Contact me

E: gavin@gavinmiller.co

M: 07884 000848

Hello, I’m Gavin.

My career journey has been anything but linear. Starting as a media sales executive, I transitioned into agency roles as a media planner and buyer, then moved client-side into commercial and marketing director positions with companies like Capital Radio Group, Universal Pictures and BBC Worldwide. Each role brought new challenges, often leading me through periods of significant change and transformation.

At Universal Pictures, I launched the download-to-own movie initiative with titles like King Kong, pioneering new ways for audiences to access content. At BBC Worldwide, I reengineered licensing models to better align with evolving market demands.

One of my most intense experiences was leading the turnaround of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, transforming it into a profitable enterprise. Later, I guided a legacy contract publishing business through its evolution into a thriving content marketing agency, achieving significant margin growth.

More recently, I led a media, content, and events business through the pandemic, accelerating digital, data, and intelligence capabilities and steering it back to profitability.

I’ve been at the coalface of media and marketing transformation, often exhausted by the intensity but always proud of the progress made, learning from both successes and setbacks.

Today, I partner with B2B media, marketing and related businesses to navigate change and transition, stop what’s not working, unlock growth, build the right capabilities, and embed sustainable business practices that endure.

My approach blends hands-on fractional commercial expertise with practical coaching and guidance, supported by deep industry insight to help you get clear on what matters and deliver real, measurable results.

Key Experience

  • Commercial Director, BBC Worldwide

  • Marketing Director, Universal Pictures

  • MD roles in publishing, content, events, digital, and marketing services SMEs

  • Course Director, CIM Sustainability

Professional Background

  • MBA, Durham University Business School

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing

  • Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

  • Corporate Governance Institute

  • Carbon Literacy Trust Training Facilitator