Melissa Becker Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

> Acting as the primary client contact, building and maintaining strong relationships;> Leading contract strategy and adapting projects in collaboration with directors;> Overseeing project teams to ensure high-quality results aligning with client expectations;> Monitoring contract budgets;> Implementing agile principles to ensure quality workplan execution and risk management;> Collaborating with sub-contractors to ensure timely and high-quality project… Show more > Acting as the primary client contact, building and maintaining strong relationships;> Leading contract strategy and adapting projects in collaboration with directors;> Overseeing project teams to ensure high-quality results aligning with client expectations;> Monitoring contract budgets;> Implementing agile principles to ensure quality workplan execution and risk management;> Collaborating with sub-contractors to ensure timely and high-quality project inputs. Show less

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

> Contributing to tenders / proposals, with communications solutions for our clients; > Coordinating and delivering existing and new social media contracts and assignments;> Delivering social media and community management strategies, providing expert advice on the use of digital media to disseminate content and communicate with their target audience;> Managing the delivery of online activities for contracts including providing specialist advice;> Coordinating the… Show more > Contributing to tenders / proposals, with communications solutions for our clients; > Coordinating and delivering existing and new social media contracts and assignments;> Delivering social media and community management strategies, providing expert advice on the use of digital media to disseminate content and communicate with their target audience;> Managing the delivery of online activities for contracts including providing specialist advice;> Coordinating the delivery of content for web and social media platforms, working alongside editorial and policy experts as required;> Working with external clients to successfully integrate communication activities;> Managing social media budgets e.g. paid advertising, for client contracts and seeking efficiencies wherever possible;> Analysing digital communications data, and helping deliver efficiencies and improvements year on year, including importing best practice and innovations;> Contributing to monitoring and evaluation activities, inputting into reports. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

> Implementing the communications activities in the UK of the European Solidarity Corps, the European Union initiative which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe;> Developing its communications strategies for organisations (newcomers and beneficiaries) and young people;> Coordinating the creation of a website and social media strategy, and responsible for keeping… Show more > Implementing the communications activities in the UK of the European Solidarity Corps, the European Union initiative which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe;> Developing its communications strategies for organisations (newcomers and beneficiaries) and young people;> Coordinating the creation of a website and social media strategy, and responsible for keeping the website up to date;> Approving all social media content;> Managing all aspects of digital advertising campaigns on social media and Google;> Coordinating and writing content for the monthly newsletter;> Creating and coordinating publications about the programme; > Researching and writing case studies, news items, blog posts, content for third-party newsletters, and promotional kits for stakeholders;> Writing reports, such as the monthly website analytics and reports to clients;> Developing new promotional items, managing relationships with suppliers including internal Creative Services and external agencies to ensure quality and value-for-money;> Representing the UK National Agency at EU-level meetings, such as the 2019 European Youth Week coordinators meeting in Brussels and National Agencies' communications officers training seminars in Riga (2017), Athens (2018) and online (2020);> Collaborating with other contracts delivered by Ecorys (such as the EURES25 event in Brussels in September 2019, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre, and Turing Scheme);> Line management of a team member (administrator band, for one year). Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

> Working for the Erasmus+ UK National Agency, a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.> Organising events for stakeholders, beneficiaries and newcomers, including annual conference;> Developing new promotional materials; > Coordinating publications about the programme (brochures, leaflets and postcards); > Writing news items and updating the website;>… Show more > Working for the Erasmus+ UK National Agency, a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.> Organising events for stakeholders, beneficiaries and newcomers, including annual conference;> Developing new promotional materials; > Coordinating publications about the programme (brochures, leaflets and postcards); > Writing news items and updating the website;> Proofreading and checking brand guidelines compliance; > Contributing to the social media strategy;> Collaborating with contracts managed by other units within Ecorys for a variety of clients (such as the European Skills Week 2017);> Line managing an Assistant Project Manager and an administrator. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

> Working for the Erasmus+ UK National Agency, which manages the delivery of the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport in the UK (writing case studies, news items, organising events etc);> Supporting activities of Eurodesk, an EU-wide network targeting youth mobility and training in international environment (promotional materials’ development, supporting events) ; and> Collaborating with the European Youth Portal, a portal for information and… Show more > Working for the Erasmus+ UK National Agency, which manages the delivery of the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport in the UK (writing case studies, news items, organising events etc);> Supporting activities of Eurodesk, an EU-wide network targeting youth mobility and training in international environment (promotional materials’ development, supporting events) ; and> Collaborating with the European Youth Portal, a portal for information and opportunities for young people across Europe, dealing with information concerning education, social inclusion, youth employment and mobility (such as: articles giving information on the British Council’s Language Assistants programme and paid placements abroad, on the governments’ websites that provide information on courses and careers for youth, training opportunities, youth news etc). Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

> Founder and writer of a blog about lifestyle in the United Kingdom from a Brazilian perspective;> Developing my ability as a community manager, keeping readers engaged via social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram etc) and reaching a bigger audience with SEO skills.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

My work has been published on magazines, newspapers and news websites in Brazil and in England, such as: > Ensino Superior (Higher Education magazine); > Superinteressante and Galileu (the two main sciences magazines in Brazil);> Diário Catarinense and Zero Hora (regional newspapers);> Terra and UOL (news websites);> Jungle Drums and Brasil Observer (in London).I also collaborated with AJA Media Solutions (PR agency based in London).I was a… Show more My work has been published on magazines, newspapers and news websites in Brazil and in England, such as: > Ensino Superior (Higher Education magazine); > Superinteressante and Galileu (the two main sciences magazines in Brazil);> Diário Catarinense and Zero Hora (regional newspapers);> Terra and UOL (news websites);> Jungle Drums and Brasil Observer (in London).I also collaborated with AJA Media Solutions (PR agency based in London).I was a member of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in London (2012-2015). Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working with different agencies throughout the West Midlands, I translate texts from English to Brazilian Portuguese in a variety of subjects. Also, I work as an interpreter in medical appointments within the NHS, with legal matters and other services.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Freelance UK correspondent, based in the West Midlands, for one of the largest online companies in Latin America.> Identifying and interviewing the best experts and sources, mainly in the United Kingdom, about different subjects, such as: international affairs, human rights, education, culture, business;> Covering events.

Porto Alegre Area, Brazil

> Reporting, copywriting, proofreading, translating and sourcing photos;> Apart from writing for business and science magazines, I got involved in institutional advertising campaigns for different clients (a hospital and a sporting retail group, for example).

Porto Alegre Area, Brazil

During this period, I had different roles:> Editor of the ZH Zona Sul (a hyperlocal suplement), being responsible for its Twitter account and blog as well;> City reporter;> Schools' Guide reporter;> Parenting reporter;> Countryside section writer;> Photo and news service department assistant;> Readers' attendance sector assistant;> Newsroom assistant.

Working remotely from Brazil as a community manager for Newsgarden/BlockTalk (a hyperlocal news mapping platform) at four newspapers’ websites: The Bellingham Herald and Kitsap Sun, both in Washington state, and Penticton Western News and Kelowna Capital News, both in British Columbia, Canada.