As the M Media & Design business grows so has our team based at our HQ in Hartlepool. James Renwick recently joined mm&d to lead the management of website projects, working closely with clients and being the point of contact through the development.
He’s already settled in well, including taking home the inaugural mm&d Table Football Cup! Let’s find out a bit more about James…
1. Career to date:
School -> Sixth Form -> University (Business Computing) -> Project Management Career (M Media being my second job).
I also had some part time work throughout Sixth Form & University including football referee, call centre worker & supermarket assistant!
2. Key attributes:
Organisation, Communication & Teamwork
3. Mac or PC?:
PC!
4. First impressions of the mm&d team:
Brilliant! Thoroughly enjoying it. Get on well with all employees and they have made me feel very welcome from day one. They also like a bit of a laugh from time to time which is even better! Delighted to be a part of this team. (edit. James survived the mm&d Christmas Party too!).
5. What made you pursue a career in the digital industry?
Being the age I am, I grew up in at a time when the digital industry took the world by storm and it fascinated me. I didn’t have a mobile phone when I was 12 which would be ludicrous nowadays! Using the skills I have as a person, I felt I could contribute to the industry in the Project Management sector; and eventually SEO as my experience grew in this, which is another ‘string to my bow’ in IT.
6. Signature dish:
Tomato & Mascarpone Pasta with succulent garlic bread
7. Passion(s) outside of work:
Sport. In particular football. (edit. James fails to point out that the football passion centres around Sunderland FC!).
8. Favourite zoo animal and why:
Not really a zoo animal but I have swam with dolphins which was an incredible experience so would have to say that.
9. Claim to fame:
Used to play cricket with a few current ‘pros’.
10. Kareoke Song:
A Little Respect – Erasure