Alison Defne Hutton

Experience

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  Hill+Knowlton Strategies

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2011

  • Created social media accounts and content for BlackBerry (RIM) & Epson, helping to grow UX by customizing content for Turkey• Established and headed Turkish weekly national agenda for international executives and gave insights into how to better implement PR strategies in Turkey• Played a pivotal role in the Coca-Cola “150 years in Turkey” social media project, enabling the brand’s connection and increasing sales by 11% in 6 months Maintained client relations and carried out correspondence with press members on a daily basis for clients including Coca-Cola, RIM (BlackBerry), Lockheed Martin, Epson, Exxon Mobil, Kaspersky Lab

  • Senior Account Executive

    Mar 2011 - Jul 2011

  • Account Executive

    Sept 2008 - Mar 2011
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  Dragoman Akademi Language Training

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  Education Professional

  • Teaching English to business executives at companies such as Fox TV, Estee Lauder, Koc and DenizBank• Helped executives improve in presentation skills resulting in more business opportunities••

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  Erengul Danismanlik

  Jul 2013 - May 2017

  Education Counselor

  • Helped students reach their goals in university applications and improve their overall test scores and essay writing skills as a Test Preparation Coach for ACT, SAT, and IELTS for young learners

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  Language Biscuit

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  Freelance Marketing Communications & Sales Specialist

  • Identified SEO methods, created content and spearheaded the Language Biscuit Blog, increasing traffic to the website by 9% in just 6 months • Created the start-up’s first B2B mailing campaign, turning 35% of leads on LinkedIn into conversions. This saved startup time and increased brand awareness

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  Berlitz Spain

  May 2018 - Aug 2021

  Education Professional

  • Taught executives from medical, sales, communications, and engineering teams at Roche Pharma to help them reach their goals in communication • Created curriculum and lesson plans published to online platforms, ensuring an effective and personalized learning journey

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  Target English International

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  Education Counselor

  • Helped improve English skills of young learners and teenagers at the Target English International Summer School at the Myerscough College in Preston, UK for four weeks. • Worked with numerous teachers, staff and students from across the world to offer the best Summer School experience while preparing students for the Trinity Speaking Exam.

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  Global Alumni

  Sept 2021 - Jul 2024

  Lead Instructional Designer

  • Creating and designing educational content for top-tier American universities and B2B projects• Coordinating with different teams, including content creators, graphic designers, translators, editors, multimedia, and delivery departments, using agile frameworks• Publishing content to online LMS and CMS platforms, including Elucidat and Canvas• Redesigning and improving existing courses, leading to improved participant enrolment and satisfaction rates

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  Knowmad mood

  Jul 2024 - now

  Training Content Development Technician

  Working as part of DEXS, the Digital Experience School at knowmad mood with Boehringer Ingelheim.