Rayan Saddik, Account Manager / Project Manager

Rayan Saddik

Account Manager / Project Manager

Cheil Worldwide

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, International Business - Marketing Concentration
Experience
14 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months

Account Manager / Project Manager at Cheil Worldwide
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since September 2013

Relationship management with Samsung, managing projects for B2B, Hand-held Products, I.T. and Service Center departments. Conducting market evaluations and reports, brand and product communication and development, operational supervision, brainstorming and team co-ordination. Preparing and presenting all presentations to Samsung mid- and upper-level management, briefing and debriefing, as well as campaign evaluation reports and productivity propositions. Interact closely with vendors to ensure highest standard of work achieved.

Account Manager at The Grandesign
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2012 to September 2013

Relationship management for key accounts, receive and transmit briefs, develop creative strategies and activations (conventional and non-conventional), brand development and positioning, operational supervision, team co-ordination, presentation preparation and delivery, and crisis management.

• Traffic Co-coordinator.
• Pitching and Presentation to all Clientele.
• Client Servicing.
• Team Co-ordination and Synchronization.
• Creative Concept Development through Strategy, Insights and Visual Communications.
• Briefing and Debriefing - Internally and Externally.
• Overseeing Projects and Activations - On Site and Off (Ex. Road shows, Store branding and Event Activations).
• Relations Management.
• Crisis Control.
Some clients: LG, Saudi Post, Kidzania.

Account Executive / English Copywriter at The Grandesign
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2010 to January 2012

Client service, receive and transmit briefs, presentation preparation and delivery, English content development and brand positioning and introduction.

• All English Content Development and Proofing.
• Client Servicing.
• Presentation Preparation and Delivery.
• Briefing and Debriefing - Internally and Externally.
Some clients: LG, Goody, Sawary Energy, VW, Bank Al Jazeera, RG Cosmetics.

Client Service Representative (Internship) at Banque Saudi Fransi (Saudi French Bank)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2007 to August 2007

• Exposed to a wide variety of customers, problems and personalities.
• Taught me professionalism.
• Exposed to systematic work ethic.
Some responsibilities: Renewing client cards and updating informational database.

Education

Bachelor's degree, International Business - Marketing Concentration
  • at HULT Intl. Business School, London, BA International Business
  • August 2010

• Global and International business awareness and thinking on a larger scale. • Developed business writing through research and project presentations. • Fundamentals of project management and planning. HULT Intl. Business School, London, BA International Business - Marketing Concentration Could not complete program due to financial complications.

Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Creative Advertising
  • at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • March 2010

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, Awarded Specialization Diploma - Ontario College Diploma, Marketing and Creative Advertising. Memeber of Advertising Design Club of Canada (ADCC) WInner of IMC Pitch 3M's Flags (2008-2010) Organizer and Designer of “((Aftershock))” fundraiser for the Haiti earthquake; proceeds went to Médcins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders.

Bachelor's degree, Sociology and Anthropology
  • at Concordia University
  • June 2007

• Educated in the fundamentals of interpersonal and societal relations, and the influence of cultures and subcultures on society. • Solid understand of the human psychological function; a useful tool for better understanding the various target audience when applied to marketing and advertising. Left program after second year to pursue more passion-driven field.

Specialties & Skills

Consumer Insights
Strategic Thinking
Sales and Promotion
Creative Concept Development
Account Management
Powerpoint Presentation
Corporate Briefing and Debriefing
Sales and Promotion
Copywriting
Desktop Publishing
Illustrator
Photoshop
Publishing
Team Player - Team Dynamcs - Leadership
Creative Concept Development and Execution
Consumer Insight Cultivation
Client Briefing and Debriefing
Strategic Concept and Execution

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

o Member of the Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC)
  • Member
  • September 2008