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CV

I have more than 13 years’ experience, both agency and client side, producing high quality online content for different audiences and purposes. Putting the user at the heart of everything I do, I combine user research, testing and analytics to create effective, optimised content.

Experience

 

Senior Copywriter, Planday

Contract role, October 2024 - present

  • Creating, managing and commissioning all marketing copy and content for this B2B SaaS company in the hospitality and healthcare sector

  • Writing in-depth blogs, whitepapers and thought-leadership pieces to drive growth

  • Working with designers and marketing managers to create and execute content strategies

  • Creating social content and managing the social media strategy for the business

Freelance Content Designer and Copywriter

November 2023 – October 2024

  • Working with clients across multiple industries, including fitness, travel, hospitality, finance, marketing and branding

  • Collaborating with web designers and project managers to create new websites and online experiences from scratch

  • Providing everything from content design consulting through to UX copy, ToV guides, and marketing and CRM content

 

Content Designer, Transport for London

Contract role, June 2023 - October 2023

  • Researching, writing, and improving content across the TfL website

  • Using GDS design principles to craft user-centred, data-driven content

  • Working with senior stakeholders across the business on high-profile digital content projects

  • Planning, scheduling and uploading content via RedDot CMS

 

Senior Content Designer, MoneySuperMarket

Contract role, Dec 2022 - June 2023

  • Working with product designers to create complex journeys for insurance and financial products

  • Part of a team creating a flagship rewards platform for the business, producing all UX copy and content design across multiple touchpoints

  • Conducting regular research and user testing to refine and improve the onsite experience

  • Helping to launch a new and improved design system for the business

Content Designer, EE

Contract role, Jan 2022 – Dec 2022

  • Working on multichannel campaigns for the EE brand

  • Collaborating with UX and product designers to create content for end-to-end user journeys

  • Using research and user testing to shape content and drive decisions

  • Building webpages in AEM and working with developers to create amazing online experiences

Content Designer, BT Wholesale

Contract role, June 2020 – Jan 2022

  • Part of a team building a new B2B ecommerce platform from the ground up

  • Undertaking extensive user research and analysis to identify user needs

  • Collaborating with UX designers and researchers to design online journeys that put the user first

  • Working in an agile environment, delivering iterative improvements and updates to achieve the project goals

 

Copywriter, Rank Group

Contract role, Jan 2020 – June 2020

  • Working for multiple brands across the business, including Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casino

  • Providing copy for user journeys, using insights and analytics to improve content and enhance the user experience

  • Responsible for end-to-end copy for the brands, producing on-site, social and CRM content

  • Providing sales and marketing copy for promotions, games and multi-channel campaigns

 

Content Designer, Three

Contract role, July 2019 – Dec 2019

  • Part of a content team working on a large-scale digital transformation project

  • Working with product owners, CX designers and developers to deliver a new digital platform

  • Writing optimised content for new user journeys

  • Producing copy for sales and product pages, as well as help and support content

 

Content Designer, BT

Contract role, July 2018 – July 2019

  • Working with UX designers, products owners and visual designers to deliver new functionality and experiences across BT’s digital estate.

  • Producing copy for product descriptions, promo banners and campaign pages

  • Working on campaigns for broadband, mobile, sport and TV

  • Providing copy for in-life help and support pages

 

Content Designer, Diageo

Contract role, Jan 2018 – July 2018

  • Working as part of a team to launch a new ecommerce site for the organisation

  • Researching, writing and curating B2B content, as well as producing UX copy for journeys across the site

  • Using Salesforce to build webpages and end-to-end user journeys

  • Creating a post-launch content strategy and editorial calendar, working with stakeholders and marketing managers to deliver a comprehensive content marketing plan

 

Copywriter and Content Editor, EE

Permanent role, Oct 2015 – Jan 2018

  • One of the lead copywriters in the content team, ensuring high-quality copy output across the site

  • Working with UX designers on new experiences and functionality

  • Providing copy support and content editing for high-profile device launches and campaigns

  • Using AEM and Adobe Analytics to design, build and analyse webpages and user journeys

 

Content Manager, Think Alumni

Permanent role, Mar 2014 – Oct 2015

  • Responsible for the creation, commissioning and marketing of content for more than 20 clients in the education sector

  • Delivering multi-channel campaigns in line with client business objectives

  • Producing engaging long-form content, web copy and marketing collateral

  • Using analytics across web, email and social to manage campaigns and deliver on defined KPIs

 

Copywriter, KGB Deals

Permanent role, Aug 2013 – Mar 2014

  • Producing engaging, snappy copy for use on a daily deals ecommerce site

  • Maintaining the brand blog and social media channels to drive brand awareness and consumer engagement

  • Building webpages and creating end-to-end digital journeys, to tight daily deadlines

  • Converting raw product data into tight on-brand copy, sourcing images and ensuring legal requirements were met

 

Senior Copywriter, Content Amp

Permanent role, Nov 2011 – Aug 2013

  • Producing blogs, features and advertorials for multiple clients, working to strict daily deadlines

  • Reviewing and editing content for publishing, and managing a team of junior copywriters

  • Implementing content strategies for clients, based on wider business needs

  • Managing social media channels and strategies for multiple clients

Skills
  • CRM and CMS platforms including AEM, WordPress and Salesforce

  • HTML and MarkUp

  • Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics

  • Photoshop, InDesign, Figma and Sketch

  • Microsoft Office

Education

University of Sheffield
2008-2011

BA (Hons) Journalism Studies 2:1

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Alex Francis

alexjfrancis@hotmail.com

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