Odera Okwuosa
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
Forward thinking and creative undergraduate with experience in my various job roles such as my Marketing Internship at West End Residence LTD promoting the company on social media websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn to maximise sales revenue. I am currently seeking a Business Development and Marketing Internship at Liminal Senses that will utilise my excellent communication and creativity skills.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
September 2016 – Jun 2019
University of Leicester
BSc (Hons) Management Studies and Marketing BSc: Expected 2:1
Relevant Modules Include: International Marketing, Consumer Research, Marketing Communications, Business Environment, and Information Technology, Financial Management, Accounting and Finance, Stock Analysis,
September 2014 – June 2016
La Swap Six Form NW5 5RL
A Levels: Business Double (AGCE) (B, B) & Media Studies (B)
September 2009- July 2014
William Ellis, Highgate, Road London NW5 5RL
GCSE’S: achieved 7 A-C’s including Maths and English
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 1 2017 – June 18 2018; Internship at West End Residence LTD
Marketing Intern
Increased sale of property by 70% in my first week through social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn using Zoopla as it showed the exclusive deals on our property
Developed my creativity when creating leaflets using a certain marketing technique that will entice our customers
Worked as a team to help to increase the number of properties the company sell each month By creating new promotional methods such as Internet marketing to get wider demographics
Updating the company Website daily (Westendresidence.com) to show new properties on sale
Creating and editing current and new posters on Microsoft to advertise the latest properties on sale and lease.
July 1 2016 – July 14 2017: Internship at Blackstock Dental Care
Digital Marketing and Social Media
Interpret results of all marketing tools and make recommendations for adjustments in strategy to office manager
Ability to establish and strengthen trust and relationships with patients through social media
Increasing the exposure of the different treatments that were made available to clients such as teeth whitening and invisalign to straighten teeth
Improved communication skills when speaking to customers and dealing with enquires on the phone booking appointments in a friendly manner made me more approachable to customers
KEY SKILLS
Planning and Time Management - Effective organisation skills with ability to multi-task and prioritise workload. I planned sport tournament and events throughout the year for my role as sports representative in spite of my deadlines finishing each of my assignments before the submission date.
IT Skills – Computer literature and proficient in using software’s like Microsoft Office and PowerPoint to create designs for posters and leaflets to reinvigorate marketing campaigns. As well as using more specialised software programmes such as Adobe Photoshop for creating professional looking posters and leaflets during my marketing internship.
Creativity – to effectively grasp the attention of customers by including the different prices and locations on the properties that were on sell to cater to our audience and using new marketing strategies such as Facebook and Instagram to increase the sales we make
Communication skills – presented a speech in front of the audience as to why I felt I was the most suited candidate for the role and express how I would make a change to the society by increasing the number of sporting events that we will host.
Problem Solving – helping to overturn the reduction of sales in properties by updating marketing information regularly on the company website to help update our customers regarding any assets they may be interested in.
Team Work - Excellent team player, able to significantly contribute and work as part of a team to achieve a common objective. Proven in academic group work and working as part of the ACS society to ensure we completed each of our power points in time to present for our fresher’s workshop.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Leicester Award - August 2017
An award, which helped me to outline my own strengths and weaknesses allowing me to know what I’m good at and what areas I need to improve on
Awarded Sport Representative – March 2017
Cover all the sports aspects of the university including organising different events that students can partake in such as football events
INTREST AND ACTIVITIES
University of Leicester Men’s football team, Dec 2016
Captaining the team against Warwick University in a cup match encouraged others specifically when we lost in the finals by being positive and to ensure that the team communicate well to maintain the moral of the players
Sports Representative for African and Caribbean Society, March 2017
Arranging events such as the ACS Grand opening for all the undergraduates to come by making it appealing and enjoyable for students Increasing the awareness of the society
Networking Event, Bright Network, London, Sep 2017
Learning about the role of various financial companies and possible career I hope to pursue in the future.
Talks from various companies on various roles in marketing and qualities required to pursue such a career giving me an insight into what it entails and the responsibilities I will carry out.
REFERENCE
Available on request