Multidisciplinary Designer and Branding enthusiast.
Helping startups and brands create expressive, engaging solutions for their communication needs.
Hello! My name is James Newman and I’m a multidisciplinary designer based in Manchester, UK. I have a wealth of experience in branding, web & graphic design, with over 10 years of experience working with clients on their internal and external means of communication.
Brand specialist and expert in Digital Marketing
with over 10 years
of industry experience including agency experience in SEO, PPC, UX Design
giving a holistic insight into the various layers of a brands' marketing funnel.
Currently the Digital Content Lead at the Diocese of Manchester.
Skills
Experience
Digital Content Lead
Diocese of Manchester
- Deliver tailored digital training for over 300+ churches, charities, and schools, operated both online and in-person, on a local and national level. Sessions include digital enablement, social media, marketing, and communications.
- Work with leadership to continue reimagining the digital footprint of the company, including redeveloping the brand, content production, and internal and external communication channels.
- Harness the latest technologies to improve the digital presence of the MDBF, including running a monthly digital tech workshop and running internal training on how to use AI to improve output.
- Implemented GA, Search Console, and GTM to support my analysis and reporting of our web performance.
Digital Communications Manager
University of Manchester - St Peter's House
- I was the digital lead on a Covid-19 relief project called ‘The Well’. I designed, developed, and managed a fully functional support site that allowed students and residents to refer themselves for food and wellness support during the lockdown in Manchester. We provided over 30,000+ meals and supported users with over 100+ hours of digital well-being content.
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- Liaised and managed our relationships with our partners and stakeholders, including FareShare, Trussell Trust, Manchester City Council, and the various educational institutions from across Manchester.
Account Manager
Cedarwood Digital
- Account manager for several clients, from SMEs to national energy providers, spanning a range of channels, from eCommerce to lead generation.
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- Performed technical audits to review crawl, internal linking, indexation, content, and speed. Introduced UX audits to our largest clients – Fletcher’s Solicitors and Certas Energy – which led to the diversification of our service offering.
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- Experienced using Google, Microsoft, and Facebook Ads, covering Display, Shopping and Remarketing. Implemented Ad Automation through scripts and ad customisers to improve relevance and ad quality score.
In my spare time…
- I run a luxury wedding videography company called Story So Far
- Operate as a freelance photographer – check out my portfolio
- Currently learning to speak German
- Studying a masters in Theology at the University of Manchester