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Gareth Mathews
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Margate, United Kingdom
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As a dynamic and accomplished project manager with over 15 years of experience, I bring a results-driven outlook and a deep understanding of business, project management, marketing, and new business development. I thrive on challenges, excel in managing multiple projects simultaneously, and have a proven track record of leading teams to success. My ability to quickly learn new skills and solve complex problems efficiently and effectively has earned me a reputation for being confident, ambitious, and highly driven. I build valuable, long-term relationships with stakeholders at all levels, thanks to my empathetic yet effective communication skills.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
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Larger project
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My experience
2019 - 2023
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Director
ROSKI agency.
As the Director of ROSKI Agency, I am responsible for the day-to-day running of a digital creative agency, with a particular focus on business development, sales, and project management.
Accomplishments:
- Designing and implementing in-house workflows and processes, creating and managing partner operations, and contacting and maintaining supplier relationships for business development.
- Monitoring, managing, and forecasting business sales, client account management, growth of product drivers strategy, and primary contact for customer relations for sales management.
- Overseeing and managing active projects within the business, including comprehensive proposal creation, project timeline and costs analysis, time management, and client-oriented problem-solving on projects with global brands such as Natwest and Nissan while supporting innovative startups like Babylon Health and XPO app for project management.
Accomplishments:
- Designing and implementing in-house workflows and processes, creating and managing partner operations, and contacting and maintaining supplier relationships for business development.
- Monitoring, managing, and forecasting business sales, client account management, growth of product drivers strategy, and primary contact for customer relations for sales management.
- Overseeing and managing active projects within the business, including comprehensive proposal creation, project timeline and costs analysis, time management, and client-oriented problem-solving on projects with global brands such as Natwest and Nissan while supporting innovative startups like Babylon Health and XPO app for project management.
Business development, Project Management, Operations, Account management, Forecasting, Sales management, Startups, Management, Sales, Growth, Monitoring, Health, Development, App, Processes, Customer
2022 - 2022
freelance
Senior Project Manager
Team X/RAPP/Omnicom.
As Senior Project Manager, I was brought in to spearhead the setup of two major UK business units for the new Mercedes Benz account. Working alongside the Business Director for the UK market, I was responsible for creating new processes and workstreams, hiring and training new teams, and delivering the current UK campaigns for the year, which included a mix of conceptual, strategic, and production work across all media formats.
Accomplishments:
- Spearheaded the Agency Model business unit to sell Mercedes vehicles through e-commerce channels, collaborating with managing partners, department directors, and senior leadership to plan implications across platforms, media, comms, and franchise partners.
- Oversaw showroom changes and developed a mixed media strategy for UK showrooms in partnership with Scion Interactive, while leading website and retail platform changes across 140 UK dealerships.
- Managed a £2.5 million "Showcasing Innovations" campaign for the UK market, overseeing teams and local adaptation of mixed media across digital, showroom/retail, OOH, TVC, and radio.
- Set up and managed a new workstream for the Vans UK account, including managing and onboarding new clients, taking over operations from the incumbent agency, and leading campaigns such as the award-winning launch of the new Citan Van in the UK market.
Accomplishments:
- Spearheaded the Agency Model business unit to sell Mercedes vehicles through e-commerce channels, collaborating with managing partners, department directors, and senior leadership to plan implications across platforms, media, comms, and franchise partners.
- Oversaw showroom changes and developed a mixed media strategy for UK showrooms in partnership with Scion Interactive, while leading website and retail platform changes across 140 UK dealerships.
- Managed a £2.5 million "Showcasing Innovations" campaign for the UK market, overseeing teams and local adaptation of mixed media across digital, showroom/retail, OOH, TVC, and radio.
- Set up and managed a new workstream for the Vans UK account, including managing and onboarding new clients, taking over operations from the incumbent agency, and leading campaigns such as the award-winning launch of the new Citan Van in the UK market.
Project Manager, Operations, Retail, Training, Onboarding, E-commerce, Leadership, Radio, Website, Campaign, Production, Processes, Manager, Winning, UP, Platform
2021 - 2022
freelance
Project Director
Mediafy Digital.
