Christina Marshall, Account Executive

Christina Marshall

Account Executive

Saatchi & Saatchi

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA in Marketing & Strategic Planning
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Account Executive at Saatchi & Saatchi
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2010

Brands Handled: P&G’s - Pampers, MAF’s - Fujairah City Centre (FCC) and Arla’s - Lurpak.


- Handling integrated through-the-line advertising campaigns across all consumer touch points, with specific expertise in above-the-line activities.
- Actively involved in communications strategy & creative development.
- Sourcing suppliers & managing production of marketing collaterals to meet client’s expectations.
- Handling daily operational requirements. Regional support coordinator for agency & client.
- Involved in concept and TV ad testing.
- Pampers - Creating global tool-kits for regional offices to follow.
- Fujairah City Centre - Helped to successfully launch the mall in Q1 of 2012.
- Lurpak - Re-introduced the Lurpak brand in the ME region through the launch of the ‘Love food with Lurpak’ campaign in 2010.
- Support member for new account pitches and key contributor in ’Xploring’ sessions to identify consumer attitudes for various agency in-charge accounts.

Account Executive at TD&A DDB
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2008 to October 2009

Brands Handled: PepsiCo’s - Quaker Oats, Tasali & Twistos, Friesland Campina’s - Rainbow Milk, Siemens, Marico and Tourism Australia.

- Handling integrated through-the-line advertising campaigns from planning & briefing stage through to execution & final production.
- Ensuring synergy between all Launch Campaign materials - Print, TV, Outdoor & Digital.
- Compiling and presenting competitive reports, budget reviews & creative recommendations.
- Managing relationships with the clients and developing and implementing marketing plans.
Rainbow Milk, Quaker Oats & Tasali - Managing POS requirements for the GCC region.
- Tasali - Involved in the branding & packaging identity.
- Twistos - Assisted in the development of the brand identity and brand strategy for launch.

Layout Editor & Proofreader at HAWK Media LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2007 to August 2007

• Create layouts for three of HAWK’s main products - The HAWK Business Pages 2007, The HAWK Product Finder, HAWK Dubai Media City Directory.
• Proofread the layout pages for errors.
• Proofread the copy and layout of the commercial ads made by the ad department
before and after client approval.
• Generate new ideas for commercial ads for the clients.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in Marketing & Strategic Planning
  • at Edinburgh Business School
  • December 2014
Bachelor's degree, Media & Communications specializing in Print Media
  • at MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

Media Communications
Strategic Planning
Synergy
MS Office
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign

Languages

English
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

AIESEC
  • Member
  • March 2007