Jon Hickman

Jon Hickman has worked in the digital media industry since 2008. Jon began their career at Birmingham City University as a Degree Leader New Media, Senior Lecturer in New Media, and Academic Supervisor for two Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. In 2010, they became an External Examiner for the BA Advertising course at University College Falmouth. In 2011, they were appointed External Examiner for the MA Digital Media Communication course at the University of Ulster. In 2012, they served as an external expert on the validation of the MA Social Media at the University of East London. In 2014, they became an External Examiner for the BA (Hons) Web Media course at Ravensbourne. In 2015, they were appointed External Examiner for the BA (Hons) Advertising course at Northumbria University and an external expert for revalidation at the University of Brighton. From 2018 to 2021, they held the role of Support Lead at Hotjar and Ghost. Additionally, Jon has been a Digital Champion for Birmingham City University and Digital Birmingham, and a local researcher for Creative Metropoles.

Jon Hickman completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Design Management from Birmingham City University in 2003. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Media & Communication from the same university between 1997 and 2000. From 1990 to 1997, they attended Elizabeth College, where they completed GCSE and A-Level courses.