Hi, I’m Sophie.
I am a senior marketing and communications consultant based in Dubai. Below is a summary of my past experience. Please check the home page for the full list of services I offer or get in touch using the form below.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Head of Marketing & Communications - India, Middle East and Africa
→ New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Dubai, 2019–2023
Head of Communications - Middle East & North Africa
→ British Council, Dubai, 2019–2019
Communications Manager - Gulf Region
→ British Council, Dubai, 2015–2018
PR lead for the British Festival in Qatar
→ Secondment in Doha, 2014-2015
Editorial and Campaigns Manager
→ British Council, Manchester, UK, 2014-2015
Research Associate
→ Morris Hargreaves and McIntyre, Manchester, UK, 2013-2014
SP Translation
→ I set up as a freelancer translator based in Manchester, UK after graduating from university. I specialised in technical, medical and scientific translation.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
I have always continued to learn and grow alongside my professional career. Here are some of the courses I’ve done.
CISL
Completed the Business Sustainability Management Course with the Cambridge Institute of Leadership in Sustainability.
Mini Marketing MBA
Completed Mark Ritson’s 6 week course in marketing strategy and fundamentals.
CIPR
Qualified as a Chartered Public Relations Practitioner in 2017 with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, based in London.
EDUCATION
MA in Curating the Art Museum (1st Class honours)
→ Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Six month internship at Tate Modern working on the Saloua Raouda Choucair exhibition.
BA Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies (1st Class honours)
→ University of Cambridge. Awarded the Sir Harold Bailey Memorial Prize in Asian Studies for my bachelor’s dissertation.