Derik Schmidt

Experience

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  Baan Nokkamin Foundation

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  International Internship
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  FLS International

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Increased brand awareness by drafting engaging copy for marketing/advertising positions and establishing partnerships in APAC countries that were previously dormant (India and Myanmar).• Entrusted to develop and manage a go-to market strategy for FLS Housing Services, including creating marketing/promotional material and building strategic partnerships with educational institutions to offer homestay services to international students.• Redesigned and streamlined the admissions process to maximize efficiency and assisted in the creation of new marketing materials to better portray the company’s brand and programs. • Coordinated 2,000+ admission applications per year, communicating with students and recruiting agents to ensure the admission process was complete.• Acted as a liaison between students, FLS International, and the Department of Homeland Security as a Designated School Official and advised on immigration laws and regulations applicable to international students in the United States.• Responsible for issuing official travel documents to allow incoming students to apply for and obtain visas and legal entry into the United States to study English. แสดงน้อยลง

  • Enrollment Specialist/Housing Services Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Activity Guide

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
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  OEG - Overseas Ed Group Ltd.

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  International Coordinator

  • Redesigned a struggling Inbound High School program and developed a marketing strategy, including creating new marketing materials for the updated program and forging a new partnership, leading to a 200% increase in program participants the following year.• Developed and implemented a go-to market strategy for a new recurring 2-week program comprising intensive teacher training, cultural excursions, and off-site volunteer teaching.• Managed the company’s monthly newsletters to in-country teachers, including drafting, designing, and formatting the newsletters, and implementing MailChimp as the main CRM tool.• Created and maintained a social media marketing strategy and various campaigns, capitalizing on the programs’ KOLs/influencers to increase brand awareness and program interest.• Drafted, edited, formatted, and continually updated a 44-page program handbook, a comprehensive 18-page pre-departure packet, and other core materials for inbound teachers.• Designed and arranged multiple 6-day orientations for 200+ incoming teachers, and delivered informative presentations on topics such as cultural differences, visas and work permits, etc.• Managed the account and daily communication of the firm’s largest business partner, sending approximately 90% of total annual participants to the program. แสดงน้อยลง

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  Tilleke & Gibbins

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Manager, Strategy and Innovation

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Manager, Marketing & Business Development (APAC)

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Consultant, Marketing & Business Development (APAC)

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2022