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Education
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SONAKSHI SARAN GILL

Brand Marketing
Delhi
SONAKSHI SARAN GILL

Summary

Dedicated Marketing professional polished in handling ad campaigns, email marketing and brand communications. Offering 8+ years of hands-on experience implementing and owning marketing campaigns and mentoring creative teams to generate leads and develop brand identity.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
10
years of post-secondary education
2
Languages

Work History

Upscalio India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon

Assistant Manager - Marketing
01.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Leading team of 8 designers, cracking briefs, planning campaign direction and developing high-quality creative assets for 10+ D2C brands.
  • Mentoring team on best practices and protocols to maximize productivity.
  • Devising brand strategy and conceptualising marketing campaigns to effectively engage target audiences.
  • Optimising email campaigns to increase open and click-through rates.
  • Developing creative presentations, trend reports, and kitted assets.
  • Directing online marketing initiatives by supervising revamp of website and online advertising campaigns.
  • Developing SEO initiatives around tail keywords to increase organic traffic.
  • Strategising and overseeing marketing copy, images, videos, emails, and other collateral.

Upscalio India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon

Creative Strategist
02.2022 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Created suite of reactive KPIs spanning growth and brand and tied back to business objectives.
  • Analysed multi-touch attribution touch-points to develop perspective on creative sequencing across platforms and game-plan for iteration and improvement.
  • Presented creative concepts and implemented continual feedback to achieve brand communication goals for 10+ D2C brands.
  • Developed brand guidelines to promote consistent branding across projects.
  • Strategised concept designs for campaigns that resonated with target audiences.
  • Created innovative advertising campaigns that successfully generated increased brand awareness and recognition.

Freelance
New Delhi

Marketing Communications Consultant
01.2014 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Created fresh, attractive campaigns with engaging copy.
  • Led strategic development and implementation of clients' branding and marketing plans.
  • Prepared cross-platform social media promotions, capitalizing on strengths of each site to effectively reach target audiences.
  • Optimised email campaigns to increase open and click-through rates.
  • Developed SEO initiatives around tail keywords to increase organic traffic.

Reliance Trends Ltd.
Bangalore

Space Planner & Visual Merchandiser
01.2011 - 07.2013

Job overview

  • Designed seasonal layouts for 120+ stores across India.
  • Planned brand placement to assess brand performance, increase sales as well as identify and eliminate non-performing brands.
  • Planned and executed seasonal visual changes and promotional campaigns for 10+ stores.
  • Planned, designed and executed new store visuals and promotional campaigns for 10 store launches.

Virtuaal Apparels, LTD.( Lee & Wrangler)
New Delhi

Visual Merchandiser & Buyer
01.2010 - 12.2010

Job overview

  • Managed aesthetically pleasing displays to showcase company products and increase sales.
  • Enhanced overall store appearance by applying careful consideration to product and display locations.
  • Established and maintained relationships with vendors for prompt delivery of materials for visual displays.
  • Evaluated store and product performance across all categories for budgeting and seasonal buying.
  • Built excel model for replenishment of core styles reducing stock outs by 2%.

Education

Institute of Management Technology (CDL)
Ghaziabad

Post Graduate Diploma (Executive) from Marketing
02.2019 - 08.2020

University Overview

National Institute of Fashion Technology
Chennai

Masters from Fashion Management
08.2007 - 08.2009

University Overview

Isabella Thoburn College
Lucknow

Bachelor of Arts from English & Economics
07.2004 - 07.2007

University Overview

Loreto Convent
Lucknow

HSC
04.2002 - 07.2004

University Overview

Loreto Convent
Lucknow

SSC
04.2001 - 04.2002

University Overview

Skills

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Portfolio

Portfolio

https://www.behance.net/sonakshisaran

Achievements

Achievements

• Spotlight Award for outstanding performance (2011) – Reliance Trends Ltd.
• Bronze Medal in State Level Microlight Flying Championship 2004 (Varanasi)
• Campus Ambassador – INFOSYS 2006
• Credit certificate in New South Wales International Exam
• Certificate of Merit for academic achievement

Timeline

Assistant Manager - Marketing
Upscalio India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2023 - Current
Creative Strategist
Upscalio India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2022 - 01.2023
Institute of Management Technology (CDL)
Post Graduate Diploma (Executive) from Marketing
02.2019 - 08.2020
Marketing Communications Consultant
Freelance
01.2014 - 12.2021
Space Planner & Visual Merchandiser
Reliance Trends Ltd.
01.2011 - 07.2013
Visual Merchandiser & Buyer
Virtuaal Apparels, LTD.( Lee & Wrangler)
01.2010 - 12.2010
National Institute of Fashion Technology
Masters from Fashion Management
08.2007 - 08.2009
Isabella Thoburn College
Bachelor of Arts from English & Economics
07.2004 - 07.2007
Loreto Convent
HSC
04.2002 - 07.2004
Loreto Convent
SSC
04.2001 - 04.2002
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