Marketing Assistant

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Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 E-mail *****.****@***.**

Allan Dias

Highlights

* ***** ** ********** ************* students in University of British Columbia

Continuing Studies (UBC CS) academic/internship programs

Recruited, prepared, and placed over 700 international students with

internship opportunities from a wide range of disciplines for UBC CS

Working to complete a Masters in Adult Education with a specialization in

Special Education (Estimated completion - June 2012)

Developed and presented workshops in workplace culture, cultural adaptation,

conflict resolution, resume building, and interview skills for international

students

6 years of experience at UBC promoting practical education

Reviewed and re-implemented a public relations campaign that raised almost

$250,000 of national advertising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Employment

INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR 2007 - PRESENT

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING STUDIES

Recruited, prepared, and placed over 700 international students with local

unpaid internship opportunities from a wide range of disciplines

Developed and presented career development related workshops

In conjunction with international partners, developed a four-month Food and

Life-Science internship program for international students

Collaborated with program leaders to add a career development components

to existing programs

Traveled to Korea two times a year to screen potential students, conduct

workshops, and liaise with partner universities

Researched and implemented an internship database system that saved the

department $5000 annually

PROGRAM AND MARKETING ASSISTANT 2005 2007

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

SCIENCE CO-OP PROGRAM

Located paid student placement opportunities with local, national and

international employers and professional associations

Assisted in increasing student application numbers

Increased employment opportunities for the UBC Life Sciences Co-op

programs by over 25%

Participated in joint student orientation events with other UBC departments

Co-chaired monthly marketing meetings

Developed marketing collateral (newsletters, magazine ads, etc.)

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS (CO-OP) MAY - AUG 2002

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CANADA Vancouver, Canada

Reviewed and re-implemented a public relations campaign that raised almost

$250,000 of national advertising

Created and managed a marketing database

Developed press releases and marketing collateral using copywriting, desktop

publishing, and photography sourcing

MARKETING ASSISTANT (CO-OP) JUN AUG 2001

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

ARTS CO-OP PROGRAM

Developed a plan to increase the number of student applications to the

program and number of work-placement opportunities for students

Compiled and analyzed student and employer evaluations, social life on the

UBC campus, and economic trends in the Lower Mainland

Developed profiles of target students and employers in order to create an

appropriate marketing strategy for Arts Co-op

MARKETING & SPECIAL PROJECTS 1997 - 2001

SUNCRUZ TRADING CORP. Vancouver,

Coordinated a variety of marketing campaigns (special event, email, direct

mail, print, radio, and fax)

Researched, initiated first contact, and set up marketing meetings with

potential customers leading to $225,000 of new business/annum

Created marketing collateral using copywriting, desktop publishing, and

working with printers and graphic designers

Education

MASTERS IN EDUCATION SEPT 2009 - PRESENT

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

CERTIFICATE IN INTERCULTURAL

COMMUNICATIONS SEPT 2009 - PRESENT

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

CONTINUING STUDIES

BACHELOR DEGREE IN POLITICAL

SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2005

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver, Canada

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY (One Year Exchange) Uppsala, Sweden

ARTS CO-OP ACCREDITATION

MARKETING DIPLOMA 2004

GENERAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE 2000

DOUGLAS COLLEGE Vancouver, Canada

Tech Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SPSS, PlacePro, Acrobat, Maximizer, PhotoShop,

Windows, Outlook, Illustrator, WordPerfect, and various database platforms

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