news simon alison music contact pictures	alison hogg a 34-year old chartered marketeer with a bright, hard working and out-going personality. proven agency, client marketing and account management experience. graduate educated. relevant skills include customer service, it, group leadership and team motivation. recently returned from a working year abroad in australia and new zealand. employment history working holiday, melbourne & sydney : sept 2003 - sept 2004 account manager, solution 2 : jan 2003 - aug 2003 a full-time position within a busy uk regional creative agency, working on the account for a major high street holiday retailer and tour operator to deliver marketing campaigns. areas of responsibility include : ensuring the smooth coordination and delivery of client briefs through the internal studio, from initial briefing, through to concepts and copy, to artwork and reproduction. managing briefs and client expectations according to agreed timescales and costs. responsible for briefing print and mailing houses accordingly. ensuring the communications meet the required brand, regulatory and operational requirements at all times. advising on strategy developments for all below-the-line activity according to business and industry requirements. projects include traditional below-the-line campaigns, monthly email activity and point-of-sale literature for in-store promotions. marcomms manager, alliance & leicester plc : mar 2002 - dec 2002 assistant marcomms manager, apr 2000 - feb 2002 a full-time position within the marcoms team, working on a variety of product areas. my duties included : the planning and control of the annual marketing communications plan to deliver agreed customer and product objectives, in line with business and budget requirements. liaison with the product team in order to deliver effective below-the-line campaigns for a variety of customers and their needs. briefing of all elements of the campaigns to both internal and external agencies. management of campaigns from conception to completion and accurate measurement throughout all contact channels. liaison with internal and external operational areas to ensure smooth delivery of campaigns. ensuring the communications meet the required brand, regulatory and operational requirements at all times. development of graduate trainee and assistant marcomms manager in delivering the agreed communications programme. marketing asst to account executive, experian : jan 1997 - mar 2000 a full-time position within marketing services, working on behalf of major financial institutions. my duties included : advising on the selection and concepts of targeted mailings for a wide range of products and services. liaison between experian and other bureaux providers. responsible for the implementation of new projects into daily business use. co-ordination of internal communications, specialist project workshops and the relevant documentations. marketing assistant, city and county of swansea : oct 1995 - dec 1996 a full-time position within the leisure marketing section, assisting in the effective promotion of all the council's leisure venues and events. rag co-ordinator, swansea university student's union : jul 1993 - jun 1994 a one year sabbatical position, co-ordinating the student charity fundraising. fundraising events included charity collections, the annual beer race, culminating in with the midsummer ball for 4,500 students at swansea airport. education chartered institute of marketing uk - chartered marketeer : 2003 idm 'effective email marketing: beyond the basics' short course : 2003 chartered institute of marketing - diploma : 2002 2000 idm 'successful creativity in direct marketing' : 2000 nicas basic/intermediate windows 95 course : 1997 franklin time management training course : 1997 2(i) b.a. honours history degree, university college swansea : sep 1990 - jun 1993 a-levels, tendring high school, frinton-on-sea : sep 1988 - jun 1990 english literature & language history french 10 gcses, tendring high school, frinton-on-sea : sep 1983 - jun 1988 including maths, english & french. professional membership chartered marketeer - uk chartered institute of marketing : 2003 interests i enjoy aerobics, swimming, walking and sailing. i also enjoy reading, cooking and listening to music. clean, full driving licence (august 1989). references available upon request