Client Manager (Dubai)
Summary
Day – to – day management on one large account or multiple accounts.
Job dimensions
UAE and with a commitment to travel regionally when required.
Responsibilities
¦Effectively handle all aspects of client communications including setting and exceeding expectations for all projects.
¦Seek out ways to improve client satisfaction as well as expand client relationships.
¦Prepare case studies upon the completion of projects.
¦Participate in the development of internal processes to improve efficiency.
¦Prepare proposals, estimates and timelines for projects.
¦Obtain internal and client approvals as required.
¦Work with Client Team to translate and/or write Creative Briefs to ensure the successful delivery of an assignment.
¦Project level P/L responsibility.
¦Participate in hiring activities.
Skills
¦Experience with client and internal written communications including; Proposals/SOW, Presentations, Creative Briefs
¦Excellent organizational and good time management skills
¦Fully conversant with Powerpoint, Word, Excel, MS Project and other internal software packages
¦Good presentation skills with a strong willingness to learn advanced presentation skills techniques
¦Ability to lead short presentations and actively participate in long presentations with multiple participants
¦Good ability to write virtually any type of business document
¦Strong understanding of email etiquette and format
¦Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
¦Ability to manage a project team across disciplines
¦End to end understanding of projects and overall processes
¦Educated to degree level
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Senior Client Manager (Dubai)
Summary
Day – to – day management on one large account or multiple accounts.
Job dimensions
UAE plus potential client commitments in KSA and Pakistan.
Responsibilities
¦Effectively handle all aspects of client communications including setting and exceeding expectations for all projects.
¦Seek out ways to improve client satisfaction as well as expand client relationships.
¦Prepare case studies upon the completion of projects.
¦Participate in the development of internal processes to improve efficiency.
¦Translate and/or write Creative Briefs to ensure the successful delivery of an assignment.
¦Project level P/L responsibility.
¦Participate in hiring activities.
Skills
¦Experience with client and internal written communications including; Proposals/SOW, Presentations, Creative Briefs
¦Excellent organizational and good time management skills
¦Fully conversant with Powerpoint, Word, Excel, MS Project and other internal software packages
¦Excellent ability to write and lead presentations either solo or with multiple participants
¦Good ability to write virtually any type of business document
¦Strong understanding of email etiquette and format
¦Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
¦Ability to manage a project team across disciplines
¦End to end understanding of projects and overall processes
¦Ability to develop strong mentoring and leadership skills
¦Educated to degree level
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Finance Controller (Dubai)
Summary
To manage the Finance Team at an operational level with responsibility for month end reporting, and assist FD in management reporting.
Job dimensions
This role supports the entire Middle East office with focus primarily in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Responsibilities
Support and manage the Finance Team at all operational levels including:
Month End reporting
Management reporting
Maintaining Deadlines E
nsuring that FD is made aware of any risk or concerns regarding payables & receivables Ensuring SOX compliance at all times Responsibilities also include Statutory accounts and audits.
Skills
Candidates must have a recognized accounting qualification, good communication skills both written & verbal, strong technical and analytical skills, and a minimum 3 years experience in handling a finance team. Candidates must also have strong leadership qualities and be a team player.
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Client/Senior Client Manager (Dubai)
Summary
The client responsibilities for this role are significant. Filling the gap with a capable pair of hands will be vital to keep momentum on client business in Q4.
Job dimensions
UAE plus potential client commitments in KSA and Pakistan.
Responsibilities
Day to day management and maintenance of client relationships. Handle and manage client projects; set expectations internally and externally; secure and manage the smooth flow of client projects through the business.
Skills
Excellent written and oral communication; excellent organizational skills; full working knowledge of major business software packages; strong presentation and administrative skills; efficiency and a positive, proactive personality.
