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External Marketing & Communications Manager at ArvatoConnect

Lead global marketing across SEO, CRM, social media, and external campaigns. Manage content and design for the website, reports, videos, and podcasts. Oversee in-person and virtual events, awards, and DEI initiatives. Drive digital campaigns across LinkedIn, email, and interactive platforms. Build stakeholder relationships to boost branding and collaboration.

EVENT ASSISTANT at Anima Syros Festival

Assisted in planning and running the festival.

Group Marketing & Communications Manager at Sheffield Haworth

Led global marketing strategies, driving a 900% increase in LinkedIn followers (7,500 to over 83,000) and significantly boosting brand visibility. Managed SEO and Google Ads campaigns, increasing website traffic by 25% and improving search rankings. Drove high-performing email campaigns, blogs, and newsletters with a 20% rise in engagement rates. Led events, DEI initiatives, and stakeholder relationship building, while implementing new tools to optimise marketing processes.

Marketing & Communications Manager at DPDHL Global Business Services

Developed and executed strategic communication plans, increased organisational engagement through multi-channel strategies; managed key business channels and social media; produced high-quality newsletters and articles boosting stakeholder engagement and maintaining brand alignment; oversaw marketing collateral design and production to ensure brand consistency.

Internal Communications at DPDHL Global Business Services (DHL Group)

Developed and executed strategic communication plans, increasing organisational engagement and outreach through targeted messaging and multi-channel strategies. Managed and optimised key business channels and social media platforms. Produced high-quality newsletters, articles, and branded materials, contributing to a 20% rise in stakeholder engagement and maintaining alignment with corporate objectives. Oversaw the design, content, and production of marketing collateral, ensuring brand consistency.

Internal Communications at DPDHL Corporate Centre

Managed and contributed to the implementation of internal communication strategies; created newsletters, articles and materials to convey key messages; led key business channels and planned/managed events to support objectives.

ESN Representative at ESN (Aegean)

Managed ESN activities, engaging with students and promoting events and initiatives.

Graphic & Media Designer at VisionSpace Technologies GmbH (VST)

Managed, planned, and created content for media platforms. Created design materials to support various marketing initiatives and developed the website.

Marketing & Sales at DPDHL Global Forwarding

Conducted research on new market trends to inform strategic decision-making. Coordinated marketing strategies with the sales department to ensure alignment. Managed and curated content on LinkedIn, including planning and creation and created relevant design materials for various marketing initiatives. Prepared monthly and quarterly reports to track and analyse marketing performance.

GRAPHIC & MEDIA DESIGNER at VisionSpace Technologies GmbH (VST)

Managed and created content for media platforms; designed marketing materials and contributed to website development.

EVENT & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER at SantaRun

Event planning and social media content creation for a charitable initiative.

Content Creator at Book Tour Magazine

Led the 'Photographic Impressions' column and wrote articles for publication.

ASSISTANT CURATOR at Eyes Walk & Cinesthesia Festival

Led marketing strategy and content planning for social media platforms.