sheza tariq

* ATIK Nightclub Oxford: * Hired to drive venue’s event sales + ensure maximum occupancy rates were being reached by outbound and inbound lead generation. * Primary account manager for all VIP clients. * Responsible for running all social media marketing campaigns, organizing PR events for venue exhibitions and networking with local businesses. * Created analysis reports for customer gaps in market with adjoining solution proposals.

* Dramatically increased the company’s ‘UK Hotels Partner Portfolio’ via outbound lead generation. * Travelled monthly to London and on-boarded new hotels onto the platform whilst maintaining relationships and resolving conflicts with existing C-level partners * Responsible for making new business connections + maintaining relationships and resolving conflicts with all existing senior partners. * Primary contact for new partners on negotiation + execution of all contractual matters.

* DayBreakHotels is a start-up OTA that introduced disruptive technology into the hotel industry; partner of Hilton, Sheraton, Hertz and Trenitalia. * Managed the OTA's international sales team of 14 people across a sales territory of 9 countries in Europe, North America and Middle East. * Leads sales team between two corporate offices; Rome + Milan. * In charge of developing market strategies, interviewing/hiring/training sales staff, strengthening team morale, setting KPI’s and quarterly targets. * Created annual budget forecasts, team travel plans and the company's first sales training pack for incoming staff. * Primary representative and negotiator at annual tourism/hospitality conferences, fairs and travel trade shows.

* gt * Was assigned several projects requiring both the organization and facilitation of statewide campaign/candidate-awareness events. > * Regularly interacted and discussed policy standpoints and political legislation with the citizenry through multiple canvassing projects. > * Predominantly oversaw and monitored the recruitment process of new incoming interns as well as facilitating their initial training sessions.

* gt * Coordinated student film festivals throughout the South and East coast of the United States > * Promotional responsibilities include: Advertising events through various social media outlets, radio shows, newspapers, etc., hosting festival events and award shows > * Administrative responsibilities include: Hiring and training incoming staff, facilitating activities between the company and universities, in charge of Promotions Budget. > * Responsible for all event photography, uploading pictures and videos onto social media as well as extensively promoting partner companies like Apple and Adobe via social media

* gt * Managed and supported peers living in Residence Halls, specialized in working with and catering to the needs of incoming international and first year students. * gt * Built and maintained a safe and inclusive community in student halls amongst students and the University community. * gt * Organize and promote large scale campus- wide events.

Major in Political Science/Minor in Women & Gender Studies (Graduated May 2014)