
Thomas James Farmer
Experienced British Marketing Director with 6 Years Dubai Experience
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWork Experience
Marketing & Brand DirectorFull Time
Crowngate International
Oct 2015 - Present -9 yrs, 9 months
- Job Details:• Head of 3 Corporate brands –Crowngate International, Crowngate PMC & Crowngate Real Estate • Launched all brands from start-up level – websites, social media, in-house marketing, advertising, print collateral, Corporate branding • Controlled the marketing for all 3 brands on a global scale • Seminar & Events Management • Management of Crowngate’s global agent network – full marketing & brand support • Online & off-line marketing channels • Full control of social media channels • PR Management – Writing of press releases, PR agency/media liaison • Communication of all marketing & comms both internally & externally
Head of MarketingFull Time
Pennington Real Estate
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015 -6 months
- Job Details:• Control of all marketing collateral with 1 designer reporting to me • Printed collateral such as corporate profile, brochures, flyers, floorplans, property postcards • Print media – weekly adverts in Property Weekly, Gulf News, Property Times • Overseeing of all property portals & CRM (Propspace) – enquiries, listings on Dubizzle, Bayut, Property Finder, Just Property • In my 1st 4 months at Pennington we won the Property Times Marketing Award for Best Newcomers Brand
Head of MarketingFull Time
Kleindienst Group
Nov 2013 - Dec 2014 -1 yr, 1 month
- Job Details:• Head of Marketing/Group Marketing Manager – in charge of 7 company divisions/brands – Kleindienst Group, Kleindienst Development Sales, The Heart of Europe, JK Properties, Austria Business Center, ABC Business Center, JK Investments. • Manager of 4 employees – Digital Marketing Executive & Website/PHP Developer • Participating in Management Strategy meetings – daily & weekly • Social media management for all companies • PR – work with local PR agency in Dubai and implement strategies. Write Press releases, create media packs, deal with media enquiries, FAQ’s and control media visits and events • Implement all marketing collateral and creation of design and layout – brochures, flyers • Writing, designing and sending of company newsletters to different target audiences • Control all ordering of marketing materials and stationary Collaborate with partners to co-align corporate marketing strategies
Marketing ManagerFull Time
Telinstra FZCO
Nov 2012 - Nov 2013 -1 yr
- Job Details:• All Marketing Collateral ranging from Company website, Brochures, Stationary, Presentations, Data-sheets, Email Campaigns, Templates and Proposals. • Creation of and editing of company website • Social media management • Submittal of Company Proposals Press releases to announce new partner collaborations, job postings, Telinstra event appearances etc. • Email campaigns - Creation of content and attachments, email send and follow ups to all contacts. • Event Coordination • Company branding - ensuring effective branding across all marketing collateral • Reporting - Regular reports to CEO and shareholders for Marketing updates, plans and strategies.
Education
BA in Marketing
Keele UniversityJan 2004 - Jan 2007 - 3 yr
High School - Other
Sandbach SchoolJan 2003
Achievements
In my 1st 4 months at Pennington Real Estate we won the Property Times Marketing Award for Best Newcomers Brand in Dubai. Obtaining a 2:2 BA Degree in Marketing and Human Resource Management at Keele University in the UK Alongside my Business Development Manager and Company Director, running a £5 million procurement project for BP Tails Chemicals and securing a large part of the business from scratch
Skills
Languages
English
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Lubricant Competence
UKLA·2012Safety Data Sheets
Chemical Business Association·2010