Teymour Sursock
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Teymour Sursock

Account and Project ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
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Teymour Sursock

Account and Project ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Driven and dedicated Creative and Project Manager with varied experiences across industries and the cultural heritage sector. Capable of working both in dynamic environments as well as remotely. Juggles effortlessly communication and coordination of teams on projects. Adapts easily to changing situations and is able to adopt new approaches to suit the needs of a project. Particularly enjoys facilitating collaborative design and enhancing group ideation to deliver fresh and innovative solutions for clients.
Projects
  • Unlocking the Potential of Location Based Storytelling for Digital Conservation
    Unlocking the Potential of Location Based Storytelling for Digital ConservationPalmyra: The City in the Desert (Syria) The Palmyra Heritage Preservation Project is a digital conservation project launched by izi.TRAVEL in close collaboration with the University or Amsterdam and the Zenobia Foundation. The project endeavours to raise an awareness about the modern threats that jeopardise the preservation of the UNESCO World Heritage sites and advocates for the digital safeguard of cultural heritage. The digital conservation project takes the form of a self-guided city tour on
  • Location Based Storytelling for London’s Museums
    Location Based Storytelling for London’s Museums3 museum multimedia guides that I developed and produced for the Horniman Museum, British Optical Association Museum and the British Optical Association Museum. The images, presented below, are screenshots from izi.TRAVEL’s website and app.
  • Location Based Storytelling for the Cultural Sector
    Location Based Storytelling for the Cultural Sector2 Transfer Projects I ran for the Scottish Natural Heritage and All Hallows by the Tower. The images, presented below, originate from izi.TRAVEL’s website and app.
Work history
    Digital Project Manager
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    About the company: izi.TRAVEL is a tech company that offers the cultural sector a free and open storytelling platform for the circulation of multimedia guides on smart phones and devices. The platform helps cultural institutions connect and deliver the location-based cultural experiences to the 21st century visitor. About the role: Technical Account and Project Manager with Sales experience. • Responsible for development of the UK market and in 12 months generated 400 new accounts with 70 multimedia guides in production and an additional 35 published in English, Portuguese and Russian • Oversaw complete sales process: cold calling, proposal writing, presentations, workshops, negotiations, project management, publication and promotion • Identified, quantified and sourced prospects and created individual strategies to register museums and cultural institutions as cultural partners • Organised and ran CMS presentations and training sessions in monthly workshops for 10-15 people • Managed accounts after sales process was completed. Ensured cultural partners satisfaction at every stage of production, publication and promotion of multimedia guides • Maintained strong partnerships with existing cultural partners to increase client satisfaction by pitching in new digital projects, maximising exposure of multimedia guides and increasing footfall in cultural institutions • Kept up to date with the CMS platform, app development, production, and new technology trends in order to assist existing cultural partners on expanding their multimedia guides
    Researcher
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    About the company: Connected Spraks is a next generation media and connected toy company that creates products for children 5-10 years old. Utilising story adventures we empower kids to design global solutions, build soft-skills, and spark lifelong exploration. About the role: Creative Project and Business Manager • Researched and developed key partnerships in the UK and EU market • Designed branded content for Lyka's Adventure website • Translated Lyka’s Adventure: The Secret Forest into French and British English
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Skills
  • Creative Writing
  • Production/project Management
  • Account Manager
  • Adobe Indesign/illustrator/photoshop
  • Cms
  • CRM
  • Social Media Management
  • Paper Prototyping
  • Microsoft Office
  • French
Education
    Certificate Media Management
     - New York, United States
    Specialised in CMS for emerging storytelling platforms.
    Master’s Degree Communication and Media Studies
     - New York, United States
    Specialised in Transmedia industry and emerging storytelling platforms.
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