CHRIS SKOYLES

A versatile digital marketing professional specializing in content marketing, SEO, and WordPress development, I am passionate about combining compelling narrative-focused content with data-driven strategies to bring brands and audiences together.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2020 – Present │ Independent Marketing Professional 

  • Developed and implemented a digital strategy to promote a fashion label’s New York Fashion Week collection. This included website, videos, and social media content.

  • Developed a content brand in the entertainment niche with 70,000 social media followers and 10,000 organic click-throughs in 2024.
  • Created search-engine-optimized content for a variety of brands and blogs in the WordPress ecosystem. 

2019 – Present │Therapist Marketing Tips 

  • Combined my qualifications in psychotherapy with my passion for marketing to produce authoritative content including video, graphics, and writing. 
  • Developed an SEO strategy incorporating on-page, off-page, and technical SEO elements to produce a 65% year-on-year growth in organic traffic. 

2019 – 2022 │CJS Therapy 

  • Used excellent listening skills to understand clients’ problems and help them work through those problems in a safe, supporting environment. 
  • Produced digital content and resources to support clients outside the therapy room and establish CJS Therapy as a trusted, authoritative source of mental health information. 
  • Business placed on hiatus due to relocation from UK to US. 

2012 – 2019 | OneCo Creative | Agency Owner / Marketing Professional

  • Launched a boutique marketing agency specializing in WordPress development and content marketing for small businesses and nonprofits. 
  • Successfully recruited and managed a team of contractors to meet diverse client needs.

2012 | Dylan Days Arts & Music Festival | PR Support 

  • Increased attendance at an annual art, music, and culture festival by 27% via the implementation of a multi-channel marketing strategy. This strategy included digital, print media, television, and radio. 

2008 – 2012  | Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust | Digital Media Officer 

  • Campaigned for the organization to increase efforts in digital marketing channels and took the lead on digital transformation.

  • Developed strategic partnerships with local organizations and educational establishments through which I provided training on digital safeguarding and the best way to use new and emerging technologies to promote positive messages.
  • Developed a successful website that regularly achieved over 250,000 page views per month. 
  • Added new channels such as podcasts, YouTube videos, and social media to complement and enhance our marketing and communications strategies. 

2003 – 2008 | The LINC Magazine |  Journalist / Interim Editor  

  • Wrote for a youth-orientated magazine distributed to 300,000 homes per quarter.

  • Supported magazine design and layout. 
  • Served as the Interim Editor for two editions. 

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