Maria Mathew, Account Manager

Maria Mathew

Account Manager

Xite Live

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Travel and Tourism
Experience
10 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months

Account Manager at Xite Live
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2016

Handled the social media platforms of 6 clients simultaneously; the platforms were inclusive but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter; the client base ranged from pharmaceutical companies to restaurants and fashion with social media budgets from AED 1000 - 56, 000.
Successfully handled teaser campaigns as well as launch campaigns for restaurants and fashion product lines; co-ordinated extensively with the digital and design teams to push out messaging that would appeal to a majority of the audience.
Established a system for content creation, which involved increasing engagement rates, follower growth (125 followers a day), adhering to set KPIs and setting creative briefs for the design team which had to be aligned to the branding and target audience of the client.
Co-ordinated successful campaigns for the Dubai Sports City community that involved pushing footfall and increasing registrations to the event though digital platforms.
Increased traffic to website and stores with targeted ads across Google, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn within 2 months by 4% (bespoke fashion related client) and 6% within 3.5 months (F&B related client); analyzed social media performances across all platforms at the end of the month with month-end reports.
Conducted live coverage for major campaigns as well as generated UGC to leverage the campaign to the maximum and was able to increase footfall to the event and overall awareness of the brand.
Handled community management across all platforms with a 2 hour response period.

Airport services agent at Emirates Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to March 2016

My main responsibilities as an airport services agent included:

- Problem solving; coming up with solutions that suit the customer while still staying true to my organization’s policies.
- Providing a welcoming atmosphere and accurate information at all times.
- Assist passengers during flight irregularities; this was quite an eye opener on the levels of tolerance required for customer service as well as problem solving.

Content Writer (freelance) at Gayathi Constructions
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2015 to May 2015

o I was able to provide engaging technical content for the same.
o Gained experience in technical writing as well providing content for businesses.
o The write ups I worked on for Gayathi went miles in helping me achieve a personal unique style of technical business writing.

Creative Content Writer at Be Unique
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2014 to September 2014

- Created content for the various social media portals of clients ranging from nurseries to hospitals to restaurants around Dubai.
- Handled the social media platforms of several clients at once and acted as a useful link between the company and the client as a content writer as well as a client service agent.
- Created, edited and provided appealing content with respect to the client, the market and the target audience.
- Gave me a chance to perfect my rigorous fact checking with respect to all the content created.

Copywriter (Internship) at High Ninja
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2014 to June 2014

- Understanding the client’s requirements and the distribution medium to effectively ideate a concept note which would kick start the preproduction stage.
- Was involved in the pre production stage of several corporate films by writing scripts which would be in tandem with the brand identity.
- Worked closely with director and the story board artist to finalize shot breakdowns before production begins.

Content Writer (Internship) at Eveningz magazine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2013 to May 2013

- Was able to coordinate between digital and print mediums of the magazine.
- Assisted and ultimately handled the working and technicalities associated with writing for different beats.
- Provided content for the online e-zine as well the magazine publication.

Junior Content Writer (freelance) at Gulf Gourmet
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2012 to April 2012

o With Gulf Gourmet I was fortunate in being able to interview food suppliers and chefs alike.

o It helped me gain some ground on working with the logistics of a company and providing appealing magazine content for the same.

Content Writer (freelance) at The Leopard
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2011 to March 2012

While providing articles for The Leopard I got the chance to:

o Cover weekly and daily events that were happening around college thereby familiarizing myself with the report writing style that’s unique to daily newspapers.
o Gain hands on experience of working with an actual Editorial team and understand the importance of fact checking and brain storming for creative ideas.
o Cover important events such as the Model United Nations Conferences, Global Days and annual sports events and create engaging content for the same.

Content Writer (freelance) at dfuse.in
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2011 to June 2011

Dfuse.in is an online magazine that caters to the needs and sensibilities of people from the just-out-of college niche. With Dfuse.in I was able to provide content for the in.campus beat, a segment featuring the new high school student’s experience in the big melting pot of college.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Travel and Tourism
  • at Emirates Aviation University
  • May 2015
High school or equivalent, CBSE
  • at The Indian High School
  • January 2010

2008 – 2010; Higher Secondary Level CBSE (attained 82% in the Humanities stream)

Specialties & Skills

Media & Creative
Concept Planning
Marketing
Content Creation
Media Writing
ASSETS RECOVERY
BUSINESS WRITING
SHELL SCRIPTING
BRAND MANAGEMENT
CAR DRIVER
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ADVERTISING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Check - in services at Dubai International Airport T3 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2015
Valid Until:
January 9999