Jay Edwards-Bannon BSc (Hons), MA, MCIM
Creative Content & Social Media Manager
About Me
My Work Experience
Hi! I’m an experienced Digital Marketer specialising in Brand Design, Event Marketing, Social Media and Digital Community Building.
I'm Jay, I live in a small market town just outside Liverpool, UK. I am a freelance Creative Content & Social Media Manager with 7+ years of experience managing Digital Marketing channels for a wide range of businesses and clients across the events, hospitality and sports industries.
I am passionate about delivering personalised, professional and engaging content focussed around community building, information delivery and assisting with societal progress.
Storyteller
Creative Content Manager
2023 - 2024
Edge Hill University
Associate Tutor
2023 - Now
EdwardsBannon
Content Director
2018 - Now
Southampton Pride CIC
Marketing Manager
2017 - Now
Global Pride & EPOA
Social Media Manager
2020 - 2023
Stonegate Group
Digital Marketing Executive
2021 - 2022
My Testimonials
Thanks for all your kind words!
"Jay is an exceptionally talented and quick-thinking social media manager. He was a key member of my team during the Global Pride project in 2020, and since then has been a Communications Manager with me at the European Pride Organisers Association. He has great experience, tenacity and agility and he'd be an asset leading or managing a social media or general communications team."
"Jay has worked tirelessly for Southampton Pride for a few years now. He continues to improve the marketing and PR of Pride every year. He has put Southampton pride into another league and as part of the team, has grown the event to the success it is today."
"An enthusiastic, highly skilled and very able researcher, Jay is a pleasure to work with. I was delighted when he decided to return for doctoral study after having been a student of mine at Master's level. Also an excellent communicator and teacher, he will make a very positive contribution to any organisation or project!"
Prof Helen Woodruffe-Burton
Edge Hill University Business School
"Jay was a masters student at EHU who I lectured in Strategic Marketing. Jay was a talented and engaged student who added to classroom debate and produced high quality work. This module included use of a simulation tool - Jay adapted to this new way of working and quickly took on a leadership role in a highly efficient and successful team. Additionally, his final assessment case study on Best Buy was of such a high standard that we have since adapted it for publication. I have used it in teaching, and it is under consideration in the The Case Centre's Awards and Competitions' 'Hot Topics' category this year."
"I feel very lucky to have gotten to work closely with Jay on the Social Media team for Global Pride 2020. Jay was a fantastic Manager, exercising expertise in internal communications through his work in coordinating an international team virtually. Jay was an excellent project coordinator, overseeing the organic growth and content curation for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. I was able to learn a lot from Jay and look forward to working together again in the future!"
"Jay is an absolute delight to work with. I have had the pleasure to work with him since 2021 alongside other fellow talented photographers and videographers and it is evident that Jay is an excellent, talented and driven co-ordinator who prides himself in the projects he manages. I've had the delight of watching Pride Productions evolve into an entirely new entity, providing an unparalleled avenue to showcase the beauty of Pride all from Jay's tireless work behind the scenes. His attention to detail in addition to his professionalism is why I have always been delighted to work with him and I look forward to our Pride events this year and in the years to come."
My Academic History
2022 - 2027
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020
Pride Productions
Southampton Pride Aftermovie 2023
Pride Productions
Southampton Pride Aftermovie 2022
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Pride Productions
Southampton Pride Aftermovie 2021
Jay
Our Work
Founder &
Content Director
Senior Production
Manager
Production
Manager
Benny
Videography Team
Manager
Em
Julien
Pride Productions is one of my proudest achievements. We are a small volunteer production team comprising videography and photography professionals in the early stages of their careers. Pride Productions was original founded in 2019 as a part of Southampton Pride with the aim of providing students and amateur productions crew from the LGBT+ community and our allies the opportunity to gain valuable work experience on a major event within a productions environment. We have grown into a dedicated team returning each year for Southampton Pride and now we've launched as our own standalone brand to assist other Pride and local community events with their productions needs. All of our team members, current and former, have gone on to either Higher Education or into full-time work within the productions industry.
What am I listening to?
PhD Marketing & Business
Edge Hill University
Currently Studying
MA Marketing Communications & Branding
Edge Hill University
Graduated with Distinction
BSc (Hons) Secondary Computer Science &
Information Technology Education with QTS
Edge Hill University
Graduated with 2:1 & QTS
Copenhagen 2021 WorldPride & EuroGames
Social Media Consultant
Eurovision Song Contest Liverpool 2023
Digital Content Producer - Freelance for VRT
Global Pride 2020
Social Media Manager
Events and Clients i've worked on
