Colin Strachan

Colin Strachan has a diverse work experience, beginning with a Multimedia Journalist / Senior Reporter role at Johnston Press in 2009. Colin then moved to a Communications Officer role at Wakefield Council in 2014, followed by a Digital Marketing Coordinator role at Valtech Canada in the same year. Colin then joined Playster, where they held roles as Product Owner (Marketing), Marketing Team Lead, and Community Manager until 2019. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Product Marketing Manager at Grindstone Capital, and is currently a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Coveo.

Colin Strachan obtained a BA in English and History from the University of Birmingham between 2005 and 2008. In 2009, they completed an MA in Print Journalism from Leeds Trinity University. In 2014, they obtained a postgraduate certificate in Digital Marketing from Squared Online, equivalent to level 7. In 2017, they obtained a CS50: Introduction to Computer Science certificate from edX and a Google Analytics IQ certificate from Google. In 2019, they obtained a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certificate from Scrum Alliance. In 2022, they obtained a KCS v6 Fundamentals certificate from Consortium for Service Innovation. In 2018, they completed a coding bootcamp from Le Wagon. Additionally, in 2014 they obtained a Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Accredited Teacher, Level 5 (Advanced) certificate from Global English TESOL.