Written by Monika Varžinskaitė, Wired Sussex Intern Placement Programme intern, turned Digital Marketing Strategist, of Say Digital.  Usually, when I tell someone that I’m a Digital Marketing Strategist, I’m asked: “oh, so you spend all day on Twitter?” The answer is both-yes and no. Social media is just a part of my role. I have a lot of responsibilities at Say Digital, which gives me an opportunity to experiment, learn, improve my knowledge and grow. Some of my day-to-day duties include: * Producing a competitor analysis * Analysing target audiences and their needs * Putting together a marketing plan for Say …

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People are working in new and different ways in modern economies. We can see the rise of self-employed work in the UK and elsewhere, and especially with highly skilled professionals. But how big is this trend? And how do we understand what is happening? Until now, the role of UK’s independent professionals has still been largely understudied, and the Brighton Fuse Freelancer Research aims to lift the lid on this category of workers. • Why do they choose to work this way? • How do they cope with uncertainty and risk? • Do they contribute to economic growth? • How …

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With just under a month until Christmas, it’s almost time for enjoying vast amounts of mulled beverages and  debuting those all important Christmas jumpers (especially in Laura Bevans case)! Although the new year may still seem a long way off, statistics show that it’s also a time for considering new career directions and advertising glimmering job opportunities. A record number of jobseekers were set to have looked for new jobs around this time last year.  One popular jobs service reported a  ‘28% increase in people looking for a new role on Boxing Day’ alone. In addition it was reported that …

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Last week the Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey announced that Brighton is to host one of three regional Digital Catapults with Wired Sussex as one of the key delivery partners. It is a bid that we worked on together with Coast to Capital LEP, the local universities and a wide range of Brighton-based digital businesses and start-ups. That we have been successful against very strong opposition is really significant. It means that the momentum behind the cluster here continues, making it easier for all of us to attract talent, investment and work. For Wired Sussex, it adds significantly …

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