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Senior Strategist (Dubai)
Summary
The Brand Union Middle East, is looking to recruit a Senior Strategist to work across our current client base to help us continue to grow in the exciting and dynamic Middle East region. The role will be based at our hub office in Dubai, but will include project work out of our office in Abu Dhabi, helping to grow our strong presence in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also across North Africa, the Levant, the GCC, India and Pakistan. The successful applicant will report to the Strategy Director, Middle East, day to day and ultimately the Executive Director for Strategy and Engagement.
The Strategy team currently has six dedicated talents ranging from an Executive on the board of the regional business, to a Director through to Seniors, Strategists and Juniors. We also regularly offer the opportunity for interns to learn their craft.
The Strategy team work, sit and play collaboratively with the Client Servicing and Creative teams.
Job dimensions
To cover the Middle East region which encompasses North Africa, Levant, GCC, India and Pakistan in varying degrees. To work across both our hub office in Dubai and our office in Abu Dhabi. To also support our increasing presence in various other regions within the overall Middle East territory.
Responsibilities
- Primary research (qualitative and quantitative) and/or overseeing primary research
- Desk research/competitive auditing and being able to brief this to others
- Distillation and articulation of research into compelling insight
- Brand strategy development
- Internal brand engagement development
- Extensive creative briefing – inspiration and direction
- Mentoring and developing strategists in the team in conjunction with the Strategy Director
- Collaborating with other Senior Strategists, Client Service and Creative, to deliver an integrated idea and solution that will grow client’s businesses
- Working with our Business Development function to help demonstrate our strategic firepower (for which we have become known!) in pitches and proposals
- Extensive face to face presentation and persuasion skills
Working across sectors which have included property, finance/banking, government, tourism, corporate branding, communications and entertainment.
Skills
This role would suit a strategist from a brand/marketing strategy/research background. We are seeking someone that can take a substantial project and work with the Client Servicing and Creative teams to lead and deliver the strategic component of the brief in a collaborative, time effective and on-brief manner – creating simplicity from complexity – inspiring and directing their colleagues, their clients and their peers.
- One who can challenge a client brief, or at times help the client define it
- A collaborative and an enigmatic thinker who can lead a group, as well as be part of a team
- Someone who can take ownership and thought leadership of strategic components of large international branding programmes (brand creation and renewal)
- Management consultancy/Ideation experience would be a bonus, as would the ability to think about the larger business context for the client.
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Sr Client Manager (New York)
Summary
Internal and external management of key client projects, primarily for this role in consumer packaging but with scope beyond that remit.
Job dimensions
Likely to extend immediately across Pernod Ricard / TAC and Reckitt Benckiser, with travel potentially required between US / London / Stockholm.
Responsibilities
¦ Effectively handle all aspects of client communications, setting and exceeding expectations
Assist CS teams with the creation and management of project budgets, planning and timelines
Strive to improve client satisfaction and expand client relationships
Participate in the development of internal processes and relationships to improve efficiency
Translate and/or write Creative Briefs to ensure the successful delivery of an assignment
Project level profit and loss responsibility
Prepare case studies upon completion of projects
Participate in hiring activities and allocation of resources
Skills
Highly experienced in writing internal and client communications including; Proposals/SOW, Presentations and Creative Briefs
5+ years experience in related disciplines, preferably with significant exposure across consumer brands
Proven ability to lead presentations either solo or with multiple participants
Ability to write any type of business document
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Fully conversant with Powerpoint, Word, Excel, MS Project and other internal software packages
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and manage project teams across a range of disciplines
Educated to degree level
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Account Director (Beijing)
Summary
The Client Director is responsible for building and maintaining strong client relationships, as well as providing c-level brand strategy and creative solutions.
Developing new business opportunities (as opposed to just farming) is a critical element of the role, and he/she should drive for continued improvement of strategic and creative solutions, and relationship management. The job scope covers: client service, new business development, development of industry/customer insights, development of brand positioning strategies, supervision of projects, financial management of projects.
Job dimensions
Reporting to: business director and MD
Direct Reports: Account Managers, Account executives
Key Working Relationships:Creative teams and ECD
Client director peer group in EIG network and Ogilvy group
Responsibilities
Senior client contact for Brand Team, and/or Marketing Team
Responsible for ensuring Client satisfaction and handling strategic issues or problem resolution of branding related issues
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace and our Client’s business by working with consultant team or out side resources
Pro-active strategic proposals for customer management business opportunities
Be accountable for the security of our Client’s business
Contribute and if appropriate lead new business pitching opportunities
Skills
• 5-8 years’ brand management experience
• Good working knowledge of print/ production issues
• MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Project; able to learn other software ie: FMPro, Maconomy
• Good communicator; can articulate thinking and concepts well
• Able to think on their feet
• Absorb and consolidate briefs
• Ability to manage large, complex projects; contributing to strategy,
presentations, brand knowledge, design sensitivity & artwork process
• Sound financial management
• Good negotiating skills
• Capable client presence; ability to form good client relationships
• Excellent organisational skills; enthusiastic and resourceful
• Solution-finder, not problem-advisor
• Good people-person; ability to delegate & get a job done
• Good technical knowledge across production, print, digital programs
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Consultant (Shanghai)
Summary
The Senior Consultant is responsible for developing and providing C-level strategic brand consultancy, and building and maintaining strong, profitable client relationships.
Developing new business opportunities (as opposed to just farming) is an important element of the role, and he/she should drive for continued improvement of strategic solutions, and relationship management. The job scope covers: brand and marketing consultancy, client service, new business development, development of industry/customer insights, development of brand positioning strategies, supervision of projects, financial management of projects.
Job dimensions
Creative team
Client directors, and MD
Additionally, The Brand Union peer group (network) and the Ogilvy group (AP)
Responsibilities
Consultancy and Client Service
Develop and provide innovative and effective branding strategies, utilizing The Brand Union’s methodology and tools.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace and our Clients’ businesses by undertaking and leading research initiatives in-house and out (where appropriate)
Develop and provide marketing strategies for clients
Pro-active strategic proposals for customer management and new business opportunities
Senior client contact for our consultancy and branding teams
Responsible for ensuring Client satisfaction and handling strategic issues, as well as all branding related issues
Be accountable for the profitability and security of our Clients’ relationship
Contribute and when appropriate lead new business pitching opportunities
Skills
• 3-5 years’ brand management experience
• Good working knowledge of print/ production issues
• MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Project; able to learn other software ie: FMPro, Maconomy
• Good communicator; can articulate thinking and concepts well
• Able to think on their feet
• Absorb and consolidate briefs
• Ability to manage large, complex projects; contributing to strategy,
presentations, brand knowledge, design sensitivity & artwork process
• Sound financial management
• Good negotiating skills
• Capable client presence; ability to form good client relationships
• Excellent organisational skills; enthusiastic and resourceful
• Solution-finder, not problem-advisor
• Good people-person; ability to delegate & get a job done
• Good technical knowledge across production, print, digital programs
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Senior Account Executive (Shanghai)
Summary
Client services:
Ensuring clients receive best practice service throughout the project
Largely office-based, in order to always respond to client telephone calls & emails
Project Management:
Support AD in pro-actively and continuously managing communications, timings and budgets
Be second point of contact during project, ensuring AD is fully informed of project at all times
Job dimensions
Reporting to
• Account team on day to day
• Line manger = Head of Client Services
Responsibilities
Client Services
Take client phone call in absence of AD; advise AD of call either by email (preferably) or voicemail
Project Management
Manage the Administration:
Work with AD to create workplans, budgets and timings
Ensure all documentation is copied, and circulated to team
Open ongoing job/stage numbers and advise to the team
Ensure files are up-to-date
Housekeep all files before archiving
Organise courier deliveries, and ensure correct contents go to client
Manage the finances
Raise ongoing estimates for any additional fees/costs in agreement with AD
Be aware of any discounted / favoured rates that a project may be working to
