Rebecca Who!?
I'd like to rant on here about how cool I am, but I'm not cool, I'm just nosy. I hate to be left out of stuff so I'm always there, at your event, finding out about you and what you do. I currently run a podcast with some other losers called Love Cats in Infinite Space. We play tunes and talk rubbish. I lecture at Salford uni about digital marketing too.
In the main bit of my life, I'm Head of Social at retail communication specialists, Photolink Creative Group. It's dead good and I only have to act like a grown up some of the time there. They don't mind. We do awesome social campaigns, day to day channel management and create mega content for our clients. Which is lovely.
I like to take pictures. Just another way of me being nosy really. I take pictures of events and also 'urban landscapes' - y'know buildings and walls and what not.
I used to be a punk, but I'm retired now, It's easier to be calm about things and also I like jazz, and disco... and funk and stuff, so I can't really be a punk.
Cosmonauts are cool. I like space and physics and new technology. I used to want to be one of them, but I'm not Russian, sooo that went out of the window! You can find me on Twitter @RebeccaWho oh, and I'll be at your event.
The Twitter- My Photographamabobs
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- Love this @ODFUclothing video by @natewalton86 for Keepin it Greasy film festival http://t.co/zkmtdWKHQX
- OMG YES RT @lanachoo: 14 loops omg!!!!!!!!!!Alton Towers to introduce 14-loop rollercoaster The Smiler - video http://t.co/iKdliYkGWW
- @matt_davies @theskinnymag Nice work!
- RT @matt_davies: Interesting article from @theskinnymag that touches on just one of the reasons I dislike Almost Famous' marketing http://t…
- RT @part_heart: Apparently more than 260 people applied for a 20 hours a week job on the checkouts where I work. Wow.
- @kriswould @mofgimmers I like flickr... just choosing between pro or no pro.
- @mofgimmers I have a LOT of photos. And do massive bulk uploading. Seems complicated for a website.
- On the other hand. I just looked at my Flickr and remembered I really like taking photos.
- "Flickr Pro users are limited to 50MB images/ 500MB videos. If you want larger file sizes, you'll need to convert to a free account." wat
- @emotionalpedant thank you for your support.
- @TheRothSays @marcuschown what a cool little dude.
- RT @panthersolo: The reactionary bullshit people come out with in this country these days is a near-exact rerun of the start of this: http:…
- @CheShA shut up you.
- Not sure it's healthy to watch so much Buffy all at once.
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- Head of Social Media at PhotolinkMarketing and Advertising | Manchester, United Kingdom, GBSummary
Ideas + strategy in creative, content, social and digital.
'Top 30 women under 30 in digital' - The Drum 2012
My speciality is in social media and content strategy and creative ideas and how this can integrate with an overall brand strategy, incorporating media spend, digital best practice, SEO and creative implementation.
I'm a big fan of holistic working, and campaign analytics and measurement.
I've lectured in digital marketing at The University of Salford, spoken at conferences, sat on panels and provided comment for radio and magazines on technology, the web and social media. Recently I've spoken at Liverpool Sound City and MVMNT about social Media in the music industry and on BBC Radio Manchester about the use of social media in the riots.
I have also sat on the industry marking panel for Hyper Island's Manchester based MA course and was on a panel for Pro Manchester's Social Media Marketing conference.
Specialties: Digital, content and social research, creative thinking and strategy. SEO integration. Events and social buzz creation. Project management. Production and direction of video.
Experience- May 2012 - PresentHead of Social / Photolink Creative Group
Photolink has evolved from purely photographic roots to become a fully-integrated creative agency with dedicated, integrated departments specialising in all creative disciplines.
Our social department can develop a brand presence on social networks that will engage with your consumers, spread brand awareness online and build a loyal community. Using robust content marketing strategies combined with relationship maketing.
We can tap into support from our in house photography, video, creative and digital teams to create branded content that can be spread around the web and can assist in creating conversation.
Our team has experience in running social campaigns across all platforms. We know how to position your brand in the social space for its specific target market. We know what social trends are happening and what content engages people and are agile enough to instantly react.
We can devise creative campaigns and tell stories that are specifically crafted to leverage social audiences and can work with your advertising, SEO, media or PR company so all activity is unified. We can liaise with bloggers and online Influencers to help amplify your message.
Photolink clients include Regis, Kitbag, bank, Argos, ellesse, JD Sports, John Lewis, Homebase
- Sept 2008 - PresentAssociate Lecturer / University of Salford
I wrote and now deliver and assess the module 'Professional Practice 2' for the second year students on The Design Cluster. It's a live project ran by the students aiming to integrate them into 'life after uni' and to get them interacting with the creative industries- looking at events, digital marketing, personal marketing and branding. I will deliver and assess this for the third year running in 2012.
I have also assisted on numerous level 3 and 4 projects.
Prior to this, I worked a 6 month full time contract as a Demonstrator on the Design Cluster of courses. This involved me managing the studio, dealing with student requests, delivering lectures on social, marketing and self promotion and employment, I also delivered one to one tuition with students, sitting in on interviews and promoting the course through open days, presentations and digital marketing.
- Jan 2006 - May 2012Freelance content creation, events and digital marketing / RebeccaWho!?
Freelance events photographer, events social buzz creation and project manager.
Some of my projects:
- Events Manager (Including The Circuit Series, Nabs battle of the bands, The Feed and There Will Be Blood)
- Social Media Strategist and Social Buzz Creation (Including: @foodsummit @MFDF)
- Events Photographer http://www.photosbywho.com/
- Radio Presenter/ Producer (Inc: All FM,The Mainstream www.radiomainstream.blogspot.com/ www.allfm.org and Podcast Lovecats in infinate Space http://www.mixcloud.com/LoveCatsinInfiniteSpace/)
- Co-owner of illustrator print store Picmix www.picmixstore.comI've worked for companies such as DKNY, Mercedes Benz, The Fashion Network, The Circle Club, Nabs, The University of Salford, The Food Summit, Cahoona, Manchester Food and Drink festival
- Dec 2010 - Nov 2011Digital Marketing Consultant / PushON
Digital PR, marketing, copy, content, events, ideas, social media, SEO, content management, account management, new technology advice and implementation.
I worked with companies such as: Creative Tourist, Charles Worthington, and BCL Legal.
- Feb 2010 - Dec 2010Research Executive / Virtual Surveys
My job here was project managing and delivering on-line research projects providing high end analysis and business insights. This was through on-line research communities, which involved elements of community management. As a side role, I was responsible for implementing and managing the new design of any on-line assets such as new community websites or emails.
- Jun 2009 - Feb 2010Brand Communication Assistant / magneticNorth
My job was to launch and re launch some of mN's products during this temporary contract. Including social media, PR and marketing strategy writing and implementation, market research, intelligence gathering, product development and liaising with and briefing partners, producers, web designers and everyone else involved in the creation of the products.
- Jun 2008 - Oct 2008Junior Studio Manager / True North
I saw myself as 'mum'. I had to look after all of the designers, make sure they were happy, stock up the studio, make sure it was ship shape. I managed diaries and booked in meetings.
On top of this I was brought in to help design and implement a new piece of project management software which I then had to train all staff in and force them to use it. Often plying them with beers and pizza.
Education-
2004 - 2008The University of Salford1st in Design Management for the Creative Industries
Activities: Ran the Salford University snowsports society socials for a year. Was Student Rep for 4 years on my course. Won 'Best Student' award in the Design Cluster on graduation Won the 'Best Contribution to school' award on graduation -
2001 - 2004BAE SystemsAvionics Engineering Apprenticeship in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Activities: Charity Challange Apprentice coordinator
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Honors:'Best Overall Student' Design Cluster - Salford Uni 'Best Contribution to School' School of Design - Salford Uni The 'Ill do it' Award Design Cluster 2008 Gold Award for 4 years of Student representation 'Best Pirate' Salford Snowsports Society 2005 'Most Money Raised for Charity' Pedal Cart Challenge 2002
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- Boardman's Entry, and other alleyways
For a short stretch of the city centre it’s possible to bypass the crowds and the traffic and to walk across several pedestrian areas and finally down a series of alleyways. In fact you can walk almost traffic-free from Victoria station all the way to Lloyd Street, and in doing so you might spot some rather unusual artwork.
To walk this route you begin at Cathedral Gardens, down Cathedral Street and New Cathedral Street then cut through St Ann’s Square. At the heart of St Ann’s Square stands the only surviving 18th century church in the city (celebrating 300 years in 2012), the tower of which is said to mark the geographical centre of the old city and the surveyor’s benchmark can be seen carved into the stone by the tower door.
The connecting road from the church to Deansgate was once known as Toll Lane as this is where the lord of the manor would collect tolls for the animals on their way to fair after they had gathered here and been pelted with acorns by the locals!
From the back of the church the route through the city continues in a relatively straight line from here. First you cut through St Ann’s Passage, built as a temporary home for the Corn Exchange and then you meet with King Street. In 1976 King Street became the first city centre street to be pedestrianised and it’s here that you find yourself opposite Boardman’s Entry. - CYCLING KITTY
I’ve posted about animals and bikes before, and, here it goes again…(feat. awesome kitten.) Enjoy.
