Curriculum Vitae

Contact :
s.c.vincent78@canterbury.ac.uk
stephen-vincent/8b/729/323
@SVincent1981
+44 (0) 7843 419 065
www.stephenvincent1981.blogspot.co.uk

Mission Statement:

Education:

To never cease learning, developing and

excelling, as an individual and as part of a
team.
My experience :
Thanet District Council - 2015 Present Position: PR and
Communications
The team is at the hub of the council and is responsible for the
management of the Press Office, the production of marketing
material, the delivery of public consultations, coordination of film
location requests, internal communications with staff and
management of the website and social media.
Duties:
Supporting the Press Office by logging and monitoring press
enquiries | Writing copy for press releases | Media relations
|Internal staff communications | Proof reading external
communications | Monitoring the councils social media accounts
|Uploading content to the website | Mail chimp, Vuelio, Google
Analytics, Hootsuite | Producing internal communications
(articles/news/graphic design) |Competitor analysis | Stakeholder
relations | External communications | PESTLE/SWOT

BSc Business
Management
Academic Awards:
Year One: 2012/13 - Head of
Department at Broadstairs Award:
Awarded to a First Year
Student for Achievement in Broadstairs
Business Programmes.
Year Two: 2013/14 Directors Award
for Broadstairs: Awarded to a Second
Year
Business Programmes Student.
Year Three: 2014/2015 FujiFilm
Sericol Award for Achievement in
Broadstairs Business Programmes

Tech stuff:

Lidl UK Gmbh 2009-2015 Position: GSM.

Duties: Coordinating the stores managers and the store team
in all aspects of daily store operations | Leading, supporting and
motivating the store team to meet key performance targets
(KPIs) | Maintaining exceptional standards of customer service |
Responsible for all aspects of HR management including
interviews and appraisals.
Limit Skates Ltd 2001-2008 Position: Managing Director.
Duties: The daily operations management of a multi-site
retail business |Book keeping, setting and monitoring KPIs |
Producing merchandising plans, creating and implementing
marketing strategy, with a keen focus on social media
|Responsible for managing a small team of store managers |
Meeting with brand representatives, negotiating pre-orders,
terms of purchase and site leases | Consumer PR and local
media relations.

Energised entrepreneurial graduate with over a

decade of commercial experience, possessing a
strong focus on KPIs and ROI when developing
campaigns, business plans and communications
strategy. Works best when collaborating with
colleagues to generate team spirit, tell dynamic
stories and deliver successful projects to meet
deadlines.

What I do:

PR Press releases | Events promotion/management |

Not-for-profit public information communications | Internal
communications management | Press events and
organisational/public presentations | Developing and
maintaining Word Press websites interlinked to social media
strategy | Experienced in digital and traditional
communications channels | Publicity stunts.
Marketing Developing digital and traditional marketing
strategy aimed at both niche market segments and broad
demographics | Devising, implementing and managing social
media campaigns | Gathering, analysing and evaluating data |
Applying SMART objectives | Generating rich content |
Demographics, consumer behaviour and trends/market
analysis.
What I care about:

Michael J. Fox
Foundation
British Heart
Foundation
Cancer Research
Oxfam
Progessio
Greenpeace
RSPCA
RSPB

Sales Setting/managing KPIs | Customer/Client liaison |

Organising appointments and setting agendas |Prioritising
workload.
Hallow Park Films/ Beyond the Box Office 2014 - Current
Working with Universal, UKTV, Sky and Channel 5 to promote
upcoming shows and events. Generating positive supporting
stories. Press coverage of industry expos. Social media and
digital content generation/management.
Collaborating on content development for a major viral website campaign. Viewership ratings and box office data analysis.

People who are forced to say nice things about me:

Reference 1: Thanet District Council
Cecil St. Offices, Margate CT9 1XZ.
Contact:
Head of Comms Hannah Thorpe.
Hannah.thorpe@thanet.gov.uk

Reference 2: Canterbury Christ Church

University
Northdown Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10
2WA
Contact: Kristine Pole. Kristine.pole@canterbury.ac.uk