Shrenik Thaker
Bis 2022, Deputy General Manager - Corporate Communication, Essar Group
Dubai, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Über mich
I am a goal-focused professional with comprehensive experience in driving social media communication programmes, 360-degree marketing campaigns, and digital strategies for brand development. Throughout my career, I have developed track record of excellence in partnering with stakeholders and growing brands. I have a proven success in website creation, product promotion, and B2B, B2C, and B2B2C sales with budget controls. My expertise lies in directing, developing, and motivating high performing teams. Also, I have strong grip on grid/layout, typography, color theory, interface design, google analytics, SEO& SMO, and creating creative standards. Please feel free to contact me at shrenikthaker@gmail.com with any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work—I’m always interested in making new professional acquaintances.
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Berufserfahrung von Shrenik Thaker
2018 - 2022
Deputy General Manager - Corporate Communication
Essar Group
• Boosted brand campaign ability/productivity by 10X and improved cost efficiency in groups budget by 65% through overseeing development of creative in-house department in shorter time. • Used my exceptional leadership skills in effectively hiring, training, and managing people. • Identified and capitalised on opportunities to promote and positively represent organisation through internal / external communication.
2015 - 2018
Sr. Corporate Marketing & Branding Manager
Essar Group
• Engaged closely with developers for creation of group/internal 15 company websites and apps from multiple sectors across industries. • Drove engagement across 21 social media handles and digital community of over a million followers. • Led all facets of social media drive and micro-website during USD 12.9B deal with Rosneft - Trafigura led consortium. • Owned platforms, created content, events/associations and run multiple digital marketing/crowd-sourced content campaigns for multiple businesses.
2010 - 2015
Corporate Branding & Graphic Design Manager
Essar Group
• Deployed Brand Transition Strategy during acquisition of USD 350M Shell's Stanlow refinery in UK. • Reduced vendor costs by 50%, maximised brand identity by 100%, and annual group profit rose by 12% globally through the in-house store for corporate gifting. • Designed website, Intranet & Apps, Internal platforms for employee engagement, Corporate Film, and marketing collaterals for Essar Global Fund, while producing 1K + videos on business performance, people/CSR stories.
2010 - 2010
Deputy Corporate Branding Manager
Essar Group
• Generated internal campaigns for rebranding and renewed vision/mission statements. • Co-ordinated logistics at several locations globally, including Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Kenya, UAE, China, South Korea, and Indonesia. • Served as core member of the team for Essar's worldwide Rs.40+ cr brand re-launch that included planning, designing, strategy creation, internal communications, event management, digital marketing, signage overhaul, and massive mass media campaign.
2006 - 2009
Visual Merchandising & Retail Marketing, Graphic Designer
The MobileStore Limited
• Launched the most recognised Retail Brand in country with record awareness level of 83%, within 11 months of launch; largest retailer with 1500 stores in 200 cities. • Created campaigns for various promotional shoots/activities led to boost sales by engaging with all key global partners. • Managed signage branding, store conceptualisation, planograms, ATL & BTL activities. Developed structured process and brand guideline along with visual merchandising manuals for standardised launches across country.
2005 - 2006
Visual Merchandising & Graphic Designer, Photographer
Steve & Barry's
• Played key role at every stage of design deployment starting from budgeting, finalising equipment list, sourcing, cost negotiation, vendor shortlisting to monitoring quality. • Set up photography studio for merchandise and promotional marketing projects for brand. • Completed mock set-ups for upcoming season’s visual merchandising/promotional design directives to attain proper look/feel using designing concepts, creative window displays, and suitable planograms for 276 stores in 39 states.
Ausbildung von Shrenik Thaker
2001 - 2004
Commercial Arts (Marketing & Advertising)
B. D. Somani Institute of Art & Fashion Technology
Sprachen
Englisch
Fließend
Deutsch
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