
Digital Marketing Manager at Absolute Radio
Peterborough, United Kingdom

Digital Marketing Manager at Absolute Radio
Peterborough, United Kingdom
Experience of developing strategies and operational procedures for community and social media marketing across Bauer Media.
Previously developed and maintained consumer websites, including two relaunches of motorcyclenews.com. Managing online communities, while also producing a high turnover of daily news and sport stories, and performing various administrative and managerial tasks.
Web publishing, Mobile publishing, Freelance journalism, Experience of a range of CMS systems. Blogging. Online communities. Social Networking. Editorial/Marketing
(Online Media industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
January 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Responsible for driving community strategy across a number of Bauer Media websites, and engaging the external online community to promote brands and drive traffic and deciding the most effective outlets for engaging and conversing about our brands.
Working with the editorial teams which will 'own' individual strategies, and co-ordinating and feeding into editorial, marketing and commercial plans around community.
Also responsible for monitoring results of community developments and strategy.
(Publishing industry)
April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)
Defining the proposition and strategy for all formats of Disposable Media.
I decided to step down from the formal position in July in order to concentrate on my career and other side projects, although I remain within the Disposable Media team, contributing to content, and offering unofficial advice and strategy.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 8 months)
Editor of Disposable Media, an online publication staffed by volunteers, and constructed entirely online
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
February 2001 — January 2008 (7 years)
Responsible for the day-to-day management of motorcyclenews.com and the editorial team.
Duties include publishing news, sport and additional editorial content, managing online communities, developing new ideas for content and website development, organising the editorial team, and marketing the site.
(Online Media industry)
August 2006 — January 2007 (6 months)
Freelance contributor to the Eurogamer.net website
(Online Media industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
American Studies , History, Digital Production, English , 1998 — 2001
American Studies , 1996 — 2000
1988 — 1996
Online publishing, Online media, Mobile internet, Social Networks, Website Design, Website Usability, Motorcycling, Cinema, Music, Computers and console gaming.
MMC, Bauer Presentation
2007 Emap Digital Team of the Year
2005 PPA Interactive Magazine of the Year.