Content/Marketing Manager in markets ranging from fashion and theatre to travel and outdoor events. Built content strategies for world-first expeditions (covered by National Geographic), created digital magazines for an e-commerce collective, co-founded an outdoor events platform, published a book with Hodder & Stoughton, headed marketing for an industry-leading ticketing provider with over 300,000 followers/subscribers and helped facilitate a £1m+ funding round for SwimTrek.
- 9+ years as Content or Marketing Manager
- Led partnerships with and been commissioned by influential venues/brands (Vogue, National Theatre, Nike, The Telegraph, Red Bull)
- Published author ‘Swim Wild’ & Co-founder of Wild Swimming Brothers
- English Literature degree
Projects
- New Alternate Cover Art (The Machine - Hardback)Great news! Our final Kickstarter rewards have now been finished by my brother, Robbie - anyone whose pledge included Digital 'The Seven' Portrait artwork will be able to pick from one of 6 A4 original works once our campaign ends. I've included 3 examples of these below for you to check out. Each one depicts characters from the book and has been carefully rendered using a selection of descriptive excerpts.
- The Machine (Fiction) // Funding now on Kickstarter!VISIT MY KICKSTARTER PAGE: http://kck.st/3zbTNGC “What the hell is The Machine?” I hear you cry. After ten years in the ether, I’m bringing you my Fiction debut. In short, this is something totally different to my first book - an adventure I started way back in bushy-tailed second year at uni’ up in Newcastle. In secret (and eventually in Lockdown), I’ve been hammering away at this little dystopian epic, trying to take an unflinching dive into a nightmarish near-future, populated by colossal
- The Machine // Kickstarter Funding Begins Next Week!This is exciting! Next week Kickstarter funding starts for The Machine - my Dystopian/Adventure Fiction debut! Paperback, Hardback, eBook pledges will all be available very soon. Huge thanks to everyone who's supported me so far in making this 10-year project a reality! Check out the original cover art below (would love to hear your thoughts) and join my mailing list for weekly updates as this project gets underway: https://www.jackdouglashudson.co.uk/contact
- Telegraph // Go wild! 20 waterfalls, rivers and tidal pools...Very excited to sneak my Lockdown-tache onto the front page of the Telegraph this morning! Pick up your copy at all good newsagents or follow this link to read my full cover article online: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/go-wild-20-waterfalls-rivers-tidal-pools-dive-summer/
- Swim Wild // Paperback Out NowSwim Wild tells the story of The Wild Swimming Brothers – three boys born in the English pie-eating county of Yorkshire. As kids, they loved nothing more than exploring the outdoors together, kayaking with seals and porpoises in Scottish lochs or paddling with Snappy, their big inflatable crocodile, off the beaches of Devon. As they reached adulthood they noticed that folk, including themselves, were increasingly detached from the natural world. Working in cities, they began to feel the weight
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Work history
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Marketing LeadSwimtrek
London, United KingdomPart Time
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Marketing ManagerLondon Theatre Direct
London, United KingdomFull Time
Focused on sales analysis, email marketing, content strategy and social output (over 300,000 followers/subscribers). I secure ticket offers, meet with industry’s top marketing agencies and maintain partnerships with West End theatres. In addition to running marketing campaigns, working with a team of writers, conducting interviews and writing press night reviews.
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Skills
- Videography
- Copywriting
- Marketing
- Ad Copywriting
- Editing
- Photography
- Writing
- Features
- Author
- Research
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom