Marketing
Self Employed
Total years of experience :6 years, 3 Months
2011-Present Freelance
Marketing, Photo Editing and Retouching
• Conducted market research and developed a preliminary presentation to gain
investment for a concert in Dubai.
• Designed a poster for the short anti-knife crime film "Life Sentence".
• Edited a poster for a high profile concert in Dubai.
• Retouched professional photos for a wide range of photographers.
• Used social networking sites to showcase and promote my retouching work.
2010-2011 Mauritius Now newspaper
Administration and Advertising Sales
• Performed office administration tasks and used IT systems to update and store
client and business information.
• Contributed to the planning and implementation of marketing communication
campaigns by writing detailed strategic and creative briefs.
• Responded to telephone and e-mail inquiries in a clear, accurate and prompt manner.
• Researched prospect clients and business rivals to develop individual sales pitches.
2001-2002 network utilities
Sales Associate
• Cold calling residents throughout the South East region to sell gas and electricity service.
• Met and often exceeded sales target of acquiring 15 new clients per week, with an average
client acquisition rate of 19 new contracts per week over a period of 8 months.
• Demonstrated exceptional communication, sales and customer service skills.
• Dealt with a wide variety of customers across all social and demographic groups.
• Used diplomacy to resolve problems and enhance the reputation of employing company.
• Worked effectively as part of a team and motivated colleagues by leading by example.
• Used IT system to store data and contract details.
Work Skills
• My strong strategic and creative aptitudes means that I am able to use research to form
strategic plans and I have the ability to generate ideas for creative campaigns.
• I can work alone and as part of a team and possess the ability to lead by example and will
always go the extra mile for my colleagues and employer.
• My marketing, IT and design skills will allow me to perform a multitude of tasks.
• I am a proficient user of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
