Experience

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  Ef language school

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  English teacher

  Teaching all different levels of English, including Business Language to Professional students, as well as young adults and children in separate classes. This involves using good presentation skills as well as motivation techniques to ensure people can recognise their own individual potentials in mixed groups of nationalities.Teaching can be regarded as the ultimate social job. You are forced to think on your feet and you are constantly kept on your toes by challenging students. Having excellent social skills, teaching appealed to me from the get-go as I was able to harness my social energy into a direction, and as a result have never stopped smiling in the classroom. High energy classes in any level, including Business English have been enjoyed for the past four years. Show less

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  Hop around

  Jan 2008 - now

  Sports writer and travel writer

  Combining my passion for sports and travelling with writing I have now been published over 500 times in Malta's leading newspapers and magazines. Some of my travel writing is documented on the following blogsite: http://markstrijboschtravel.pressfolios.com/ and many of my sports articles can also be viewed here: www.hoparound.wordpress.com

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  Maltatoday

  Jan 2008 - May 2015

  Sports writer, reporter and columnist

  The MaltaTodayMain activities and responsibilitiesWriting weekly sports articles and columns, as well as attending press conferences related to sports and entertainment. Match reports were also written, which needed to be sent in 15 minutes after the final whistle. Dealing with pressure and deadlines is paramount in this business and speed writing is also vitally important.Name and address of; Type of business or sectorMedia

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  Ef education first

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  English teacher

  Main activities and responsibilitiesTeaching all levels of English as a foreign language, including advanced business. Ages of students varies from 18 to 65. Private lessons were also given when necessary.I was also made responsible for the upkeep of the school's stores, and thisthought me valuable lessons in organization, stock taking and basic maintenance.During the last two years I also assisted the Director of Studies in the administrative side of the school.Name and address of Show less

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  Melita fc

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2013

  Football coach

  Football coach of the Under 5, 6 and 13 age groups at Melita FC Youth Nursery. CYF Coaching badge achieved, UEFA C Licence currently being undertaken.

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  Allied newspapers, times of malta

  May 2010 - Jan 2015

  Sports writer

  Press sub-editors, or subs, check the written text of newspapers, magazines or websites before it is published. I am responsible for ensuring the correct grammar, spelling, house style and tone of the published work.Subs make sure that the copy is factually correct and that it suits the target market. They also lay out the story on the page, write headings and may be involved with overall page design.Like other journalism roles, sub-editing is demanding and requires constant attention to detail within a fast-paced working environment. Subs work on national and local newspapers, magazines and online publications. Show less

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  Ef education first

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2013

  Responsible for social media marketing, ensuring excellent customer service and support to all clients, sales of language courses Leading the department to new heights in student activities. Recruiting and training staff to ensure maximum customer service is delivered to 1600+ students. This includes creation and sales of events and activities, activity coordination and marketing strategies to target audiences. Balancing the books and ensuring each event is run in a cost effective manner and running the school shop were also part of the task, ensuring the team ran efficiently and smoothly in all areas.

  • Customer Support Coordinator

    Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Activities and Events Manager

    Sept 2010 - Sept 2012
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  Ef language schools

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Activities and events manager

  Leading the department to new heights in student activities. Recruiting and training staff to ensure maximum customer service is delivered to 1600+ students. This includes creation and sales of events and activities, activity coordination and marketing strategies to target audiences. Balancing the books and ensuring each event is run in a cost effective manner and running the school shop were also part of the task, ensuring the team ran efficiently and smoothly in all areas

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  Everton football club free school

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

  Creative media coordinator

  Our goal is to ensure children who are not in traditional education can have a second chance in this alternative school. They can pick from a range of subjects and my focus is to sharpen their skills, both formal and informal skills. Improving their soft skills and motivating them into learning something new is my challenge together with ensuring they have a go to person when they need help in any way. Life skills are a big partof the programme due to the difficulties these students encountered in traditional education. Show less

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  Pendergardens and the exchange

  Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Sales and marketing executive

  Pendergardens - Luxury Property in Malta where everything surrounds you. As marketing executive I am planning our marketing goals for the next year and am designing a marketing campaign to help us reach our trargets. I also give presentation to board members and management in order to share my vision for the company. The role here involves networking and reaching out to our target audience. I use social media channels to good effect while I also maintain our website www.pendergardens.com, adding news and other items to keep it up to date. Show less

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  Unibet

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

  Community manager

  A community manager is responsible for advocating the brand on social networks. We create our own social persona and actively go out within the online community to connect with potential customers and advocate the brand. Community managers typically deal with those who haven’t heard of the business they work for and boost awareness for the company.

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  Leovegas

  Dec 2017 - May 2019

  Sports copywriter

  Joining the Sports Copy team for English speaking markets where I provide our readers with accurate stats and sports news over e-mail, SMS and via club websites.LeoVegas SPORT are chief sponsors of two Championship Clubs, Norwich City and Brentford FC as well as Rugby Union Club Leicester Tigers.

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  Gaming innovation group

  May 2019 - Jul 2020

  Team lead

  Together we specialize in making the best possible websites and ensuring they function, rank and meet the needs of our users. My team is five members strong and we also deal with freelancers to help with the content creation.Here I recruit, train and help my colleagues reach their targets and use team bonding activities and leadership skills to motivate my team to keep pushing the limits. We know that once enjoying their job the results will keep improving so this is a major part of what we do as a team! Show less

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  Content mammal

  Jan 2020 - now

  Creative writer

  I can help your company feel more real and tangible to your audience.Your words say everything about you, so you want to get your online text spot on. As a creative writer, I help awesome companies like yours connect with their audiences by getting to know you guys well, enabling me to connect better with your clients.

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  Casumo

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2022

  Sports marketing communications specialist

  Bringing my passion for sports to the newly formed sportsbook in the colourful and wonderful world of Casumo. Strategising, idea generation, content management, content creation and a whack of other fun stuff falls under this role, while also bringing a heap of quirky content to your screens and the screens of fellow sports fans! I love this game!

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  Socios.com

  Apr 2022 - now

  Copy lead

  Creating content for one of football's fastest growing websites and tools. Be more than a fan with Socios.com