Nikhil Deshpande Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

● Managing all social media platforms for the International Cricket Council (ICC)● Strategising for the growth of reach and engagement, while maintaining the quality of the content and the brand’s international image.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

● Strategising for the overall growth of the company’s digital platforms.● Managing the social media platforms for both Stats Insider and Fantasy Insider.● Liasing with the graphics designer, data scientists, writers and other external stakeholders to generate innovative content and social media/digital marketing strategies

Melbourne, Australia

• Managing the brand’s presence on Facebook and Pinterest, while also increasing overall website traffic. • Copy editing news items and product pages submitted by advertisers.• Maintaining customer relationships with all advertisers which includes analysing results, reporting and problem-solving.

Melbourne, Australia

• Worked as part of a sales team to promote Origin LPG and made outbound calls to potential customers moving beyond script, when appropriate, to meet individual client needs.• Made over 400 sales over a period of eight months, exceeding the monthly sales targets on each occasion.• Was appointed as the team leader of 10 new employees and assisted them in achieving their daily sales targets.

Melbourne, Australia

Consultant for Cycling Victoria• Proposed a Digital Marketing strategy to increase female participation for ‘Women’s Ride 2018’.• Made recommendations to improve social media strategy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.• As a team of six members, planned a complete framework for the event ‘Women’s Ride 2018’.

Melbourne, Australia

• Wrote match reports, collected match statistics, and conducted post-match interviews with the coaches and players for the Yarra Junior Football League Colt matches.

Melbourne, Australia

• Educated customers on the solar panel leasing program by VIC Solar, and scheduled appointments with sales personnel.• Acquired an average of 20 qualified leads per week, resulting in a greater number of weekly sales.

Bengaluru, India

• Led the team that increased web traffic from 80k visitors per month to over 300k visitors within the first 3 months.• Consulted on Social Media Marketing and contributed in content creation for website and across all platforms.

Gurgaon, India

Digital Marketing Manager• Led the team that managed the official Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ pages of Indian cricketers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, and Pragyan Ojha, and 5-Time World Boxing Champion Mary Kom.• Was an integral part of the marketing team which helped MC Mary Kom sign on as the brand ambassador of ‘Dida Sportswear’, and the Android/iOS application ‘Ekavach’.Content Writer/Editor• Recruited writers and associate staff members. Managed a team of over 40 people.• Piloted the team which saw the Alexa ranking of the website reach the top-1,000 in India within one year and top-500 websites in India within 20 months with an average of 2.4 million views per month. • The team was successful in fetching an average of over 4 million views per month on the website.

Masters Of Business, Sport Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, First Class Distinction