Ensure all ongoing client requests for files, pdfs, CDRoms are billed to client
Create project budgets, raise pro-formas (cost spreadsheets) and estimates
Create ad hoc budgets during the course of the project
Monitor fee and cost spend against estimate on weekly basis; chase accounts department for copies of invoices, couriers etc
Advise bill
Skills
• At least 2 years experience in project management / clientside
• Good working knowledge of print / production issues
• MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Project; able to learn other software ie. FMPro, Maconomy
• Excellent organisational / traffic skills
• Resourceful; solution-finder;
• Starter knowledge of print, design, production, branding etc
• Financial capability with some previous budget management responsibility
• Keen to learn, enthusiastic, interested, motivated
• Team-player; people oriented; able to take instruction and guidance
• Good spelling (for artwork copy checking)
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Client Manager (Dublin)
Summary
To manage day to day client relationships with our Product Branding clients
Job dimensions
Specialist in Product Branding/Packaging Design, but will also require an ability to work on Corporate Branding projects
Responsibilities
1. Project Management of packaging design projects;
2. Management of day to day liaison and relationships with clients, including Kerry Foods, Cully & Sully, Country KItchens, Glenilen Farm, ESB and GAA
3. Offer brand guidelines advice to clients and their agency partners
4. Preparation of proposals for new assignments, including fees, timelines and step-by-step process
5. To "farm" existing clients for new Revenue opportunities and bring in skills from The Brand Union network, when appropriate
Skills
1. 5+ years experience in a brand/design/advertising agency environment
2. Excellent project management skills
3. Be numeric and literate
4. Excellent inter-personal skills
5. Strong presentation skills; confident to be able to attend and lead client meetings unaccompanied by senior Directors
6. An ability to spot new Revenue opportunities when they arise and seize them through the presentation of new and relevant proposals
7. Be a team player and to support fellow staff
8. A desire to learn and improve al the time
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Senior Consultant (Beijing)
Summary
The Senior Consultant is responsible for developing and providing C-level strategic brand consultancy, and building and maintaining strong, profitable client relationships.
Developing new business opportunities (as opposed to just farming) is an important element of the role, and he/she should drive for continued improvement of strategic solutions, and relationship management. The job scope covers: brand and marketing consultancy, client service, new business development, development of industry/customer insights, development of brand positioning strategies, supervision of projects, financial management of projects.
Job dimensions
Key Working Relationships: Creative team
Client directors, GM and MD
Additionally, The Brand Union peer group (network) and the Ogilvy group (AP)
Responsibilities
Consultancy and Client Service
Develop and provide innovative and effective branding strategies, utilizing The Brand Union’s methodology and tools.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace and our Clients’ businesses by undertaking and leading research initiatives in-house and out (where appropriate)
Develop and provide marketing strategies for clients
Pro-active strategic proposals for customer management and new business opportunities
Senior client contact for our consultancy and branding teams
Responsible for ensuring Client satisfaction and handling strategic issues, as well as all branding related issues
Be accountable for the profitability and security of our Clients’ relationship
Contribute and when appropriate lead new business pitching opportunities
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Skills
• 3-5 years’ brand management experience
• Good working knowledge of print/ production issues
• MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Project; able to learn other software ie: FMPro, Maconomy
• Good communicator; can articulate thinking and concepts well
• Able to think on their feet
• Absorb and consolidate briefs
• Ability to manage large, complex projects; contributing to strategy,
presentations, brand knowledge, design sensitivity & artwork process
• Sound financial management
• Good negotiating skills
• Capable client presence; ability to form good client relationships
• Excellent organisational skills; enthusiastic and resourceful
• Solution-finder, not problem-advisor
• Good people-person; ability to delegate & get a job done
• Good technical knowledge across production, print, digital programs
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Design Director (Dublin)
Summary
This is an opportunity to work with some of the best known brands in Ireland in a highly creative environment on both corporate and consumer brands
To lead the development of concept generation and inspire others to think laterally to evolve the big idea, driving leading edge creativity
