Vanessa Dawson

Vanessa Dawson

Marketing Manager at Hill & KnowltonLondon, United Kingdom
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Vanessa Dawson

Vanessa Dawson

Marketing Manager at Hill & KnowltonLondon, United Kingdom
Work history
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    Marketing ManagerHill and Knowlton
    Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFull Time
    • Successfully headed up Hill & Knowlton’s strategic marketing endeavours in the Middle East, Turkey, India and Africa across multi-channel touch points. • Through collaboration with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Qatar, Cairo, Istanbul, Delhi and Johannesburg, I created and successfully implemented the 2023 H2 and 2024 H1 Marketing plans. • Championed all internal communications across multiple offices, being mindful of the cultural nuances in each location. • Oversaw and coordinated the rollout of the global rebranding across the Middle East, Turkey, India and Africa. This involved communicating the new strategic positioning inclusive of a logo and branding, coordinating the website development, implementing all internal and external communication materials. • Attended all Senior Leadership meetings to ensure that our marketing efforts aligned with the overall strategic direction of the company.
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    Marketing & Business Development ManagerInstinctif Partners
     - Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFull Time
    • Alongside the digital team, successfully created and implemented the marketing & digital plan for 2022 and 2023 in the MENA region. • Created a robust new business strategy for 2022 and 2023 which focuses on streamlining the new business process for maximum efficiency which was rolled out globally for all to reference. • Implemented and managed a robust marketing and events calendar to support with business growth. • Spearheaded the business process redesign for the Capital Markets & Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Financial Communications, Digital and Corporate Reporting departments from RFP stage through to client on-boarding. • At the helm of CSR initiatives and forged long-lasting partnerships with several charities and organisations across the region. • Own the Healthcare sector from a new business perspective and secured $500k of new revenue since Q4 2022. • Account lead on a client portfolio totalling $1.3M, owning the client relationships and ensuring all requests are met in a timely and detail-driven manner. • Managed the roll-out of new branding across all collateral internally and across social platforms. MAIN ACCOLADES • PRCA: MENA Next Generation World Cup 2022 winner 2022. • Since starting, 2022 was the highest billed year since Instinctif Partner’s inception in 2013. • Following across all social platforms; LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter have increased by 54%, 67% and 59% respectively.
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Skills
  • Strategic Communications
  • Public Relations
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • Project Management
  • Communication
  • Content Development
  • Rebranding
Education
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    Fashion Design MarketingNorthumbria University
     - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom