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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Working remotely for Secure Site's digital marketing team, I was responsible for introducing and expanding their public relations offerings. My main responsibilities included:- Working closely with the SEO and content teams to define and deliver successful PR campaigns- Liaising and communicating with clients to successfully manage their accounts- Devising and executing public relations activity that can be integrated with existing technical SEO and content marketing activity- Generating public relations content for offline and online activity in order to develop visibility for clients - Link building outreach and communication with 3rd parties- Sourcing and developing relationships with a wide range of online (and to a lesser extent offline) publications- Planning clients public relations calendars and managing the workflowClients came from a variety of industries including healthcare, medical equipment, media production, financial services, and hospitality.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

As a part-time contractor for WEvolution, I was assigned to work in consultation with WEvolution’s Communication Officer on specific marketing and communications tasks. Day-to-day responsibilities included:• Producing artwork and marketing materials for events• Promoting virtual events and the activities of charity members• Evaluating the effectiveness of all marketing activity, including paid promotion on social media• Daily engagement with WEvolution's online community• Scheduling content for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram• Planning and maintaining WEvolution's content calendar• Editing videos produced by staff members• Producing drip campaigns, monthly newsletters, and onboarding emails via MailChimpAdditionally, I worked on a hyper-local marketing campaign as part of WEvolution's 10th anniversary celebrations. The use of a digital billboard van that visited specific locations and paid-for targetted ads resulted in over 30,000 opportunities for people to see WEvolution and their offerings.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I worked for Stripe Communications, a brand, social, public relations, and digital communications agency. I was responsible for helping increase brand awareness for our clients through creative marketing, content development, and public relations initiatives. This included identifying opportunities, creating media content and events, and managing client's social media platforms to achieve agreed-on metrics and results. All of this required ongoing collaboration with our clients to ensure we were delivering solutions for them that were timely, within budget, and meeting their business objectives.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

I was the first member of BeniComp's marketing team and was responsible for the creation and implementation of their marketing plans. BeniComp is a health technology company in Tampa, Florida, and the key objective was to create a pipeline of warm sales leads through targeted and integrated marketing campaigns and then follow up on the warmest leads. I analysed the data from the marketing campaigns to refine the approach, increase efficiency, and ensure we were targeting the most viable prospects. I was also responsible for the design and implementation of both offline and social media plans which included retargeting adverts of our newest products, media releases, and media content development. Additionally, I would create and submit applications for sector-specific awards to boost our public profile and raise awareness of the products the company offered. We were recognised as one of Tampa Bay’s Best Places to Work and as having one of Tampa Bay’s Coolest Company Culture’s.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

As Marketing Intern for CCG Analytics Solutions & Services, I assisted in the research and selection of a new public relations firm to collaborate with on new marketing initiatives, supported the design of internal resources using Adobe Creative Cloud, and rebranded and redesigned internal documents. Furthermore, I co-ordinated with other departments on the design and production of new assets and merchandise as well as perform market analysis and competitive intelligence for new marketing solutions.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

As a junior team member, I helped increase brand awareness by developing, implementing and evaluating public relations campaigns. I built successful working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure projects were delivered on time. Additionally, I prepared media releases, coordinated client exposure with media personnel and collated coverage. I managed multiple projects concurrently and prioritised effectively to ensure all targets and KPI's were met.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Along with my fellow Program Director's, I ensured the smooth running of tours for cruises around the United Kingdom and Ireland. This involved coordinating with cruise staff and visitors to provide authentic experiences of locales as well as serving as a cultural ambassador to UK. I provided information on locations and facilitated interaction between locals and visitors to provide perspective on the relevant region.Duties included: • Confirming passenger departure schedules and incoming passenger schedules.• Handling all administration, reporting, filing of accident and illness reports, vendor vouchers, onboard bookings, and processed survey questionnaires.• Organising and presenting guest entertainment - including lectures, game shows. and external bookings.• Directed all aspects of shore excursions - including confirming all suppliers, monitoring all audio equipment requirements, briefing local guides, accompanying all excursions and monitoring for quality purposes.• Active guest relations - including supervising the Front Office/Concierge, maintaining cruise report, and guest complaint resolution.• Deviation management whereby I coordinated all aspects of itinerary/shore excursion/hotel changes during high/low water, lock strike, and mechanical failure.

Cincinnati, Ohio

As part of the quality control team, I was responsible for auditing wet glue and digital labels during and after production. This would involve checking it met the customer's standards (including labels image, colour, foiling, embossing etc) and passed a number of quality control checks. Labels that met all the criteria were approved for shipping. Those that did not were sent back for further inspection and fixed by press operators.Additionally, I was responsible for cataloging samples and customers specifications, and filing all documentations once production is finished. I also assisted Color Standards Management in all duties such as verifying color references and print sequences.

Master Of Science - Ms, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

The Masters of Entrepreneurship program at the University of Tampa encourages students to pursue their own personal business as they.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Business Enterprise

Activities and Societies: Snowsports Society, Football Team, Strathclyde Marketing Communication Society, Strathclyde Enterprise Society.

International Exchange Student, Economics And Entrepreneurship

I studied Macroeconomics, Financial Management and Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship in Taiwan for one semester as part.