Irina Zakharova
Head of Communications Division at Русфинанс Банк- Claim this Profile
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Digital Branding and Engagement
Curtin UniversityDec, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Storytelling for change
The Ariel GroupJul, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Apr, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Inclusive Leadership Training: Becoming a Successful Leader
edXMar, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
edX Honor Code Certificate for English Grammar and Essay Writing
edXMar, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
INFO2040x: Networks, Crowds, and Markets. edX
Cornell UniversityMay, 2014- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Rusfinance
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Russian Federation
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Banking
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head of Communications Division
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Jul 2016 - Present
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
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Belgium
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Hospitality
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500 - 600 Employee
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PR Head / Area PR & Comunications Manager for Eastern Europe (Russia, CIS, Baltics)
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Apr 2010 - Jun 2016
Key responsibilities:1) Corporate PR: - Communication strategy development and implementation in the area that includes Russia, CIS, Baltics;- Area Vice-President positioning;- HR-projects communication (internal and external), positioning the company as prestigious employer;- Anticrisis communications;- Communications with federal and local authorities;- Analytics.2) Consumer PR: Radisson Royal and Quorvus Collection (luxury), Radisson Blu (upper upscale), Park Inn by Radisson (mid-market):- В2С projects; - Storytelling;3) Social media and digital: - Social media strategy and tactics development and implementation. Consumer content vs brand content; - Brands' channels in Russian language Facebook and Instagram;- Area bloggers outreach program development and implementation (establish relationships with bloggers and video-bloggers).4) Media relations: - Communication with Russian and international media. Have a base of loyal business media, TV, radio, wires, etc; - Media-events arrangement in Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Novosibirsk, Novokuznetsk, etc.), Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia; - Media materials copywriting.5) Marketing communications and events-management:- Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson advertising campaigns (on-line and off-line) planning and implementation on federal and local levels;- Events-management - Partners programs development;- Marketing materials development.6) Internal communications and team management:- Development and educating a team of PR & social media managers in hotels (60 hotels);- Manage direct reports.7) Managing agencies.8) Budgeting.
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Mikhailov & Partners. Strategic Communication Management
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Russian Federation
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Account Manager
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Dec 2006 - Feb 2009
1) PR-projects development and implementation. 2) PR-strategies development. 3) Media perception study.4) Corporate communications: • Planning and implementation of media relation campaigns.• Media relations (communication with mass-media, support media in obtaining relevant and up-to-the point information, arranging interviews, managing & regular update of media database). • Articles, press-releases, press-kits, talking points, interviews, Q&A, key massages development. • Press-events organization (inc. press-conferences, press-tours for journalists, other special projects). • Budgeting.
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Deputy PR-director
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Sep 2003 - Dec 2006
1) PR-program development and implementation 2) Special affiliate programs development and implementation 3) Mass-media communications 4) Press materials creation (inc. press releases, interviews, articles) 5) Maintain and update corporate web-site 6) Participation in exhibition activities 7) Mass-media monitoring 8) Budgeting 1) PR-program development and implementation 2) Special affiliate programs development and implementation 3) Mass-media communications 4) Press materials creation (inc. press releases, interviews, articles) 5) Maintain and update corporate web-site 6) Participation in exhibition activities 7) Mass-media monitoring 8) Budgeting
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Education
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Carlson Rezidor Business School - LOTs for Business Planning
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Ульяновский Государственный Технический Университет
Diploma with honours, Public Relations