Vanessa J.

Xavier
Content Specialist at SchoolApply

Experience
Content Specialist at SchoolApply
April 2016 - Present (7 months)
Content Intern at SchoolApply
January 2016 - April 2016 (4 months)
Content Coordinator at Aurora - The Dawn Media Group
June 2010 - May 2014 (4 years)
During my tenure at the magazine, I was responsible for coordinating various aspects of the editorial function
in tandem with the Manager Desk & Digital and the Editor. This included:
- Writing articles on various marketing and advertising related subjects. Each topic was thoroughly
researched and the relevant people interviewed before writing the final article.
- Liaised with the magazine's design partners. This involved design briefing, layout approvals and text
proofing,
- Managed the Aurora website and social media presence. Was responsible for generating content and ideas
for the web exclusive from the print publication.
Account Manager & Strategy Planner at HeadLion Group
February 2006 - May 2010 (4 years 4 months)
Headlion was a young two-year-old agency when I joined as an intern. I grew alongside the agency and
was with it through one of its most thriving periods. Over four years, I progressed to the role of an Account
Manager hence subsequently managing my own team and independent portfolio of FMCG and financial
clients; this included: Cadbury, Colgate Palmolive, Adamjee General and Life and UBL.
I was subsequently assigned the added responsibility of Strategy Planner, working closely with the creative
team on pitches for new clients. I also took a lead role in arranging and coordinating internal events,
meetings and client gatherings

Education
Institute of Business Management
MBA (MM), Media Management, 2007 - 2009

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Grade: 3.1 GPA

Government College of Commerce and Economics
Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com), 2004 - 2005
Grade: First Division
Convent of Jesus and Mary
High School, 2000 - 2001
Grade: A

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