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Harry Crosland

Congleton,Cheshire East

Summary

I am a skilled marketing and public relations professional with demonstrable experience in sponsorship activation, content creation, programme delivery and account management – ensuring high value for clients.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Social Media Executive

Eleven Sports Media
Manchester
2024.11 - 2025.11

Delivering activation content and aiding programme delivery for over 200 business partners at a global sports marketing and sponsorship agency. Responsibilities included:

  • Social media content creation, especially on LinkedIn.
  • Long-form article writing.
  • Campaign planning and idea generation.
  • Liaising with business partners.
  • Graphic creation and editing.
  • Ensuring match facts and player information was up to date on live "StatTV" screens around UK football stadiums.

Account Executive

Refresh PR
Manchester, Greater Manchester
2024.06 - 2024.11

In my role at Refresh, I was tasked with multi-channel content creation, as well as managing account needs for clients, mostly in the construction sector. Other responsibilities included:

  • Monitoring the media for relevant stories to share with clients.
  • Networking with clients at trade shows.
  • Ensuring trade media coverage for clients.

Junior Account Executive

The Scott Partnership
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire East
2023.02 - 2024.06

I progressed from intern to Junior Account Executive in over 15 months working at The Scott Partnership – a business-to-business marketing and PR agency specialising in the life science sector. Responsibilities included:

  • Communicating with clients as a reliable point of contact; meeting in person, through video calls and liaising over email.
  • Various forms of tailored content creation: articles, blogs, social media posts, and long-form marketing copies.
  • Social media content planning throughout HubSpot and Buffer; social media account management.
  • Updating and maintaining client websites through WordPress.
  • Visually-appealing graphic and infographic creation through Canva.
  • SEO optimisation.
  • Maintaining smooth program delivery through the management of internal tracking documents.
  • Training new employees and interns on company processes.

Phone Operative

Call centre
Bolton, Greater Manchester
2017.07 - 2017.10

I communicated with potential clients over the phone to build relationships, gauge requirements and initiate sales.

Education

Master of Science - Marketing Management

Lancaster University
Lancaster
2021.09 - 2022.08

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

Lancaster University
Lancaster
2018.09 - 2021.07

A-Levels - Sociology, Media Studies, Business Studies

Holy Cross College
Bury
2016.09 - 2018.07

GCSEs -

St. Gabriel's RC High School
Bury
2011.09 - 2016.07

Skills

  • B2B and B2C marketing
  • Sponsorship activation
  • Client programme delivery
  • Client management/correspondence
  • Social media account management
  • Social media content creation
  • Long-form writing; long-form marketing content
  • Article writing and editing
  • Liaising with editors/members of the media
  • Graphic/infographic creation
  • Report creation/analytics using Google Analytics and Google Console
  • Copywriting
  • Trained in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Media Encoder
  • Proficient at using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
  • Time management, organisation and prioritisation
  • Proficient at using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Hobbies and interests

I am passionate about sport, particularly football. I am also an avid runner and regularly participate in long distance runs. Keeping up-to-date with politics is another interest of mine; I am especially fascinated with American politics, as it has ramifications all over the world.

Timeline

Social Media Executive

Eleven Sports Media
2024.11 - 2025.11

Account Executive

Refresh PR
2024.06 - 2024.11

Junior Account Executive

The Scott Partnership
2023.02 - 2024.06

Master of Science - Marketing Management

Lancaster University
2021.09 - 2022.08

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

Lancaster University
2018.09 - 2021.07

Phone Operative

Call centre
2017.07 - 2017.10

A-Levels - Sociology, Media Studies, Business Studies

Holy Cross College
2016.09 - 2018.07

GCSEs -

St. Gabriel's RC High School
2011.09 - 2016.07
Harry Crosland