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Marketing/Communications Manager

Native English communications professional with experience and expertise in corporate and creative copywriting. Extremely creative, quick to learn, highly productive and efficient.

Work Preferences

Desired Salary
20,000 - 40,000 HKD per month  
Availability
01-Sep-2008  
Desired Job Type
Full Time  
Can Travel for Work
A Lot  
Highest Education Level
Bachelor Degree  
Current Location
The Netherlands  
Willing to relocate?
Yes
Residency / Visa
Authorised to work in Hong Kong SAR

Skills and Experience

Category Yrs. Exp. Until
Advertising & Marketing E-Marketing 2 2008  
  Journalism & Writers 4 2008  
  Marketing Communications 4 2008  
Banking / Finance Banking – Compliance 1 2006  
Call Centre / Customer Service Call Centre – Inbound 1 2004  
Education & Childcare University Other 1 2004  
HR / Recruitment HR - Assistant 1 2004  
Media / Public Relations / Events Media - Copywriters 2 2008  
Translating / Interpreting NA 2 2008  

Employment History

Job Title
Copywriter and Translation Manager
Industry
Retail
08/2006 to Current
  • Solely responsible for writing over 500 unique product descriptions per season for NikeStore.com EMEA, Nike’s online retail store that ships to 13 European countries in five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, German and French)
  • Work with designers and site producers to write strong and compelling landing page taglines for NikeStore.com EMEA on a monthly basis
  • Manage the translation and review process for product copy, taglines and ad-hoc projects with external translation agencies and internal reviewers
  • Set standards and guidelines for copywriting while incorporating SEO keywords
  • Manage and mentor intern by delegating tasks, performance reviews and conducting regular coaching sessions for development
Job Title
Compliance Communications Manager
Industry
Financial Services
10/2005 to 08/2006
  • Wrote and edited English news articles, announcements and documents for the Group Compliance intranet site
  • Wrote messages on behalf of ABN AMRO’s Global VP of Compliance and other senior leaders for bank-wide distribution
  • Contributed to the roll-out of the global compliance awareness mindset campaign, consisting of e-cards, posters and all-staff messages
  • Supported team members and clients to enhance their existing communication tools and approaches
Job Title
Internal Communications Assistant
Industry
Financial Services
10/2004 to 10/2005
  • Wrote news articles and special features for the Private Clients/New Growth Markets intranet, reaching over 6000 employees in more than 20 countries
  • Main writer and editor for ‘The Essence of Success’, the department’s annual publication of successes from within the region, consisting of over 90 articles
  • Helped set up and managed a live news feed into the intranet site, featuring financial industry news relevant to the department
  • Wrote, edited and worked with in-house designers to produce ABN AMRO’s quarterly e-newsletter on ‘Van Gogh Preferred Banking’ made for regional distribution throughout EMEA

Qualifications

Completed Institution Degree / Qualification
2004 Simon Fraser University Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing/Communications)