Wayne Baxter
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Wayne Baxter

Digital Business DirectorCaledonian Rd, Kings Cross, London, UK
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Wayne Baxter
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Wayne Baxter

Digital Business DirectorCaledonian Rd, Kings Cross, London, UK
About me
Experienced digital business director with a demonstrated history of working across the media industry. Skilled in Digital Strategy, social (organic & paid), PPC/SEO, display, e-commerce and more, all the way to offline planning, comms-planning, trading and music & brand partnerships. Vertical specialisms include automotive, music, youth brands and CPG/FMCG
Work history
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    Business DirectorWavemaker UK
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    Leading digital strategy and activation across a host of verticals, including FMCG, charity, alcohol and government. Responsibilities include: - inspire and manage great work from activation specialists (PPC, programmatic, social, display, affiliates etc) and from specialists in precision-planning disciplines (organic performance, e-commerce, programmatic strategy). - driving the full-scale digital mix from strategy and ideation to implementation, planning and buying - being the first port-of-call from a digital consultant perspective, covering marketing technologies, paid media, organic, precision-planning, platforms and data strategy - delivering first-class paid strategy, covering search, social and display, whilst also connecting the dots between paid and organic across social and search. - ensuring compliance and innovation to clients; managing internal and external expectations where necessary. - working alongside C-suite senior clients to support their digital ecosystem. - partnering with wider comms teams to ensure digital aligns with offline activities in order to deliver full-scale 360 media campaigns. - driving relationships with key digital partners and platforms, across localised, central and global-levels. - ensuring deep collaboration with extended internal teams, from data and tech to identifying new solutions and opportunities for clients. - Working collaboratively with trading leads to deliver agreed investment profiles for clients, including the delivery of forecasts.
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    Music PartnershipsHavas Media
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    In tandem with my work as an Account Director - sideline part of Havas, aligning with Vivendi/Universal Music to drive media & music partnerships. Responsibilities include: - Working with Cake / Havas Sports & Entertainment, and Havas Partnerships Team to drive Universal Music partnerships via Globe for Havas’ client list - Partnering with UMG/Vivendi in terms of digital rights usage, account management and artist-management. - Utilising UMG’s unique Fused data partnership offering, and delivering this from a programmatic standpoint (and data points) to Havas’ client listing - Educating client teams regarding current music landscape, UMG offerings and artist/music opportunities
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Skills
  • Advertising
  • Account Management
  • Brand Management
  • Client Services
  • Popular Culture
  • Relationship Management
  • Music Blogging
  • Social Media Community Management and Content Curation
  • Digital Strategy
  • Media Planning
Education
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    BA MarketingUniversity of Central England in Birmingham
     - Birmingham, United Kingdom
    BA Marketing - 2:2
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    GNVQQueen Elizabeth's School
     - Barnet, United Kingdom
    GNVQ Business, Marketing & Finance - Merit
Awards
    Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity logo
    Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity logo
    Silver: Excellence In Media ExecutionCannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
    Cannes Lions (Silver): O2 – ‘Oops’ Campaign – Silver Lion
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    Best Use Of ContentMedia Week Awards
    Media Week Awards (Bronze): Beats By Dre – ‘Be Heard’
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