Telephone

+971-**-*******

Email

adgrjc@r.postjobfree.com

Instagram

@echsee_designs

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Youtube

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Portfolio

https://harshalchandwani.wordpress.com

Harshal Sanjay

Chandwani

A keen, kind and determined individual with a passion for marketing and design. Always willing to learn and grow in opportunites that maximise my potential for creativity and innovation. Currently experienced in content creation, digital communication and social media management.

Education

September 2018 - August 2019

University Of Strathclyde

MSc Marketing

• Dissertation: Carried out a quantitative market

research project investigating the consumer’s perception of luxury brands on e-tail websites with factors of trust, exclusivity and experience taken as the focus.

• A project affiliated with MyAncestralScotland, a company website that brings people closer to their Scottish ancestry. Carried out market and competitor analysis and devised value proposition and connected them to potential clients.

• Scored 99% in the Google Analytics Individual

Qualification and excelled in modules like Strategic Marketing Management (71%) and E-Marketing in

Practice (61%).

September 2015 - June 2018

Sheffield Hallam University

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design

Grade Obtained: 2:1

• My final year projects:

1. Editorial Design: Designed a book on Cultural

Appropriation taking place in the fashion world. The aim of this project was to generate interest in understanding cultural differences and spread awareness. The brief for this project was developed by myself.

2. UX/UI Design: Conceptualised and designed the

interface for an app that filters the menus of restaurants and is able to scan barcodes of snacks as per the user’s allergies.

April 2014 - April 2015

Delhi Private School, Dubai

CBSE (Equivalent to A-Levels)

• Studied Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, English and Mathematics and secured 82% overall.

Experience

June 2019 - March 2020

Marketing and Communication Intern

SENSEcity

• Working in a start-up environment, responsible for designing presentations, communication and marketing collateral. Improved brand familiarity by bringing in consistency among all the marketing material communicated with clients and the users.

• Created and designed the brand guidelines for the business which helped attain a clear idea of the values, culture and visual language that the business aims to put forward.

• Managed and created campaigns and content for social media which improved brand presence online and doubled the Instagram followers. Updated the website with added features and enhanced visuals which attracted more people to work and advertise with us.

• Conducted market research to understand the customers better in order to improve our communication strategies.

• Completed a CPD accredited certification in “Accelerate: Sales

& Leadership Development “The Success Formula” . Helped me prioritse my tasks better and set clear goals to manage my time effectively.

August 2019 - October 2019

Digital Content Administrator

University of Strathclyde Catering Services - Nourish

• Seven-week project to set up goals, track and analyse social media. Ownership and management of all social media platforms, including paid campaigns. Created and designed content to be communicated through digital and physical platforms. Got the business 200 Instagram followers within a week.

January 2017 - September 2017

Social Media and Marketing Volunteer

Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union

• Created a self-help video for the incoming students using animation and illustrations. The video was played at all fresher events, university accomodations and has its own webpage on the union website. Helped the university spread awareness and make the students comfortable in a new environment.

• Nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Student Events Award and Outstanding Contribution to Student Campaigns Award.

Software Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe AfterEffects

Adobe Premier Pro

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

HootSuite

Hubspot

WordPress

Squarespace

SPSS

Google Analytics

Trello

Prezi

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Windows Movie Maker

iMovie

Languages

English: Fluent

Hindi: Fluent

French: Beginner

Arabic: Beginner

Hobbies

Drama

Sketching

Photography

Writing Blogs

Quilling

Cooking

Walking

References available upon request.

Skills Summary

Creative and Analytical Thinking

• Able to develop innovative ideas for different platforms and styles of communication.

• Experienced in processing and analysing data using Microsoft Excel, Google Analytics and SPSS. Able to apply a logical and methodical sequence while carrying out any piece of work or research.

• Excelled and thoroughly enjoyed Accountancy, Mathematics and Business Studies in my A-Levels.

Time Management and Organisation

• Able to effectively manage my dissertation and internship at the same time with equal interest and enthusiasm.

• Working at a start-up has helped me manage various tasks together and has given be insight on how to organise my tasks in order to be able to achieve a lot in a limited time- frame.

Presentation and Communication

• Always inclined towards creating design that has a systematic and impactful layout. Editorial projects at university enhanced my understanding of how to create a good layout.

• Experienced in creating communication material and building brand guidelines for the business with a consistent and clear layout. Able to use visual language to highlight the most important aspects.

Software and Social Media

• Attained 99% in the Google Analytics Individual Qualification.

• Managed and created content and ran campaigns on all social media platforms using Hubspot and HootSuite at both my internships.

• Built the presence of brands on social media using creative design. Highly competent with Adobe Creative Suite.

• Able to grasp various softwares quickly such as project management softwares, web design softwares and movie-making softwares.

Market Research

• Able to effectively build and analyse surveys after an in-depth research of the desired outcomes of the research and the targeted audience.

• Carried out a quantitative market research for my dissertation that investigated luxury consumer behaviour through an online survey.

• Carried out a qualitative market research at my internship to analyse the consumer base and whether our communication strategies are effective and where they can be changed.

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