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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Contributing to the exceptional INDEX Exhibition growth, managing special events & brand partnerships.Responsible for: • INDEX Exhibition Dubai, the Middle East’s longest running and most prestigious global trade exhibition for the interior design market. From exhibition sales to sponsorship. A sharp eye for stunning stand designs. Additionally selling venue branding, brainstorming designer collaborations, marketing planning across social media & digital newsletters. Organizing & hosting the VIP networking events during INDEX at unique 5star locations. • INDEX Saudi Arabia exhibition sales & sponsorship • The INDEX Design Awards; sponsorship sales, concept, planning, design, staging, entertainment, marketing, all communications, hosting the evening. • Brand & client media partnerships, collaborations & bespoke networking events tailored to clients objectives & budget. • Consultative in selling B2B event sponsorship & marketing deliverables• Research & network with existing and prospective clients at both local & international events; Dubai, Paris, Milan, London, Madrid, Germany• Successfully launched and sold out a new b2b industry TopGolf event for VIPs • Consistently hit & over-exceed on annual targets.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The face of the brand , managing all accounts and new business, event sponsorship's and creative content across: Commercial Interior Design magazine, CID website and digital platforms, design Quiz nights, designMENA Summit and the industry famous award winning CID Awards. During my time I achieved the awards highest ever sponsorship revenue to date and successfully launched and sold out a new industry quiz night.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Emirates Projects magazine: Numerous interviews with architects, developers, engineers, contractors and other specialists are conducted bi-monthly; helping the magazine to report in detail on everything from new building products and technologies through to the companies and organisations that are helping to fuel the exceptional and ongoing growth in the UAE.

London, United Kingdom

Healthy Food Guide BBC Good Food- the UKs number 1 food magazineBBC Easy Cook Delicious magazine Olive magazine Tasked with developing and growing revenue across all platforms of Healthy Food Guide print & online. Responsible for driving new, existing and lapsed business with a strong client direct focus. Effectively negotiate multiple brand title and website campaigns with clients direct and agencies. Monthly forecasting

Managed advertising and bespoke content across consumer titles 'Your Fitness' and 'Natural Health, with a priority focus to increase advertising revenue and develop new business on 'Your Fitness' in a competitive market. Managing a team including one to one mentoring, motivating, holding monthly sales meetings, developing new initiatives to increase revenues , objection handling, brainstorming and increasing KPIs. Responsible for hitting individual and team targets, one of which was the highest ever revenue total for Your Fitness magazine since acquirement. In order to be successful in this role I have been proactive and self-motivated, juggled workloads to include Natural Health magazine, social media, and added magazine supplements. Required to think outside the box in regards to advertising needs and clients budgets. I have a consultative approach and will put together multi-platform proposals tailor suited to individual client’s needs. Ensuring all campaigns are in line with client requirements and deliverables met.

Designer Kitchen & Bathroom magazine is a monthly B2B magazine for the high end interior design market. I joined Designer magazine from its re-launch and helped grow and develop the brand both with its advertising revenue and market awareness. My job as advertising manager was to be the face of the magazine, attending and networking at industry events and exhibitions both UK and overseas. I met and exceeded monthly targets to deadlines, ensuring all clients advertising needs were met and accounts serviced well. I created bespoke advertising & marketing opportunities to gain new business with clients direct , PR and agencies , across the portfolio of our company brands including print, online, awards sponsorship and supplements.

Majorca

Career break.

Advertising Exec on a beauty & lifestyle title before moving across to 'Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom magazine' - high end B2C interiors title. Successfully gained new business through consistent industry networking, whilst building strong relationships through account management , meeting and over exceeded year on year targets.

A* B Cs, Art And Graphic Design

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