Jessica Shailes

Jessica Shailes

Gosport, England, United Kingdom
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I've worked in digital marketing for over ten years and have seen it evolve from an…

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  • University of Hertfordshire Graphic

    University of Hertfordshire

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    Units included;
    Advertising Effectiveness
    Integrated Marketing Communications
    Business Strategy
    Consumer Behaviour
    Brand Management
    Dissertation

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    Units Included:
    Work Placement
    Market Research and Data Analysis
    Advertising Agency Simulation
    Creative Production
    E-Business
    Marketing Communications
    Research Methods

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  • Everything for Redheads

    - Present

    This started as an eCommerce company built for redheads who are struggling to find products and resources. I started it with my mother who shared my frustration at not being able to find products for our red hair and pale skin. We found that, as a minority group, we were rarely catered for by high street shops and mainstream media.

    The range started with hair products to enhance red hair and expanded to include make up for pale skin and a gift range. We also found that we easily…

    This started as an eCommerce company built for redheads who are struggling to find products and resources. I started it with my mother who shared my frustration at not being able to find products for our red hair and pale skin. We found that, as a minority group, we were rarely catered for by high street shops and mainstream media.

    The range started with hair products to enhance red hair and expanded to include make up for pale skin and a gift range. We also found that we easily developed an vibrant online community of people happy to engage whether it was to celebrate their red hair, have a laugh, appreciate red hair in art or share bullying experiences.

    As part of this website I also set up the national event Redhead Day UK to mirror similar events in Ireland (the Irish Redhead Convention) and Holland (Redhead Days).

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  • Redhead Day UK

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    As a customer acquisition activity for Everything for Redheads I founded Redhead Day UK and ran it for three years with the help of team members.

    The first year was in Manchester with a range of red haired entertainers, specials and discounts in local venues for redheads and products for redheads. The second year we extended it to include the Music Of Ginger Origin awards (AKA the MOGO's) with more entertainers, artists and stalls. The third year saw Redhead Day UK move to London and…

    As a customer acquisition activity for Everything for Redheads I founded Redhead Day UK and ran it for three years with the help of team members.

    The first year was in Manchester with a range of red haired entertainers, specials and discounts in local venues for redheads and products for redheads. The second year we extended it to include the Music Of Ginger Origin awards (AKA the MOGO's) with more entertainers, artists and stalls. The third year saw Redhead Day UK move to London and get bigger and better with entertainment, the MOGO's, artists, photographers, stalls, face painting, clothing and ginger speed dating.

    The project involved coordinating expenses, finding and securing a venue, press, investment, fund raising, health and safety, marketing, ticketing, volunteers, logistics and communicating with team members remotely.

    Redhead Day UK has been a massively rewarding event to be part of and see expand. As part of my move away from Everything for Redheads, I have also handed over Redhead Day UK to the team members who were willing to take it on and I'm sure will continue to make it a great event.

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  • Online WordPress Training Course

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    As part of my work as a web designer and social media consultant at Fluid Web Works I developed an online training environment to take individuals through the process of building a website using WordPress. The environment could be used to help them modify a WordPress environment after I created a website for them or to build a website from scratch. Full of resources, videos and tips learned through my experience, it meant a small business could get control and stay in control of building a…

    As part of my work as a web designer and social media consultant at Fluid Web Works I developed an online training environment to take individuals through the process of building a website using WordPress. The environment could be used to help them modify a WordPress environment after I created a website for them or to build a website from scratch. Full of resources, videos and tips learned through my experience, it meant a small business could get control and stay in control of building a successful online presence.

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