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SAMI SAYYED

Public Relations Professional
Mumbai

Summary

A seasoned PR & Communication Professional excelling in client & media relations, strategic-planning, communication management, content, team-management and documentation. Handles complex project management & coordination work very efficiently to deliver results.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Strategy Lead

White Marque Solutions
07.2023 - Current
  • Work closely with leadership and communications team of clients to develop PR campaigns that align with their goals and objectives
  • Lead Account Managers by providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure that team works cohesively to achieve collective goals
  • Foster collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment on strategic goals and priorities across functional areas.
  • Mitigate operational risks and client concerns through comprehensive risk assessments followed by implementation of robust contingency plans where necessary
  • Develop, sustain and strengthen client-agency relationship through active communications, coordination and timely reviews to keep sentiment in check
  • Lead on-ground PR operations for any activations and brand campaigns
  • Develop media relations and sustain existing ones

Sr. Consulting Associate

White Marque Solutions
10.2022 - 07.2023

Co-led and co-strategized communication strategies along with Account Lead across diverse portfolio of clients

Co-Led team operations and ensuring end-to-end implementation of client objectives and targets

Curating & proof-reading all collaterals pertaining to brand communications

Liaise with senior leadership across portfolio on regular basis

Creating and sustaining media relations

Assistant Account Manager

Adfactors PR
10.2021 - 08.2022
  • Understanding the team dynamics, building upon the members' strengths and uplifting the team members through timely guidance
  • Liasioning regularly with the top management to maintain a healthy professional client-agency relationship
  • Assisting the Leads in regular account operations, conduct daily meets to align the plan and help the team to achieve the targets
  • Curating, proof-reading press releases, authored articles, quotes and other content-related documents
  • Maintaining a healthy and professional relationship with journalists and building new ones on a regular basis.

Consulting Associate

White Marque Solutions
07.2018 - 10.2021
  • Curated monthly, quarterly and annual PR outreach plans for clients along with Account Leads.
  • Understand the team dynamics, building upon the members' strengths and uplifting the team members through timely guidance
  • Assisting the Senior Consulting Associates in regular account operations, conduct daily meets and achieve the targets through efficient planning
  • Curating communication collaterals

Sr. PR Executive

All 'Bout Communication
01.2017 - 06.2018
  • Aiding in monthly, quarterly and annual PR Approach for Clients as well as for special events
  • Maintaining a healthy and professional relationship with journalists and building new ones regularly
  • Curating daily exposure reports, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

Sr. PR Executive

Jefferies & Bain
08.2016 - 01.2017
  • Pitching stories to the media and conducting regular follow-ups
  • Curating press releases, authored articles, quotes and other content-related documents with the assistance of line managers
  • Creating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

PR Executive

Team Pumpkin
01.2016 - 01.2016
  • Pitching stories to the media and conducting regular follow-ups.

Communication Executive

WhatsOn India
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Sourcing and Resourcing of Channels and Programming lists
  • Handing internal and external queries.

Communication Executive

Bubble Communication
10.2013 - 04.2014
  • Pitching stories to the media and conducting regular follow-ups
  • Creating daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

Summer Intern

Minepro Communication
- 12.2012
  • Worked as a PR intern to get exposure in the field of PR and Communication, understand the industry dynamics and fundamentals by being a part of the ecosystem.

Education

Bachelor of Mass Media -

Mumbai University
Mumbai, Maharashtra

HSC (Commerce) - undefined

Maharashtra Board
Mumbai, Maharashtra

10th Grade - National Institute of Open Schooling - undefined

Delhi Board
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Skills

Strategy Planning

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Clients Serviced

Ajmera Realty, Kama Jewelry, Viceroy Properties, DY Patil Hospital (Pune), Bhailal Amin General Hospital (Vadodara), ICICI Lombard, PNB Metlife, Masina Hospital, Elior India, ITM Group of Institutions SOHFIT, NAREDCO (National Real Estate Development Council) Edelweiss REAP, Drip Capital, S Raheja Realty, WHP Jewellers, Manubhai Jewellers, ANMOL, Aisshpra Jewels, Izaara, Tanya Rastogi, Alanna, Maharashtra Tourism, Firangi Paani, Purple Health, V Commission

Timeline

Strategy Lead

White Marque Solutions
07.2023 - Current

Sr. Consulting Associate

White Marque Solutions
10.2022 - 07.2023

Assistant Account Manager

Adfactors PR
10.2021 - 08.2022

Consulting Associate

White Marque Solutions
07.2018 - 10.2021

Sr. PR Executive

All 'Bout Communication
01.2017 - 06.2018

Sr. PR Executive

Jefferies & Bain
08.2016 - 01.2017

PR Executive

Team Pumpkin
01.2016 - 01.2016

Communication Executive

WhatsOn India
07.2014 - 08.2015

Communication Executive

Bubble Communication
10.2013 - 04.2014

Summer Intern

Minepro Communication
- 12.2012

Bachelor of Mass Media -

Mumbai University

HSC (Commerce) - undefined

Maharashtra Board

10th Grade - National Institute of Open Schooling - undefined

Delhi Board
SAMI SAYYEDPublic Relations Professional