Job dimensions
Team of 17 in Dublin
Responsibilities
¦ Responsible for the creative growth, development and completion of all design work on client assignments
¦ Ensure relevant skills are deployed effectively across assignments, lead team briefings and regular progress reviews
¦ Provide direction and development to the team ensuring performance is managed using the review process
¦ Take ownership and a lead role as assignments develop and brief team members on the overall scope and timing implications
¦ Create mood boards/video to capture the concept in a way that inspires
¦ Create high quality design to inspire team and clients and confidently present work
¦ Build and maintain strong client relationships
¦ Enhance internal relationships across the business ensuring assignment success
¦ Escalation point for issues management and resolution
¦ Assist in budgeting assignments and assessing most appropriate partners/suppliers
¦ Work in partnership with the senior team to ensure the final brand solution is in line with the origina
Skills
You’ll be working within a highly talented and experienced creative team, so must be able to work well in a team structure. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 8 years professional experience in design. You will have excellent knowledge and understanding of branding and be able to translate strategy into a creative solution. You will have experience of both corporate and FMCG brands, and have a passion for excellent creative solutions. You will be highly skilled in the Adobe Creative Suite (CS3 Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) with some knowledge of Powerpoint or Keynote Speaker.
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Designer (London)
Summary
Ability to generate ideas, voice opinion and build ideas alongside a team.
Must be able to translate values through abstract thought into visual and physical themes and they must be able to articulate their thoughts.
Job dimensions
¦ Hard working and ambitious – want to go to the next step, willing to keep moving the thinking on, never happy to accept the first answer.
Responsibilities
¦ Brainstorming – working within a team developing the initial ideas that help to define what a brand could stand for
¦ Explore and investigate the full potential of those ideas (words, pictures, materials etc)
¦ Ability to crate mood board/ video – capturing the concept in a way that inspires
¦ Ability to take the abstract and develop it into the initial “look and feel” for the brand
Skills
¦ Experience in working across multiple disciplines, including communication, identity, environments, events.
¦ Good ability in illustrator, photoshop and indesign.
¦ Ideally from a conventional brand design background (consumer, corporate or retail) or alternatively from the world of retail, fashion, launch events, architecture, video and new media.
¦ Whatever their background, they need to be excited about what brands are and how they work, and be able to think beyond graphic design
¦ Lively, intelligent, challenging, inquisitive and thoughtful
¦ Needs to be a team player and enjoy working with others to develop thinking as a unit and not as an individual
¦ Hard working and ambitious – want to go to the next step, willing to keep moving the thinking on, never happy to accept the first answer.
¦ Articulate and able and willing to communicate their thinking as well as that of others in the team
¦ Proactive – want to be involved and want to communicate with others as to make i
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Knowledge & Internal Communications Executive - Based in London (Global)
Summary
Coordinate the planning, editing, sharing and accessibility of company owned knowledge, content and content related services. The writing, development and implementation of the internal comms plans, providing appropriate comms tools.
Job dimensions
Worldwide support
Reporting to the Worldwide Director of Knowledge
Working closely with intranet champions, PR & Marketing Managers, designers, web developers, HR Director, CEOs.
Responsibilities
• Develop and manage internal comms activities that involve, engage and inform employees across the network
• Develop and manage the intranet, including design and content, to ensure that content is up to date, accurate and promotes knowledge sharing across the business
• Upload and review case studies to ensure that all knowledge is promoted and shared in the most appropriate way
• Manage the company alumni site via Linkedin ensuring that all relevant information is kept up to date and shared
• Research, develop and promote any new communication tools required
• Review and develop content development and its link to social networking sites
• Ensure that the intranet is linked to the dotcom and that all relevant knowledge and content is shared appropriately
• Work with Global CEO, Worldwide team and the network management to promote effective internal communications and employee engagement
• Work with HR Director in managing annual employee survey and appropriate management and
Skills
• Sound understanding of web contemporary technologies and protocols
• Knowledge of mainstream programming and scripting languages is useful.
