Thea Mallett

Summary An Initiator, motivator and visionary

Experienced Agency Head of Department, strong leadership and communication skills; effective team builder; proven capability in strategic work; successful deliverer of profitable growth; adept in setting up and managing production; innovative sales and marketing skills; approachable; A hands-on problem solver with a high rate of achievement and an appetite for new challenges. Experience of engineering growth both organically and via acquisition

Professional

2000 -2007 Brahm Agency Leeds

Experience

Joint Managing Partner of Swamp at Brahm 2006- 2007

Key areas of responsibility included client retention, development of accounts, revenue and profitability of accounts, Staff retention, Staff attraction, performance of team, development of the team. Clients included GSK, Heinz, Sage, British Council, DFES, Yorkshire Forward, Umbro, Mencap and Novartis.

Key achievement: Swamp at Brahm voted by clients as third best digital agency in the country (Revolution Magazine client survey)

Head of Design and Digital 2000 - 2006

Creating the teams, systems and processes required to enable the growth and success of both departments. Success measured both financially and creatively. Attracting and retaining staff key to ensuring quality work. Dedication to employee engagement through development of agency wide training scheme called University of Brahm, Dedication to new talent acquisition through development of the SH student awards. Clients incuded DWP, British Council, UKTI, DFES, Yorkshire Forward, Yorkshire Water, Doncaster Robin Hood airport, Liverpool airport, St George’s Crypt, Mind The Gap,Jobcentre Plus, Learndirect and Crown. Key achievements include, hitting and surpassing aggressive financial targets; negotiating and overseeing the acquisition of Swamp. Awards won included a Clio, Design Week best report and Accounts 2005, and being exhibited at the design museum as part of a best of British exhibition. International Webby’s award for best government website. In total over 50 awards were won by Design and Digital. 1997 - 2000 Poulter Partners Leeds

Sales Promotion Account Director 1997 -2000

Working primarily on large scale drinks clients Matthew Clark and Bass. Overseeing budgets in excess of two million. Development of brand realisation events including Diamond White Ibiza, Caffrey’s Cannes film, Caffrey’s student party, and the Blackthorn pub crawl. Awards won included four ISP awards including one gold for best new product launch plus two silvers and one bronze. Joined as an Account manager and promoted twice.

1994 -1997 Brahm Leeds Account Executive 1994-1997

After graduating I joined Brahm first working in the production department overseeing press ads and later as trafficker for the creative department before moving into account handling. Main clients included Asda, Barclays and Nuffield hospitals BA Hons 2.1 History of Design Manchester Metropolitan University ISP Diploma A level History, Economics, Sociology, General Studies

Interests Ceramics, Cooking, collecting 20^th Century glass (particularly 60’s and 70’s). reading and travel;

Education