As a Project Director on contract with Vancouver-based digital agency Mediafy, I was responsible for managing creative and branding projects on a case-by-case basis for North American and Canadian clients such as Indeed Wajax and Faire.
Accomplishments:
- Developing Mediafy's portfolio of branding and creative projects into a well-functioning and profitable business unit over 16 months.
- Building an agile team of creatives comprising brand, UX/UI, and digital designers to deliver projects as and when required on a freelance basis.
- Overseeing projects and teams while developing a strategic direction for the delivery process to ensure projects progress on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
Accomplishments:
- Developing Mediafy's portfolio of branding and creative projects into a well-functioning and profitable business unit over 16 months.
- Building an agile team of creatives comprising brand, UX/UI, and digital designers to deliver projects as and when required on a freelance basis.
- Overseeing projects and teams while developing a strategic direction for the delivery process to ensure projects progress on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
Branding, Budget, Agile, UX, UI, Direction, Project Director
2021 - 2022
freelance
Head of Digital Production (Interim)
RECIPE agency.
As Interim Head of Digital Production, I led a major new client acquisition for Reci.pe, which included a full rebrand and end-to-end web development project. I concurrently oversaw business as usual for all digital projects for the agency.
Accomplishments:
- Managed development of Nagra/Kudelski's primary website, including full brand refresh and UX/UI design, alongside the creative director
- Organised stakeholder workshops to ensure team alignment and a comprehensive understanding of the project Scoped and planned user experience testing for NetBet's new application and national media campaign
- Managed team of project managers, developers, designers, and strategists across multiple projects for brands such as Coca-Cola, Legal and General, and Net888
-Directed project activities to meet objectives within a defined period and budget
Accomplishments:
- Managed development of Nagra/Kudelski's primary website, including full brand refresh and UX/UI design, alongside the creative director
- Organised stakeholder workshops to ensure team alignment and a comprehensive understanding of the project Scoped and planned user experience testing for NetBet's new application and national media campaign
- Managed team of project managers, developers, designers, and strategists across multiple projects for brands such as Coca-Cola, Legal and General, and Net888
-Directed project activities to meet objectives within a defined period and budget
Design, User Experience, UI Design, Budget, UX, UI, Website, Workshops, Testing, Development, Web, Campaign, Production, Interim, LED
2019 - 2022
job
Digital Project Manager
Xigen.
Managed complex and agile projects with a team of up to 40 staff, including developers, designers, copywriters, and quality assurance professionals, for Xigen's largest client, Epson, as well as other clients such as Thomson Reuters, Refinitiv, Sage, and Digigraphie.
Accomplishments:
- Successfully delivered multiple complex end-to-end projects for Epson's international e-commerce, managing
internal teams.
- Adopted a client-oriented approach, defined project scope, managed expectations, and resolved issues to ensure project value and client satisfaction.
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Applied strong commercial awareness of project delivery, profit, loss, and margin retention to ensure on-time delivery with profitability and client value.
-Inspired teams by communicating project vision and involving stakeholders for project success.
- Applied structured Agile project management methods to ensure on-time delivery through clear task lists, issue tracking, and status reports.
- Directly managed resource availability, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure projects remained on budget and schedule.
Accomplishments:
- Successfully delivered multiple complex end-to-end projects for Epson's international e-commerce, managing
internal teams.
- Adopted a client-oriented approach, defined project scope, managed expectations, and resolved issues to ensure project value and client satisfaction.
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Applied strong commercial awareness of project delivery, profit, loss, and margin retention to ensure on-time delivery with profitability and client value.
-Inspired teams by communicating project vision and involving stakeholders for project success.
- Applied structured Agile project management methods to ensure on-time delivery through clear task lists, issue tracking, and status reports.
- Directly managed resource availability, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure projects remained on budget and schedule.
Project Management, Project Manager, Budget, Agile, E-commerce, Management, Agile project management, Quality Assurance, Retention, International, Manager, UP
My education
2016
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2017
University College London
Diploma, Digital Marketing
Diploma, Digital Marketing
2016
Natwest Business Accelerator
Natwest Business Award MK, Entrepreneurial Accelerator
Natwest Business Award MK, Entrepreneurial Accelerator
2014
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2016
University of Buckingham
Professional Certificate, Marketing
Professional Certificate, Marketing
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