Diala Maraka, Market Researcher

Diala Maraka

Market Researcher

Emirates Transport

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communications
Experience
5 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 3 Months

Market Researcher at Emirates Transport
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2012 to March 2014

• Working on marketing strategies and plans for different sectors and centers of the establishment.
• Managing different sectors’ and centers’ marketing material requirements.
• Planning and coordinating, liaising with suppliers, to deliver marketing and promotional material for the internal sectors and centers of Emirates Transport.
• Liaising the design and production of marketing advertisements, materials including leaflets, posters, flyers, and giveaways.
• Writing and proofreading copy for all marketing material produced by the marketing department.
• Taking role in maintaining and updating customer database for the establishment’s different clients of the centers in Abu Dhabi.
• Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, summits and exhibitions.
• Sourcing and securing sponsorship opportunities linked to the specialty areas of the establishment.
• Establishing contact and memberships with various business groups to facilitate good relations and for mutual benefits.
• Assisting in conducting market research for private schools transportation and new proposed center opening.
• Involved in the marketing campaign and launch of the first business to consumer service provided by the establishment.
• Working on a service development plan to protect the marketing material existing in the establishment and for the ease of use for the rest of the employees.
• Working on the logo designs and development of 6 upcoming centers for the establishment.
• Constantly work on power point presentations content and design as required.

Online Content Editor at Gulf Computer Soceity
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2010 to March 2012

- Research, prepare and edit copy for publication on the web portal for Gulf Computer Society.
- Verify all information, such as statistics, dates and facts, using standard reference sources.
- Understand issues surrounding user experience, accessibility and information architecture.
- Edit and optimize content to enable readability and search engine optimization.
- Source images and artwork, and commission photographic or video works to enhance user experience.
- Manage blogs, forums, wikis and other forms of user-generated content.
- Set schedules and deadlines for the publication and archiving of information and news on portal.
- Develop editorial, copyright, data protection policies as well as best practices related to the portal and all content therein.
- Create and manage an in-house content management system.
- Liase with internal departments to ensure policies and procedures of the organization are maintained.
- Advise the management team regarding best practices in web publishing.

Customer Service Representative at Orion Financial FZ-LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2007 to December 2008

- Independently provided appropriate general information about the company’s products and services.
- Identified, researched, and resolved customer complaints and trading disputes.
- Maintained a log file for all sales enquiries and complaints.
- Followed up with IB Offices for payments of credits.
- Uploaded monthly commission statements on the 'Member' section of the web site.
- Maintained professional relationships with local and national IB networks.
- Examined the web site for broken links and worked on up keeping the web site by proposing suggestions and improvements opportunities.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mass Communications
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • May 2007

Minor: Psychology

Specialties & Skills

Publishing
Payments
Protection
User Experience
Information Architecture
Adobe Photoshop
MS Office

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Hobbies

  • Painting and cooking international food.
    Received a written certificate of appreciation for creating the internal marketing manual for Emirates Transport.