Jawad Aarji

Jawad Aarji

Business Development at Somedia Network
Vancouver, Canada

Positions

Business Development Specialist
SoMedia Networks
April 2015 - Present (9 years 8 months)
SoMedia provides access to professional, full-service video production everywhere in North America. Through the use of cloud-based platforms and sophisticated crowdsourcing management systems, SoMedia has solved the challenges of scale, volume and reach in video production. We enable digital agencies, online marketers and large advertising and marketing platforms to seamlessly offer access to video production to their clients, with guaranteed quality and consistency, no matter where they are located.
Principal
medyeah Media
April 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)
medyeah Media is a growing network of independent consultants, servicing small and local businesses with strategic business consulting in the following areas:

Sales Consulting
Visual Communications
Digital Marketing

For enquiries, please email jawad@medyeah.com or call 1-844-MEDYEAH.
Account Associate, Small Business
Malakoff, France
January 2015 - January 2015 (1 second)
Servicing Western Canada-based Small Businesses with cutting-edge mobility solutions, awesome devices along with the largest and fastest LTE network.
Account Manager, Territory Sales
ThinkTel
April 2013 - January 2015 (1 year 9 months)
Managed and grew a $1M account/channel portfolio by +30% in 2014 as compared to 2013;
Exceeded quota by over 3% and 5% in 2013 and 2014 respectively;
Acquired and managed strategic accounts in wholesale telecom, Enterprise, and Education verticals;
Maintained the lowest churn rate across all territories and top volume sales performance in Q3-Q4 14;
Contributed to marketing campaigns, and maximized roadshows and seminar venues in partnership with Microsoft, SMART Technologies, and local agent partners.
Carrier Account Manager
Alliance Communication Group Inc
July 2011 - January 2013 (1 year 6 months)
• Increased traffic by 120% and routing profitability to core destinations by 50% in two quarters
• Maintained international carrier relations and negotiated interconnection contracts with new partners
• Initiated the media plan, and implemented the social media profiles and search engine presence
• Managed the web content via WordPress, reported and analysed the retail sales performance
Sales & Care Consultant, Cityfone
Rogers Communications
September 2011 - June 2012 (9 months)
• Exceeded KPI targets and was the top bilingual sales for over 2 consecutive quarters
• Handled thousands inbound and outbound national calls in English, French, and Arabic
• Promoted voice and data plans to end-users via channel partners like Sears, RBC, and Primus
Business Development Intern
HootSuite Media, Inc.
November 2010 - February 2011 (3 months)
• Handled existing accounts inquiries, and demonstrated HootSuite Enterprise to EMEA prospects
• Generated and converted leads using Salesforce.com, quoted and invoiced customers via Freshbooks
MarCom Consultant
Freelance
January 2007 - January 2010 (3 years)
Strategic Planning
Creative/Copywriting
Arabic to French Translation
French to English Translation
PR Executive
Beaverton, United States
January 2008 - April 2009 (1 year 3 months)
• Increased business portfolio with a new account - the Stock Exchange of Casablanca
• Administered budgets, forecasted sales, and reported to the MCN Holding top-management
• Coordinated corporate events, media relations, sponsoring and reputation management campaigns
• Developed communications strategies and proposals for Weber Shandwick, its clients and prospects
• Drafted and translated releases, and performed media monitoring for Emirates, Samsung, and Coca-Cola
Account Executive
Agence 711
July 2007 - December 2007 (5 months)
Copywriting
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Datamining "V-Tiger CRM"
Content Administration "CMS Joomla"
Advertising Executive
Voyelles Communication
May 2006 - December 2006 (7 months)
Copywritiving
Direct Marketing
Strategic Planning
Creative Consuting
Account Management
Marketing-Communications Consultant
Communication System
June 2005 - April 2006 (10 months)
Copywriting
Direct Marketing
Market Research
Creative Execution
Marketing Planning
Surveyor/Telemarketer
Market Phone
June 2004 - August 2004 (2 months)
Marketing Research
Bilingual Telemarketing

Education

Master of Sciences in International Business International Business

January 2010 - January 2010 (1 second)
Corporate Finance Networked Enterprises Operations' Management Transnational Management International HR Management

MBA Master of Business Administration

January 2009 - January 2010 (1 year)
GPA: 3.47 Effective Management Managerial Economics Corporate Social Responsibility Fraud Prevention International Marketing Research and Consulting

Sales Operator and Offshore Customer Services Certificate Offshoring and Telemarketing

January 2007 - January 2007 (1 second)
Sales Student

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