Jamie Matthews

Experience

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  Trinity Mirror plc

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2006

  Assistant Sports Editor

  Assisted four journalists on a busy sports desk for the Sunday Sun newspaper. Rewrote headlines, captions, columns, articles, and stories according to publication requirements. Attended press conferences at St James Park and prepared written material for publication.

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  Cobra Group of Companies

  May 2007 - Sept 2007

  SH Marketing Representative

  Whilst working for a marketing company through the Cobra PLC group I implemented and drove forward marketing campaigns through the generation of new leads and relationships whilst maintaining focus on customer loyalty through direct sales. Enthusiastically spoke to clients regarding products, merchandise and subscriptions persuading them to make a purchase. Obtained great knowledge of marketing strategies and sales techniques.

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  Newcastle College

  Jun 2008 - Jan 2009

  Reprographics Assistant

  Worked with large photocopying machines and printers to produce documents, brochures and leaflets for the various departments within Newcastle College. Further tasks included scanning, filing, binding, photocopying and general administration duties.

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  Public Outreach

  Mar 2010 - Nov 2010

  Marketing Executive

  Developed and delivered integrated marketing campaigns. This included liaising with clients, social media management, brand exposure, carrying out PR tasks, sourcing advertisement opportunities, managing the production of marketing materials and writing engaging content.

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  Tag Campaigns

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Team Leader Charity Fundraiser

  Team leader, supervised large teams of fundraisers. Passionately explained various charities ethics to members of the public in order for them to sign up to the charity on long term basis. Motivated and lead staff within a team environment to ensure targets were met. Mentored and training new staff; obtained an ability to build rapport with colleagues. Showed examples of excellent communication skills, time management, and organized time efficiently.

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  Best Western Hotel City, Copenhagen

  Oct 2011 - Jan 2013

  Administrator
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  MADE Agency, Cape Town

  Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Advertising Consultant

  Accomplished a high turnover of advertising revenue to the website, thus increasing readership. In charge of running all advertisements on the website with a higher brow cliental readership. Assisted to run successful marketing & newsletter campaigns, wrote press releases and inserted project management of social media campaigns and running of the website.

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  Eureka Language Services Limited

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  English Language Teacher

  Taught English grammar at various levels from secondary school to primary school. Developed and implemented lesson plans and conducted a classroom learning environment.

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  Hexham Courant

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Media Sales Executive

  Worked in a fast paced sales environment for the CN group with the Hexham Courant Newspaper. Successfully sold print, digital and social media advertising. Maximised incoming revenue opportunities, developed sustainable relationships with new and existing clients. Surpassed multimedia revenue targets.

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  411.ca

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

  Advertising Sales And Marketing Specialist

  • Sold advertising space, websites and Google AdWords to businesses across Canada.• Maximised sales targets of $1000+ a week.• Developed marketing plans & lasting relationships with prospective clients to maintain relationship and garner new business by selling additional services.

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  English Testing Canada

  Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

  IELTS Exam Invigilator

  • As an IELTS exam invigilator I was responsible for the set-up, administration, checking-in process, invigilation, and clean-up of the IELTS and MELAB exams in Toronto, Canada.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2018 - now

  Self Employed Educational Communications

  • Proofreading and editing texts for various purposes within different fields.• Collaborating with clients to come up with new creative written ideas with a focus on grammar to create engaging texts and content.• Proven track record of marketing and sales within the educational sector.• Sold, implemented, and designed lesson material plans.• Taught business English to professionals within different industries and assisted with presentations and research.• Prepare clients for exams such as IELTS, TEOFL, interviews & university applications.• Developed comprehensive lesson plans and materials tailored to the IELTS exam's four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking Show less