ANGELO VASSILIADES

AWARD-WINNING MARKETING LEADER

ABOUT ME

Award-winning marketing expert leveraging over 15 years of dynamic successes within diverse roles in innovative start-up ventures and multinational enterprises. Adds value through a robust academic and industry background in Marketing, eCommerce and Partnerships, a robust entrepreneurial spirit, and a global outlook spanning multiple geographical locations on three continents. Draws on innate love of the outdoors, natural artistic instincts, and a genuine passion for cross-cultural exploration and community service to build relationships, deepen connections, and create lasting loyalty, while producing consistent results, exceeding organisational targets, identifying and activating new business opportunities.

Marketing expertise: marketing consultation • strategy development • consumer & trade marketing • campaign management • start-up ramp up • creative conceptualisation • branding & identity • 360° marketing execution • project management • customer journey • leadership & business development and more

ANGELO VASSILIADES

Nationality

Location

Phone

Email

Website

: Greek/Australian

: Dubai, UAE

: +971 56 355 0449

: [email protected]

: www.angelovassiliades.com

Angelo Vassiliades

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HOBBIES & INTERESTS


  • Photos


  • Sports


  • Travel


  • Marketing


  • Innovation


  • Charity


  • Events


  • Nature


  • Dreaming

"The more time you spend in your discomfort zone, the more your comfort zone will expand."

-Robin Sharma

RESUME

Work Experience

Director of Campaigns & Partnerships

Emirates PostJul 2021 - Present

Led strategic marketing campaigns and partnerships for nation's postal operator and e-commerce delivery leader, supporting its repositioning and transformation journey. Responsible for product and service launches, promotional activities, marketing activations, branding, partner relations, planning, budgeting. Built up marketing capabilities, created internal SOP’s, developed first-ever marketing strategy and supported in growing marketing team to 9 members. Location: Dubai, U.A.E

Senior Campaign Marketing Manager, IMEA

InterContinental Hotels GroupJun 2018 - Jun 2021

Developed marketing plan across IMEA business unit through full media mix. Managed an annual budget in excess of $6 million. Led cross functional engagement with internal stakeholders including omni-channel, paid media, PR, brand, field, sales, revenue and ops to ensure alignment and gain maximum support to aid campaign delivery. Developed and owned regional relationship with key partners including Mastercard, LinkedIn, TripAdvisor, Sabre, Dubai Tourism, Emirates and other bank & airline providers. Location: Dubai, U.A.E

Commercial Marketing Manager, MEA

InterContinental Hotels GroupNov 2014 - Jun 2018

Drove Middle East & Africa marketing performance for over 100 IHG Managed & Franchised InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express hotels. Provided leadership to hotel marketing teams to drive commercial effectiveness. Conducted hotel reviews, positioning workshops, marketing planning, loyalty & channel strategy. Ensured hotels delivered against Channels, Loyalty, Brand and F&B metrics. Mentored hotel colleagues to improve effectiveness and close knowledge gaps. Location: Dubai, U.A.E.

Associate Marketing Manager, IMEA

InterContinental Hotels GroupMay 2013 – Nov 2014

Handled campaigns from brief to results stages including WPP agency management. Drove usage of hotel marketing solutions to enhance on-property marketing effectiveness and brand compliance. Delivered workshops and webinars to educate and up-skill hotel teams. Location: Dubai, U.A.E.

Marketing Manager

Dimmi, TripAdvisor IncApr 2012 – May 2013

Launched consumer proposition and positioned it as the destination for restaurant reservations in Australia. Cross-channel responsibilities included email, SEO, PPC, social, display and traditional media. Worked with agencies to produce creative work for both public and trade sector. Involved in UX design and site and SEO optimisation. Location: Sydney, Australia

Digital Marketing Manager

Acropolis Select Hotel AthensJul 2011 – Mar 2012

Redeveloped website (www.acropoliselect.gr) through WordPress to augment onsite guest experience. Curated content with SEO-relevant keywords, collaborated with content translators and boosted page optimisation & search ranking. Enabled online booking platform, conducting post-booking analysis to improve look-to-book ratio. Location: Athens, Greece

Loyalty and Retention Executive

HotelClub, Orbitz WorldwideFeb 2010 – Jul 2011

Responsible for worldwide loyalty program covering B2C email comms across all markets, running cross-segment CRM strategies and A/B testing content variations, monitoring open/click-through rates, optimisating email design through 'Test & Learn', trigger-based lifecycle campaigns and data analytics to gauge behavioural reasons to purchase Location: Sydney, Australia

Senior Sales Consultant

V3 Management, VCubedJan 2009 – Feb 2010

Conducted sales calls to promote company’s channel manager solution and Frontdesk™ reservations system aimed at SME product providers (hotels, tour operators, attractions). Supported the digitisation of Australian regional and state tourism websites to eCommerce-enable them to include booking capabilities. Signed up major hotel chain accounts including Rydges, Constellation, Quality Hotels and Mirvac properties. Location: Sydney, Australia

Start-Up Experience

Founder

All For The GramSept 2021 - Present

Launched unique and differentiated tour service for UAE residents and tourists alike, offering photo and video tours to the most Instagrammable hotspots in Dubai and the UAE. Build out standardized itineraries and crafted ready-to-purchase packages. Brought together an experienced crew of photographers and videographers to operate service, capture memorable customer moments and create beautiful content. Location: Dubai, U.A.E.
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Co-Founder

activity.meDec 2018 - Dec 2021

Conceptualised and launched this leading start-up aggregator to a global audience with more than 15,000 worldwide sports event listings hosted online. Developed complete product roadmap with initial MVP setup followed by comprehensive roll-out of functionalities including user-centric front-end design, robust back-end CMS and end-to-end ticketing capabilities, achieved through multi-sprint, agile iterations-based approach. Manage remote teams of designers, full stack developers, engineers, content creators and database managers collaborating together to deliver against goals. Location: Dubai, U.A.E.
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Education

