Product Manager at Guardian News & Media
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Product Manager at Guardian News & Media
- Past
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- Senior Product Manager at Reed Business Information
- Business Development Manager at Reed Business Information
- Product Manager at Reed Business Information
- Development Manager at Reed Business Information
- Project Manager at Reed Business Information
- Traffic Manager CW.com at Reed Business Information
- Site Analyst at ITNetwork.com
- Web Development Manager at Marketforce (IPC Media)
- Education
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- The University of Manchester
- Connections
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- Industry
- Online Media
- Websites
Piers Jones’s Summary
Product Manager for Guardian News and Media working mostly on Guardian Jobs & Careers. I am interested in online media and innovation and have extensive experience as an online professional across a range of technical and commercial roles.
Piers Jones’s Specialties:
New product development, online advertising, innovation, idea generation, strategy management, product roadmaps, online video, online communities, online recruitment
Piers Jones’s Experience
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Product Manager
Guardian News & Media
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Product Manager for Guardian Jobs and Guardian Careers. Guardian Jobs won the 2009 National Online Recruitment Award for best online recruitment by a consumer publication.
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Senior Product Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RUK; Publishing industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Product Manager for RBI recruitment and e-classifieds.
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Business Development Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Working across all RBI UK community websites including New Scientist.com and ComputerWeekly.com. Responsible for strategic reviews, innovation and strategy management for a variety of markets and online products.
Co-ordinated an M&A project from commercial due diligence through to acquisition. -
Product Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 8 months)
Providing technology solutions to a variety of online publishing markets including the re-launch of egi.co.uk, a subscription data product offering commercial property information.
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Development Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 8 months)
Managing the web development team for RBI UK. Winner of RBI Publishing Support Manager of the Year.
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Project Manager
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; RUK; Publishing industry)
October 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Managing online development projects. Re-launched ComputerWeekly.com, including ComputerWeekly.com/jobs winner of the 2003 National Online Recruitment Award for best online recruitment section for a trade publication.
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Traffic Manager CW.com
Reed Business Information
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2001 — October 2001 (7 months)
Managing online advertising for ComputerWeekly.com. Launched the CW E-Update email marketing product.
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Site Analyst
ITNetwork.com
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
August 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 9 months)
Site analyst for startup ITNetwork.com, later integrated with ComputerWeekly.com.
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Web Development Manager
Marketforce (IPC Media)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
June 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Launched the Marketforce wholesaler extranet. Winner of A.C.E award for innovation.
Piers Jones’s Education
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The University of Manchester
2:1 , Geography (B.A) , 1990 — 1993
Additional Information
Piers Jones’s Websites:
Piers Jones’s Groups:
Certified Scrum Master (Agile Development Methodology)
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Recruitment Futurology – the evolution of online recruitment and job boards
Piers Jones’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
