Sohail  Ahmed, Digital Marketing Intern

Sohail Ahmed

Digital Marketing Intern

Young Arab Leaders

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Information Systems
Experience
1 years, 0 Months

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Digital Marketing Intern at Young Arab Leaders
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2018 to June 2018

This internship gave me a detailed insight about the various facets of Digital Marketing that go into making an effective business strategy. Overall, I had the pleasure of implementing the knowledge I garnered over the years in a business context and thus gained insightful experiences.

Handled and managed my internship tasks well, alongside my University coursework as well as my social enterprise startup project (team of four), having been awarded a development grant by Expo 2020 Live University Innovation Program. Ensured quality of work and integrity in all three domains.


Drafted and edited a lot of content across social posts, newsletters, Press Releases and email campaigns.

Handled social media marketing while maintaining an organized todo list and calendar, in line with YAL's vision, goals and initiatives.

Planned and Implemented Social Advertising campaigns with appropriate demographics and budgets.

Designed creatives for various events and initiatives using a range of tools.

Participated in weekly meetings with the Community Manager and Executive Director of YAL.

Maintained clear communication with the Community Manager and Executive Director.

Worked hands-on with Mailchimp, Canva, Hootsuite and Wordpress.

Posted engaging live content by attending various renowned events.

Handled note-taking and photography well at executive meetups, wherein high-profile executives and CEOs from various industries participate to share experiences and discuss challenges.

Measured progress, both organic and paid, and reported regularly to the Executive Director.

Enhanced and optimised efforts in compliance with instructions and feedback from the Executive Director and Chairwoman.

Young Learner Assistant at British Council
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2017 to August 2017

Assisted senior teachers in conducting various innovative English language classes and learning activities.

Prepared and implemented strong plans with my team to ensure comprehensive safety & security of young learners, in compliance with British Council policies.

Coordinated with program managers and senior teachers to ensure that the state-of-the-art summer school runs smoothly.

Planned and implemented creative STEM art & craft activities for secondary young learners.

Certified IELTS Clerical Marker at British Council
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2017 to June 2017

Diligent Marking of IELTS OMR sheets with strict confidentiality and in absolute compliance with policies and procedures set by IELTS, including quality assurance checks for markers.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Information Systems
  • at Middlesex University Dubai
  • June 2018

Middlesex University, U.A.E. (September 2017 - June 2018) Year 3, BSc Honours - Business Information Systems

Diploma, Digital Marketing
  • at Udacity
  • October 2017

Eight Courses complemented by eight hands-on live campaign projects.

Diploma, Software Engineering
  • at Aptech CE, Saudi Arabia
  • August 2017

ADSE: Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering with 72%. Certified by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (T.V.T.C)

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows
Customer Support
English
Cloud Computing
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Programming
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Digital Marketing
Data Science
Content Writing
Research
Business Intelligence

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Telugu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Dell EMC Data Science Associate (EMCDSA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2018
Nanodegree in Digital Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
EFSET English Certificate Plus - Score: 72/100, Proficient (CEFR C2) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2016
DAT201x : Querying with Transact-SQL by Microsoft – (edX verified certificate). (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
English Business Writing Certification (Certificate)
CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science by Harvard University (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2016

Hobbies

  • Aviation
  • Numismatics
  • Exploring Business Tactics