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PERSONAL STATEMENT Ambitious, creative and hard working with excellent project management and communication skills, I am experienced at working under pressure and to multiple deadlines. Key strengths include the ability to develop and maintain highly productive relationships with people at all levels, both internally and externally. I am adaptable and work well in a team but also work well independently with minimal instruction.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
2011 – Current: Chartered Institute of Marketing – Professional Certificate in Marketing (Expected completion date: June 2012).
2007 – 2008: Chartered Institute of Marketing – Introductory Certificate in Marketing.
2003 – 2004: Warrington Collegiate
Warrington
UK – NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration.
1997 – 2002: Birchwood Community High School
Warrington
UK – GCSE: 9 (A-C)
Including Maths and English.
TRAINING COURSES
2009 – Andy Bounds: ‘Sales Presentations that Win’ – External training course.
2007 – Assertive communication training – Eversheds LLP training course.
2007 – Working in a Global Firm: The cultural perspective’ training – Eversheds LLP training course.
2006 – ‘The Indispensable Assistant’ training – Eversheds LLP training course.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Bid Executive, DWF LLP, Manchester, UK (Professional Services – Law) Nov 2009 – Present Full independent project management of marketing documents from start to completion, prioritising my workload and working to tight deadlines. Delivering proactive support to the Bid Managers and Targeting Manager on a full range of bids, tenders, presentations and business development projects, communicating with colleagues at all levels within the firm from senior partners to support teams and external suppliers. Control of a bid library improvement project, redesigning its structure and developing the quality of content to improve the efficiency of both the bid team and the wider marketing team. Full responsibility for managing photography for the business, controlling the budget and schedule of activity. This involves liaising with people at all levels within the firm and external suppliers in organising photography for press, website and all other marketing materials. Since joining the firm in November 2009 I have played an important role within the team in increasing the win rate of the firm from 25% to 69% while at the same time increasing the volume of bids produced by over 450%. Pitch Executive, Eversheds LLP, Leeds, UK (Professional Services – Law) January 2009 – October 2009 Supported the National Pitch team and the Regional Business Development Managers on pitches/tenders and business development projects, working with department heads to ensure all policies and insurance certificates are up to date. Sourced opportunities via various portals and communicated details to the appropriate legal teams, collating information for completion of pre-qualification questionnaires for pitches and tenders and assisting on full service international pitches. Extensive database management, including recording and reporting on business development opportunities and targeting as well as general database management. Marketing Executive, Eversheds LLP, Leeds, UK (Professional Services – Law) May 2008 – December 2008 Supported the Communications Manager and Business Development Manager for the Corporate and Commercial practice group in the delivery of marketing plans and assisted in the implementation of business development and communications activity including PR, internal communications, pitching and targeting for the practice group. Scoped and organised events and seminars, which included sourcing and liaising with venues, designing programmes, entertainment and logistics. Liaised with external partners such as the firm’s PR and design agencies identifying forward feature opportunities, assisting with the production of articles and in the production of marketing materials. Marketing Assistant, Eversheds LLP, Leeds, UK (Professional Services – Law) October 2006 – April 2008 Supported the International Marketing Team on projects such as organising the International Marketing Group’s meetings across Europe and in the association of our new offices including re-branding and event launches. Worked closely with the senior marketing coordinator and central communications team to identify internal and external communication opportunities and prepared press releases/articles. Redesigned the look of the ‘Services for In-House Counsel’ brochure and online pages and renewed the products/services available as well as administering all subscriptions for this service. Managed the firm wide international referrals process; advising fee earners of our associated/best friend firms (globally), collating feedback to monitor our relationships with these firms and providing reports with this information to the Chairman and members of the Eversheds International board. Business Services Administrator, Commission for Social Care Inspection, Leeds, UK (Public Sector) October 2005 – September 2006 As a part of a core central support team, I provided a broad range of administrative support which included organising the Commission’s programme of internal events such as quarterly meetings for up to 80 of the directorate’s managers. Junior Branch Secretary, Hill McGlyn Trades Limited, Leeds, UK (Recruitment) October 2004 – Sept 2005 Liaised with candidates to arrange interviews and payroll, working as part of a close knit team consisting of a regional director, branch manager and six consultants. Office Junior and Receptionist, Total Asset Limited, Warrington, UK (Financial Services) December 2002 – September 2004 Acted in a client facing role dealing with clients and customers on a regular basis, providing administrative support to a team of five consultants. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Marketer / Owner, Funky Fresh Limited, Warrington, UK (Marketing Agency, B2B) July 2010 – Present Created a business to business marketing agency as a part-time opportunity to expand my knowledge, gain more confidence and leadership experience and to also maintain a broad marketing skill set. This includes: Working independently to promote the business through online and offline networking and using resources such as social media, blogging and networking events to build relationships with clients and suppliers. Managing the workload of the business, liaising closely with suppliers to project manage multiple client projects from start to finish. Negotiating and managing external supplier agreements and relationships in order to gain maximum quality and value for money. Developing and implementing structured marketing plans for clients, producing analysis for different sectors and researching their competitors. A key achievement with Funky Fresh involved establishing a relationship with a new food brand and also securing a client base of four retainer clients within the first six months. Intern, Office Secretary Magazine – Peebles Media, UK (Media) April 2006 – September 2006 This was an opportunity of work experience which took place outside of my usual working hours. Duties included writing articles, interviewing case study candidates and undertaking research. From this work experience I wrote and published the following three articles: A day in the life of Linda McCormick, editor’s assistant at Scarlet Magazine. A day in the life of Tracy Owens, PA to the CEO of Macmillan Cancer Support. Twenty top tips of making the most of an event.