
Ivana Stefanovic
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About me
Marketing, Operations & Business Development Manager | Content Writer | Copywriter
Education

Philological High School
2004 - 2008High School Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
Booker T.Washington for Visual and Performing Arts, Dallas Texas, USA
2006 - 2007Exchange program Visual and Performing ArtsA-SMYLE exchange program is funded and supported by the U.S. Department of State.

University of Belgrade
2012 - 2014Master’s Degree Language, Literature and Culture, Faculty of Philology
University of Belgrade
2013 - 2016Master’s Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Political Sciences
Universidad de Granada
2010 - 2011Exchange program English Language and Literature/Letters, Facultad de Filolosofía y LetrasJoinEU-SEE program is the EU-funded scholarship scheme for academic exchange between EU & Candidate countries and Western Balkan universities.

University of Belgrade
2008 - 2012Bachelor’s Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Faculty of Philology
Experience

One Way Language School
Feb 2013 - Aug 2013English Language Teacher
NCR Corporation
Oct 2013 - Aug 2017Field Service CoordinatorProvided remote customer service to the Banks’ clients, strengthened partner networks, created new business opportunities, and understood customers' financial needs to cross-sell products and services to the bank's clientele. General tasks included: answering customers’ inquiries online or via phone, selling banking products, and customer care management.- Strategically planned all incoming work orders for the Catalonia territory, ensuring efficient utilization of available resources and consistent achievement of predefined service levels.- Planned 100-200 incoming work orders daily, received for the territory of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.- Cut cost through clever calendar management, covering servicing in nearby territories in bulk. - Fostered effective and timely communication with Customer Engineers (CEs), facilitating seamless coordination of tasks and addressing any issues promptly.- Communicated with 30+ Customer Engineers (CEs) in the field on a day-to-day basis, making sure that all work orders are assigned accordingly, based on CE's territory, and the urgency of the call so that a service-level agreement (SLA) is met- Answered 20-30 calls daily from CEs and/or clients (Bank Managers) and a minimum of 100 emails daily.- Assisted CEs on international work orders as a translator (from English to Spanish and vice versa) and prepared daily and monthly reports in Spanish for work orders that failed to meet SLA. Show less

GoUNESCO
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016Intern
Learnlight
Oct 2017 - Sept 2019Program ManagerManaged the life cycle of training requirements with different companies and ensured high quality of program set up and training delivery. Simultaneously performed several functions within one role: Program Management, Account Management, Customer Support, Reporting & Finances, coordinating with Accounts, Training Team, Teachers, Customers, HR, Finance department and other. - Account Management: Managed 26 accounts based in Barcelona and Madrid, working as contact person for their employees; ranging from 10 employees per company to 2500+ employees per company. - Managed and created accounts for 5000+ learners on the platform, making sure the right contract and program were assigned (i.e. Language skills, Intercultural and Communication skills, etc.). - Answered 50-100 emails daily on average, and approximately 200-250 emails daily during the launch of the program. - Reporting & meetings: Facilitated weekly meetings with the product team in order to stay updated on the issues and improvements done on the platform.- Prepared 26+ monthly reports for clients on the progress of their employees and whether training requirements are being met.- Conducted daily calls with Sales Managers assigned to my accounts in order to nurture relationships and potentially cross-sell the products.- Managed 26+ invoices monthly, ensuring everything was correct and cross-checking with the Finance team. - Spearheaded Program launch for a company with 2500+ employees, onboarding all 2500 employees to the learning platform and program in a single week. - Handpicked among 20 team members to spearhead a special Pilot Project intended to see if a new team could be formed to take care of the learners. Onboarded 8 newbies to independently take care of the Program in just 3 months, forming a new team of 4 to work in the company long-term. This model was later implemented company-wise. Show less

SHASH
Aug 2019 - Apr 2024Marketing, Operations & Business Development ManagerManaging Digital Marketing Operations for a fashion brand focused on the Spanish and Serbian markets, establishing a strong presence and visibility which resulted in the company winning ELLE STYLE AWARD 2021 for the best local fashion brand.- Delivered a 360 marketing strategy, resulting in increased visibility and sales. - Spearheaded partnerships with 5 international platforms from Germany, Spain, the UK, Sweden and New Zealand that support sustainable fashion, placing the brand on the European fashion map. - Capitalized on my talents as a copy and content writer, saving the company over $20000 by not hiring other outsourced copy and content writers (i.e. wrote and built newsletters, web content and ads copy).- Managed PR activities that later resulted in winning the Elle Style Award in 2021, a prestigious fashion award. - Wrote and published texts in leading fashion magazines in the country: ELLE Srbija, Luxiders Magazine, Wannabe magazine, Beauty and Health (translated). - Created concept for the Shash Journal, writing 1 article a month throughout the period of 7 months. All combined were turned into the book that was sold on Amazon. - Stepped in as a Production Manager in the fall of 2022 after switching production centers from Spain to Serbia. Managed 2 production centers, controlling the stock of all materials used for 50 different pieces and the quality of pieces produced in both productions.- Organized events remotely (6 in Madrid) and on spot (in Belgrade) with up to 150 attendants. - Successfully executed 4 photo shoots in Belgrade, making sure that every detail was done perfectly and in alignment with the vision and plan prepared by the creative director/brand designer. Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Social Impact Award Summit 2018
Social Impact AwardNov 2018
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
TEFL OrgSept 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ivana StefanovicThe President’s Volunteer Service Award The President of the United States, George W.Bush May 2007 I completed 100 hours of volunteer work during 10 months. I volunteered at the Dallas Children’s theatre, took part in organization of different festivals, school plays and ecology projects.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
Issued by Center for crime prevention and after incarceration care - NEOSTART
Associated with Ivana StefanovicVolunteer
Issued by Dallas Children's Theater on Jun 2007
Associated with Ivana StefanovicAttache
Issued by Belgrade Universiade on Jul 2009
Associated with Ivana Stefanovic
Languages
- seSerbian
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
- ruRussian
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