NATASHA ADIL KATRAK

E-mail: acq1d2@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 009****-*******

Personal Statement

I am a team player, very focused at what I do. I believe in working smart and love learning new things.

Education

B.A. (English Literature Majors) from Jai Hind College Diploma in Event Management & Innovative Marketing from EMDI-Dubai, UAE Events

- Big Idea Start-Up Challenge 2010: Big Idea

- DIAC Winter Week of Welcome 2010: WOW Events

- Diwali Bazaar 2010: Ennigma Events

- Port of Salalah Golf Event 2010: Brains At Work

- Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix 2010: Flash Entertainment

- FIFA Club World Cup 2010

- Emax STAR Quiz Challenge 2011: STAR TV MENA

- Big Idea WizKid Family Carnival 2011: Big Idea

- USHER Live in Dubai 2011: DONE Events

- ‘The Streets’ Live in Dubai 2011: DONE Events

- Red Bull X-Fighters: International Freestyle Motocross 2011

- ‘Joe Cocker’ Live in Dubai 2011: DONE Events

- Asian Business Leadership Forum Awards 2011: Indian Expressions

- Babyshop STAR Quiz Challenge 2012 & 2013: STAR TV MENA

- Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience 2013: Azadea Group

- Argo Tea Store Launch 2013: Azadea Group

- Boggi Milano Yacht Party 2013: Azadea Group

- Pan Arab Web Awards 2013: Tatweej Academy of Excellence

- Arab Social Responsibility Conference & Gala Dinner 2013

- Annual Team Building Event 2014: Dubai Smart Government

- Annual Staff Party 2014: Al Oufouk Company

- Store Launch for Kohler 2014: Kitchen & Bath Gallery UAE

- Emax Star Quiz Challenge 2014: STAR TV MENA

- Sunidhi Chauhan & Mika Singh LIVE in Dubai 2014: Big Idea Box Events

- IIFA Awards 2014 Tampa Bay, Florida, USA: Wizcraft International Brand/Artist Manager (June 2014 – April 2015)

Exceed Entertainment (Mumbai – India and Dubai)

- Develop a marketing and promotion strategy for their clients

- Make connections with individuals or companies

- Arrange meetings with clients and other business people to discuss their client's possible involvement in a project or endorsement

- Work with a client's schedule in order to book promotional tours, performance engagements, interviews with potential employers

- Negotiate contracts with any individual or organization that wants to hire their client

- Overseeing the public image and manage all media relations of a celebrity client, which can include famous actors, singers, authors and sports stars

- Writing press releases, releasing statements, escorting clients on red carpets and attending press junkets

- Generate their own publicity by pitching story ideas to magazines, radio shows and newspapers about their clients

- Fielding questions from the media, securing interviews for the client and maintaining a positive relationship with the press Artist Manager (February 2014 – May 2014)

Wizcraft International Entertainment (Mumbai – India)

(Only for the International Indian Film Academy Awards)

- Determining the artist’s business status and recommending/negotiating with a business entity

- Evaluating and filling the artist’s personnel requirements

- Coordinating live performances and appearances

- Formulating and marketing the artist’s image

- Worked on the 2014 International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Tampa, Florida (USA)

Business Development Manager (May 2013 – February 2014) Big Idea Box Events (Dubai – United Arab Emirates)

- Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings between client decision makers and company principals.

- Planning and preparing presentations.

- Identify potential clients & the decision makers within the client organization

& build relationships with new clients.

- Communicating new product developments to prospective clients.

- Participate in pricing the solution/service (event budgeting)

- Overseeing the development of marketing literature.

- Providing management with feedback.

- Manage & handle the entire Social Media Marketing

- Liaising with suppliers, vendors & subcontractors for specific event needs

- Worked proactively to provide client marketing needs with the greatest amount of added value by communication

Project Executive (September 2012 – April 2013)

SE7EN Productions and Events (Dubai – United Arab Emirates)

- Developed and maintained a detailed project schedule which includes administrative tasks and all sites involved in the project.

- Participation in R&D Team Meetings

- Maintained Project Managers calendars

- Maintained & updates all their Social Media platforms

- Prepared and/or edit meeting minutes and presentations

- Maintained professional relationships with clients and evaluate and approve all proposals and invoices for clients

- Coordinated with clients, owners and subcontractors to ensure optimal level of client satisfaction and administer everyday operation for projects. Business Development Executive (Internship: May 2012 – August 2012) OK Middle East Productions – Events & Exhibitions (Dubai – United Arab Emirates)

- Researching market trends

- Attending meetings, training sessions and seminars

- Managing clients

- Performing follow up duties

- Providing feedback to managers

- Oversee, maintain and upgrade existing accounts to ensure ongoing client satisfaction.

PR and Event Executive (Event Specific: September 2011 – April 2012) Indian Expressions Event Strategy & Design Consultancy

[ABLF Awards 2011] – (Dubai – United Arab Emirates/New Delhi)

- Liaising on a daily basis with clients & the media, often via telephone & email

- Monitoring the media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts

& blogs for opportunities for clients

- Preparing regular client reports & attending client meetings

- Researching, writing & distributing press releases to targeted media

- Collating, analyzing & evaluating media coverage

- Event management, including press conferences & promotional events Marketing Assistant (December 2010 – August 2011)

STAR TV Middle East and Africa (Dubai – United Arab Emirates)

- Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organizations

- Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships

- Sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts in the press - local, regional, national and specialist publications - or on the radio, depending on the organization and the campaign

- Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters, e-newsletters and DVD’s

- Writing and proofreading copy

- Liaising with designers and printers

- Organizing photo shoots

- Arranging for the effective distribution of marketing materials

- Supporting the marketing manager and other colleagues

- Have worked on all four seasons of the Star Quiz Challenge since it’s inception

Front Office Executive (Internship: September 2010 – December 2010) Mammut Group of Companies (Dubai – United Arab Emirates)

- Attending Incoming & Outgoing calls and maintaining records for them

- Sort out incoming mails at enquiry inbox and distribute to the concerned department/executive and responding to them in case of customer enquiries

- Maintenance of Attendance Register and keeping a track on Outdoor Duties of the executives and staff

- To do the data entry, prepare presentations, make reports whenever required by the team

- Maintaining courier register

- Receiving and sending faxes whenever required and confirm the receipt and delivery of the same

- Maintaining the files, records and documents as required

- Taking care of dispatch, keeping records for incoming and outgoing letters Skills

- Project Management

- Financial Management (Event Budgeting)

- Organized & Calm temperament

- Multi-tasking & Attention to detail

- People skills

- Leadership

Additional Information

Citizenship: Indian

D.O.B – April 24, 1989

Passport No.: Z 2939622

Valid UAE driver’s license

Visa Status: On Father’s visa

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