Emily Sanders Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Gb

Richmond Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

Tenby, Wales, United Kingdom

✔ Performance coached and inspired the Event Management Team as ‘The Organiser’ responsible for overseeing the needs of the British & Irish Lions, inc. the South Africa Tour (2021) and the planning for the Rugby World Cup (France, 2023)✔ Consulted with a DevOps team on the development of a custom booking system with client tour board, finance, and full reporting suite, with ownership of requirement and guiding front-end development✔ Owned the marketing strategy and content production process of MSG Tours, specifically active events, and projects to maximise the reach of key campaigns and engagement to active national tours✔ Recruited and managed a geographically dispersed team throughout the event lifecycle to handle every facet of client queries, bookings, tour compilation, itineraries, marketing, communications, and travel plans✔ Maintained the preferred supplier list as the ultimate source for booking flights, transport, hotels, excursions, activities, and event venues, with ownership over the entire event lifecycle✔ Used HubSpot & Trello to manage event bookings and sales leads, and to visualise active pipelines

Cowbridge, Vale Of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

✔ Parachuted in to support key events, inc. the Rugby World Cup (Japan, 2019) and British & Irish Lions Tour (South Africa, 2020) as the official sub agent event partner with ownership of travel, tour, and promotions✔ Generated a complete marketing package, content base and the website (WIX) for all events, with ownership of supplier management, tour itinerary, RWC briefings, kit distribution and as a Tour Manager to the group in the live phase of event services✔ Liaised with England Rugby and Lions Rugby teams to coordinate transport, accommodation, tour advertising and promotional opportunities and detailed communications for media partners across the world✔ Developed bespoke excursions to enhance the tour-event experience that increased client satisfaction✔ Supported UK based projects including the Six Nations (Dublin, Rome) and Swansea City charters✔ Owned the project lifecycle for multiple, simultaneous projects from planning to overseeing payment/invoices✔ Managed Strachan Sports Travel social media channels, content production and brand building activities

Worthing, West Sussex

✔ Promoted to Operations Manager, and challenged to setup a bespoke division to support the entire Scout Movement with their international travel, event, and tour plans – owned the development and execution of the Business Plan, Sales Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Event Contracts, and the recruitment of a 5-strong team✔ Spearheaded the sale and coordination of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree (Japan), Scouts Canada 23rd World Scout Moot Jamboree (Japan), 15th World Scout Moot (Iceland), 31st Asia-Pacific Jamboree (Mongolia), Roverway (Holland) and 24th World Scout Jamboree (USA)✔ Specialised in supporting the UK Scout Movement and Canadian Scout Movement with travel and tour plans, which involved complex coordination of travel solutions for +4500 people in each tour✔ Oversaw the logistics of flights, transfers, activities, meals, cultural activities, projects, and adventure challenges✔ Owned internal operations from preparation of tenders to supplier management, client management to creating a successful marketing strategy for department, complete with branded offline/online assets✔ Authored SEO optimised copy and generated content for the division website and social media channels

Worthing, West Sussex

✔ Pivotal to the start-up and growth of the brand in its infancy, key to the acquisition of the first major contracts✔ Launched the Rugby, Clubs & Schools division to capitalise on a fast-growth, high revenue market✔ Worked at a global scale to secure event and travel packages for The Scout Associations 13th World Scout Moot (Kenya), Roverway (Finland), the F1 Schools World Finals (Abu Dhabi), Big Bang Science Fair (UK), English Schools Swimming Regional Finals (Bristol) and Local Schools International Sport Tours✔ Rapidly transitioned from pure BDM into providing complete tour and event support

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

✔ Coordinated the travel and tour accommodation and flights package for the RBS Six Nations 2009, Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009, Hong Kong Sevens 2009, Kleeneze and AAH Pharmaceutical Conference✔ Partnered with the ICC to prove travel solutions for national teams and major cricket staff✔ Managed flights for 35+ clubs and school sides travelling across the world in 2008✔ Successfully sold The Ashes Tour 2006/07 packages to 240+ customers travelling to Australia✔ Hand-picked as a member of the Event Team for The Ashes in 2006/07 to support 1000+ clients

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Masters, Business Administration - Part Time, Cerificate Level (1 Year)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Sports Development, 2:1

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Architecture, Not Completed

A Levels, Geography - A, Design And Technology - A, Biology - A And Art - A