Alistair Brown, Head of New Media at SMG
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Head of New Media at SMG Plc
- Past
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- General Manager at The List Digital, The List Ltd.
- General Manager at scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd. (Johnston Press).
- Head of Online Operations at scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd.
- Head of Web Product Development at Financial Times Electronic Publishing
- Education
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- MSc Multimedia Systems, London Guildhall University
- BA (Hons) Communication Studies, University of Sunderland
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Alistair Brown’s Summary
Alistair Brown is a General Manager with broad experience of media and digital publishing industries. Key skills lie in developing and managing highly trafficked, highly accessible, user focused commercial web sites - responsible for all aspects of the online business - digital strategy, product development, operational infrastructure, sales and commercial development. Fifteen years publishing and media industry experience - over ten years in digital publishing with Financial Times Electronic Publishing (FT EP) and The Scotsman Publications Ltd. (TSPL).
Alistair Brown’s Specialties:
Online / Digital Publishing; Media, Newspaper Publishing; Strategy; Product Development and Project Management; Media Sales and Management; Display, Classified and Contextual Advertising; Partnership and Business Development; Digital Archives / Digital Editions; Aggregated News Services; Business Information; Gaming; Content Management; developing online audiences and monetising them.
Alistair Brown’s Experience
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Head of New Media
SMG Plc
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; SMG; Online Media industry)
February 2008 — Present (4 months)
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General Manager
The List Digital, The List Ltd.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
March 2007 — February 2008 (1 year)
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General Manager
scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd. (Johnston Press).
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2003 — December 2006 (4 years)
Key achievements during this period include:
- Growing ABCe audited monthly Unique Users on scotsman.com from 300,000 in 2001 to 3.8m in 2006.
- Launch of The Scotsman Digital Archive - a fully searchable subscription archive dating back to 1817.
- Scotsman.com awarded "Best Daily Newspaper Website in the UK" - Newspaper Society, 2002, 2003 and 2006. -
Head of Online Operations
scotsman.com, The Scotsman Publications Ltd.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 10 months)
Full P&L responsibility with particular focus on operational infrastructure, online strategy and product development.
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Head of Web Product Development
Financial Times Electronic Publishing
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PSON; Information Services industry)
May 1992 — April 2000 (8 years)
Project Manager leading team of Product Managers working closely with Sales and Marketing and technical development teams. Responsible for all web product strategy and development.
Alistair Brown’s Education
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MSc Multimedia Systems, London Guildhall University
MSc, Multimedia Systems, 1994 — 1995
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BA (Hons) Communication Studies, University of Sunderland
BA (Hons), Communication Studies, 1985 — 1988
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Alistair Brown’s Groups:
Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Ardbeg Volunteers
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Web Standards Design + Development member
Alistair Brown’s Honors:
scotsman.com - Best Daily Newspaper Website in the UK - Newspaper Society, 2002, 2003 and 2006.
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