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Melanie Blood

Melanie Blood

Examination Assistant

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  • About me

    Head of Ocean Labs, UK

  • Education

    • Christchurch Girls' High School

      2007 - 2011
      NCEA Levels 1, 2, 3 with Excellence

      Activities and Societies: Reader-Writer; Peer Support; Stage Challenge; Tutoring (French and Mathematics)

    • Victoria University of Wellington

      2012 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majors: Media Studies, History. Minor: Information Systems

      2013: Included on the Dean's List for Academic Excellence; Class Representative for MDIA221 Global Crises and the News2014: Included on the Dean's List for Academic Excellence

  • Experience

    • Christchurch Girls' High School

      Sept 2012 - Dec 2013
      Examination Assistant

      Reader-writer for students who qualify for extra assistance, overseeing examinations and maintaining required standards for assessment.

    • Victoria University of Wellington

      Mar 2014 - Nov 2014
      Tutor

      Prepared tutorial sessions for four weekly classes. Lead discussion and answered questions regarding course content. Marked weekly assignments. Attended regular planning meetings.

    • Volunteering New Zealand

      Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
      Communications Assistant

      Co-ordinated communications surrounding the National Volunteer Week 2014 campaign. Wrote articles and press releases, monitored and updated social media, constructed communication strategy plans. Organised advertising design and placement in national newspapers. Updated and maintained website content.

    • Intergen

      Jul 2014 - Nov 2014
      Marketing and Communications Assistant

      Wrote case studies based on client projects, using organisational CRM, assisted with administrative marketing requirements, collaborated with team members on content, design and event management.

    • Traverse Advertising

      Nov 2014 - May 2017

      • Planner/Strategist

        Jan 2017 - May 2017

      • Account Director

        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

      • Account Manager

        Sept 2015 - Mar 2016

      • Online Community Manager

        Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

    • Ocean Outdoor

      Jan 2018 - now

      • Head of Ocean Labs UK

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Head Of Project Management

        Jul 2022 - Dec 2023

      • Senior Project Manager

        Oct 2019 - Jul 2022

      • Creative Project Manager

        Jan 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Generative AI: Implications and Opportunities for Business

      RMIT University
      Aug 2023

    • PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation

      PeopleCert
      Aug 2019

    • PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner

      PeopleCert
      Aug 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Melanie Blood
      ISACA Prize for INFO301 - Best Research Report (1st) 2014 Information Systems Audit Control Association, Wellington (ISACA) Jan 2015
    • Awarded to Melanie Blood
      Included on the Dean's List for Academic Excellence Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dec 2014
    • Awarded to Melanie Blood
      Included on the Dean's List for Academic Excellence Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington Dec 2013