• Relevant experience of working on an intranet or other online communications tool
• Up to date knowledge of internal communications methods
• Understanding of the role of knowledge management and internal communications in an organisation
• Excellent written English
• Ability to take complex, financial and business related information and create clear copy relevant to the audience
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to deal with a demanding workload which may include considerable correspondence and to prioritise accordingly
• Effective communication skills with people at all levels
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Design Director (Singapore)
Summary
To be responsible for the successful development and completion of all design work on their particular client program. To work in partnership with the Creative Director/s and Program Manager to ensure the final brand expression is both in-line with the original vision and the client’s practical requirements. To oversee and work closely with the design team, demanding practical, quality driven solutions. To be able to listen to strategy and client service partners in the course of defining acceptable end-product design work. To display experience in managing both the big idea as well as the smaller details needed to finish a job. Inspire confidence in presentations and internal reviews.
Job dimensions
•They have at least 7 years experience. Success as a Senior Designer is a given.
•They will have at least 4-5 years practical experience of large national or international corporate brand and identity programs, especially in the area of design development and implementation.
•They are able to demonstrate a full understanding of their skill, from concept to implementation.
•They are able to understand and participate in the development of strategy and the brand creation process.
•They must ensure all expression work remains on brand, and can develop it across a variety of applications and media, ensuring a quality expression at all times.
•They illustrate strong team player qualities, delegating to and managing other team members, acting as a mentor within the studio to younger designers and a partner to other senior colleagues.
•Are able to take ownership of work in progress, taking a more leading role as the program develops.
•They are good presenters and can demonstrate a real
Responsibilities
• Manage the day to day progress of the design work.
• Lead the design development and implementation stages.
• Produce the storyboard for the design content to a presentation - storytelling around design thinking is a must.
• Oversee presentation production.
• Set up and run work reviews in the studio in conjunction with the Creative Director/s, when needed.
• Develop relationships and confidence within the client team.
• Brief suppliers and demand a quality result.
• Document design work and all project material.
• Keep Creative Director/s and Program Manager up to date of program issues,where relevant
Skills
• Displays a mastery of self, first and foremost, as an example in leading others.
• Displays a mastery of craft, as an example in leading others.
• Well balanced, responsible, talented and very importantly, good-humored.
• Team player - enjoys working with others, developing solutions as a unit and not as an individual.
• Displays a commitment to the team first, before him/her self.
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• Play an active part in fostering team culture.
• Hard working and ambitious - wants to create excellent work and take ownership of their programs, to make sure it all happens.
• Articulate - is able and willing to present their work, ensuring it continues to build on the agreed vision.
• Proactive - wants to be involved, wants to communicate with others and make it happen.
• Be active in the design industry.
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Senior Consultant (Singapore)
Summary
Inspire & Provide support in strategic brand consulting. Diagnose the general branding challenges and opportunities faced by clients including research, analysis and positioning and brand engagement
Job dimensions
Work closely with Client Services Director and represent The Brand Union in new business meetings, reinforcing our strategic consulting strengths and other channel specialisms
Identify new opportunities for The Brand Union to exploit and utilize appropriate resources to tackle them
Write proposals for new business and lead presentations when appropriate together with client services team
Identify appropriate opportunities for The Brand Union profile-raising when appropriate
Spend up to 30% of your time on new business generation
Responsibilities
-Facilitate internal discussion and brand storming sessions
-Work individually as well as brand consulting team to provide the best strategic solutions for clients
-Establish and develop mid to high level client relationships (Mid to C- level), and farm these relationships when appropriate to develop more value
-Develop and foster relationships and maintain visibility with all key Ogilvy players, and encourage opportunities for The Brand Union where ever possible
-Mandatory use of The Brand Union’s Brand Mastery guidelines for any consultancy work rendered to clients.
Skills
Great interpersonal skills
Writes well
Skillfull in MS Office
Good understanding of SEA Market
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