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Digital Development Manager, Mirror Group Digital – ScotlandMirror Group Digital / Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd –

One Central Quay, Glasgow, Scotland G3 8DA

Dates of Employment: 01/04/1994 – Present Day

 

My role is to identify new and support / improve existing digital revenue opportunities and to accelerate the process in bringing these revenue streams online. In addition I am expected to expand the integration of our traditional press activity and migrate our content online through the use of various innovative technologies.

 

Key Achievements:

 

  • Play a key role in identifying and bringing to market a number of revenue generating online digital initiates and platforms such as websites, mobile and bluetooth
  • Created a marketing campaign to promote the many aspects of my employers consumer products called “It’s all about you”.
  • Successful Management of other staff members in my team, ensuring their continued support, ongoing buy-in and personal development
  • Contributed to modernisation and streamlining of pre-press production processes resulting in improved workflow and massive cost savings for my employer
  • Chosen from over 5000 employees to be part of a 9 person group to work on the project team for Trinity Mirror’s largest single ever digital product launch
  • Merging digital activities between SDRSM LTD and S&UN Ltd to form a single view of digital activity in Scotland for Trinity Mirror plc (Media Scotland)

 

 

Web Design and Web Authoring Evening Class LecturerGlasgow Metropolitan College – www.glasgowmet.ac.uk

60 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, Scotland G1 2BP

Dates of Employment: 01/01/2001 – 11/04/2002

 

  • I was identified by my ex-college as having a firm grasp of current workplace practices in regards to online design and commercial implementation. To this end I was approached by the head of multimedia at the College (then called Building & Printing) to take an evening class once a week for mature and further learning students. I enjoyed this part-time evening role, which ran in parallel to my daytime position within SDRSM.
 

 

Assistant Production ManagerScottish Auto Trader – www.autotrader.co.uk

Sir Alexander Fleming House, Innovation Park, Melford Road, Righead Industrial Estate, Bellshill ML4 3LR

Dates of Employment: 01/02/1991 – 01/04/1994

 

Initially employed as a graphic designer, I was quickly promoted to assistant production manager, managing over 20 staff and overseeing the pre-press production of Scottish Auto Trader Magazine and Ad Trader publications.

 

Key Achievements:
  • Played important role in modernising the pre-production process
  • Supported the Production Manager, assuming full responsibility in his absence
  • Introduced new creative and technological ideas to drive the business forward