CV
Contact Details:
Name: James Ellis
Contact: jamesdellis [at] protonmail [dot] com
Location: Norfolk, UK
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-de-llis-bb158b217/
Github: https://github.com/jdedata
Skills and Certifications:
Technical Skills: Office Suite, G-Suite, SEO, Google Analytics, A/B Testing, Hubspot, Hootsuite, Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables and VLookup), SQL, Python (Pandas), Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics, HTML, and CSS
Soft Skills: Critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, leadership, high level of self-motivation, and ability to simplify complex data
Certifications: Google Data Analytics (Coursera), Google Project Management (Coursera), CompTIA A+ (CompTIA), Excel Skills for Business: Essentials (Coursera), Data Analyst in SQL (Datacamp), Data Analyst in Tableau (Datacamp)
Experience: General Marketing (6 years), Social Media Management (6 years), Community Management (3 years), Data Analysis (1 year)
Work Experience:
Hermitix Podcast (Culture-focused Brand/Podcast) / Founder / March 2018 – Present
Founded and developed Hermitix, a fully remote online business/brand. Formulated a long-term marketing strategy inclusive of undertaking every aspect of business, marketing, and research operations
Utilized data analysis and audience analysis to increase growth month-to-month over 6 years. Developed the brand to become a top 0.5% Podcast (Society & Culture (Global)) netting 75,000-100,000 downloads per month
Developed the business to the level of brand recognition within its niche
Developed processes to take functional requirements and metrics from audience and content data and translate them into actionable tasks, content, and strategy
Developing, creating, and marketing weekly podcast content and promoting via multiple marketing channels
Engaged in an expert level of communication, inclusive of liaising and recording discussions with over 200 scholars and experts from multiple academic fields
Founded and consistently communicated with the Hermitix community/followers to promote the growth of both the community and the brand
Successful creation of 4 multichannel revenue streams
Ideamarket (Web3 Tech Startup) / Community Lead / June 2021 – February 2022
Developing and marketing the Ideamarket brand within a fast-paced, crypto-focused startup culture. Including recording high-level discussions with experts, analyzing the product, and directly reporting to the CEO
Utilizing business and audience data to increase community growth and audience retention
Collaborated with CEO, Project Managers, Product Developers, Design Team, and Developers to create actionable plans relating to growth
Founded and consistently communicated with the Ideamarket community/followers to promote the development of both the community and the brand, increasing community size by 230% over 6 months
PJ Outdoors (Camping Retailer) / Digital Marketing Coordinator / January 2019 – July 2019
Developed and marketed the PJ Outdoors brand, utilizing data-driven audience analysis to curate content and provide feedback on processes and events
A/B tested social media ads increasing subscribers by 120% and in-person traffic to multiple camping shows by 55%
Created and curated social media and blog content, email campaigns, and long-term marketing strategy
Education
Staffordshire University / Continental Philosophy M.A.
Norwich University of the Arts / Fine Art B.A.