Richard is an accomplished and results driven digital professional with substantial experience of developing digital products and solutions in the B2B and B2C sectors. Richard combines a key focus on delivery and user experience with a wide commercial experience in the online media arena.

Managing Director @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomHead of Product @ Lettingweb.com is a leading Scottish letting only property portal owned and operated by Lettingweb Ltd, a dynamic and fast growing SME comprising a group of letting agent focused products and services. Lettingweb's key objective is 'making letting better', using innovative technology to solve problems online and represent well its core agent membership network in a tough and challenging industry. My role covered product development and marketing functions for Lettingweb.com, Lettingref.com, Lettingdigital.com, Lettinglegal.com and Lettingstats. Main responsibilities included product effectiveness, increasing monetization of sites and supplier, affiliate and partner relationship management. This involved project management of the marketing and I.T. departments, development and implementation of the marketing strategy, brand positioning and client services support. Key tasks included consumer and business strategy; managing budgets, product fixes and enhancements, SEM strategy and implementation, management of internal I.T., PPC and SEO teams, reporting to the board on performance as a member of the senior management team. During my time as Head of Product, I also played a key part in the set up of the 'Lettingweb Foundation'. From September 2013 to April 2014 (8 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomProduct Manager @ myrentalcv.com was launched in summer 2013 as a new tenant referencing solution in the form of an online web-app that empowers prospective tenants to obtain and present all the details required to create their very own renting profile quickly and efficiently into a nicely presented 'rental CV' - a 'property passport' if you like. As the product head I had full accountability for managing the design and development of the web-app and marketing site from concept to delivery with key focus on managing the user journey, experience and product offering. I was also responsible for coordinating the stakeholder vision and looking after the key supplier relationships that were required to facilitate the set up and running of the product. Other key responsibilities included setting myrentalcv Ltd up as a new company from scratch, driving the sales and marketing strategy implementation and managing the start up budget for this new product. Myrentalcv has since merged with Lettingref to form Letting Services Online Ltd. From December 2012 to September 2013 (10 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomProduct Manager @ Lettingref.com was launched by Lettingweb Ltd in 2008 as an online solution for tenant referencing, serving UK letting agents and landlords. As the product head I had full accountability for the management, development and P&L for Lettingref.com reporting to the board on performance and projections. My key responsibilities included driving online and field sales, managing budgets, marketing and PR strategy and implementation, managing the internal customer care team, product development and troubleshooting; project managing the external design and development team related to product enhancements, fixes and user experience improvements. Lettingref has since merged with myrentalcv to form Letting Services Online Ltd. From June 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 4 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomMarketing Manager @ Lettingweb.com was launched in 1999 as a property portal built for letting agents, by letting agents, with the aim of connecting prospective tenants with letting agents, online. My role covered sales and marketing functions primarily for Lettingweb.com and Lettingnews.com alongside the new start ups in the group: Lettingref.com, Lettingdigital.com and Letting-EPC.com. Main responsibilities included product development, sales and marketing strategy, brand positioning and client services support, supporting the sales and management team. Key tasks included consumer and business strategy; managing budgets, SEM strategy and management of external I.T., PPC and SEO teams to optimize ROI, social media development, blogging, sales support, B2B and B2C campaigns and reporting to the board on performance using analytical tools. I was also in charge of product development and troubleshooting; project managing design and development in addition to managing the customer care team. From March 2009 to June 2011 (2 years 4 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomMarketing Executive @ Saongroup is one of the largest online recruitment company's in the world with operations in Ireland, UK, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas with over 500 websites operating in 30 markets. My role covered marketing functions for Jobs.lu, CaribbeanJobs.com, RecruitGulf.com and JumpToJobs.co.uk with responsibilities for product development, brand positioning and implementation of marketing plans and strategies for each, including identity management online and offline to promote each site in the respective international market, supporting the sales and management teams. Key tasks included consumer and business strategy; maintaining PPC campaigns, monitoring and developing SEO, managing online campaigns to optimize ROI, B2B and B2C campaigns and reporting to the board on performance using analytical tools, alongside product development; project managing the design and development of each site. From March 2007 to December 2008 (1 year 10 months) Edinburgh, United KingdomCustomer Service & Marketing Executive @ Prior to the acquisition of MyJobGroup Ltd, Saongroup operated independent job sites in the UK serving job seekers and recruiters. My role covered customer service, marketing and website administration for ScottishJobs.com, NorthEnglandJobs.com, NIjobs.com and WelshJobs.com with a range of responsibilities including; support for all clients and job seekers, web content, sales support, writing client proposals and presentations, sales forecast management together with promoting the products externally, B2B and B2C marketing and event management. My role also included full client account management for all Scottish corporate clients focusing on client relationships and account renewals. ScottishJobs.com, NorthEnglandJobs.com and WelshJobs.com are now owned and operated by MyJobGroup Ltd, a Saongroup company. NIjobs.com continues to run independently as part of Saongroup. From June 2006 to March 2007 (10 months) Glasgow, United KingdomCustomer Service Executive & Office Administrator @ ScottishJobs.com is a leading job site in the Scottish marketplace and was the first ever winner of the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA) 2002 - UK's Best Regional Jobsite. My role covered customer service, website administration and office management with responsibilities for looking after clients and job seekers, web content, handling sales contracts, sales support and account management. I also coordinated internal I.T. support for the team. ScottishJobs.com is now owned and operated by MyJobGroup Ltd a Saongroup company. From September 2004 to June 2006 (1 year 10 months) Glasgow, United Kingdom

Diploma, Information Technology @ University of St. Andrews From 2003 to 2004 Master of Arts (MA), Business Management, Economics & Art History @ University of St. Andrews From 2000 to 2003 6 Scottish Highers and 7 Standard Grades @ Kelvinside Academy From 1987 to 2000 Richard Matthews is skilled in: Online Advertising, Digital Marketing, PPC, Online Marketing, SEO, Google Adwords, Customer Service, Project Management, Account Management, E-commerce, Sales Management, Google Analytics, Advertising Sales, CMS, Lead Generation, Product Development, SEM, Marketing, B2B, Strategy, CRM, Start-ups, Management, Marketing Strategy, Business Strategy, Sales, New Business Development, Social Media, Negotiation, Business Development, Email Marketing, Marketing Communications