I’m an enthusiastic, creative marketing leader with 23 years of experience in marketing. A digital native, I’ve worked across startups to FTSE 100 companies in tech, engineering and SaaS, as well as non-profits and the built environment. I’m known for a strategic, solution-oriented approach and a proven track record of exceeding goals and driving growth. I build trust, strong relationships, and stay adaptable with a positive, organised mindset. I’m passionate about turning ideas into measurable results and helping brands scale with clear strategy and content. I specialise in strategy, marketing, content & communications, email marketing, SEO and LinkedIn. I love collaborating with ambitious teams that care about the work they do and have a great brand story, and I enjoy shaping marketing that supports business development and growth.

April Boulton

I’m an enthusiastic, creative marketing leader with 23 years of experience in marketing. A digital native, I’ve worked across startups to FTSE 100 companies in tech, engineering and SaaS, as well as non-profits and the built environment. I’m known for a strategic, solution-oriented approach and a proven track record of exceeding goals and driving growth. I build trust, strong relationships, and stay adaptable with a positive, organised mindset. I’m passionate about turning ideas into measurable results and helping brands scale with clear strategy and content. I specialise in strategy, marketing, content & communications, email marketing, SEO and LinkedIn. I love collaborating with ambitious teams that care about the work they do and have a great brand story, and I enjoy shaping marketing that supports business development and growth.

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I’m an enthusiastic, creative marketing leader with 23 years of experience in marketing. A digital native, I’ve worked across startups to FTSE 100 companies in tech, engineering and SaaS, as well as non-profits and the built environment. I’m known for a strategic, solution-oriented approach and a proven track record of exceeding goals and driving growth.

I build trust, strong relationships, and stay adaptable with a positive, organised mindset. I’m passionate about turning ideas into measurable results and helping brands scale with clear strategy and content.

I specialise in strategy, marketing, content & communications, email marketing, SEO and LinkedIn. I love collaborating with ambitious teams that care about the work they do and have a great brand story, and I enjoy shaping marketing that supports business development and growth.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Freelance Marketing Consultant at Moochi Digital
December 1, 2021 - Present
Freelance marketing consultant helping scale brands by delivering scalable income and brand recognition. Responsibilities include developing marketing strategy, content planning, campaigns, and thought leadership, with HubSpot as the core platform to align activities and drive measurable results.
Head of Marketing at Crux Product Design
October 1, 2023 - Present
Established Crux's marketing function from the ground up. Implemented HubSpot as the core marketing platform, created a dedicated space for news and thought leadership, developed a content strategy and schedule (LinkedIn, newsletters, blog, whitepapers), and aligned marketing with growth objectives.
Content & Communications Strategist at Value Optimised Retrofit
February 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Developed a content and communications strategy to establish the brand in the retrofit sector, anticipate grants, and drive lead generation through blogs, LinkedIn, webinars, and email campaigns.
Marketing Lead at SheepCRM
April 1, 2022 - Present
Developed and executed a marketing strategy to grow the customer base, produced case studies, and created newsletters to raise brand visibility and product awareness.
Marketing Lead at We Are Wattle
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Created and executed a marketing plan focusing on regular content distribution via LinkedIn, newsletters, and blog to improve search visibility and drive organic traffic; contributed to winning a £250,000 contract.
Digital Marketing Manager at Eventstore
December 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022
Implemented a digital marketing strategy, produced reports, improved SEO/SEM, managed tech stack (HubSpot, Google Data Studio, SEMrush), and ran email campaigns to nurture leads and manage content.
Marketing Manager, Workday Adaptive Planning EMEA at Kainos
September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2021
Built and executed the regional marketing strategy, created content (eBooks, blogs, videos, webinars, case studies), organized events, managed social and SEO, analyzed consumer behavior, and coordinated across Europe to grow user adoption.
Head of Marketing & General Manager at Clik
April 1, 2003 - September 1, 2020
Dual role shaping overall business strategy; developed and executed marketing plans, created engaging content, optimized SEO and digital advertising, oversaw digital presence, and used data-driven insights to drive growth and brand trust in the built-environment CRM/software space.

Education

Fast Track to Digital Marketing at eConsultancy
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
SEO at eConsultancy
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Certificate In Digital Marketing at CIM
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Professional Certificate In Marketing at CIM
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Basic HTML at Self-learning
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Website Design OCN Level II & III at OCN
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Qualifications

Client Service and Communication Skills
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Marketing Communications Skills
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
Foundation National Diploma in Art and Design
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
A Level Art
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
11 GCSEs Grade C and above
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
CIM Certificate In Digital Marketing
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
CIM Professional Certificate In Marketing
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
eConsultancy – Fast Track to Digital Marketing
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026
eConsultancy – SEO
January 11, 2030 - April 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Education