James Gareze , St Albans, United Kingdom

Having worked both agency and client side I have proven experience in scoping and managing projects to budget & client satisfaction and a track record of forming and maintaining strong client relationships.

I advocate for agile and lean ways of working both internally and externally, whilst remaining aware that every project requires a varying degree of this.

I am passionate about people and have proven ability to effectively manage cross-functional & global teams of UX and visual designers, content strategists, Front and Back end developers, QA and DevOps. I always strive to get the best from my team through a coaching culture and regularly encouraging openness, bonding and trust building.

I am experienced with using project management tools such as Jira, Asana, and Trello to track projects along with various budget tracking tools.

I have the ability to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders when providing updates or dealing with escalation.

I am constantly upskilling my technical and industry knowledge in order to clearly communicate technical solutions to clients when required. I can, however, always lean on leads where needed.