Anita Patanen Email & Phone Number

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

In my role at Kukunori, I lead and coordinate three teams while actively contributing to the executive team. My responsibilities include strategic planning, team management, product development, communications planning, and budget coordination, all aimed at promoting wellness initiatives that empower communities. As a team leader, I am committed to fostering a working culture that prioritizes mental health and well-being. I strive to ensure that each individual feels supported in their role and inspired to contribute their unique skills and ideas, ultimately driving the success of Kukunori.Key Responsibilities:Strategic Contributions: Actively participating in the executive team, I contribute to high-level decision-making and strategic planning to advance Kukunori’s mission and objectives.Financial Oversight: I manage team budgets, including forecasting, monitoring expenditures, and reporting financial performance to ensure optimal resource use while maintaining budgetary integrity. As a member of the executive financial team, I engage in budget planning and resource allocation discussions, ensuring our strategies support long-term goals. Additionally, I review invoices for accuracy and compliance.Project Management/Team Lead, Pokka Wellness Evaluation Tool: I lead the development team in creating an innovative and user-centric solution that makes data analysis easy and fast. I prioritize the product backlog and collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and set timelines while fostering an agile, collaborative environment. Additionally, I consult with customers on the evaluation process, offering guidance on methodologies and best practices.Team Lead, GFP Culture House NET for Women & Communications Manager: In this dual role, I focus on strategic planning and budgeting for both teams. I promote open communication and collaboration, empowering team members to take ownership of their roles.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

As the Communication Manager at Kukunori, I am responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all communication initiatives, ensuring alignment with our organizational goals. My role involves leading a dynamic communication team and supporting various projects through targeted communication efforts.Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Communication Planning: Developing and implementing Kukunori’s overall communication strategy, ensuring effective messaging and brand alignment across all platforms.- Team Leadership: Leading the communication team, fostering collaboration and creativity in content production and communication activities.- Budget Management: Oversee communication budgeting and monitoring to ensure efficient resource allocation- Podcast Management: Lead the production of the "Hyvinvoinnin tulevaisuus" podcast, crafting meaningful conversations around wellness and community engagement.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

As a Communications Specialist, I was responsible for content creation and the strategic planning of communications initiatives. My role focused on developing high-quality, engaging content that effectively communicated key messages and enhanced brand visibility.Key Responsibilities:- Content Creation: Crafted and edited a wide range of content, including blogs, social media posts, and promotional materials, tailored to various audiences and platforms.- Managed social media channels, growing follower base and enhancing community interaction through targeted content.- Brand Messaging: Developing clear and cohesive messaging that aligns with organizational goals and resonates with target audiences.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with different teams to align communication efforts and to ensure brand consistency across all communication platform.- Data Analysis: Analyzing content performance metrics to improve engagement.

Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Brighton, United Kingdom

During my time as an Activity Leader at EF Education First, I had the incredible opportunity to engage in a summer job that complemented my studying abroad experience. In this role, I supported the Activities and Events department in delivering enriching experiences for language travel students. My creativity and enthusiasm ignited as I collaborated with diverse groups, passionately sharing my love for travel and adventure while crafting unforgettable memories that would last a lifetime.Key Responsibilities:- Leading Activities for Students: Guided diverse groups of students on exciting activities and day trips, fostering a vibrant atmosphere and ensuring memorable experiences.- Ensuring Well-Being of Participants: Prioritized the emotional and physical well-being of international students as they navigated new experiences in the UK. Provided essential support and reassurance, ensuring that students felt safe and cared for throughout their travel.- Collaborative Planning: Partnered with co-leaders and the Activities and Events Manager to enhance future activities, sharing insights and feedback for continuous improvement.This summer position allowed me to develop my leadership skills, cultural awareness, and customer service expertise while gaining valuable insights into event planning and management.

Helsinki

Supporting every customer by providing fast and easy solutions to customer enquiries throughout the whole customer journey.Key responsibilities:- Providing fast and easy support for customers in all channels using the specifics of the contact method while reaching set goals- Offering buying opportunities by informing the customers about choices available

Helsinki Area, Finland

In my role as Product Owner, I led the development of a new website for our organization, focusing on user experience and functionality. I managed the product backlog and collaborated with key stakeholders to gather requirements and prioritize features. By implementing Agile methodologies, I facilitated iterative development cycles, ensuring that the final product met both user needs and project objectives, resulting in a more effective digital platform for our audience.Key Responsibilities:- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and prioritize features for the product backlog.- Managed the product backlog by creating and refining user stories.- Led cross-functional teams, providing guidance and support to designers and developers throughout the project lifecycle.- Provided training and support for end-users and internal teams on the new website functionalities.

Helsinki Area, Finland

As a Project Coordinator for Allianssi I was responsible for developing the European Youth Card Finland. My key focus was to provide great opportunities for young people (under 30) to be more mobile and active by delivering quality European Youth Card services in Finland. European Youth Card services were provided together with our many partners. I worked hard to find win-win solution to make the partnership cost-effective success for both parts and combining EYC’s work with our partners’ goals.Key responsibilities:Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting partnershipsOperating as a lead point of contact for any and all matters concerning EYC FinlandIdentifying new organizations likely to create a partnershipImplementing and coordinating projects in FinlandMarketing and communication actions for the EYC

Helsinki Area, Finland

As a Partnership Coordinator I was helping my partners to find new ways to participate the Red Nose Day and do something funny for the money. Key responsibilities:Create, implement and manage partnershipDeveloping fundraising conceptsIdentifying new potential partnersContent production to website, newsletter and social mediaPlanning and coordinating events

Inbound marketing and marketing automation.Content production to websites, blogs and social media etc.

Hyvink Area, Finland

Assisting the Boxhunter product owner.Key responsibilities:- monitoring schedule- developing team's communication- implementing new project tools

Hyvink Area, Finland

Participation in planning and executing of event marketing including practical arrangements of BOXHUNTER launch at TOC Asia Singapore 2014.Key responsibilities:- Arrangements at TOC Asia- Digital marketing - Social media marketing and contect production- Coordinating the productions of marketing materials

Malta

Taking care of the language travel group during our trip to Malta. The kids travelling with me were between 12-14 years old and my resbonsibility was take care of them and make sure everything runs smoothly and meets promises. - travelling with the group- helping with event arrangement- problem solving- translating

Finland

I was leading product development team of ten persons.Key responsibilities:-Planning: schedule, resource usage and communication-workflow design-monitoring the project

Finland

B2B marketing. Planning, executing and following up marketing strategy.Key responsibilities- management of social media sites (content creation and coordination)- updating websites and creating content to website - writing content to marketing materials for example brochures- search engine optimization, SEO

Customer service and general assigments at the shop.

B2C marketing. Participation in planning and executing of event marketing including practical arrangements of events for example Make Your Future summer tour. Content production for web (websites and Facebook), marketing materials and fact sheets.