Georgios Dedoussis, Client Servicing / Planning Intern

Georgios Dedoussis

Client Servicing / Planning Intern

TBWA\RAAD

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Masters of Strategic Marketing
Experience
3 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :3 years, 9 Months

Client Servicing / Planning Intern at TBWA\RAAD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2014 to January 2015

Job Responsibilities:
1. Supporting team members in the development of programs and new business pitches, for new and existing clients
2. Interpret, gain and communicate insights on the target audience and business issues
3. Contribute to brainstorming / story generation, group and team meetings, and the development / research of client programs

Clients: Dubai Shopping Festival / Dubai Tourism / Infinity / Emirates Group

Planning Intern at Geometry Global
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2013 to June 2014

Job Responsibilities:
1. Improved brainstorming effectiveness through design of a brainstorming gamebook in InDesign and iBooks Author
2. Proactively enriched culture through a proposal utilizing gamification to motivate employee productivity and agency efficiency
3. Built charismatic brands through shopper journey analysis, campaign development and execution
4. Clarified shopper purchasing behavior through market visit experiments
5. Increased pitch success ratio through engaging presentations, creatively articulating ideas, concepts and communication strategies

Clients: Coca-Cola / British American Tobacco / Unilever / Rani Float / Nahdi / Emirates Holidays / Castrol

Director of Sales & Marketing at EMLIQ General Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2010 to July 2012

Job Responsibilities:
1. Boosted sales revenue of existing dealer channel by 70% and added 8 new major accounts in 24 months
2. Streamlined procedures for reporting of sales figures and monthly marketing research to CEO in Japan
3. Improved customer awareness and consideration through development of promotional material from concept to finalized output
4. Reduced quotation and delivery time through development of a database system

Data Executive at ITP Publishing
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2010 to April 2011

Job Responsibilities:
1. Increased subscriber base for publications by researching new company accounts and individual senior management details
2. Reduced return subscriptions by contacting new and existing subscribers and updating records
3. Accelerated induction process by training new employees on the database system
4. Increased subscriber reach through addition of new subscribers into database system

Marketing Coordinator at YogurBerry UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2009 to August 2010

Job Responsibilities:
1. Increased retail coverage from 1 location to 7, including a catering delivery service through careful sub-franchisee negotiation
2. Reduced sub-franchisee operating costs through assistance with promotional materials, staff hires, and market research
3. Drove awareness through Omni-channel seasonal campaigns and grand openings, reporting ROI directly to CEO and MD
4. Minimized HQ operating costs through aggressive supplier partnerships, freelancer and intern staff hires, and PR relationships
5. Diversified business through horizontal business expansion via catering business model and new product launches

Education

Master's degree, Masters of Strategic Marketing
  • at University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • April 2012
Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at American University in Dubai
  • May 2009

Achieved a GPA of 2.65, while have been active in various extracurricular activities; including opening an art exhibit of private work, participating in basketball, soccer and track and field. Volunteered in community service activities with disabled people, and beatifying the community. Helped to organize various music concerts and parties. Also have had to transfer from 3 different universities due to personal issues which has brought a great deal of international exposure.

High school or equivalent, Achieved both High School Certificate and International Baccalaureate
  • at American Community School Beirut
  • April 2002

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Strategy
Market Requirements
Merchandising
Catering
Administration
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Hootsuite
iBooks Author
MailChimp
Adobe InDesign
Apple Operating system including Keynote

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Greek
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Model Thinking (Training)
Training Institute:
Coursera / University of Michigan
Date Attended:
July 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Gamification (Training)
Training Institute:
Coursera / University of Pennsylvania
Date Attended:
February 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Cousera / Harvard Business Review
Date Attended:
September 2014
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Gamification, Photography, Tavel, Outdoor Trekking, Behavioural Economics, Social Psychology