Experience

Skyline Promotions Ltd

• Charity Account Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Responsible for 1500+ charity accounts. Organising special charity skydive days, advising on marketing strategies, and bespoke event requests and providing all the free promotional materials to clients, promoting all our open UK run/cycle events, plus the 33 open overseas challenge events, in 15 different countries that we organise, enabling thousands of large and small UK charities to benefit from these events, and the funds raised, with no hassle or additional costs to the charities. I had monthly and annual sales targets to reach. I would sell ad space on our skydiving and doitforcharity websites to generate more bookings for my charity client. Handling incoming calls and all new charity and corporate clients plus outgoing calls in order to maintain client relationships and generate new business. Dealing with plenty of daily enquiries and emails and the sending of promotional materials to clients so they can promote our events as much as possible. Show less



Skyline Overseas

• India
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Overseas Event Co-ordinator

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

  Helping to coordinate 33 overseas charity challenge events in 15 different countries. Looking after all participants on 16 annual overseas challenge events. Processing new bookings, dealing with any issues, making welcome calls plus follow up calls 1 week before departure. Answering questions via email and phone and securing 80% and 100% sponsorship before the deadline date. Sending out literature to participants and keeping charity clients informed that any fundraising ssues. Staffing these overseas events. Advising on kitlist and training plans vaccinations itineraries and fundraising ideas. Monitoring of all SM groups so participants can meet train and fundraise before the event. Show less

• One off Event Co-ordinator

  • Mar 2006 - Oct 2007

  Planned, researched, and organised special one off mini events for a variety of bespoke event charity clients, such as abseils, white water rafting events, skydiving, dragon boat races, conventions and conferences, following whatever the client brief was. I would liase with 12 airfields and organise 12 events every year. I would process new bookings and make welcome calls, send confirmation details and deali with any issues and enquiries before and after booking. Dealing with airfield clients and securing skydive sponsorship before the jump on behalf of our charity clients. Show less

• Events Assistant

  • Feb 2001 - Jul 2004

  Assisting the event managers in research, administration, set up of events, handling calls and emails from enquirers, finding venues, and helping in the general running of Skyline Events. Dealing with incoming calls and emails and brochure requests. Processing new bookings and taking payments for the ongoing and one off event teams. And the staffing of our events. Assisting the event managers in research, administration, set up of events, handling calls and emails from enquirers, finding venues, and helping in the general running of Skyline Events. Dealing with incoming calls and emails and brochure requests. Processing new bookings and taking payments for the ongoing and one off event teams. And the staffing of our events.