SEJAL PATEL
Welling
Summary
An articulate, flexible, and capable individual with a demonstrated track record of achievement in employment. With outstanding communication and organisational skills and an ability to perform well in pressurised, customer focused environments. A committed and energetic team member capable of working independently or as part of a team with proven ability to develop creative, effective and successful event strategies. Adept at managing all aspects of event planning including logistics, venue selection and catering.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Production Executive
MA Business
2018.08 - Current
- Creating production schedules to ensure publications meet their deadlines
- Project managing workflow from inputting advertisers’ orders on a bespoke system ‘Gemstone’ to flat planning, copy chasing, printing & reconciling on numerous publications titles
- Managing all advertising for 13 publications along with their website ensuring they are accurate and meet all our guideline.
- Work closely & liaising with clients & collaborating with editors, designers, accounts & sales teams to ensure coordination between each department from beginning to end of each issue being published
- Creating bespoke E newsletters & HTMLs for clients as a part of their marmarketing campaign, using a template systrm(Adestra), sending these out to our database and creating bespoke reports to analyse opens/clicks for the clients
- Keeping websites for all magazines mentioned above, up to date with clients’ adverts using google ad manager and creating reports for clients using impression and click through reports
- Initially helped oversee the process of creating a bespoke Gemstone online CRM system in testing & training staff.
- Helping our events team with research and marketing materials alongside planning & budgeting events
- Consistently working on excel spreadsheets & creating reports to manage workflow, so the team can track reports and availability, ensuring this is consistently up to date.
Database Operations Executive
MA Business
2016.11 - 2018.08
- Updating records in the main database liaising with clients and collecting data for our publishers
- Assessing the most suitable prospective journal readers based on the publisher’s profile
- Dealing with telephone queries to complete the data entry task
- Processing correspondence returns and registrations for magazines
- Ad hoc administration duties
Administrator
Laird Plc/Gordon
2011.03 - 2018.03
Sales Progressor, Sales Progressor & Office Administrator
2016.08 - 2016.10
- Contacting solicitors or relevant third party to ascertain progress to date
- Communicating this information to the vendors and purchasers and updating the estate agent client
- Diary management and attending meetings to take minutes and distributing minutes to relevant teams afterwards
- Progressing a sale and updating the system with relevant information & general ad-hoc
- Using skills to move a sale forward, consistently being organised and managing individual workflow.
Sales & Office Administrator
Fudy Ltd
2015.04 - 2016.07
Media Sales Executive
Strings Media Ltd
2014.11 - 2015.03
Homemaker
PTA
2011.08 - 2014.11
- Volunteering for school
Child Trust Fund Administrator
Official Solicitors, Public Trustee/Brook Street
2011.03 - 2011.08
Homemaker
2007.01 - 2011.03
Office Manager
Colemont Insurance Brokers
2005.11 - 2007.01
Corporate Receptionist
Eurest} Shell International
2004.01 - 2005.10
Receptionist/Office Administrator
Waldron Health Centre
2003.09 - 2004.01
Front Desk Manager
Bally’s Park Place Hotel & Casino
Atlantic City
2001.01 - 2002.09
Conference and Events Coordinator
Hampton Inn
Absecon
1999.10 - 2000.12
Education
BA - HOSPITALITY & MANAGEMENT
Camden College
1998.01 - 2001.01
Btec Travel & Tourism
Waltham Forest College
1997.01 - 1998.01
Skills
CORE SKILLSExemplary communication and negotiation skillsExcellent diary management/Office Admin skillsA quick learner with an inquisitive mind, committed to pursuing personal developmentStrong personal initiative, energy, and enthusiasmPlanning and managing own time and efforts to ensure optimum effectivenessOutstanding organizational skills with a proven track record in organised eventsIT SKILLSMicrosoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
Timeline
Production Executive
MA Business
2018.08 - Current
Database Operations Executive
MA Business
2016.11 - 2018.08
Sales Progressor, Sales Progressor & Office Administrator
2016.08 - 2016.10
Sales & Office Administrator
Fudy Ltd
2015.04 - 2016.07
Media Sales Executive
Strings Media Ltd
2014.11 - 2015.03
Homemaker
PTA
2011.08 - 2014.11
Child Trust Fund Administrator
Official Solicitors, Public Trustee/Brook Street
2011.03 - 2011.08
Administrator
Laird Plc/Gordon
2011.03 - 2018.03
Homemaker
2007.01 - 2011.03
Office Manager
Colemont Insurance Brokers
2005.11 - 2007.01
Corporate Receptionist
Eurest} Shell International
2004.01 - 2005.10
Receptionist/Office Administrator
Waldron Health Centre
2003.09 - 2004.01
Front Desk Manager
Bally’s Park Place Hotel & Casino
2001.01 - 2002.09
Conference and Events Coordinator
Hampton Inn
1999.10 - 2000.12
BA - HOSPITALITY & MANAGEMENT
Camden College
1998.01 - 2001.01
Btec Travel & Tourism
Waltham Forest College
1997.01 - 1998.01