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Josh King

Josh King

London

Summary

Highly motivated and experienced Industry Manager well versed in driving client performance and revenue growth through consultative partnership, & delivering efficiencies through AI solutions. Independent thinker with the creativity to develop account growth, implement strategic change and proactively identify client opportunities. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion champion.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Industry Manager, Travel & Financial Services

Meta
London
01.2025 - Current
  • Leading Meta’s biggest commercial partnerships with key UK & EMEA brands across Travel & Financial Services sectors, responsible for growing over $200M advertising revenue, exceeding growth & attainment goals
  • Managing a team 6 high performance direct reports, increasing team efficiencies through internal & external AI tooling
  • Led performance reviews, identified areas for growth.
  • Coordinated hiring, recruitment and training strategies to build successful administrative team.
  • Led UK market commercial programmes through XFN collaboration

Client Partner

Meta
London
01.2020 - 12.2024
  • Crafting strategic partnerships with Meta's largest UK & EMEA Travel advertisers to position Meta’s apps and services central to their marketing & business goals
  • Executed comprehensive vertical business plans, driving increased revenue.
  • Navigated ongoing travel disruption by leaning on industry knowledge, leading with client empathy and entrepreneurialism to position Meta’s UK Travel vertical as the fastest growing within the EMEA region generating triple digit % investment growth as clients use Meta AI ad solutions to help drive business growth.

Meta UK D&I Council Member and Pillar Co-Lead

Meta
London
09.2020 - 12.2022
  • Democratised DE&I initiatives across UK Meta GBG team, leading Meta partnerships with external organisations supporting diverse future talent across Marketing & Advertising industry.
  • Established Meta UK's DEI programme, setting programme goals and KPIs

Client Solutions Manager

Meta
London
11.2017 - 12.2019
  • Used deep understanding of clients’ business challenges along with Meta’s unique AI fuelled, people-based solutions to reverse legacy client portfolio Investment decline and drive YoY client investment growth of 31% and 13% across 2018/19.

Senior Paid Social & Programmatic Manager

MEC UK
London
01.2017 - 10.2017
  • Established Paid Social & Programmatic Display & Video strategy for Compare the Market
  • Cultivated strong relationships with client leads and educated Exec clients on growth opportunities to secure increased marketing spend allocation
  • Managed 4 direct reports maintaining deliverables through prioritisation and goal setting

Education

MChem (Hons) - Chemistry with Industrial Placement

University of Bath
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
01.2009 - 01.2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Office & G-Suite
  • G-suite
  • Strategic planning
  • Leadership
  • Commercial Growth
  • XFN Collaboration

Experiences & Qualifications

  • The Marketing Academy Scholarship Graduate, 2023
  • BBBAwards Virtual Talent Accelerator Alumni. 2021
  • Implementing Winning Strategies, Columbia Business School. 2019
  • IPA Foundation certificate for Advertising and Marketing, Credit. 2014

Affiliations

  • Motorbikes, music & fitness

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Industry Manager, Travel & Financial Services

Meta
01.2025 - Current

Meta UK D&I Council Member and Pillar Co-Lead

Meta
09.2020 - 12.2022

Client Partner

Meta
01.2020 - 12.2024

Client Solutions Manager

Meta
11.2017 - 12.2019

Senior Paid Social & Programmatic Manager

MEC UK
01.2017 - 10.2017

MChem (Hons) - Chemistry with Industrial Placement

University of Bath
01.2009 - 01.2013

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