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Gillon Hunter

Where there's a Gill, there's a way

Gillon Hunter
42 years old
Nice (06000) France
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
In a nutshell, I lead horses to water and help them drink. The horses are your customers; the water is your product/services.

So, why the long face? ♘
Resume created on DoYouBuzz
Experiences
  • Head of marketing at Koroyd
  • Working partner 15+ brands e.g. Smith, Endura, Nitro, UPPAbaby
  • Creative direction for product launches
  • Managing campaigns and all communication
  • Figurehead in sharpening perception of Koroyd
  • Working hands-on with all marketing channels
  • Managing other team members
  • Key player in the management team
  • Implementer of internal digital systems
  • Brand champion and ambassador
Company Description
Protection Without Compromise.

​Koroyd is dedicated to creating better products.

Products with advanced breathability and cooling, ultralight feel and exceptional styling, but first and foremost, products that protect you better.

Established in 2010, this fast-growing technology company was developed from aerospace safety research, innovated for action sports, now also protecting the next generation.

As an ingredient brand, Koroyd designs and engineers advanced impact protection for a diverse range of markets and products from action sports equipment to industrial protection and in-vehicle child seats.

Koroyd is the trusted technology partner to some of the world’s most recognised brands and has been commended through the receipt of over 90 awards and distinctions and currently have 37 granted patents in 15 key territories.

Rather than innovating to compete, Koroyd is innovating to change the rules of the game.
Company website
  • Creation of the Vibes concept - my personal digital marketing brand
  • Delivering a full stack of digital marketing services to various companies
  • Working on multiple projects at once in many different niches
  • Creation of Azur Vibes - destination guide for the French Riviera
Company Description
Web Vibes (www.webvibes.com) delivers cutting edge SEO, online marketing and design services for ambitious companies around the globe. Based on the Côte d'Azur, WV is creative, responsive, pragmatic and driven to deliver results.

Specialising in the fields of search engine optimisation, search engine marketing, social media marketing, content marketing and paid advertising, WV's end goal is to drive more relevant traffic to your website, generate more enquires and more sales for your company, as well as strengthening your brand and communicating creatively and effectively with your current audience and future customers.

WV also creates stunning websites and provides various design solutions such as: web design, web development, mobile/tablet responsive design, social media channel design, print design, brochure design, business card design etc.

As well as providing marketing and design services, WV created and manages the following activity booking website (as well as the associated social media channels):

www.azurvibes.com
  • Directly responsible for Digital Marketing for the French office
  • Advising the whole group on digital strategy
  • SEO, paid ads, social, content, email, digital PR
  • Website evolution including UX and CRO improvements
  • Campaign analysis and reporting
  • Working with writers, designers and developers based all over the world
Company Description
At Beauchamp Estates, our international, multilingual team specialises in luxury real estate from St Tropez to Monaco and all along the French Riviera with regards to both sales and holiday rentals.

We combine our extensive network of professional contacts both locally and worldwide with cutting-edge marketing techniques to help our customers sell, purchase and rent French Riviera property quickly and efficiently.

Thanks to our expert local knowledge, we are perfectly placed to deal with all your luxury real estate requirements in the South of France.
  • Figure-head in the company, fundamental in operations
  • Directing all aspects of digital marketing for key client accounts
  • Staff recruitment, training, motivation, management and appraisals
  • Delivery of SEO, PPC, content, social, email and analysis services
  • Bringing in new business as one of the most successful salespeople
  • Ensuring client satisfaction and contract renewal
  • Innovating new ideas, strategies and operational fluidity
  • Devising growth and profit strategies
  • Cost-cutting in all aspects of business
Company Description
A digital marketing agency focusing on luxury industries.
  • Responsible for all digital marketing and internal systems
  • SEO, paid advertising, social media, content marketing, email marketing, digital PR and other techniques
  • Affiliate programme creation and management
  • Attending travel shows worldwide
  • Recruitment and training of other staff
  • Co-designing website with design and dev teams
  • Head of customer service
  • Problem solving and idea implementation
Company Description
We're building the world's largest collection of bookable travel stories, written and curated by real travelers.

We are bringing you their travel stories, the memories they built traveling the world, the hidden gems they discovered, their little secrets.

Every time someone books an item from one of your travel stories, you get 70% of the sale profit.
Company website
  • Figure-head in the company, fundamental in operations
  • Directing all aspects of digital marketing for key client accounts
  • Staff recruitment, training, motivation, management and appraisals
  • Delivery of SEO, PPC, content, social, email and analysis services
  • Bringing in new business as one of the most successful salespeople
  • Ensuring client satisfaction and contract renewal
  • Innovating new ideas, strategies and operational fluidity
  • Devising growth and profit strategies
  • Cost-cutting in all aspects of business
Company Description
A digital marketing agency focusing on luxury industries.
  • Sales and marketing / reservations
  • Profit and loss management / revenue increasing / cost saving
  • Digital marketing and website improvement
  • Social media management / snow & weather reporting
  • Website & brochure photography / video production and editing
  • Creative writing and content production
  • Staff management, recruitment, training, motivation and appraisals
  • Customer liason / meeting and greeting guests / concierge
  • Budget management / stock control / sourcing suppliers
  • Airport transfers and transfer co-ordination
  • Mountain guiding for guests / out of hours contact 24hrs
  • Maintenance and management of large property portfolio / inventory management / owner management
  • Swim spa and jacuzzi management
  • Providing first class customer service / ensuring repeat bookings
  • Company vehicle management and maintenance
Company Description
Welcome to Alps Accommodation in Samoens, part of the Grand Massif mountain region, one of France's largest ski areas. We offer over 40 premier and luxury apartments and chalets in Samoens and Morillon. All hand picked, our properties are in unbeatable locations with excellent facilities and all newly renovated or constructed.

Based in Samoens all year, our premier service ensures you have an amazing stay. From the moment you consider booking, we provide the support you require, delivering excellent standards and value which include discounts on ski passes, lessons, equipment hire as well as many summer activities.

We have received recommendations in 'The Sunday Times supplement - Good Ski Guide', 'Where to Ski and Snowboard', 'Time Out Ski and Snowboard Guide' and Lusso Luxury Lifestyle magazine. In addition, Samoens itself has received recent glowing reports in the Daily Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Mail.

This year round resort forms part of the Grand Massif region, including Flaine, Morillon, Sixt Fer a Cheval and Les Carroz. Located within 1 hour's easy drive from Geneva, why go anywhere else? Samoens is officially recognised as one of France's prettiest villages and the only ski resort to be listed as a land of art and history.

In winter Samoens, Morillon and the Grand Massif ski area offer 265km of piste raising up from Samoens 1600m, catering for all abilities of skier and snowboarder. While in summer with average temperatures in the mid 20's there are numerous activities for all the family, including mountain biking, rafting, climbing, hiking, swimming in pools and lakes, adventure parks, golf, horse riding, paintball, sunbathing, climbing frames for the kids, tennis........ the list is endless!
  • Evaluating clients' needs and advising accordingly / selling holidays
  • Planning, costing and organising tailor-made itineraries
  • Providing first class customer service / exceeding clients' expectations
  • Trek leading / guiding for multi island walking holidays
  • Marketing / working to targets / accounts / administration
  • Photography and creative writing for brochures and websites
  • Search engine optimisation / managing pay per click campaigns
  • Social media marketing and growth
  • Operating global distribution system (Amadeus Vista & Worldspan)
  • Travelling to new destinations to develop product knowledge
  • Dealing with complaints and customer feedback
  • Negotiating with suppliers / hotel and activity provider rates
Company Description
The Azores (Portugal) must be one of the few unspoilt paradises on the planet. With their high craters, boiling pools, subtropical vegetation, cascading waterfalls, friendly people, and mild climate, the islands really must be seen to be believed.
As island specialists since 1998, our Archipelago Azores team offers by far the widest, most flexible and fairly priced holidays including whale watching holidays, walking holidays, cycling holidays, diving holidays, sailing holidays as well as honeymoons, wonderful Azores accommodation and a complete tailor made service. You’ll also benefit from the friends and colleagues we have all over the islands who help to make your holiday to the Azores not only memorable but unique, as well as full financial protection and 24 hour support in case you have a problem during your holiday.

