Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I am freelance and have started my own business called psychomedia. I manage small campaigns for clients, building authentic networks, training them on social media, running viral campaigns, creating linkable content and managing blogs and competitons.

Work History

• Psychomedia
• Director (owner)
• March 2010 to Present

• I set-up Psychomedia to run small social and viral campaigns for a range of SME clients. I am available for hire and you should drop me a message to discuss

• Freshegg
• Social Media Engineer
• July 2009 to March 2010

• Developing new products, run targeted community driven campaigns and push out metrics alongside client campaigns to show that social media is a quantifiable proposition.

  Responsibilities:

  * Social mapping
  * Social media tracking
  * Testing new buzz monitoring tools
  * Link building via content
  * Creating link bait
  * Running huge company competition giveaways
  * content creation (video, articles, images, slide show)
  * Running viral campaigns (example is dinner_guest)
  * Google wave
  * iphone applications
  * Augmented reality
  * Blogger outreach

  Companies i am currently working with:

  * Natwest
  * Virgin Holidays
  * The Sanctuary
  * Dylon
  * Select Specs
  * Visit Wales
  * Gosimply

• Leapfrogg
• Digital Media Account Manager
• March 2007 to July 2009

• I am currently working on projects for a base of around 26+ clients, managing their campaigns with a range of link baiting, copy writing, link building, video & pod casting SEO knowledge and online industry trends.

  Responsibilities:

  * SEO
  * Link building
  * Content creation - video / seo article writing
  * Basic PPC management (daily keyword analysis)
  * Consultancy documents for social media strategies
  * Consultancy documents for seo (keyword analysis, technical fixes, writing of meta data, page layout, user behaviour understanding)

• Flexworks
• Web Manager
• July 2005 to June 2007

• * Site Activity: Analysing data, producing ROI reports for clients and board members (user stats, registrations, applications, bounce rates, conversions)
  * Online & off line marketing: Viral Marketing, Link campaigns: Direct mail, email marketing, social media via forums / chat rooms / blogs, contacting companies for link trades. SEO: Updating meta data, optimising site content
  * User testing: Usability testing (client & candidate), planning and managing technical upgrades. Suggesting enhancements / developing: Weekling enhancing scheduling, writing proposals for new versions. Service schedule: Dealing with suppliers and contractors on weekly basis, liaising with finance, negotiating discounts and work schedules and adhering to version control.

• Hotonline & Trinity Mirror
• Project and Issue Manager
• March 2004 to June 2005

• Responsibilities:

  * Issue management: daily site checks, rationalisation, tech fix list, new dev planning
  * Candidate management: First level site support, candidate newsletter management
  * Customer management: First level site support to clients
  * Design: Banner, button design and resize. Fixing links.

Education

• University of Central Lancashire:
• B.A - 2.1, Fashion design & illustration
• 1993 - 1996

• College in Consett Co Durham
• BTEC & A level, BTEC National art & design - Distinction, BTEC 1st Graphics illustration and technical design - pass, A Level (fine art) - B
• 1992 - 1993

• Northumbra college. Art & design
• BTEC 1st Graphics and Art
• 1991 - 1992