About

I’m David, a marketing, communications and sales professional based in Cardiff, with over ten years of experience across the UK, UAE and Nigeria.

My work spans media production, digital marketing, partnerships and revenue growth, for brands in fashion and lifestyle, food and beverage, health, education, technology and government. I like the part of marketing you can measure: reach that turns into tickets, calls that turn into revenue, and audiences that stick around.

I trained in law before marketing, which still shows up in how I write, negotiate and read a contract. You can watch a lot of my video work in the Playground.

What I do

Social media management

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Your external support team that behaves like it’s in-house.

Marketing strategy

02

Positioning and campaign plans built to get the most out of your brand.

Content creation

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Photography, videography and graphic design, from shoot to final edit.

Ads management

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Certified Google, Facebook and Instagram ads, plus TikTok and Snapchat campaigns.

How I work
AuditCompetitor analysis and market research for a deeper understanding of the brand’s industry.
StrategisePlan how the brand and its campaigns communicate and position themselves.
ExecuteThe right message, to the right audience, at the right time and place, for leads and conversions.
OptimiseTrackable KPIs to monitor every campaign and keep improving the results.
Experience

AllClear Travel Insurance

Senior Inbound Sales and Revenue Advisor · 2025–Present

I’ve generated over £1.5M in revenue through consultative sales, including £400K in my first six months, and ranked top 10 nationally in Q1 2026 with a conversion rate above 45%. I deliver against a personal target of £100K a month and have hit or beaten it in 10 to 11 of the last 12 months.

The work sits under FCA regulation, so every conversation applies Consumer Duty. I hold 95% QA scores and 99.9% CRM accuracy, build weekly performance reports in Excel, and mentor new starters on the sales process.

It’s My Shout Productions

Marketing Strategist · 2024

It’s My Shout is a talent scheme backed by BBC Cymru Wales. I persuaded leadership to move promotion of its 20th anniversary awards away from posters and university flyers to a social-first campaign, using Facebook and Instagram audience insights to make the case.

I recruited five Cardiff creators across fashion, lifestyle, comedy, food and the LGBTQ community, with 1.52M+ combined followers, and gave them full creative freedom. Tracking views through to tickets with Linktree and HubSpot, the ICC event sold out with paid tickets, one of the first sell-outs in the show’s 20-year history. Social reach grew 470% in six months and brand awareness 240%.

I also ran the organisation’s social media, led camera crews on marketing shoots, and built relationships with BBC Cymru Wales, S4C, Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Government, Sony, Film Cymru and others.

USW Students’ Union

Head of Cardiff Campus · 2023–2024

Alongside my MSc, I led student society heads to plan and run campus events, and lifted student engagement by 64% through segmented digital campaigns, Mailchimp emails and A/B tested Snapchat and TikTok ads.

Calabar Aroma Restaurant

Chief Marketing Officer · Dubai · 2023

I restructured the restaurant’s marketing, delivering AED 300K+ in revenue and roughly 200% of profit target within six months. A rebuilt content strategy grew the social following by 60% and sales by 210% in three months.

I negotiated the restaurant’s first prime-location billboard, ran outdoor poster campaigns in areas such as DIFC to introduce African cuisine to a Middle East audience, secured a listing on a leading delivery marketplace, and built the website and Google Business Profile, reaching a top 10 Google ranking in its category.

Trifid Media

Sales Executive · Dubai · 2022–2023

I closed an AED 80K+ rebranding contract with a major technology client within my first 50 days, and increased average deal size by 42% by reaching decision makers directly through LinkedIn Sales Navigator with tailored proposals.

Typical Gents Salon

Freelance Social Media and Ads Manager · Dubai · 2022

I managed Snapchat advertising and the Facebook and Instagram channels for a men’s grooming salon, which earned newspaper coverage during that time, including The Guardian Nigeria and The Sun Nigeria.

Greenbay HMO

Business Development Executive and Digital Marketing Lead · Lagos · 2020–2021

When a major oil company client with 5,000+ staff threatened to cancel, I led the response: retraining staff immediately, reaching families through newsletters, social, WhatsApp and SMS, and writing a crisis plan with the client’s HR team. The client stayed.

I managed 30+ corporate accounts, generated NGN 4.2M in new revenue during the pandemic, launched the company’s first virtual health talk for 2,100+ staff, and was promoted to Head of Digital Marketing, the youngest person in the company to run a department.

iRead Mobile Library

Volunteer, then Marketing Consultant · Lagos · 2013–2023

I set up all of the charity’s social channels, now 5,000+ followers combined, and pioneered fundraising that raised around US$20,000. I helped secure free access to the TumbleBooks digital library from Canada, and managed the Girl Power virtual exchange with a partner in Eswatini, training 200 girls.

Genesis Studios

Corporate Communication Officer · Lagos · 2015–2016

I led marketing for the soap operas Tales of Eve and So Wrong So Wright, rebranded the company’s social channels and website, wrote press releases, and supported the launch of its TV station, Be Television.

Education

MSc Strategic and Digital Marketing

University of South Wales · 2023–2024

LLB Hons Law, Second Class Upper

Houdegbe North American University · 2012–2015
Skills
Digital marketing strategy Social media management Influencer and creator partnerships Content and copywriting PR and press releases Brand management SEO Event promotion Consultative selling Partnership development Analytics and reporting Crisis communication
Tools
Adobe Premiere Pro CapCut Canva Figma HubSpot Meta Ads Manager TikTok Ads Manager Google Analytics SEMrush Hootsuite Mailchimp LinkedIn Sales Navigator Notion Excel
Certifications
Digital Marketing · Wharton Digital Marketing · Gies, Illinois Digital Marketing · UC Davis Google Analytics Google Digital Garage Meta Social Media Marketing Hootsuite Social Media Marketing SEMrush SEO Fundamentals HubSpot Digital Marketing Advanced Brand Management