Rithika Thomas
Summary
Creative Social Media Assistant skilled in supporting team objectives and capitalising on emerging industry trends. Handles administrative details and suggests trending ideas to complement campaigns. Highly skilled in creating fresh and dynamic content for diverse audiences.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Bookseller
Waterstones
Amersham
07.2023 - Current
- I use exceptional genre knowledge and up-selling skills to maximise sales opportunities.
- Creating a vibrant bookstore environment, maintaining outstanding presentation, detail and localisation standards.
- Build rapport with new and existing customers to boost client retention.
- Successfully promoting Waterstones loyalty program memberships, achieving a 15% increase in program sign-ups.
- Post social media posts and promotional materials for new releases, events and promotions.
Q-Tickets Content Writing Internship
360 Nautica
Doha
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Responsible for updating the movie synopses and event descriptions on the ticketing website.
- Planned online content management and social media strategy.
Qatar Day Content Writing Internship
360 Nautica
Doha
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Monitored industry trends to capitalise on content and social media opportunities.
- Produced high-quality, impactful content to strict deadlines, consistently meeting brand standards.
- Leveraged graphic design skills to create visually appealing social media posts using Canva, increasing the visibility of articles among the audience
- Wrote engaging scripts for promotional videos and presented for multiple platforms including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
Brand Ambassador - Client Hospitality
VISA
Doha
11.2022 - 12.2022
- Collaborated with VISA supervisors to meticulously manage the VISA Client program during the World Cup.
- Used friendly, outgoing and positive personality to approach clients confidently and professionally, improvising in uncertain situations.
- Maintained strict adherence to established protocols for secure and organised client registration process.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Education
BA (Hons) English Language and Creative Writing: Upper 2:1 -
Lancaster University (UK Top 10 University)
Lancaster, UK 10.2019 - 05.2022
CBSE Commerce: 90.6% -
Bhavans' Public School
Doha, Qatar 04.2017 - 03.2019
Skills
- English (Fluent)
- Hindi & Malayalam (Native)
- Spanish (Beginner)
- Microsoft Office
- Social media marketing
- Google Docs
- Canva
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Bookseller
Waterstones
07.2023 - Current
Q-Tickets Content Writing Internship
360 Nautica
01.2023 - 03.2023
Qatar Day Content Writing Internship
360 Nautica
01.2023 - 03.2023
Brand Ambassador - Client Hospitality
VISA
11.2022 - 12.2022
BA (Hons) English Language and Creative Writing: Upper 2:1 -
Lancaster University (UK Top 10 University)
10.2019 - 05.2022
CBSE Commerce: 90.6% -
Bhavans' Public School
04.2017 - 03.2019
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