Jane Verity

Overall responsibility for e-commerce marketing strategy, leading a small but amazing team to deliver growth with purpose.

Overall responsibility for all communications including earned media and owned channels, with strategic focus on increasing organic traffic and link building. Artfinder is on a mission to create a world where everyone owns art. A world where independent artists can make a living doing what they love.

Heading up the PR function for Artfinder, the art marketplace. Artfinder is on a mission to create a world where everyone owns art. A world where independent artists can make a living doing what they love. Founded in March 2013 and based in London and Miami, Artfinder connects people to artists and art. For all tastes, all budgets, all styles. From everywhere and for everyone. And every single piece signed by the artist. With over 500,000+ subscribers around the world and artists in over 100+ countries, Artfinder is growing quickly and is funded by Wellington Partners and private investors in the UK, the US and Switzerland.

Working with arts, leisure and business tourism clients of this busy agency to deliver PR campaigns and ongoing PR and social media support. Current clients include Leeds Beckett University, Great Inns of Britain and VisitYork4Meetings. Duties include: • Taking a lead on running the PR function of the agency (i.e – writing client proposals, idea generation, developing strategy and planning documents for integrated campaigns working across traditional PR, social and digital channels, implementing administration and evaluation systems, nurturing key relationships with national and regional media, researching and developing new relationships, managing contacts databases.) • PR Account Management and delivery - responsible for all aspects of client relationships and satisfactory delivery of work for clients across arts, travel and business tourism sectors. This includes pitching and securing high profile national coverage across all media, as well as developing campaigns to also work across ‘owned’ digital and social channels. Current clients include Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Red Ladder, The Great Inns of Britain (an independent group of quality inns www.greatinns.co.uk), Leeds Beckett University and Visit York. • Business development in London and Yorkshire.

Freelance press and public relations for a wide range of clients. Devising and delivering national and local coverage on both a campaign by campaign basis, and working on longer term strategies. Current clients include Call Lane Social, Verve, The Reform, Spawforths (Planners, Urbanists and Architects), Bish Bash Bosh Productions and Trifle Gathering Productions.

Directing and delivering all communications activity for this national touring theatre company, including show-based communications, profile raising and internal communications. Duties include: • Leading on all PR work: raising Red Ladder's profile by securing a broad range of press coverage in local, regional and national media • Devising and delivering marketing activity including print distribution, management of social media, website, e-marketing and events

This is a small and busy press office, working with both local and national news and arts professionals to pro-actively and strategically promote the activities of the largest producing theatre outside of London. Main duties included: • Delivering tailored media campaigns to promote the work undertaken by the building (this includes West Yorkshire Playhouse productions, touring shows, education and community work, literary projects and general profile for the building). • Writing and issuing national and local press releases, both show specific and more general, including funding announcements and award nominations, and the sourcing/ devising of statements on behalf of senior management teams • Organising and implementing photo calls, season launches and press nights. • Liaising with journalists across print, broadcast and web media, and writing and chasing up pitches for national and local news and arts stories/ features. • Liaising with stage management and production teams to organise theatre access for journalists, broadcast and film crews. • Line management of press office interns • Co-ordinating press office administration,: daily and weekly cuttings, archiving, producing press packs.