Jess Thurston

Senior Business Development Executive at Pinsent Masons

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Pinsent Masons (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Senior Business Development Executive
      Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Senior Business Development CRM Technology Executive
      Oct 2024 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Maxwell Bond® ()
    • Growth Marketing Coordinator
      Oct 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      📈Analytics 📊Data ⚙️Automation 👉Overseeing CRM 📩Email marketing & strategy 🧲Candidate Attraction 👩‍💻Innovation 🌐SEO

    • Senior Marketing Executive
      Apr 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

      📧 HubSpot Marketing Hub: Email marketing, landing page creation, data analysis, workflows, and reporting. 🐂 Bullhorn Automation: ATS management & workflow creation and tracking through Bullhorn Automation (previously Herefish). 🎨 Using innovative content creation, digital marketing and effective marketing strategy to drive the technological evolution through people-centric recruitment in the North West, reducing hiring time and matching great candidates with ground-breaking companies.

    • Marketing Executive
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Sales and Marketing Executive at Clare's Space Boutique Health Clubs
    Jun 2020 - Jan 2021 · 8 mos

  • Nando's UK & IRE (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Supervisor
      Nov 2019 - Jun 2020 · 8 mos

      Assisting supervision of shift patterns, responsible for deliveries and handling cash. Communicating with staff to ensure high morale and expectations are clear. Listening to customer complaints and implementing appropriate solutions to ensure customer satisfaction. Working alongside a degree requires adept time management skills to ensure I still have enough time to focus on my studies.

    • Regional Marketing Coordinator
      Apr 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Overlooking and supporting 11 restaurants in the South Yorkshire region in their marketing strategies by: Supporting restaurants in marketing activity: Maximising exposure, being a sounding board, analysing return of interest on activity Social media management and support: tracking success (engagement and likes), running competitions, encouraging managers to know their customers so they can engage with them Meetings/ relationship management: Meet centre managers, understand their marketing plans and how it fits with ours, know how to work with centres to boost exposure and brand awareness

    • Cashier
      Aug 2017 - Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Working in a fast paced environment requires exceptional customer service skills as customers may experience long waits for tables, their food etc, thus communication with the customer is essential. Flexibility is key, to be able to identify areas in the restaurant that are struggling and provide assistance to those members of staff that require it, in which patience and leadership skills are crucial.

  • The University of Sheffield (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Student Ambassador
      Sep 2016 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • US In Schools Mentor
      Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 · 9 mos

      Providing support for young people from backgrounds that are underrepresented in Higher Education and have the academic potential to progress to university. Supported four mentees in year 10, whom I worked with on a 1-1 basis, helping with homework, coursework and study skills alongside being a positive role model and helping to raise their self esteem by sharing experiences of my own educational journey.