Matt Thomas

I currently work both agency and client side on a freelance basis managing the creation and implementation of media strategies. This includes both branding and performance-based campaigns and spans across a variety of sectors and business sizes.

I manage all aspects of marketing for D&AD, from budget control, paid media and conversion funnel development to creative briefing and the development of brand stories, and work across all parts of the companies offering. A few key responsibilities are: - Increasing exposure through, and audience growth within, desired audiences. - Analysing and defining owned and desired audiences through data and analytics. - Work across all areas of business and streamline marketing activities across multiple products and platforms. - Develop marketing strategies, designate budgets, distribute roles and manage project teams. - Manage creative brief, decide on successful pitches and agree on workload with creative agencies. - Management of the creation of all digital assets, environmental, screen and OOH assets. - Project manage Marketing and Creative input into key activities such as D&AD Awards and D&AD Festival. - Increase conversions in terms of D&AD Awards entries, Festival pass bookers, New Blood entrants, Masterclass attendees and other areas of business. - Planning, management and reporting of all aspects of marketing including email marketing, social marketing, paid media, liaisons with press team, audience data management, etc. - Be the marketing point of contact for all other internal teams and worked with team leads to develop strategies to solve their problems and reach key milestones. - Uphold the brand guidelines and TOV and be the final sign-off for branded assets. - Project manage all areas of creative sustainability at D&AD.

As a company that focuses on gifting, Christmas is by far the busiest time. I joined the brand before this period in order to streamline all marketing efforts and improve performance across all acquisition and retargeting. I was in charge of all PR & Marketing, both online and offline, including media buying, content, brand image, webdev, partnerships and press.

I held a 12-month contract at Cult in order to set up and grow the Paid Media arm of the agency. This included pitching paid media to their current clients & new business opportunities, whilst managing all campaigns taken on.

At MWI, I was part of a 2-man digital team and was responsible for all sections of their clients digital campaigns. This spanned from the initial briefing stage, all the way through strategy, implementation, management and reporting.

BSc in Mathematics