►ON THE JOBWith skills in advising on strategic communications and marketing solutions tailored to client opportunities and requirements, I am adept in recommending global communications strategies focusing on tech accounts, pitching new clients, and selecting and managing PR and PA services. I excel in navigating entities through PR crises, editing web and communications content, and building startup companies’ global reputations in preparation for IPOs. I also report as a freelancer on politics and economics for the Swedish news magazine Fokus (www.fokus.se) ►WHAT I’M KNOWN FOR• Growing revenues• Utilizing vast business acumen to advance initiatives• Creating opportunities• Understanding client needs• Securing publicity and developing key marketing plans• Promoting open communication • Effective judgment and decision making • Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems• Strong quantitative and analytical skills• Being a self-starter • Experience in translating complex messages into relevant and compelling media stories• Working in fast-paced, high-intellect, collaborative global environments with high performance expectations and ownership of results►MY CERTIFICATIONSJournalism, Poppius School of Journalism; Copywriting, RMI Berghs School of Communication, Stockholm, Sweden; Italian Studies, Istituto Culturale Italiano, Stockholm, Sweden►PUBLISHED WORKSThe Coast Guard - a story about an authority that went aground ("Kustbevakningen - en berättelse om myndigheten som gick på grund") (2017) No Bull: How Internet and the 24-hour society made energy drinks fly ("Hur Internet och 24-timmarssamhället fick energidryckerna att flyga") (2014)Candy for the people ("Godis åt folket") (2009)►TECHNOLOGY SKILLSMicrosoft Office, Google Suite, WordPress, Chamber Master, Constant Contact, Eventbrite, social media►ABOUT MEI am a creative person who gets things done. My clients and colleagues view me as efficient, creative, and able to communicate clearly, with an ability to translate complex issues into easily understandable objectives. ►LANGUAGES I SPEAKEnglish, Swedish, French (intermediate level), Italian (intermediate level)►CONTACT MEI can be reached at andre@andrepersson.se