After a hairy moment being aggressively undertaken by a highways’ maintenance van this morning, I’ve had a quick look into what consists dangerous driving and what recourse there is.
The Crown Prosecution Service website has some interesting and fairly extensive information about dangerous…
LAUNCHED THIS WEEK!
The Ben the Illustrator Collection - Fabrics and fabric products that bring an exclamation mark to any home. Now available from BTICollection.com!
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Art V Cancer - Manchester exhibition Nov 2nd 2012In November Art V Cancer will be celebrating it’s first year selling limited edition prints to raise money for cancer charities. To help us kick start our second year we will be hosting an exhibition. The brief for our exhibition is to submit an illustration in your own style inspired by the phrase, ‘Live long and prosper’. It can be anything and it doesn’t have to directly relate to Star Trek - just use it to spark your imagination! The final artwork will be digitally printed (no bigger than A3+ 330mm x 483mm (13 x 19 inches) each print will have a limited run of 5 and will be sold at the exhibition for £20. (If you would like to produce a one off piece please get in touch). There will be 35 exhibitioning artists, including a selection of prints from Art V Cancer work by Raid71, Steven Bonner, Ben the Illustrator, James Howard and many many more! Please send your submission as a low-res jpg to exhibition@raid71.com The official deadline is Sun 30th of September. Any questions please contact julia@raid71.com We look forward to hearing from you. To keep up to date with developments regarding Art V Cancer don’t forget to follow us here on tumblr, twitter @Artraid and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/artvcancer Thank you!
A project by Clement Valla:
At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting — these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of the system. They are an edge condition—an anomaly within the system, a nonstandard, an outlier, even, but not an error. These jarring moments expose how Google Earth works, focusing our attention on the software. They are seams which reveal a new model of seeing and of representing our world - as dynamic, ever-changing data from a myriad of different sources – endlessly combined, constantly updated, creating a seamless illusion.
- I AM A GENDER! HEAR ME ROAR!
I have a real problem with gender specific magazines and websites. I’ve been torturing myself trying to work out why they exist for ages and, mostly, I still can’t get a handle on it.
Here’s why.
- RT @David_Recardo: Have say Dave Briggs talk @ NALC was very good#davebriggs
WHEN I POST SOMETHING CLEVER AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW FANS/FOLLOWERS RESPOND.
So, for some inexplicable reason, a bunch of people I know got working on a hashtag called #mof4NME which was a not-so-serious call to get me behind the wheel of one of the world’s most prestigious music rags. If you didn’t know, the editor - Krissy Murrison - just left to…
- iamthephotographer: Game - LIL B
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- RT @BenAndFi: Super striking illustration work by @kerinjo for the @Handsome_Frank exhibition in London right now » http://t.co/Nqg4fz0r
- RT @guymckinley: I've embellished slightly but in recognition of @robertmball love of 80's punk Storm from Xmen. http://t.co/fD2cZIue
- RT @themooks: Colour version of my Dino picture http://t.co/wEZL9ASM
- RT @guymckinley: Photo: Here’s that fox I sketched before with a little colour thrown at it. (Taken with instagram) http://t.co/GqAyeSD3
- RT @robert_urquhart: quick help please - who is male designer mid / late 30's, UK, does a lot of posters, in almost every design show th ...
- RT @CheShA: Twitter's been drawing Hellboy for @themooks; the results are pretty damn fine: http://t.co/WRhSOMhq You should #drawhellboy ...
- RT @BenSteers: Need artists for some last minute NYE painting in Bristol as part of Alfresco Disco. If you're keen let me know.
- These are great! RT @anthonyoram: Five prints sold in my first afternoon, dead happy, have a good weekend all. http://t.co/FDRV05BX
- RT @guymckinley: Another old painting available. This time a Dead Japanese Ghost Girl watercolour. Around A3 http://t.co/tr8ewwOP
- RT @lauriepink: This was my first customer of the evening! I took a few other pics that I shall show you all tomorrow http://t.co/lQP1Gvoy
- RT @guymckinley: You're not wrong there Ross. RT @_RossPhillips: some pretty gorgeous colours going on here http://t.co/yLSNHHGV
- RT @guymckinley: Some blue and lots & lots of eyes. http://t.co/6rTmtOZN
- RT @bondomatic: Love this Illustration by Harry Stevens for London Transport circa 1974. http://t.co/n5Qb6wxO
- @guymckinley really looking forward to it.
- @guymckinley That's amazing :)
- RT @vivschwarz: If you ask for an animal and a mood to draw on stage someone always says "ASTONISHED PLATYPUS" http://t.co/IbDjQUJ8
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