Yomna Sallam
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Phone# +1-514-***-****
Email: *******@********.***; *****.******@****.******.** Objective: Find a position with a Sales, marketing and/or advertising firm communicating with clients, developing marketing plans, designing promotional materials, and planning events where communication skills can be used to build and develop the firm’s operations. Summary of Qualifications:
-Education:
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Diploma in Applied Marketing (September 2014- August 2015) Courses: Strategic Internet Marketing, Marketing Principles and Applications, Process of Marketing Research, Strategic Selling, Marketing of Services, Buyer Behavior, Marketing Communication, Communication and Networking Skills, Strategic Planning, Global Marketing. Overall GPA: 3.41
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Master’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication (2013) with honors Specialization Mass Communication, second specialization: Marketing Communications Overall GPA: 3.48
Main Academic Focus: Visual Communication, Marketing Principles, Advertising, Public Relations. Art Courses: Design and Color, Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, and Modern Art.
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
BA in Journalism and Mass Communication (2010) with honors Major Journalism and Mass Communication with concentration in Integrated Marketing Communication
Minor: Art
Overall GPA: 3.47
School: Religieuses Franciscaines (2005)
-Work Experience:
EVO Canada, Montreal, Quebec
March 2016- Present
Call Center Representative
Significant duties included:
Generating new leads
Contacting 300-400 potential sales leads by phone
Communicating with potential clients and explaining the company’s services
Booking phone and face to face appointments for sales representatives
International Environmental and Marine Services (IEMS), Cairo, Egypt December 2012- August 2014
Marketing Supervisor
Significant duties included:
Designed Advertising Material (Newsletter, Website updates, Social networks, Flyers). Designed 20 Newsletters, and updated 60% of the website data.
Communicate with Clients; conducted four calls every day
Customer satisfaction; sent 20 client satisfaction forms to different companies after projects were completed.
Client Inquiries
Assist the Business Development Manager and CEO
Seaharvest for Petroleum Services, Cairo, Egypt
October 2010- November 2012
Senior inside Sales Specialist
Significant duties included:
Design Advertising Material
Update the company’s website
Prepare quotations, invoices, Sales Orders, and Purchase orders on the GP system. Secured 10 orders during the two years.
Prepare tenders- dealing directly with the customers and vendors. Prepared on average five tenders every week.
Manage the workflow starting from receiving the customer quotation till delivering the order to the customer’s warehouse.
Interact with both customers and vendors to complete sales orders and follow them through the invoicing process
Provide technical sales support and product consulting to customers
Support business development efforts directly
Cultivate and grow customer base
Support efforts to exceed sales goals, increase market share and improve customer satisfaction
Seaharvest for Petroleum Services, Cairo, Egypt
July 2010- September 2010
PA to the Management Board
Significant duties included:
All administrative work
Design tasks for advertising materials.
Step Up Consultancy for Education, Training and Human Development, Cairo, Egypt
April 2007 – May 2010
Marketing and Advertising Design Specialist
Significant duties included:
Marketing Plan Preparation
Design Advertising Material
Follow up on the Advertising Activities.
Capabilities and Skills:
Computer skills: Net surfing- Microsoft Office-Photoshop Software: SPSS- Weebly- Quark-GP
Worked well with stress, enjoyed team projects, and communication skills. Language skills: Arabic (native language)
French (fluent written and spoken)
English (fluent written and spoken)
Interests and Study Abroad Experiences:
University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Amherst (Spring 09: Art & Humanities Courses)
State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz (Summer 07: Art - Ceramics)
Specialization Related Extra Curricular Activities: Mainly in Design and Public Relations
Participated in the Model of Egyptian Parliament in 2006 as a PR member.
Participated in the International Conference for Global Economy (ICGE) in 2008, as a delegate in the Marketing and Public Relation Council.
Received a certificate from Proctor and Gamble for participation in designing “the best holistic campaign” in Marketing and PR Council of ICGE 2008”.