Ciara Halliday

Experience

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  Grant Thornton Ireland

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Marketing/Human Resources Intern

  Human Resources Responsibilities:• Monthly Reporting – assisted in compiling monthly reports for presentation to senior management – these included changes to headcount – starters, leavers, payroll amendments etc.• Personnel Records – management of staff records to include personal information, CV’s, references, professional profile for use across the internal network of offices.• Intranet - day to day management of the Grant Thornton Staff Portal; phone lists, staff profiles, photos.• Staff Hand Book – aided in updating policies and procedures for the launch of a new staff handbook.• New Starters Guide - assisted in developing a programme to support new starters in their orientation to the company. This comprised of a PowerPoint presentation & New Starter brochure to highlight; departments and functions across the business, key personnel, floor plans, telephone lists etc. • Health & Safety – helped with updating health and safety documents and procedures i.e. fire and evacuation procedures, floor lists, fire marshal packsMarketing Responsibilities: • Company Publications – assisted with the formatting and lay out of information leaflets, fact sheets and publications.• Tender Documents – helped in the preparation of tender documents-including researching company information etc.• Event Organisation – aided in the organisation of corporate events. This included managing invitations, responses, organising catering for the event, overseeing room set up and ensure that all marketing material is distributed the day. E.g. Tax Briefing Session, Golf Event.• Client Calling – compiling client lists and calling company contacts to invite them to upcoming corporate events.• Administration –managed correspondence for marketing and HR department, this involved emails, letters and memos عرض أقل

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  Alcatel-Lucent International

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Communication/Operational Marketing Assistant

  Bi-Monthly Strategic Industries Newsletter-Sourced articles, sent call for contribution, edited content and presentation of articles, uploaded content to internet and intranet sites and compiled the final excel to be sent to web publishers. Checked test newsletters for mistakes.Day-to-Day maintenance of Intranet and Internet pages- Uploading of Press Releases, Media Alerts, Solution Documents, EventsMaintenance of ENGAGE - interactive platform- Uploading/Deletion of articles, presentations and photosProof-reading- Of English articles, event invitations, advertorials, emailsUpkeep of Media Alert and Press Release Compilation- Adding of new company wins, details of the wins, name and date of articles and brief descriptions عرض أقل

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  Grant Thornton Ireland

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  Receptionist/ Office Administrator

  Reception, Administration and Banking duties

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  Enterprise Ireland

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Marketing Business Development Executive

  Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. • Managed a diverse portfolio of over 80 clients across different sectors: namely Education (under the Education in Ireland brand),Consumer Retail, Equine and Agricultural Technology;• Supported Irish companies in developing and executing sales and market export strategies tailored to Canada;• Applied strong project and event management skills to coordinate Enterprise Ireland activities at trade fairs, conferences, advisory panel sessions and business & networking events;• Collaborated with clients on a one-to-one and group basis highlighting routes to market, assessing competition and opportunities, identifying potential distribution partners and customers, creating target lists, providing market and sector research reports and assisting with set up in the Canadian market;• Liaised with Irish companies and their Canadian partners and prospects. Advised on commercial and cultural aspects of the projects from Canadian market knowledge;• Utilized strong communication and interpersonal skills to secure and conduct meetings with high level executives on behalf of Irish companies with important Canadian partners and stakeholders such as Colleges Ontario, The Shopping Channel, Greenhouse Marketing and Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show; • Analysed and created regular reports on client progress and event feedback;• Evaluated and prepared content for regular newsletters and social media (Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite, Survey Monkey, Eventbrite)Achievements include:• Creation of the ‘Canadian College’ events campaign for Education in Ireland and the Institutes of Technology Ireland (now THEA), increasing the number of students from Canada studying in Ireland from 22 in 2013 to 71 in 2015• Consistently performed on internal metrics and facilitated key introductions to potential partners & customers delivering high calibre results for clients عرض أقل

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  Paradies Lagardère

  Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

  Marketing and Business Development Executive

  Soon after my arrival at LS travel retail North America the integration of LS with recently purchased Paradies began. The company now operates as Paradies Lagardère from an Atlanta, Ga head office.• Project managed rebranding of the company’s website; led a team of six external vendors, devised a project plan (incl. schedule, tasks), insured on time and on budget completion• Updated company website with WordPress and the intranet Marketing files with SharePoint• Managed the preparation of responses to Requests For Proposals (RFPs) pitching retail brands and concepts to major Canadian airports, led cross functional teams of all levels• Created and updated written content for proposals and other B-to-B communications (presentations, brochures, website, etc.); edited with Adobe Creative Suite • Assisted with implementation of brand guidelines; ensured consistency across multiple communications platforms and proper execution of brand standards for partner brands • Gathered and analyzed business intelligence through ongoing monitoring of the travel retail market (airports, competitors, consumers, trends, etc.) and created reports with feedback • Prepared press releases and liaised with key media contacts عرض أقل

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  Retail Council of Canada

  May 2016 - Dec 2016

  Marketing & Events Executive, Events & Education

  Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a not-for-profit, industry-funded association representing more than 45,000 store fronts of all retail formats across Canada. • Developed initial conference agendas and coordinated educational session content for events with input from senior management, subject matter experts and volunteer committees• Organized all event speakers and topics from RCC 2014-2016 events and proposed 2017 speakers into a master excel document for an easier, more streamlined planning process• Created a ‘call for speakers’ (RFP) and reported all received submissions to management for review & approval • Actively recruited speakers for events based on agenda, themes & goals - reached out through websites, LinkedIn profiles, mutual contacts, speaker agencies• Co-ordinated speaker confirmation process; arranged ‘preparation call’, sent final info package, responded to inquiries, relayed presentation, on-stage & logistics needs to Events colleagues• Gathered speaker bios and wrote session descriptions, provided to external designer for print and digital marketing materials, proofreading, edits and design suggestions made in Adobe• Collaborated with Marketing & Communications teams on all event related content for member newsletters, social media posts, print mailers and direct marketing emails• Composed conference scripts for M.C’s and edited with CEO remarks• Populated event websites through Drupal platform; registered all speakers and their guests through Cvent; updates to conference mobile app through Double Dutch platform• Acted as main speaker liaison onsite and pre/post events ensuring all speaker needs were met for successful event execution عرض أقل

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  Maples Group

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2021

  Marketing | BD | Campaign Planning | Budget Management | Events | French Speaker Marketing and Business Development Executive for the Finance (Asset Finance, Structured Finance, General Banking and Listings) and Tax teams in Dublin. It is a varied role, coordinating sponsorships, conference attendance, client events, marketing/BD trips and annual marketing plans & budgets for the practice groups.

  • Senior Marketing and Business Development Executive

    Dec 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Marketing & Business Development Executive

    Jul 2017 - Dec 2019
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  University of Limerick

  Jan 2022 - now

  International Recruitment Officer, Europe & Türkiye - UL Global