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Content Strategy, Agile Methodologies, flipped thinking, innovation, digital publishing, content strategy, green skills, , Coaching

Founder, Chief Executive and Head of Digital Media at FE News.co.uk Ltd

• Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
• Duration: 2003-09 to Present
• Description: Founder and CEO of the largest online news site, thought leadership and blue sky thinking channel for the Further Education, Skills, Work Based Learning and Welfare to Work sectors. Chairing events, and providing columnists, expert opinion and insight from thought leaders in written word, podcasts, video to breaking news about the latest developments that impact the sector. In March 2020 according to Google Analytics FE News had 85,541 unique visitors and 1.36 Million Tweet impressions... not bad for a team of two. FE News is focus is sharing best practice, innovation and emerging strategy, particularly around the future of education and the future of work.

Chief Executive and Head of Digital at FE Careers.co.uk Limited

• Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
• Duration: 2003-07 to Present
• Description: Chief Executive, Head of Digital and Digital Media at FE Careers and FE News. Set up and established FE Careers and FE News in 2003 to provide a Digital Recruitment solution for the Further Education, Work Based Learning and Employability sectors for FE News and a Digital Media platform for FE News. FE Careers has for over a decade been the largest job advertising site in FE and WBL with over 1500 jobs live per day. Responsible for developing the Digital strategy of FE Careers and FE News, developing digital recruitment advertising solutions for clients (our longest client on FE Careers has been advertising on FE Careers for 11 years and counting without a break!). Gavin is responsible for developing managing partnerships and account managing the relationships with clients. Gavin is responsible for the usual CEO roles ranging from business strategy to hands on operational delivery, Profit and Loss, Analytical Skills, Digital Strategy, Operational delivery, market position, key account management, managing the relationship partner organisation and managing outsourced digital partners etc. As Head of Digital he is also responsible for the Digital Strategy and the Digital operational delivery for FE Careers and FE News, ranging from operational delivery of new Digital Media solutions, developing new digital advertising solutions for clients, Search Engine Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing, Social Marketing strategy, CRM, Digital Growth, Growth Hacking and Development strategy, Videography and Video production of online media for FE Careers and FE News. Gavin also manages long term relationships with outsourced media agencies, Public Relations agencies and manages third party organisations to deliver projects for clients.

CEO at Apprenticeship Job Search (www.apprenticeshipjobsearch.co.uk)

• Location: Exeter
• Duration: 2018-09 to Present
• Description: In September 2018, FE Careers and FE News celebrated their 15th anniversary by launching a brand new FE Careers and a new job board called Apprenticeship Job Search. Cutting edge solution implementation, developed in an agile environment, there is one dashboard and two job boards: FE Careers for learning and development staff and Apprenticeship Job Search for Apprenticeship vacancies.

Chief Executive and Head of Digital at Training Noticeboard

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• Duration: 2017 to Present
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Chief Executive at Chimeara Limited

• Location: London & Devon
• Duration: 2001 to 2014
• Description: I set up Chimeara Limited to initially provide a blended approach to recruitment, change consultancy & digital marketing (like the Greek mythical beast - three parts combining to provide a mighty offering). Back in 2003 Chimeara was best known for our Recruitment Solutions - initially providing bespoke Executive Recruitment & Consultancy services to emerging markets, such as Management Consultancies, BPO providers, Change Consultancy and then through reputation to Further Education & Training organisations. I was then approached by three very large Training Providers to manage all of their recruitment for them. This paved the way for a very quick growth strategy to be implemented: training and recruiting staff, developing our marketing, brand, service offering and market position, etc. We were David competing against many Goliaths - it was fantastic! Chimeara quickly grew to be one of the largest recruitment providers in the FE sector. In 2003 I launched FE Careers & FE News to provide niche online job advertising and FE sector wide news. The business model and services were adapted to our client and market needs. Initially providing Executive Recruitment services to clients, then developing a digitial recruitment model by developing FE Careers as the largest online job advertising site in Further Education and skills. Chimeara effectively swapped direct recruitment for an online recruitment model and started offering videography services primarily for FE News - my role being mainly as a Video Producer, as well as a provider of 'white labelled' videography services for our clients. FE Careers is the largest specialist online job advertising site providing online recruitment solutions to the Further Education, Work Based Learning, Employability & Skills sectors. FE News is one of the largest online news sites dedicated to Further Education news. Our main purpose is to share best practice within the sector through expert columnists.