Tejas Shah

Experience

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  Tsunami - Fest By The Bay

  Jul 2016 - Oct 2018

  Chairperson, Events Department

  [Asia's longest cultural management inter-college festival attracting a participation of about 10000 students over a span of 8 consecutive days]• Persuaded vendors to secure sponsorships up to INR 200,000 in cash and in kind and, used interpersonal and influencing skills at other events to motivate maximum participation• Organised resources and executed them by supervising and delegating 200 junior students to carry out tasks such as security, venue hire and, procuring permissions, catering and setting up technical systems to meet deadlines while handling these concurrent projects simultaneously• Devised the whole festival from scratch in just 3 months by creating a theme and storyline around which 15-17 colleges compete to win the title of the winners• Orchestrated more than 200 mentally and physically challenging tasks and events by demonstrating time management with team effort and compèred on stage alongside various Bollywood celebrities• Mediated with different channels of media and PR agents for shoutouts and publicity activities Show less

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  Janata Timber Mart

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  Assistant Manager

  [Established in the 1960s, in the biggest commercial plywood market, in Mumbai]• Worked flexibly ranging from 2-8 hours a day stimulating sales and negotiating with vendors • Created firm’s social media presence on Facebook and WhatsApp trading groups which helped the company get their first customers through online media• Coordinated stock sheets and updated POs• Delegated various tasks to a workforce of four employees• Regularly followed up for pending payments, clients gone cold and new sales generation• Brokered deals with distributors, architects, construction companies, etcetera Show less

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  Ministry of New

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Business Development Executive

  [World’s #2 Most Beautiful Co-working Space – Forbes]• Administered CRM software platform maintenance and designed DRIP campaigns [ActiveCampaign]• Converted 8% potential clients to customers (upto INR 350,000) - where 5% is an ambitious sales target - by analysing consumer data, responding to inbound queries and walk-in clients speaking different languages• Catered to a plethora of diverse clientele such as portfolio managers, photographers, engineers, graphic designers, musicians, journalists, architects and film-makers • Strategized methods of lead generation, promoting company events and services to closing deals using various traditional and modern sales activities such as cold calling, digital ads and data analysis• Client organisations include Financial Times, Quora.com, University of Edinburgh, Preciosa Lighting (T2 Mumbai Airport) and Future East Productions Show less

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  Barkston Ltd, Home of The Plastic People

  Jul 2020 - Feb 2021

  Social Media Marketing Assistant

  [England’s leading Plastic engineering firm operating two B2B and B2C brands] - Worked remotely • Brought in more than 30,000 impressions on Twitter, over 1000 views per post on Facebook, more than 2400 impressions on LinkedIn and over 500% increase in Instagram followers within 90 days• Segmenting markets, targeting KPIs based on followers, impressions and other engagement metrics and publishing blogs, FAQs, images and GIFs based on the social media platform and audience• Analyzing competitors’ strategies and researching market trends and, creating presentations and implementation protocols based on it, for regular team meetings to support sales & operations teams• Designing images, GIFs and other graphic development using Canva• Using Mailchimp for production and distribution of email campaigns to different sets of customers• Utilizing PPC and SEO tools on Google Analytics for increased web traffic and conversions on the e-commerce website (theplasticpeople.co.uk) and the company website (barkstonltd.co.uk)• Incorporating keyword strategies for organic reach through FAQs and blogs posted using CMS (Content Management System) Show less

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  University of Leeds

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2021

  Welfare Assistant

  [One of the top #100 universities in the world – QS World University Rankings 2021]• Updated myself on the COVID-19 policy and procedure• Facilitating deliveries for students isolating themselves due to the infection at campus accommodation as Residence Support Assistant• Communicating with and guiding students facing anxiety, loneliness and mental health related issues to foster an experience around inclusion and connection as Yorkshire Cuppa Welfare Assistant• Proactively interacting with students for troubleshooting registration related issues and managingcrowds ensuring new safety guidelines as Campus Ambassador Show less

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  Zomato

  Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  Business Analyst

  [India's largest, fastest growing food-tech company]Account Management • Client Solutions • Growth Hacking [Completely Remote] • Consulted to my portfolio of vendors who collectively generate INR 2.8 million+ monthly GMV, by analyzing their listing hygiene, content quality and performance on the platform to ameliorate them• Accelerated banner ad and search ad sales by exceeding MoM targets (INR 450,000+ p.m.)• Invented “TJ’s Ad performance tool” on Google Sheets to create periodic reports for calculating the ROI on ad-spend and leveraging it to further renew, up-sell and cross-sell ad products• Invented "TJ's Co-funding exposition tool" to reveal competitor's funding proportions for brands' promotional discounts on their platform• Anticipated market trends to design campaigns & promotional strategies as well as curating menu flows and categories to implement in-app SEO strategies that increase conversion & order volumes• Excelled in multiple ad-hoc projects running concurrently while leading key projects for the team as the DRI• Onboarded new clients and partners on the online ordering platform and also onto Asia’s largest restaurant loyalty membership program: Zomato Pro (More than 30 brands in 90 days)• Troubleshooted on a daily basis for existing clientele while also monitoring key business metrics• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve UX (Legal compliance, FSSAI compliance, safety norms, Tax compliance, etcetera) Show less

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  Bombay Recreation Co.

  Nov 2021 - now

  Founder

  Between switching jobs, whilst waiting for my work visa approval, we conceptualised, built this space from ground up and started operations in less than 12 weeks. It was bootstrapped and involved planning, procuring permissions, liaising with multiple vendors and authorities, setting up and automating processes, creating feedback loops, brand identity creation and launching the service. South Mumbai is one of the world’s most densely populated localities with a severe lack of open-to-sky venues for recreation. Bombay Recreation Co. was born out of this need for a versatile venue which the local communities could utilise for multiple use cases. Our customers include people of all ages and from all walks of life. Some use it for day to day activities like coaching classes, art workshops and physical fitness whereas some utilise the space for their special moments such as private events, screenings and even photo shoots. • October 2021 - I exit from my role at Zomato and wait for my Irish work visa approval• November 2021 - Bombay Recreation Co. is born• January 2022 - We open doors to the public! • May 2022 - We break even and our cash flows turn net positive • January 2023 - We finish one year of operations with having served over 2000+ clients Show less

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  Meta

  Apr 2022 - now

  Risk Prevention Specialist