About Jay
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Experience
- Joe PublicClient Services DirectorRETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)February 2024 - March 2026 (2 years and 1 month)London, United Kingdom
- Agency Setup & Scaling - Joined as the second employee to architect the operational and commercial infrastructure of the London office, moving from a startup phase to a fully functional regional hub.
- Operational Leadership - In addition to Client Servicing, I managed the full P&L and business operations, including commercial reporting, HR/recruitment strategy, and cross-border project management.
- Client & Revenue Growth - Partnered with the Founder to scale theCarlsberg Britvic account by 400% and secured 2 new business wins within the first 12 months. Grew revenue from £0 - £750k in 12 months.
- Global Management - Led an international workforce of 40+ specialists across Amsterdam, Johannesburg and Cape Town - whilst simultaneously building a localised London team of senior hires - spanning Strategy, Creative, Production & Project Management.
- Campaign Delivery - Directed the delivery of multiple integrated campaigns for Aqua Libra, Teisseire, London Essence and Purdey’s -spanning DOOH, TV, BVOD, Social, Display, In-Store & Partnerships.
- Publicis One TouchGlobal Business DirectorPRESS AND MEDIASeptember 2022 - November 2023 (1 year and 2 months)Hamburg, Germany
- Global Brand Leadership - Directed the €2m Nivea Men global portfolio, orchestrating end-to-end delivery of 3 integrated campaigns across 4months - spanning TV, POS, OOH, Print, Social (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook).
- Global Management - Led a multi-market international team of 50+Strategists, Creatives, Project Managers and Producers across London,Hamburg and Madrid to develop high-craft global campaigns; standardised the ‘Global-to-Local’ toolkit process to ensure seamless implementation across 179 countries.
- Brand Partnerships - Executed the ‘Sensitive Moisturiser’ flagship launch with Real Madrid CF, translating a global sports partnership into actionable local market communications. Multi-Category Brand Strategy - Directed integrated global campaigns for high-priority innovations across Skin Care (Q10 Anti-Wrinkle), Sun (Protect & Moisture), and Body (Black & White Deoderant) categories.
- Operational Transformation - Led the strategic implementation of the Storyteq Creative Automation platform to re-engineer global production workflows, significantly increasing local market asset uptake and driving measurable creative efficiencies.
- VCCPBusiness DirectorTRANSPORTATIONDecember 2021 - July 2022 (7 months)London, UK
- Operational Excellence - Oversaw £10m of campaign budgets, managing a multidisciplinary agency team of 21 and 25+ key stakeholders, ensuring rigorous campaign delivery across the UK’s most complex transport network.
- Local Implementation - Managed the end-to-end delivery of 170+campaigns (TV, BVOD, Social, Print, OOH) launching localised infrastructure projects across Bus, Tube, Rail and Cycling networks; utilising deep borough segmentation and audience behavioural insights.
- CRM Innovation & Lifecycle Strategy - Developed and implemented a 12-month Customer Lifecycle Programme that reached over 8 million people to drive long-term behavioural change and increased journey frequency.
- Campaign Strategy - Managed a complex set of pricing and value based communications to high-level brand reappraisal and safety-first behavioural change campaigns during and after the Covid-19pandemic.
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Education
- Bachelor of ArtsUniversity of the West of England2014Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Studies with Marketing
- A2 Level, Business Studies, Physical Education, Media,Chipping Campden2010A2 Level, Business Studies, Physical Education, Media,