PDipl, Innovation & Enterprise

University of SydneyJul 2009 - Nov 2010

Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Enterprise (Entrepreneurship) from the University of Sydney in Australia. Course projects included expansion plans for start-up companies and the inception of a day-trip planning website, www.activity.me

MComm, Marketing & Tourism Marketing

University of New South WalesFeb 2007 – Jun 2008

Completed a double Master of Commerce in both Marketing and Tourism Marketing with Distinction from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia

BSc (Hons), Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt

University of SurreySept 2002 - Jun 2005

Completed a Bachelor of Science with Honors in International Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Surrey in Guildford, U.K. The degree's thesis analysed the impact of hallmark events on host communities

High School Graduation

ACS AthensSept 1998 - Jun 2001

Graduated from the American Community School (ACS) in Athens, Greece on an International Baccalaureate program.

CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT

CONCEPT

PLAN

DESIGN

DEVELOP

EXECUTE

ANALYSE

SKILLS

Aside to my broad experience across multiple marketing functions, the below areas outline some of the more technical skills attained on various marketing platforms and tools, whether these are used for website and email development, campaign analytics, onsite enhancements or content editing purposes.

 
 

68%

PHOTOSHOP

Extensive photo editing, retouching and color correcting work using Photoshop CS6

90%

LIGHTROOM

High proficiency in using Adobe Lightroom for post-production photo work

83%

OMNITURE

Frequent utilisation of Omniture for online marketing projects and web analytics

91%

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Thorough usage of Google Analytics for campaign performance and website tracking

78%

WORDPRESS

Back-end setup, deployment and management of multiple websites using Wordpress CMS

35%

GOOGLE ADWORDS

Light adoption of paid search marketing through Google Adwords for personal websites

38%

HTML/CSS

Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS coding applied in website and email development

95%

FB INSIGHTS/ADS

Ongoing targeted ad campaigns created and promoted, then measured and analysed

MILESTONES

15 Years Of Work Experience
44 Countries Travelled To
5 Cities Settled In
16 Charity Races Participated In

EVENTS

When stretching our boundaries, pushing our limits and going beyond our comfort zone, we discover new things about ourselves and get pleasantly surprised with how much we can in fact achieve. If we put our minds to it and have challenging targets in place, we can accomplish many things in life. Throughout my life, I've endeavored to do exactly that, both at work and through the various sports I've taken up along the way. What's more rewarding, is when you add the element of giving back to the community through fund-raising. We can each do our part to make the world a better place. After all, giving back to your community has been scientifically proven to be healthy for you, as is volunteering and feeling that you are contributing to a greater cause.

Capital Paddle 2, Oman

In 2015, paddled 230km from Sohar to Muscat in Oman over 3 days to raise funds for charity. View Article

Hawkesbury Canoe Classic

Completed the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Classic ultra-marathon paddle in 2011 and 2013 in Australia. View Article

APEC Summit, Sydney

Participated in the volunteer program for the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Sydney, Australia

Capital Paddle 1, UAE

In 2014, was one of two to ever paddle 180km in 3 days from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E. View Article

World Youth Day, Sydney

Volunteered for the 2008 World Youth Day (WYD) event in Sydney, Australia

Summer Olympic Games, Athens

Volunteered in the spectator services team during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

CAPITAL PADDLE 2, OMAN

"2 paddlers. 230km. 3 days. From Sohar to Muscat in Oman"

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Portfolio

Trying something different can help us discover that we are not just our self image but so much more than who we think we are. Impossibilities may start to become possibilities. Through occasionally taking part in modeling, I discovered more about myself, learned new things and met many new great people along the way. Here's a collection of photoshoots and videoshoots that I have taken part in over the years for various clients ranging from hotels and restaurants to airlines and government bodies, in corporate and casual settings.

Arab Talent Image Repository

Arab Talent Image Repository

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
The House Of Volunteers

The House Of Volunteers

Expo 2020 Dubai
Fly Better Around the World

Fly Better Around the World

Emirates Airlines
Zabeel House Al Seef

Zabeel House Al Seef

Jumeirah Group
Ministry Of Burgers

Ministry Of Burgers

Crowne Plaza Dubai
Babel La Mer

Babel La Mer

Alshaya Group
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PHOTOGRAPHY WORK

One of my absolute passions is photography. I cannot explore a destination without capturing moments through the lens of a camera. I launched a photography portfolio website to allow for these personal travel experiences to be showcased and for customers to purchase imagery they are interested in. If I am able to take viewers on a journey through my photography and allow them to momentarily partake in my adventures, then I have achieved what I had set out to do. Below are a few photos from various countries around the world. You can view all my albums on www.angelovasphotography.com

"We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us."

-Anonymous

CONTACT ME

If you’d like to get in touch, feel free to connect with me over the phone or via email using the below contact details. There’s also a form to complete in case you want to send through a quick note right away. At the footer of this page, you’ll also find links to my social media details in case you want to follow and connect via these platforms. Cheers!

GET IN TOUCH

  • [email protected]

  • 00971 56 355 0449

  • Festival Tower, Dubai Festival City, 58191, Dubai, UAE

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