Work history
Assistant Project Manager
FranceFull Time
Marketing Project Manager, Smiths & Partners, Calais (France)
• Pitched idea of Calais Connexion to the President of the Port prior to the start of the project.
• Searched and liaised with local French suppliers to establish and reinforce good relationships and negotiate the best deals for Calais Connexion.
• Managed a small team of 8 people during a trial project to bring new hospitality services at the Port of Calais.
• Supervised and planned everyday operations of Calais Connexion on the Port.
• Dealt with the marketing and promotion of Calais Connexion by pitching, designing and producing content to be used and distributed online or in hard copy format, promoting the services offered by Calais Connexion.
Fashion PR & Marketing Assistant
- London, United KingdomFull Time
• Worked as part of a small team and took on a range of activities including planning, producing and recording promotional videos.
• Created behind the scenes shots of photo-shoots for the clothing brand’s campaign, L’ Officiel Homme, Vogue China and Harpers Bazaar.
• Produced press releases for company’s social media and took charge of brand’s online presence that included micro and macro blogging.
Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Content/copywriting/writing/editorial/advertising
- Marketing
- Autonomy/judgement/decision Making
- Management
- Photojournalism
- 3 Languages
- IT
- Brand Management
- Meeting Deadlines
Education
MSc International Business and Manangement
Canterbury, United Kingdom
• Modules studied include marketing, international marketing strategy, international business management and managing multinationals.
• Managing operations and services, models for decision-making and strategy gave me an understanding of the crucial role of marketing in a home based and international context for small, medium and multi-national companies.
BA (Hons) Journalism and Creative & Professional writing
- London, United Kingdom
• Courses taken include multimedia newsroom practice, the making of producers and consumers, journalism writing, and critical approaches to journalism.
• Investigative Journalism, Photojournalism club and creative professional writing reinforced my ability to meet deadlines, gather information from reliable sources and paying attention to details while working under pressure to obtain information that is both newsworthy and presenting it in an engaging manner.