About me
An enthusiastic and self-motivated (Group) Account Director, with invaluable experience, both agency and client-side; providing advantageous knowledge and understanding when working within tight timeframes.
Eager to work with creative people in an exciting, modern environment and to become a valuable member of the team, in a role that is both, challenging and rewarding.
Skills
Client management / partnering and marketing support, Integrated design agency account management experience - (covering brochures, catalogue, corporate printed collateral, corporate websites and online promotions, packaging, exhibtion stands, photoshoot (fashion and still life, studio and location, planning and management), Financial management - fee forecasting, P&L, budgeting, estimating and invoicing, Process set up - studio management and work flow, development of financial process, management of office procedures, , Team management / team buidling (both account management and creative teams), New business development planning and monitoring, pitch development and presentations
Sector Experience
Retail (large scale international and niche), Property, Not for profit, Luxury (property and retail goods), Corporate Communications
Awards
Educational Institute: The University of Derby, Date: Sept 1999 - July 2003, Course: BA (Hons) Creative Product Design and Marketing. 1st Class achieved, This vocational creative design course, of which I was a course representative for two years, incorporates marketing practices to gain an overall perspective of design and marketing products within a business environment.
Clients
Amway, Artigano, B&Q, Cushman and Wakefield, David Morris, Gatwick Airport, GfK, Harrods, John Lewis, Jon Richard Jewellery, Jones Lang LaSalle, LandAid, Malcolm Hollis, Marks and Spencer, MIND magazine, Mothercare, NIDO, Parachute I.T, Petlog, Pick and Pay, Procurement Leaders, PURE, Space NK, The Blackstone Group, The Football Assocation, The Kennel Club, The Maybourne Hotel Group, Waitrose, Wall London, Wereldhave, Woolworths