Darren Turpin

Current

• Digital Marketing Manager at Little, Brown Book Group

Past

• Orbit Books (online) Marketing Exec at Little, Brown Book Group
• Freelance Website Content Manager at Darren Turpin Ltd (Self-employed)
• Website Manager at MIDAS, Greater Manchester's Investment Agency

• Junior webguy at CCD Internet (Manchester)
• Science Fiction buyer / dept. manager at Waterstone's

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Education

• University of Salford

Recommended

3 people have recommended Darren

Connections

85 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Little, Brown Book Group
• The Genre Files
• Blog o' Beer

Darren Turpin’s Summary

As Digital Marketing Manager for the Little, Brown Book Group, my aim is to expand on the existing remit to produce top-quality online promotional materials across the entire range of the company's authors and titles.

Darren Turpin’s Specialties:

website content management, web journalism, website content editing, email campaign management, online promotion, Wordpress management, Wordpress template building, website design, website build,

Darren Turpin’s Experience

• Digital Marketing Manager

  Little, Brown Book Group

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Responsible for online content across the full range of Little, Brown and imprint (Orbit, Virago, Piatkus) websites, plus the creation, maintenance and promotion of a growing number of author and title-specific websites and blogs. Also working on a number of promotional campaigns and the strategic development of the company's digital strategy.

• Orbit Books (online) Marketing Exec

  Little, Brown Book Group

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  April 2008 — December 2008 (9 months)

  Marketing exec, responsible for a wide range of online promotional activities, across the full spectrum of Orbit Books' sf, fantasy, horror and supernatural romance talent.

• Freelance Website Content Manager

  Darren Turpin Ltd (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

  May 2006 — April 2008 (2 years)

  I provide website and blog setup, content creation, coaching and management services, specialising in offering high-quality, personally serviced, fairly priced websites to SMEs, creative entrepreneurs and artists.

• Website Manager

  MIDAS, Greater Manchester's Investment Agency

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)

  August 2001 — May 2006 (4 years 10 months)

  Managing and editing content for www.investinmanchester.com, the website of MIDAS, Greater Manchester's inward investment agency.

• Junior webguy

  CCD Internet (Manchester)

  (Online Media industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

• Science Fiction buyer / dept. manager

  Waterstone's

  (Retail industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years)

Darren Turpin’s Education

• University of Salford

  BSc , Business Economics , 1991 — 1994

  Activities and Societies:

  Alternative Music Society, RPG Society, bar, alternative night DJ

Additional Information

Darren Turpin’s Websites:

• Little, Brown Book Group
• The Genre Files
• Blog o' Beer

Darren Turpin’s Interests:

Genre literature (science fiction, fantasy, horror, graphic novels), music (rock, UK indie, alternative, americana, folk, industrial, metal)

Darren Turpin’s Groups:

British Fantasy Society, British Science Fiction Association, Manchester Wordpress Users Group,

•    Science Fiction readers, writers, and collectors
•    Book Publishing Professionals
•    Publishers & Book sellers association
•    The Digirati
•    British Science Fiction Association
•    Tools of Change for Publishing
•    Marketers on twitter
•    T-Shirts and Suits (Creativity and Business)

Darren Turpin’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• getting back in touch