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Puja Tiwari, Business Development & PR Manager

Puja Tiwari

Business Development & PR Manager·Directions Public Relations and Advertising

United Arab Emirates

Diploma, Journalism

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 9 months

Business Development & PR Manager

January 2016 - Present

Directions Public Relations and Advertising

Manama, Bahrain

January 2016 - Present

- Amassed a new segment of PR clients and enhanced the company’s business portfolio and increased total revenue by 30%.
- Pitching new business ideas and PR strategies to clients.
- Developing strategies for product launches and events.
- Being in charge of arranging venues, hostesses, staff, sets, props, etc. for events.
- Writing and issuing press releases to local English and Arabic media on behalf of clients.
- Managing anywhere between 5 to 24 staff at any given time.
- Conducting quantitative and qualitative assessment and reporting on the results of a marketing campaign after its completion
- Devising marketing strategies for clients in order to reach targets.
- Client repertoire includes FashionTV Paris, Jaguar, Porsche, Bahrain Specialist Hospital, etc.

Company industry:
Public Relations (PR)
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Editor

July 2015 - May 2016

MaxMedia Publishing

Manama, Bahrain

July 2015 - May 2016

-Working closely with universities to showcase talented students and their creations or achievements in the magazine.
-Scouting for and preparing content to appeal to the target demographic (18-30 year olds).
-Representing the publication at industry events and press conferences.
-Commissioning submissions from contributors.
-Managing reporter schedules and allocating workload.
-Overseeing layout design and page quality before it goes to press.
-Updating and managing the social media accounts of the publication.
-Developing the yearly editorial calendar.

Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Management

Editor

March 2013 - June 2015

Sabaya Magazine

Manama, Bahrain

March 2013 - June 2015

-Overseeing layout design and page quality before it goes to press.
-Developing yearly editorial content and brainstorming with reporters for new ideas.
-Preparing written and visual content pertaining to fashion and lifestyle which would interest the modern woman.
-Maintaining relationships with sponsors and advertisers to achieve greater revenues per issue.
-Notable celebrities interviewed include interviewed include R’n’B sensation Craig David, eminent DJ Edward Maya, Redbull F1 racer Daniel Ricciardo and WEC racer Mark Webber, MadMen and Star Trek scriptwriters Andre and Maria Jacquemetton.

Company industry:
Publishing
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Reporter and entertainment writer

June 2011 - August 2012

Daily Tribune

Manama, Bahrain

June 2011 - August 2012

-Pitching story ideas to editors.
-Researching and writing stories for submission on a daily basis.
-Compiling the weekly entertainment pages of the newspaper, “City Hues”.
-Arranging for and conducting interviews via telephone and face-to-face encounters.
-Famous celebrities interviewed include Romanian pop sensation Akcent and FashionTV Middle East Vice President Romain Saint Gilles.
-Working to comply with strict daily deadlines.

Company industry:
Journalism
Job role:
Writing and Journalism

Invigilator

March 2011 - August 2011

British Council

Bahrain

March 2011 - August 2011

* Intermittent invigilation assignments foreseeing candidates appearing for exams.
* Invigilating ACCA, CFA and various other British exams.
* Ensuring exams proceed as per the international guidelines of their conduct.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Other

Education

Brighton Journalist Works

March 2013

March 2013

Diploma, Journalism

United Kingdom

The Indian School Bahrain

March 2010

March 2010

High school or equivalent, Marketing

Bahrain

GPA (percentage): 67%

GPA (percentage): 67%

Skills

Marketing
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Strategy Development
Expert
Strategy Development
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
NLP
Expert
NLP
Expert
NLP
Intermediate
NLP
Intermediate
Google Maps
Intermediate
Google Maps
Intermediate
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Expert
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
Expert
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
Expert
FEATURES
Expert
FEATURES
Expert
FILE MANAGEMENT
Expert
FILE MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
WRITING
Expert
WRITING
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Marketing
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Strategy Development
Expert
Strategy Development
Expert
Public Relations
Expert
Public Relations
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker
Spanish
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Restaurant reviewing
  • Latin dance