingsbridge Group
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
11.2018 - 07.2021
Period includes following titles;
Digital Marketing Manager (Kingsbridge Group)
March 2020 – June 2021 | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Digital Marketing Manager (Larsen Howie, Kingsbridge Group)
September 2019 – March 2020 | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Digital Copywriter (Larsen Howie, Kingsbridge Group)
November 2018 – September 2019 | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire