Chanakya Thakkar
North York, Ontario
M9M0B3
Skype: chanakya19
Mail: *****************@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
A highly qualified professional with six (6) years of Managerial experience in Media, Digital Marketing, Communications and Brand Management with clients spanning across the globe continents looking to contribute to an organization interested in some amazing ATL/BTL/TTL Campaigns to increase Client footfalls and its own market growth. Google Partner. HubSpot Certified.
CERTIFICATIONS/ LICENSES
Google Analytics Certified Professional
Google AdWords Certified Professional
Google Online Marketing Certified Professional
HubSpot In-Bound Marketing Certified Professional
IELTS (English Language Test)- 8.5 Bands (2016)
CORE COMPETENCIES
Digital Marketing/Marketing Strategy ATL/BTL/TTL Strategy
Branding and Brand Management Team Management
Audio/Video Production Team Training and Development
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Account and Project Manager 2017-present
Edkent Media
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Managing a team of 15 people.
Report generation and deliverance to clients monthly/bi-weekly basis along with CEO and Operations Manager.
Responsible for Project management from inception to delivery.
Managing budget allocation and budget acquisition from clients.
Managing client communications, assessing requirements and establishing fulfillment deadlines and goals in order to boost client retention.
Suggesting upsell opportunities and Project expansion to sales team for increased company financial footfalls.
Account Manager 2016- 2017
Rogers Communications
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Managing a team of 25 people.
Managing operations and project management.
Managing training of new recruits and educating distributors.
Conducting 1st and 2nd round interviews
Managing client communications, assessing requirements and establishing fulfillment deadlines and goals in order to boost client retention
Social Media Expert 2015 - 2016
Crimson Interactive Pvt Ltd.
Mumbai, India
Team Management of a Global Team for India, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey, South Korea and the U.K.
Managing teams and strategizing for Global Marketing Campaigns targeting PhDs and research scholars as well as academic institutions for product promotion and increase in traffic through websites and Social Media.
Initiating and managing Branding and Merchandising activities for international conferences.
Social Media Manager 2013-2015
Iksula Services Pvt Ltd.
Mumbai, India
Ideating and Implementing Blogger activations/Mall activations in sync with TTL and in-bound Marketing Strategy targeting over 15 million people
Ideating and Strategizing Integrated Marketing Campaigns
EDUCATION
Master of Media and Communications 2013
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Graduated with Credit Rank
Bachelor of Psychology 2012
St. Xavier’s College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
Graduated with First Class Overall and Distinction in the final semester