Director of Marketing

Top Skills

Digital

Editing

Broadcast

Television

Languages

English (Full Professional)

Russian (Professional Working)

Bulgarian (Native or Bilingual)

Certifications

PDA International

Honors-Awards

Best Film in the category of Public

Interest Films for the documentary

“Bulgaria, the Mystery"

Contact

+359********* (Mobile)

*******.*********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/nikolai-

chavdarov-9852b7 (LinkedIn)

www.moneta.tv (Company)

Nikolai Chavdarov

Summary

Experienced professional and founder with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast, creative, digital and print media industry. Skilled in Digital, Producing, Creative, Translation, Journalism, Web Design, Market Research and English. Strong business development professional with a Postgraduate, Hubert Humphrey Fellow focused in Broadcast Journalism, Advanced Negotiations and Conflict Resolution from University of Maryland College Park. Experience

Free Spirit

Director of Marketing

June 2021 – Present

Manage and create content for freespirit.bg – website, social media and print. Creating, booking and managing digital campaigns.Digital marketing strategy development and digital marketing management. TIRAGE

Creative Director

January 2020 – July 2022

Creative, content, digital

Develop briefs, creatives and other custom digital marketing solutions for clients. Create unique digital campaigns for clients across platforms and media.

Global Web OOD

Director

July 2015 – December 2019 (4 years 7 months)

Leading the digital media projects of Global Group Bulgaria, one of the largest independent producers in Bulgaria. Global Web currently produces two media projects: http://gospodari.com - leading news and entertainment website http://www.beu.bg - digital media for women's fashion and lifestyle. Manage and coordinate sales for the websites. Creating, booking and managing digital campaigns. Digital marketing strategy development and digital marketing management.

Develop briefs, creatives and other custom digital marketing solutions for clients. Create unique digital campaigns for clients across platforms and media.

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Global Web OOD – Director (continued)

Manage the 24/7 content production with broad scope on the types of content

- written, editorial, video, photos, slideshows.

Manage the development process for the websites. Improving CMS features, sites’ UX and UI, SEO, adding new features, improving the design and usability of the desktop and mobile versions of the websites. Creating detailed description of the OS and Android applications. Outlining the required features and establishing guidelines for UX and UI. Global Group - Bulgaria

June 2015 - November 2019 (4 years 6 months)

Digital marketing strategy development and digital marketing management. Manage the development process for the group's website. Improving CMS features, sites’ UX and UI, SEO, adding new features, improving the design and usability of the desktop and mobile versions of the website. DUKA

Feb 2018 – Jun 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Manage and coordinate sales and marketing for the website. Creating, booking and managing the client’s digital campaigns – Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads.

Digital marketing strategy development and digital marketing management. Manage the marketing efforts online. Create newsletters, content for ads campaigns and social media, manage digital campaigns for the online store.

Neterra Ltd., Neterra Communications Ltd.

Head of TV and Multimedia Programming, Acquisitions and Digital Department

July 2012 - August 2014 (2 years 2 months)

Management of the TV services Neterra Ltd. provides – operational, strategic and financial.

Leading and managing the team that negotiates the content. Develops new content products and services. While label DTH and IPTV. Retail IPTV and DTH services from content negations to end-user equipment and interface. Smart TV services research and development – built-in over the top IPTV service with Philips TV sets, MAG IPTV set top box.

Leading the research for new content acquisition.

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TV talk show “Prints”, bTV Bulgaria,

CME Group

Creative solutions provider

June 2008 - September 2011 (3 years 4 months)

Iris PR, Bulgaria – Production of a weekly TV talk show “Prints”, bTV Bulgaria, CME Group

Production of a weekly TV talk show “Prints”

Developed content gathering and producing timeframe and procedures Create, produce and manage the original set of the show together with leading local set designer company

Create and produce TV open, close, teaser, promo and overall visual solutions for the show

Train editors of the show – writing, editing and reporting for TV Ivan&Andrei’s Daily Show, Nova TV Bulgaria - MTG Group, – Editor- In-Chief

Editor-In-Chief

July 2010 - November 2010 (5 months)

Ivan&Andrei’s Daily Show, Nova TV Bulgaria - MTG Group, – Editor-In-Chief Editorial leadership of the daily show’s content and production Created a new show structure

Audience analysis and strategic planning for the new season Streamline production process

Developed promo TV and Print campaign for the new season Moneta Ltd.

CCO, Senior Advisor, Consultant, Workflow designer September 2009 - November 2009 (3 months)

Charisma, Lebanon – Senior Advisor, retained to develop a new Pan-Arabic satellite-delivered news and information channel in the Middle East. Main Objective:

Developing a new daily news and information service for broadcast and new media clients in the Middle East for a leading media company, from the creation of the business, broadcast and technical operations plans. Page 3 of 4

Balkan News Corporation

Producer, reporter

September 2000 - January 2009 (8 years 5 months)

Producer of newscasts in the bTV’s News Department - discuss, plan and organize the shooting of reports. Edit the reports of the newscasts. Prepare the rundowns for the newscasts, edit anchor tags and develop the visual side of the newscast – including cameras, special effects ideas and graphics. Organize and produce extraordinary newscasts and special live events. Shoot reports and interviews for the News.

Chief workflow designer and supervisor ENPS, MOS, Avid Newscutter, Avid Assist, Interplay systems

Manager, Producer, Co-ordinator of the VIZRT 3-D Graphics solution implementation in the producing of newscasts, talk shows and special coverage in the News Department. Producer of the new IDs project for the bTV News, Morning Show, Sports, Weather. Won an honorable mention for the documentary “Bulgaria, the Mystery”, as the film’s director, at the Balfest 2004 (Balchik, Bulgaria) TV Puls, News Corp.

Consultant, Workflow designer,

Trainer October 2007 - February 2008 (5

months) Poland

Consulted in streamlining the station's production processes across the respective departments

Consulted Puls TV's News Department with the news gathering and producing timeframe and procedures

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Education

University of Maryland College Park

Postgraduate, Hubert Humphrey Fellow, Broadcast Journalism, Advanced Negotiations and Conflict Resolution · (2003 - 2004) University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”

Master of Arts (MA), Broadcast Journalism, · (1992 - 1999)

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