Contact
- Email:james@creativeplantation.com
- Skype:creativeplantation
- Profile:http://zerp.ly/jameslucas
Biography
I am a passionate Internet professional with over 11 years experience in the sector. I have a broad range of skills and experience (web and mobile development, internet marketing, social media, SEO, UX and analytics).
Experience
Creative Plantation
Owner & Digital Strategist
Dates:
Nov. 2011 - Present
Freelance Social Media & Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing & Digital Marketing Strategist
Developing digital marketing and social media strategies for businesses including:
» Custom Facebook experiences
» Facebook applications
» Video marketing
» Landing/squeeze page campaign experiences
» SEO
» Content strategies
» Custom Facebook experiences
» Facebook applications
» Video marketing
» Landing/squeeze page campaign experiences
» SEO
» Content strategies
Dates:
Jun. 2011 - Present
Nokia
Product Development Technical Manager
As a product development technical manager I research and deliver ways for global and local teams to make best use of their internet marketing budgets and to drive new users to their respective stores and engage existing users via new functionality or features on both web and mobile.
In order to develop the solutions I work closely with various departments within the organisation and external agencies.
I have broadened my internet marketing experience and put into practise social media and search engine optimisation (SEO) knowledge to best deliver the
In order to develop the solutions I work closely with various departments within the organisation and external agencies.
I have broadened my internet marketing experience and put into practise social media and search engine optimisation (SEO) knowledge to best deliver the
Fields:
Marketing, SEO, Analytics, Social Media, Mobile
Dates:
Mar. 2010 - Oct. 2011
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Website:
Nokia
UK & Ireland Technical Service Manager
As the Technical Service Manager for the UK and Irish online music stores I looked after both PC and mobile platforms as a bridge between R&D and the local marketing team.
The role included:
» Development of new features and campaign work to attract new users to the music store (.NET, HTML, CSS, Javascript).
» Web analytics integrations and management.
» Conceptual work for new features and ideas for the music platform including design & development.
» Email marketing development.
» Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) work to improve organic search perform
The role included:
» Development of new features and campaign work to attract new users to the music store (.NET, HTML, CSS, Javascript).
» Web analytics integrations and management.
» Conceptual work for new features and ideas for the music platform including design & development.
» Email marketing development.
» Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) work to improve organic search perform
Fields:
Web development, Search Engine Optimization, Mobile Development, internet marketing
Dates:
May. 2007 - Mar. 2010
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Cube Media Solutions Ltd
Founder & Director
Dates:
2003 - 2008
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
OD2
Web Designer & Developer
Revamp of MSN music stores in Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland
» Updating site to the latest version of the platform (.NET, HTML, CSS, Javascript).
» Working within small development team to improve the search facility.
» Integration with the custom content management system (CMS) including layout adjustments.
» Promotional work including banner design and feature page builds.
Rebrand of NTL music to Virgin music
» Redesign following Virgin's design guidelines.
» Layout adjustments to improve user experience (UX).
» Integration with the Virgin
» Updating site to the latest version of the platform (.NET, HTML, CSS, Javascript).
» Working within small development team to improve the search facility.
» Integration with the custom content management system (CMS) including layout adjustments.
» Promotional work including banner design and feature page builds.
Rebrand of NTL music to Virgin music
» Redesign following Virgin's design guidelines.
» Layout adjustments to improve user experience (UX).
» Integration with the Virgin
Dates:
Feb. 2007 - Apr. 2007
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Sift Media
Web Developer
Overhaul of the accountingweb.co.uk website to bring it up to date.
» Implementing new site wide design (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
» Integration with custom built content management system (CMS).
» Improvement of layout and user experience (UX) to improve journeys throughout.
» Addition of news feeds enabling users better access to content.
» Implementing new site wide design (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
» Integration with custom built content management system (CMS).
» Improvement of layout and user experience (UX) to improve journeys throughout.
» Addition of news feeds enabling users better access to content.
Dates:
Jun. 2006 - Oct. 2006
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Orbitals New Media
Web Designer & Developer
Freelance position working on various web site projects involving web design, web development and search engine optimisation (SEO).
Dates:
Mar. 2004 - 2006
Education
University of Gloucestershire
Fields:
Computing with Multimedia
Dates:
2001 - 2005
Duncan Abbott endorsed James for Marketing
Freelance developer, UX designer & architect