(online) Marketing Exec at Little, Brown and Company
Manchester, United Kingdom
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- (online) Marketing Exec at Little, Brown and Company
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- Freelance Website Content Manager at Darren Turpin Ltd (Self-employed)
- Website Manager at MIDAS, Greater Manchester's Investment Agency
- Science Fiction buyer / dept. manager at Waterstones's
- Education
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- University of Salford
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Darren Turpin’s Summary
Working within the marketing team at Orbit Books, my aim is to expand on the existing remit to produce top-quality online promotional materials across the entire range of Orbit authors and titles.
Darren Turpin’s Specialties:
website content management, web journalism, website & content editing, email campaign management, online promotion, webstie design, website build, blog installation,
Darren Turpin’s Experience
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(online) Marketing Exec
Little, Brown and Company
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 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.
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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.
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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.
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Science Fiction buyer / dept. manager
Waterstones's
(Online Media industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Darren Turpin’s Education
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University of Salford
BSc, Business Economics, 1991 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Alternative Music Society, RPG Society, bar, alternative night DJ
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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
Darren Turpin’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- getting back in touch
