People

Ed Harris

Head of Web and Digital Media
CER - Marketing and Student Recruitment (MASR)
 Ed Harris

Profile

Ask me about
  • Setting up a website to support your needs
  • How to ensure your pages rank well on search engines
  • User experience in web and digital services
  • How the Web and Digital Media Team can support your team/individual objectives
  • Advice and guidance on all websites across the University
  • The University's governance of it's digital presence
  • Management of the MarTech stack (Marketing Technology)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Marketing Systems

Biography

Ed joined the University in July 2017 and took over as Head of the Web and Digital Media Team in December of the same year. Since then he has guided the team, and the University through the completion and final implementation of the University's Web and Digital Presence Project, ensuring the website and online communication tools serve the needs of the many audiences that we work with. Ed's career has always focused on digital and online marketing, blending the technical knowledge one needs to have to run a successful website, with the marketing skills one needs to promote the company. As such, he understands not only how to reach an audience affectively, but how to ensure one can development the functionality on a website to support that too. He has worked on a number of high profile websites throughout his career, across a variety of different sectors, such as retail, arts and heritage, and higher education. As such, he is aware of audience behaviours, and considers his understanding of online user experience one of his strongest skills.

Qualifications

  • BA Hons - History and Philosophy University of Kent (2010)

Contact

edward.harris@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873410

Location:

5N.7.17, Colchester Campus

Working pattern:

Monday - Thursday 8 - 5pm, Friday 8 - 12pm