About me

Looking for freelance or permanent roles after a new job fell through due to the current situation. I've included the usual CV type summary below, but I always prefer to chat - so just get in touch! A strategic and people-focused brand programme manager/account director with 10 years’ experience across a range of sectors, leading and motivating teams and partnering with clients to deliver outstanding work. Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills, bringing pragmatism and problem-solving expertise to any brief and challenge. Always balancing the big picture of clients’ long-term strategic objectives with day-to-day project delivery detail and commercial responsibility.

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Projects credited in

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  Cancer Research UKWe refreshed Cancer Research UK’s brand identity – going back to its roots and making its original message clear again: people coming together to beat cancer.

Work history

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Programme ManagerWolff Olins
May 2017 - Mar 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Motivating and leading teams of designers and strategists to scope and deliver transformative brand and strategy work for clients, from creative concept development, through to launch, implementation and beyond. Sustaining long-term pillar client relationships (£250k-£1m) alongside leading short-term projects from pitch to delivery. Types of programmes include brand strategy - defining purpose, vision and experience principles - creating brand identity systems to guide how brands look, talk and behave, and developing guidelines, toolkits and training plans to ensure teams are equipped to implement the work. I act as a reassuring, pro-active partner to clients to help them deliver value within their organisations, most recently across a range of industries from FMCG and finance to telco, tech and culture.
Client ManagerThirtyThree
Jun 2015 - May 2017London, United KingdomFull Time
Working within a fast-paced client services team at an industry-leading employer branding agency, managing multiple clients and projects. Leading the strategic direction of the agency’s flagship account, PwC – the UK’s number one graduate recruiter for the last 13 years. Creating large scale, innovative campaigns to engage and attract students and experienced professionals to work at PwC.

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Skills

• Stakeholder Management
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Team Management
• Client Development
• Client Facing
• Design Management
• Motivation
• Relationship Management

Education

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BA (Hons) English and American Literature & DramaUniversity of Kent
Sep 2006 - Jun 2009Canterbury, United Kingdom