Marios Georgiou

Experience

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  National Guard of Cyprus

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Military Sergeant

  • Completed two years of military service as an infantry Sergeant. Instructed 100 junior enlisted personnel, scheduled day-to-day activities for 20 soldiers, assigned guard duties, patrol routes, reported misconducts, and, most importantly, empowered squad members to facilitate improvement. • Performed security and surveillance checks of the military base perimeters; inspected all weapons and other equipment worth over £1,000,000.

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  Island Boutique Hotel

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Head Waiter

  • Recruited to lead the morning and lunch service, private parties, and catering events, in a fast-paced and popular fine dining setting. • Delivered exceptional, friendly and fast service that increased customer retention rates.

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  Goldair Handling

  May 2016 - Aug 2019

  Passenger Service Agent

  • Provided exemplary customer services to more than 3.000 airline passengers weekly. • Worked as part of a team to achieve timely passenger check-in at ticket counters and departure gates.• Entrusted with the supervision of junior crew on duty, consisting of 3-4 passenger service personnel. • Facilitated communication between in-house teams, enhancing the overall success of flight operations.

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  Opinion & Action Services Ltd

  Aug 2020 - May 2021

  EU Project Manager

  • Prepared high-quality research report, minutes, briefings, presentations, and memos for EU partners.• Generated attention-grabbing social media posts and press releases for EU-funded projects. • Improved the text design of newsletters, press releases, and articles to maximize digital visibility.• Completed the translation of Cyprus ‘National Plan for the Integration of Migrants’ in 22 days (150p).

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  The European Cyprus Society

  Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

  Ambassador

  The European Cyprus Society is a scientific non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with the aim of developing actions on Youth, European and International Relations, Politics and Diaspora, targeting young people in Cyprus.

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  Unicaf

  May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Content Writer

  • Executed 40 marketing campaigns in 12 countries that increased revenues and expanded reach.• Handled the content marketing strategy when the company entered the Ugandan market (print & digital).• Liaised with graphic designers to create flyers, brochures, and billboards when targeting new markets. • Updated company’s underperforming website content and improved SEO to achieve business goals faster.• Authored the content of + 10 landing pages and generated original content for email marketing campaigns.• Designed impactful Radio & TV scripts using diverse types of writing that captured audiences’ interest. Show less

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  European Commission

  Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  Blue Book Trainee at the Mobility and Transport - European Commission (DG MOVE)

  • Utilised industry best practices to produce content for communication campaigns in Europe.• Produced 40+ high-performing tweets for DG MOVE, which has over 50K followers. • Performs daily press monitoring, keeps records of media coverage, collects analytics and metrics.• Drafts internal newsletters, completes administrative tasks and coordinates the media planner. • Participates in specialised committees to tackle disinformation in Europe (COVID -19, Migration).

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  Weber Shandwick

  Apr 2022 - Sept 2022

  Corporate Communications Trainee

  • Drafted monthly social media calendars for B2B and B2C channels. • Expanded clients' online presence on 4 social media outlets (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn).• Create weekly blog posts for niche and highly technical industries.• Utilised Google Analytics to offer clients performance reports and strategic recommendations.• Compiled research reports to inform PR Strategies for clients.

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  European Commission

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2023

  Communications Officer at the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG HERA)

  • Developed and implemented a social media strategy that doubled Twitter followers in 3 months. • Managed all aspects of the PR strategy that attracted hundreds to the One Year of HERA Conference.• Handled internal communications strategy and increased employee engagement by almost 40%.• Created and published articles, blogs, infographics, newsletters, videos and performance reports.

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  Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA)

  Apr 2023 - now

  Lead Communications Manager for Europe