Sarah Shorter

Managing sample requirements for trade shows, asset photography, marketing activity and previews/sales activity. Communicating with Hong Kong office. Liaising with various departments on behalf of Product Development including Sales, Brand and Marketing. Assisting Product Development managers in day to day including administrative tasks. Managing product trackers and assisting with packaging development. Assisting with sound file cutting and localisation for products.

Involvement and input into the creation of Brand strategies. Collaborating closely with various departments in a fast-paced environment. Managing multiple projects and priorities. Creating and distributing company's monthly Insight Newsletter using Webflow. Creation of brand decks and one pagers for Sales team and Brand Managers for pitching. Managing samples stock and distributing to influencers and media.. Liaising with external agencies on marketing plans, PR opportunities and getting product samples out. Brand Management - Sooty & Twirlywoos Presenting & Hosting internal and external meetings Research - Competitor/Trends/Products/Consumer Copywriting - Product copy. Schedule and coordinate meetings Assisting with marketing and managing the development of the product ranges and range plans, (including packaging) for the Brand Manager’s designated brands. Assisting Brand Managers with research and general day-to-day tasks.

Responding to communications (email/letter) from court users Handling phone lines for queries regarding court claims.

Customer Service

Summer full time position Tasks included: Tending bar Bar maintenance and cleaning Taking drinks and food to tables Taking orders from various sized tables Hosting guests Cleaning tables Ensuring guests are happy and helping with any queries Promoting upgrades, loyalty club and online survey Taking and processing cash and card payments

Two week work experience placement. During with my time with Calacus I worked in a smaller team. Task Included: Observed Media Launch Event Researched articles for social media Updated and formatted various medias contact information Researched about Facebook ads Researched international publications

1 week work experience placement. During this week I worked with the whole team at Zen. Tasks Included; Drafting Press Release Assisting on media visits Research for future press release Seeking forward features list for clients including phoning particular publications Assisting with twitter schedule Alongside my daily tasks I was observing the day to day activities of the team.

One week work experience placement During my time with The Source I worked with a team PR professionals. Task Included: Instagram Following Management Research ideas for various social media accounts Research suitable publications for clients Researched and drafted blog on fake news Image Labelling

Customer Enquires - Helping customer find suitable products for their needs and answering any questions they may have about a product. Making reccommedations. Stock Anaylsing - checking levels and reporting to admin staff Store Standards- making sure my department was tidy and stock was available and accessible for customers

2 weeks work experience Writing press releases and blog posts Shadowing at Client meetings Research

2:1 Completed theoretical and practical work with a final year project working with a local charity. Completed 6 weeks of work experience with 4 PR agencies. Here I learnt skills relating to producing PR content, asset management, media relations and client relations.