Personal profile

Data-driven digital marketing leader with six years of experience scaling PPC, paid social, and affiliate programs across e-commerce and lead-gen brands. Proven track record of delivering revenue growth, reducing acquisition costs, and building high-performing marketing strategies for fast-paced, performance-driven environments. Skilled in managing multi-million pound budgets and partnering with agencies to drive measurable results.

Skills

  • Affiliate marketing

  • Paid social (Meta, TikTok)

  • A/B testing and optimisation

  • GA4, Looker Studio, BigQuery

  • Budget forecasting and pricing

  • Team leadership and mentoring

  • Project and campaign management

  • Stakeholder and client management

  • Performance reporting and insight analysis

  • Feed management and product optimisation

  • E-commerce and lead-gen acquisition strategy

  • PPC strategy (search, shopping, performance max)

  • Automation and bidding strategies (ROAS, CPA, PROAS)

  • Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads Manager, TikTok Ads

Professional experience

Pharmacy2U Ltd | Leeds, United Kingdom

Digital Marketing Lead

August 2023 - August 2025

  • Expanded profitable product coverage by 650% using a PROAS-driven profitability framework and dynamic product feed optimisation.

  • Managed, coached, and upskilled junior marketers, implementing best-practice workflows that increased team output and reporting efficiency.

  • Led full-funnel PPC, paid social, and affiliate strategy, managing £600k monthly budgets, and coordinating with external agencies to deliver scalable performance.

  • Tripled lead-generation revenue while maintaining target CPA through structured funnel redesign, audience experimentation, and new customer acquisition modeling.

  • Increased e-commerce revenue by 24% year-over-year, improved ROAS by 44%, and reduced CPA by 20% through advanced bidding, segmentation, and creative optimization.

Journey Further | Leeds, United Kingdom

PPC Manager

August 2019 - July 2023

  • Drove up to 95% YoY revenue growth via advanced account restructuring, automation adoption, and continuous CRO-aligned optimization.

  • Fast-tracked from Executive to Manager through strong performance, client impact, cross-channel collaboration, and leadership contributions.

  • Built insight-driven reporting dashboards in Looker Studio, BigQuery, and Supermetrics to streamline performance tracking and improve client decision-making.

  • Owned PPC strategy across Search, Shopping, Performance Max, Display, and YouTube for brands including CASIO UK, Eurochange, NM Money, and Free People.

  • Managed monthly budgets of up to £200k, and consistently delivered growth targets while maintaining stable ROAS/CPA across e-commerce and lead-gen clients.

Wavegarden Scotland | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Marketing Assistant

May 2019 - August 2019

  • Created and scheduled digital content that enhanced audience reach and strengthened brand presence across key channels.

  • Collaborated with senior marketers to support launch plans, event coordination, and early-stage customer acquisition initiatives.

  • Used analytics tools to track performance and provide actionable insights for optimization.

  • Assisted in campaign execution and reporting, improving engagement through targeted messaging, and consistent brand alignment.

  • Supported multi-channel marketing activities across social media, content, email, and brand communications for a high-growth outdoor leisure brand.

Education

Heriot Watt University | Edinburgh, United Kingdom

MA Economics and Business Management (2:1)

June 2017

References

References available upon request.

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