Experience

Product Lead, Websites

Everyone TV · London

Driving the website product strategy and technical delivery for Freely, Freeview, and Freesat.

• Ensuring a seamless web experience for the UK’s biggest free-to-view TV platforms.
• Everyone TV is owned and supported by the UK’s leading public service broadcasters: the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5.

Head of Web

Hearst Networks (previously A+E Networks EMEA)

Web Developer → Web Development Manager → Head of Web

Responsible for the product strategy, development, maintenance, and performance of 14 websites across the A+E Networks EMEA (now Hearst Networks) estate, including Sky HISTORY's history.co.uk.

• Managed a migration of 14 websites to a new PaaS cloud web host (Platform.sh) and implemented new CI/CD pipelines and workflows.
• Led an in-house team of content editors, overseeing growth and direction. Actively managed and responded to analytics data, SEO performance and A/B testing, to grow reach and retention.
• Direct technical leadership of web development and maintenance. Proactively developed new features for the web stack using: Drupal / Composer / TWIG / Docker / Figma amongst others.
• Managed all project codebases and releases.
• Managed third party providers including bids, tendering, and contracts. Had direct ownership of project budgets and resourcing.

Web Developer and Designer

TD SYNNEX UK&I (Swingate Design Ltd)

Built custom B2B websites, vendor hubs and landing pages for brands including Apple, Microsoft, Google, HP and IBM.

• Developed websites in Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 using HTML / CSS and PHP. I used Github for version control and Acquia for development, testing, and deployment.
• Contracted role at the Tech Data UK (now TD Synnex UK&I) internally-based design agency, Swingate Design Ltd.

Head Of Design / Web Developer

Shopping Nation TV

Created the 'Shopping Nation' TV channel brand and all related brand assets, which could be seen in over 8.9 million UK homes on Sky TV.

• Built the TV channels e-commerce website, running on a custom front-end Shopify theme that I developed.
• Presented live and pre-recorded shopping TV shows, both as the main show host and guest product expert.
• I managed a department of full-time and apprentice designers, whilst also overseeing location film shoots.

Lead Designer

Good Turn Productions Ltd (Self-employed)

Lead designer for the hit crafting TV show 'Crafty Beggars', which broadcasts on Together TV on Freeview and Sky.

Senior Creative / Web Designer

The Craft Channel TV

Designed, managed and led the shopping TV channels core branding, including working with London font foundry Fontsmith.

• I created content for the channels e-commerce website and worked with SimpleStream, to help implement a OTT catch​up VOD service online.

TV Producer / Graphic and Web Designer

Win Cash Live TV / Lean Forward Ltd

Graphic, Web Designer and TV Producer for the TV show Win Cash Live which was broadcast nightly on STV / STV Local and nationwide on Sky.

• I re-designed the on-screen graphics and interactive games for the nightly television show.
• I also designed and built website landing pages for PPC campaigns, aiding customer acquisition online.

Drivetime Presenter and Web Designer

Star Radio Cambridge / UKRD Group

Presented the weekday drivetime radio show.

• Designed and managed the rebrand of the radio station in 2015.
• Developed a new responsive website for the station, which received positive coverage from across the UK radio industry press.

Evening Presenter and Web Designer

Star Radio North East / UKRD Group

Presented the weekday evening radio show.

• Designed and rebranded the radio station, following a change in music format in 2014.
• Managed and developed the brands website, consecutively growing web traffic during my time at the station.