Sachie Tennakoon

Experience

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  UWW-Testing Office

  Sept 2008 - May 2011

  Lead Student Administrator

  Entering and processing student advisement reports, process Advance Placement/ACT/SAT/Placement tests and scores, managing student employee payroll sheets.

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  UWW- International Student Association

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  Social Cordinator

  Event Planning, PR management and administration

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  UWW-International Student Association

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  President

  Organizing and creating events promoting the diversity of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater along with the executive board of the organization. This organization is a student run on campus organization. The position required good organizing skills, leadership qualities and creativity. As this position deals with a large variety of cultures and countries it was important to understand all differences and similarities.

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  CUNA Mutual Group

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Product Marketing Intern

  Working with the Commercial Product Team in most projects. Webinar- Worked on a successful webinar on Health Care Reform which had over 400 participants. Revamping/Rebranding the intranet siteCreating and maintaining drip marketing emails and its web page

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  Leo Burnett

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

  Brand Executive- Client Servicing

  Managed a portfolio of clients which included industries of Mass Products - Food & Beverages, Hospitality, Education Institutes, and other clientele. Monitored market trends and oversaw advertising and marketing activities to ensure the right message is delivered for the respective product or service. Worked along side teams of strategy, AV production, creative direction and execution and overall brand planning.

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  EMarketingEye

  Dec 2012 - Aug 2016

  Was responsible for achieving a quarterly sales target of USD 100,000.00 from 2015/2016. Representation of the company in Sales and Marketing conferences around the world, to increase market share specifically in South East Asian Markets. To act as a consultant rather than a sales person as every solution given to each individual project is different- to have understanding of the type of business, its target markets and behavior, the overall budget the client had allocated, and what platforms are suitable for the particular client. Was also responsible for markets such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia and their market growth. Account management of one Sri Lanka's largest hotel chains - was given the responsibility of overall client relationship management, delivery and overall account management. Show less Working in the Sales and New Business Department of eMarketingEye and securing new business to the company. Responsbile for meeting sales targets through new projects coming in for Web Development, Online Marketing and other web soultions. Attending international and national conferences and exhibitions representing the company.Representing the company at local and international travels and hospitality exhibitions. Handling one large scale main accounts – Main hotel chains in Sri Lanka in terms of strategizing, implementation and management of SEO, PPC campaigns on all platforms. Show less • Strategy planning, execution and management of SEO and PPC campaigns on Google, Bing and Yahoo platforms. Planning and implementation of social media communication strategies on social media platforms. • Strategizing and implementing Social Media Campaigns and management of Social Media pages. • Overall client relationship management on projects which includes a range of multinational hotels chains (local and international), travel/tour companies, personalized services, banking sector.• Leading a team of 4-5 people, and is responsible for team members overall growth and training of technical & professional knowledge. Show less

  • Senior Manager Ecommerce

    May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Manager Online Marketing

    May 2015 - May 2016

  • Online Marketing Specialist

    Dec 2013 - May 2015

  • Senior Online Marketing Analyst

    Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
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  Amadeus

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Senior Manager, Digital Media Product Strategy

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Digital Media Manager - Enterprise Strategy

    Dec 2017 - Apr 2021

  • Digital Media Enterprise

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2017