Head of Events
CHEERS
Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months
Running the events team, and hosting events throughout China in a variety of formats both in-house and out-of-house.
I spent most of my time trying to get words in the right order.
Running events for one of China's premier entertainment groups, focusing on five star hotels. Also artist manager as well...
Teaching children and adults from beginner level to advanced.
Madurai Messenger, Madurai, Tamil Nadu & Kerala, India
May 13 - Aug 13 Tutor / Journalist, Sub Editor
Deciding to explore India and Asia, I volunteered my time to some worthy causes. I've been fortunate enough to teach creative writing, journalism and web design to various age groups whilst contributing hard-news and feature/review copy.
Ministry of Sound & Hed Kandi Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Apr 12 - Nov 12 General Manager / Event Management Consultant
I was tasked with reorganising the management structure, assessing logistics, managing workflows and the workforce. Highlighting and securing areas of new business, organising events with full operational control, financial planning, budget predictions and advising head office on overall business direction.
Little Buddha, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
Aug 11 - Jan 12 Sales & Marketing Director
I created and managed a new team of marketing managers, creating a forward-thinking approach to securing new business, and increasing existing opportunities within the city. Even during the 2nd phase of the Arab Spring, we achieved record-breaking sales (over 1 million EGP)
I created event marketing budgets for print, distribution and online marketing campaigns via Google and Facebook (FB) Ads. Also managing and monitoring social media networks.
Head of Marketing & PR (for entire parent group Solutions Red Sea)
We launched the world's first Hed Kandi Beach Bar, alongside the only Ministry of Sound Beach Club. I also managed the marketing launch of 150 outlets at Hurghada Marina as the company grew in size.
I designed and published over 2000 pages of quality, informative and search engine friendly content. Editor comments featured in M8 Magazine (Jan '04) and exclusive interviews published on numerous sites also featured in Hussel Magazine (Aug '07) . The site was nominated top 100 "Best Music Website" 5 years on the trot.
Quickly promoted from Customer Service Advisor to experienced Business Analyst, I'm skilled in data manipulation, report building, analysing and presenting statistical data to all levels of management.