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United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Role covers online production and subbing for the business and money desks. Responsibilities include writing sharp, SEO-friendly headlines and standfirsts, commissioning page-holding graphics that complement stories and increase reader engagement. I also work on sourcing and visualising datasets that add weight to pieces produced by the wider team. I write the Telegraph's Business Briefing morning newsletter and sub a number of other subscriber newsletters. I also write for the desks where possible.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Working on the Project Publishing team.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

HubSpot is a leading CRM platform that provides software and support to help businesses grow better. Our platform includes marketing, sales, service, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers’ needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use our powerful and easy-to-use tools and integrations to attract, engage, and delight customers.I work with companies based in Ireland and the UK - identifying and engaging with Enterprise level companies to evaluate if/how HubSpot could add value in eliminating their challenges. My focus is on solving for the customer and helping them achieve their growth goals across Sales, Marketing and Service functions whilst also looking to improve overall business efficiency with our CRM.

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

Working with Irish SME owners to secure their business financing needs during these unusual times through the Linked Finance peer-to-peer lending platform. Developing new business through identifying potential clients and guiding them through our application process. The simplicity of the application process and the speed with which we can respond to clients with answers and offers regarding our lending capacity differentiate Linked Finance lending.Managing a portfolio of existing clients to ensure new business financing requirements are met and funded in a time sensitive manner and that our clients' business priorities are kept at the core of our appraisals.Since Linked Finance was approved to offer the SBCI linked Credit Guarantee Scheme in January 2021 the focus has been on working to secure fast access to the scheme for those businesses sufficiently impacted by the pandemic.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Promoted off the programme to manage the strategy and positioning of several of our newer products for online proposition.• Role focused on ensuring the USP of several of our more niche offerings resonated with our customers/prospects and managing longer term profits generated from said products (Daily Fantasy Sports, Free-to-play games, Dial-a-Bet).• Highlights during my time with the PP Online Commercial team included launching Paddy Power Fantasy to our user base. I coordinated with various internal teams and external partners to ensure a seamless execution of our go-to-market plan. The product saw strong performance in Q4 2019 generating £1.65M in entry fees and ~£160K in revenue in the quarter.

County Dublin, Ireland

• Rotational programme allowing university graduates to experience a broad range of functions within a FTSE100 group.• Rotations in Commercial Strategy, New Product Development, & Digital Marketing developed capacity to function as integral member of teams with touchpoints across the group, emphasising relationship building whilst maintaining a priority on customer obsession.• Rapid upskilling and a willingness to learn/collaborate were essential to succeed and drive results while changing teams on semi regular intervals.• A standout point from the programme included working new product development with the Acquisition Product team in order to increase customer acquisition through novel channels. This project lead to one of PPB's most significant ventures into the free-to-play/mobile games market, a highly rewarding initiative to have been a part of.

都柏林

While working with Richmond Marketing I was involved with the development of several projects and brands. My main focus during this period was on sourcing and co-operating with external partners for the fulfillment of online sales for Fulfil Nutrition, one of the fastest growing brands in the Richmond portfolio.

上海

While working with Credential Partners my responsibilities were focused mainly on the company's Immigrant Investor programme. The initiative's main function was to funnel funds from Chinese investors into selected projects in Ireland. During this placement I was responsible for preparing portfolios on specific investment opportunities and the associated benefits of joining the investment scheme.

加拿大，温哥华

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor Of International Commerce And Chinese, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Active member of UCD's L&H, C&E, and the Snowsport Societies.

Chinese Studies, Grade Point Average Of 4.2

In the Spring Semester of 2016 I studied at Renmin University of China as the final placement of my year abroad.

International Business, Grade Point Average Of 3.3

I spent a semester in 2015 attending Fudan University as part of my year abroad in China. The University is counted among the most.

High School, 590 Leaving Cert Points

Activities and Societies: 2013 Barbarians RugbyMaths, English, Economics, Spanish, Italian, and History.