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Manager Customer Service

Location:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Posted:
March 20, 2014

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ADDRESS

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CALGARY

ALBERTA T2R0N7

RAJESHWARI RAJIMWALE EMAIL

acc8ov@r.postjobfree.com

PHONE

403-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Internationally focused in the area of public relations/ marketing/ social media promotions/

COMPUTER

event management and journalism with 6 years of relevant experience and a Post

SKILLS

Baccalaureate Diploma in Communication and Journalism.

An expert strategy and process manager, passionate about leading people through change

MS Word

and driving a high performance culture while establishing accountable and committed team

MS Excel

environments.

MS Powerpoint

EDUCATION

Photoshop

Dreamweaver

Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Journalism August 2011 April 2012

(basic)

Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC

InDesign

Photoshop

Studies focused on preparing for the field of Journalism in Canada. The intensive course

Audacity

had various aspects of Journalism like writing articles, editing, and interview skills and so

on. The course also helped develop writing skills with both journalistic and literary. Also Soundslides

trained for web development and online journalism.

Pinnacle

Masters in Communication and Journalism June 2003 May 2005

University of Pune, Pune, India SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook

Studies focused on preparing for the field of Journalism. The two year intensive course had Twitter

various aspects of Journalism like writing articles, editing, and interview skills and so on. Blog

The course also helped us work on in house newspaper, magazine production and

preparing our own news bulletin and radio program.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Public Relations, Marketing and Promotions Manager, Kamloops Daily News,

Glacier Media

September 2012 January 2014

Managing Promotions and Marketing for Kamloops Daily News

Outbound Public Relations. Draft and execute a quarterly plan of targeted initiatives

for key TV, print, and web outlets, including quick and short publicity hits and larger more

strategic public relations messaging. Target larger media outlets.

Marketing Communications. Lead or work with others to develop and write assorted

quality editorial content, or marketing messaging, to be used in a range of channels

including: press/media, website, email, social, etc. Capture high quality photos, when

needed, to provide rich graphic supplement to content.

Video Production. Manage pre production and creation of in house video content.

Produce video pieces.

Press Releases and Website Management. Draft, edit, pitch and publish press

releases.

Contribute to and Synergize with Social Media. Work alongside existing Social

Media & Content Manager to ensure that prioritized stories are distributed via all

appropriate channels.

Manage Associate and Budget – Manage and develop the skill set of existing Public

Relations & Communications Associate, who facilitates a busy schedule

of inbound press/media coverage. Manage the Public Relations Budget.

Manage events and media sponsors: A major responsibility as promotions manager

was to handle non profit community events and conduct contests for readers and

subscribers. Attended various events as representative of the Kamloops Daily News in

the community.

Some of the events handled:

Raise a Reader

Kamloops Daily News Boogie

Mayor’s Gala

Kamloops Film Festival

Investor’s Group Alzheimer’s Walk

Literacy Week

Volkswagen Turtle Race 2013

United Way

Kamloops Art Council

Business Excellence Awards: Kamloops Chamber of Commerce

Gur Singh Invitational Golf Tournament 2013

Co ordination with city councilors for various promotion activities through the

newspaper.

Managing Editor, Kamloops Daily News, Glacier Media (Insight, premier Indo

Canadian Publication) September 2012 January 2014

Kamloops

Part of the start up team

Managing writer’s and freelancers

Managing photo shoots and reporting on various beats for the newspaper.

Co ordinating all delegated tasks

Supervising and managing ad space for the newspaper

Department manager (Elizabeth Arden), Sears, Kamloops 2011 –

2012

Conducted inventory inspection, placing orders, sales and promotions events, cash

handling.

Maintain all Health and Safety practices to code.

Ensuring merchandising standards for presentation are maintained.

Handle guest complaints to ensure best customer service to all.

Interview candidates for employment, as well as, provide them with training and

welcome packages once recruited.

Vancouver Observer, May 2012 July 2012

Vancouver

Interviewing people in a wide range of circumstances

Writing copy for publication on a tight deadline

Building contacts and sources for use in future stories

Fact checking the information given to you by a source

Creating blog publications

Citadel Magazine (Fashion and lifestyle magazine) June 2005 August

Editor in chief of Citadel Magazine

2011

Editor in chief for the single largest fashion and lifestyle magazine in the city.

Responsibilities included working on various themes for the magazine, with

employed group of writers and freelance writers, brainstorming for ideas from

various field like crime, education, politics and so on.

Editing the articles and files sent in from various channels for the magazine.

Head of the largest fashion platform for models and actors. Organizing an yearly

event, Mr and Ms Pune, for upcoming models and actors. This profile involved

working with team for the show like working with the selection procedure, call for

auditions, working with the make up artists, finalizing designs with stylists and

designers and with the event management company for the final show.

Assess social media marketing strategies to determine rate of return. Identify and

tap into new channels to fuel revenue growth.

Ensure content placement in social media Web sites.

Plan, develop and execute events like fashion shows, award nights, fashion

launches, etc for various leading corporate.

Planning and executing the annual beauty pageant for the publication.

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