Frida Almqvist

Laureate Ambassador representing Australia and Think Education Group. Part of the APM College of Business and Communication Course Advisory Committee.

Acting as the link between the Laureate network and Australian students; promote, host and participate in various events, competitions and promotions in regard to national and international brand events, as well as a contributor to the Course Advisory Committee of the Business/Public Relations Bachelor program.

During my first year as ambassador I received training and certificates over a variety of themes such as the LNPS Portfolio, LIVE Events and techniques to develop excellent presentation skills, among others.

Part of NSW Sales Customer Solutions Team, supporting the Commercial Strategy Manager in planning and developing strategic and customer-centric integrated media solutions for advertising clients.

Winner of News Corp NSW Sales "The Club - Cannes Lions" and "Rising Star" awards in Feb 2017.

Supporting senior event producers with planning and execution of national and international events and projects for key accounts. Liaising directly with suppliers, third parties and clients.

Clients include Google, Sony Playstation, AdRoll and Good Design.

Working across multiple PR accounts within the DDB Group, supporting the account manager and team, and being part of the planning, creation and implementation of national and international campaigns.

Clients include McDonald's, IKEA, Merlin Entertainment, Ferrero Rocher, Volkswagen, Tourism Australia, Disney and Red Bull.

Supporting the account manager and team in establishing relationships with clients and communicating, achieving and exceeding their goals, ideas and expectations.

Working across various FMCG and Health clients, including P&G, Mattel, Electrolux, RB and Movicol, and assisting with the planning, creation and implementation of customer campaigns.

Supporting the account coordinators, managers and team with the everyday-tasks of the agency; media and client research, preparation and creation of documents, assisting in the planning and preparation of various events, attending brainstorms, meetings and seminars, etc.

Represented Australia / APM College as one out of four On-Air Anchors at the Laureate International Universities live broadcast of the World Business Forum 2014 in the Radio City Music Hall, New York City.

Presenting and interviewing the various speakers, sponsors and students who attended the event, entertaining and informing the audience about various competitions and upcoming events during commercial breaks etc.

Participated in media, camera and communications training prior to the event.

In charge of in-store visual merchandising, designing the walls and mannequins, setting lights, handling stock, reassuring that the store met Bestseller expectations, calculating KPI's etc., along with delivering sales and excellent customer service.

Delivering sales and world-class customer service.

Handling stock and merchandise accordingly to make sure that the store met international organisational standards.