Welcome to the Real Cape Verde

Away from the beach resorts and the better known islands, Cape Verde is an archipelago of dramatic beauty and cultural vibrancy. With its warm all year round climate, direct flights from the UK and beautiful beaches, it is quickly becoming a popular holiday destination but most visitors do not venture beyond the main island of Sal and fewer still take advantage of the wealth of activities possible.
Archipelago Holidays

At Archipelago Cape Verde, we have worked hard to offer you the widest and most flexible range of activity, cultural and family holidays to the quieter, more interesting islands. You can go canyoning on Santo Antão, try kitesurfing and windsurfing on Sal, quad bike across the dunes on Boavista, take guided walks on Fogo and Brava, have a Capoeira dance class on São Vicente and mountain bike the rugged tracks of Santiago. We offer 4 and 7 night holidays to each island so you can add two or more itineraries together or, if none of them are quite what you want, then do call one of our experts and we can plan a holiday just to suit you.
Responsibility to the Islands

Our philosophy right from the start, though, has been to give back to the islands. They are still developing and there are obvious social and economic problems which you will notice when you visit. We are currently contributing to five projects, details of which are on our Responsible Tourism page.
  • Full profit and loss accountability / payroll
  • Staff management, recruitment, training, motivation and appraisals
  • Visual merchandising / store layout
  • Maximising sales / working to strict targets / marketing
  • Stock control and management / loss minimising
  • Providing outstanding customer service
  • Passing mystery shopper programme / monitoring other competition
  • Attending area and national meetings and training sessions
  • Administration / office work
  • Staff rota planning / working within payroll budget
  • Setting up and opening new stores throughout the country
  • Feeding back to head office on issues for the whole company
Company Description
Fat Face is a chain of clothing retailers selling its own branded products. The company has over 190 stores in the United Kingdom, with international stores in Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Ireland, France, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. The chain sells clothes aimed at men, women and children interested in active lifestyles. The company motto is "Life Is Out There". While originally marketed as active outdoor clothing, it is also increasingly a fashion brand.

The company was founded in 1988 by Jules Leaver and Tim Slade, opening a store in Méribel, a ski resort in the French Alps. Leaver and Slade were skiers, but had run out of money. The idea for the clothing range was originally Slades. They sold belongings, including a Volkswagen camper van, and purchased plain t-shirts with the proceeds on which to print logos. The idea of "better a bad day on the water than a good day in the office" came from this, and with growing interest and rapport with British tourists, they decided to do business in the UK. Between 1992 and 1993, the Fulham store was opened. The name 'Fat Face' was inspired by Le Face, an Olympic black run in Val d'Isère. When the company's 3 level flagship store opened in Exeter's Princesshay quarter, on 25 September 2007, turnover exceeded £110 million.

Although growth was initially slow, operations grew over time and the company now owns over 150 stores worldwide. The original Fulham store closed in 2006.

In 2007, Fat Face trialled selling its clothing in John Lewis department stores. This was successful and has since been expanded. A number of licensed products made by external companies have been introduced, such as watches and sunglasses

As of January 2010, the current chairman is Alan Giles.
Company website

Store Manager

Rush
February 2004 to December 2005
Full-time
Keswick (and throughout Lake District)
United Kingdom
  • Profit & loss accountability / payroll
  • Staff management, recruitment, training, motivation and appraisals
  • Visual merchandising / store layout
  • Maximising sales / working to strict targets / marketing
  • Stock control and management / loss minimising
  • Providing outstanding customer service
  • Attending and contributing to area meetings and training sessions
  • Administration / office work
  • Staff rota planning / working within payroll budget
  • Creating music playlists
  • Deliveries / store cleaning
Company Description
RUSH A lifestyle clothing and home accessories store catering for both men and women who appreciate quality and individuality. Our current labels include Whitestuff, Crew clothing, Great Plains, Harris Tweed and French connection. Wonderful footwear from J shoes, gorgeous accessories from Avoca for both you and your home and individual pieces of vintage furniture. With something new all the time RUSH look forward to welcoming you next time you are in the lovely town of Keswick.

Other Employment:

More details upon request
1998 to 2004
Full-time
  • Store Manager (Rush)
  • Assistant Golf Professional (Various golf clubs)
  • Sales Executive (The Accident Group)
  • Sales Consultant (Elliotts Outdoors)
  • Bar Person (The Bush Bar)
  • Cinema Projectionist (Alhambra Cinema)