Izzi Birchall

Experience

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  University of Chester

  Sept 2010 - Jun 2013

  Student

  I completed my degree in Radio and TV production. When I was a student in my third year I worked towards my final major projects in both fields. I was one of the Music managers for The Cat Radio on our campus and produced a show called Sound Shed. More details are available on the projects section of my profile.

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  Siemens

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Taking and dealing with queries from clients regarding HR Contracts & Issues.• Multiple projects for HR & Process Improvement.• Exceptional Planning and Organisational skills enable me to manage my time and my work balance accordingly, delivering results consistently.• Review processes in our service lines, saving time, money and resources, as well as promoting Best Practice and Business Quality Excellence within our teams.• Creating step by step process guides in various forms, ARIS maps, delivering training and encouraging their teams and stakeholders to be more self-sufficient.• Responsible for ensuring the service lines meet the requirements of their Business Excellence standard. Produced quarterly and sent to the Global Business Excellence team for review.• Updating, reviewing and improving the Siemens intranet with ‘How to Guides’ for internal personnel – I was part of the Siemens Social Network (SSN) intranet team that developed, grew and evolved the way our Intranet and SSN was used Show less • Working within the communications team I had the chance to showcase my management skills. My personal and project management skills have excelled after being given the opportunity to manage myself and work load. • Responsible for maintaining a multitude of internal and external projects that Siemens have.• Supervise external projects which consisted of production & print media companies, editing product videos or brochures, drafting/amending and signing off copy. • Responsible for arranging the production team to film on site and organise for all necessary rooms, health and safety and transport. • Coordination of a number of internal events, including preparation, invitation and on the day activities, dealing with the press, capturing film, interviews and the set up/close down of the events. • Produced a monthly a team brief consisting of a Power point pack, a video that outlines the activities of the business during the last month which is then distributed to all Traffic Solutions employees. • Responsibility for production of the video including filming, editing and packaging to company brand guidelines.• Responsibility for our intranet, producing news stories to be published, not just on our intranet but also on our Siemens World App and RSS Feeds externally. • Worked with Eloqua STATS, using the click through data from the news stories, e-cards and newsletters that are issued to compile an Excel based STATS report for marketing Show less • Member of one team that made up Employee Services looking after employees as they progressed through life at Siemens. • Processing requests and ensure that our records were up to date and that they were paid correctly. Although working in an office environment at the time was very different to my previous job, I settled in very well to Siemens and picked up the processes within my role quickly and with confidence. I had never used SAP before, however within a few weeks I was able to use it with confidence and lend a helping hand to others.I attended various training courses to learn new processes and to help train best practice to the rest of the team. I have taken part in the organisation of the summer fete here at Siemens, which allowed me to meet other employees outside of my team and learn the different career paths available within this vast organisation. I made a point of talking to people I felt could guide me in the direction I was interested in exploring, this shows the passion and enthusiasm to better myself, my team and ultimately my career. Show less

  • AskHR Helpdesk Representative

    Oct 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Communications Executive

    May 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Employee Administrator

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
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  Saltwater Stone

  Mar 2017 - Dec 2022

  As an Account Manager for Media Buying my role consists of creating, implementing and running print and digital advertising campaigns for clients across Leisure, Superyacht and Commercial. Each campaign is overseen from the initial planning stages to the insertion of artwork. To support this activity I manage a Media Executive role who runs the end of campaign analysis of results and assists in the presentation of the findings to clients in various formats. These results are then used to build an even stronger campaign for the following year. Alongside this role I am also the Events Manager for Saltwater Stone. I plan and deliver various events with as little or as much input from the client, every step of the way I manage requirements including but not limited to; catering, audio visual, site visits, guest lists and invitation design. After each event a thorough de-brief is presented. Previous events have included, Press breakfasts at Monaco Yacht Show, captains round tables at Monaco Yacht Show and MYBA Barcelona, product launches at Cannes Yachting Festival and the organisation of the European Commercial Marine Awards at Seawork International Show less As Marketing Manager my role consists of creating, implementing and running a successful Marketing strategy for Saltwater Stone, this entails social media campaigns, new digital content for our website and increasing brand awareness. Another part of my role is media buying, I create print and digital advertising campaigns for clients across Leisure, Superyacht and Commercial. Each campaign is overseen from the initial planning stages to the insertion of artwork. To support this activity I manage a Media Executive role who runs the end of campaign analyse of results and assists in the presentation of the findings to clients in various formats. These results are then used to build an even stronger campaign for the following year. Alongside both of the above roles I am also the Events Manager for Saltwater Stone. I plan and deliver various events with as little or as much input from the client, every step of the way I manage requirements including but not limited to; catering, audio visual, site visits, guest lists and invitation design. After each event a thorough de-brief is presented. Previous events have included, Press breakfasts at Monaco Yacht Show, captains round tables at Monaco Yacht Show and MYBA Barcelona, product launches at Cannes Yachting Festival and the organisation of the European Commercial Marine Awards at Seawork International. Show less My role consists of creating, implementing and running a successful Marketing strategy for Saltwater Stone, this entails social media campaigns, new digital content for our website and increasing brand awareness. The other half of my role is media buying, I have a particular set of clients that I create print and digital advertising campaigns for. I see each campaign through from the initial planning stages to the insertion of artwork. At the end of each campaign I analyse the results and present the findings to clients in various formats, these results are then used to build an even stronger campaign for the following year. Alongside this role I am the Events Manager, I plan and execute various events with as little or as much input from the client, every step of the way I manage the requirements including but not limited to; catering, audio visual, site visits, guest lists and invitation design. After each event a thorough de-brief is presented. Past events have included, press breakfasts and captains round tables at Monaco Yacht Show and MYBA Barcelona, product launches at Cannes Yachting Festival and an awards ceremony at Seawork International. Show less

  • Account Manager - Media Buying

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Senior Account Executive - Media and Marketing

    Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Media and Marketing Executuve

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2018
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  The MTM Agency

  Dec 2022 - now

  Senior Digital Account Manager

  As a Senior Digital Account Manager at The MTM Agency, I oversee the execution of client projects and strategic initiatives. Serving as a pivotal link between my clients and internal teams, I ensure that all integrated marketing and digital activities are delivered with excellence, on time, and within budget. Collaborating closely with internal teams, I manage projects within my portfolio of key client partnerships to align with client objectives and overall marketing goals.