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EMI Music is one of the world’s leading music companies, home to some of the most successful & best known recording artists.As Projects Manager, Brand Partnerships my responsibilities included:Effective & professional project managing of campaignsCommunicating between artist management, internal EMI departments & the clientProactively searching for new business through cold calling & networking Creating Artist presentations & artist opportunities to bring to marketCreating & distributing EMI Brand Partnerships newsletter & artist opportunities to partnersResponsible for being the Consumer Insights ambassador within the departmentManaging reactive/ incoming briefs & requests from external partners Effectively managing my own database of clientsAssisting & negotiating in the creation of client contracts Ensuring all collateral was updated & follows the EMI Brand Partnerships styleLiaising with EMI Marketing, Promo & Publicity & A&R teams on a frequent basis to ensure the Brand Partnerships department is fully across all artist projects

As Licensing & Commercial Co-ordinator my responsibilities included:Liaise with catalogue, marketing and production to create & distribute weekly release document for retailCo-ordinate the design and manufacture of POSLiaise with suppliers and manage invoices for the Commercial departmentCreate new supplier forms for FinanceLiaise with other record labels regarding the use of tracks on external and internal compilationsGain approvals from internal & external artist managers regarding use of tracks on compilationsProvide label copy & masters to other labelsApprove final label copy & artworkCreate & issue third party agreementsLiaise with Royalties & Business Affairs departments

Premier Foods is the UK's largest food producer, manufacturing some of the UK & Irelands favourite household brands such as Bisto, Hovis, Mr Kipling, Sharwoods, Ambrosia & Chivers.As Assistant Brand Manager my responsibilities included:Managing large projects including packaging re-development, POS activity and the development of a new branded website for the largest brand in the portfolio - Erin SoupLiaising closely with PR, Advertising & BTL agencies to execute marketing activitiesDeveloping & executing 2010 brand plans for Homebaking brands, Cadburys, Mc Dougalls & GoodallsMonitoring & analyzing sales volumes, market share trends & competitor activitiesAssisting in the development & execution of promotional initiativesResearching & analysing market trends to ensure our products performed wellPreparing & presenting monthly sales reports to members of senior managementCommunicating marketing strategy to senior/executive management & to broader organisation.Managing a customer loyalty programme for one of the largest retailers in the UK & Ireland.Tracking & analyzing the effectiveness of all campaigns & capturing key learning’s.Developed monthly activity reports for the sales force to ensure consistency of activities & drive sales volumes

The CPL Group is the leading provider of permanent, contract &temporary staff in Ireland, offering recruitment, outsourcing & HR solutions to the public & private sectors. Due to my strong account & people management skills, I was promoted to Senior Consultant after one year. My responsibilities in this role included:Managing a large portfolio of clients, ensuring their needs & requirements were met on an ongoing basis.Actively managing client accounts, developing excellent working relationships & building a strong client & candidate baseLiaising closely with senior management to ensure individual & team targets were metAchieving & over-achieving sales revenue targets.Actively participating in business development initiatives.Attending key recruitment events with a view to building new relationships with clients & candidatesTraining, coaching & mentoring new team membersConducting candidate search & processing applications, interviews & candidate presentations.Represented Cpl at various job fairs in Dublin and Berlin, Germany