Marketing And Communication Personal Statement

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I have worked for a variety of businesses and organisations during my three years working in the marketing and communications sector. I have been able to utilise the skills I have gained in my academic career working for a charitable organisation as well as most recently, one of the largest printing organisations in the UK.

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During my time working for the Stephens & George Print Group as well as its Charitable Trust, I have been able to gain significant experience producing press releases and liaising with local media sources to promote these news stories. I have developed close working relationships with contacts at the Western Mail, Wales Online and various local newspapers.

I believe the experience I have gained working for …show more content…

The Charitable Trust was created with the aim of improving literacy levels in the local community, I was therefore tasked with promoting the Trust through online marketing and more practical based marketing strategies.

I have been situated in Wales throughout my career, I studied English at a Welsh University and attended a Welsh language primary and secondary school. The nature of my degree requires a broad understanding of the arts from the world of literature, theatre and film.

I pride myself on the standard of my communication skills, however I have also been able to develop proficient IT skills working in the online marketing sector. I am able to present information through Microsoft Office programming such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I have also been tasked with managing and updating websites on a regular basis which demonstrates I am able to utilise content managing systems such as Wordpress for example. …show more content…

I enjoy the opportunity to utilise the skills I have developed during my degree through developing press releases, marketing material and communicating through social media. I attended a Welsh language primary and secondary school and I am able to communicate on a professional level in this language on a verbal and written level. I am confident in my ability to produce press releases and marketing material through Welsh when required.

I strive to offer creative solutions to problems, for instance when I first joined the Stephens & George Print Group as a Communications Officer I made it a priority to introduce social media marketing software to improve the organisation's social networking presence. This allowed the organisation to become more structured in its social media strategy, scheduling content throughout the week and out of office hours to become more interactive with

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