Deniz Arda Şenol
Communication Specialist
Istanbul,34
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Communication Specialist
Proactive Communication Agency
08.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented communication strategies for corporate and NGO clients including PERYÖN and GYİAD.
- Prepared press releases, briefing documents, media talking points and Q&A sets tailored for both national and niche media.
- Actively managed media relations and coordinated journalist outreach and follow-ups.
- Created campaign content and presentation proposals for positioning clients in business, HR and design media.
- Provided strategic communication consultancy for executive speeches, panel appearances and roundtables.
E-Commerce Executive
Biggbrands
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Responsible for European Marketplaces such as Amazon.de, Bol.com, Zalando, Otto, Kaufland.
- Managed stock inventory and facilitated coordination between warehouses and company operations, collaborating closely with logistics services in the Germany region.
- Improved the traffic and sales strategies on marketplaces and analysed it based on marketing frame.
- Customer relationship management based on e-commerce daily routines.
- Listing and optimizing the content of products in German language with AI and controlling manually.
Communication Specialist
Tribeca Communication Consultancy
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Assigned by the agency to serve as the press advisor to a political party during a national campaign period.
- Maintained regular contact and coordination with Turkey's leading journalists; arranged interviews, live TV appearances, and press events.
- Organized journalist field visits to political rallies across the country, managing their logistics and onsite experience end-to-end.
- Drafted speeches, statements, and media Q&A documents tailored for different platforms and spokespeople.
- Produced daily media monitoring reports and strategic analyses to shape campaign communication.
- Played a key role in shaping the party's narrative in mainstream media and digital platforms throughout the campaign.
Intern in Key Account Management Department
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions
12.2021 - 06.2022
- Actively tracked and reported the performance of clients in different marketplaces to the company's operation team and assisted the team in consulting the clients to optimise their KPIs.
- Closely followed the developments in the e-commerce industry to further develop necessary logistical solutions which enhance the market positioning and performance of our clients.
Project Intern
Shell Turkey
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Had the opportunity to observe closely the Oil & Gas industry and prepared a comprehensive presentation to assess the possible opportunities and risks involved with the energy transition of RDS from a PR perspective
Volunteer student in Corporate Communications Department
Türk Girişim ve İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu (TURKONFED)
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Prepared and translated press releases and reports on various events such as webinars and conferences.
Intern in Media Relations
Tribeca Communication Consultancy
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Worked on public relation affairs of firms and foundations such as Borusan, WWF.
- Performed press monitoring, reporting and wrote PR materials while constantly in touch with the media.
Education
Bachelor - Management
Turkish - German University
09.2018 - 06.2023
Skills
- Microsoft Office Programs
- Mailchimp
- Canva
Accomplishments
TUBİTAK BIGG Project
- Participated in İTÜ Çekirdek which is an incubator center for startups and currently taking education for a competition held by TUBİTAK.
- Project’s aim is to bring natural language processing and machine learning solutions to social media monitoring.
- As Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for preparing financial tables, conducting meetings with potential clients and providing necessary market analysis to develop a business plan.
Hobbies
- Sailing (was a part of the Izmit sailing club),
- Music (playing house music sets for small events and parties)
- Antique collecting (helping my family bussines for years)
- Foreign Policy
Timeline
Communication Specialist
Proactive Communication Agency
08.2024 - Current
E-Commerce Executive
Biggbrands
02.2024 - 08.2024
Communication Specialist
Tribeca Communication Consultancy
07.2022 - 09.2023
Intern in Key Account Management Department
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions
12.2021 - 06.2022
Project Intern
Shell Turkey
07.2021 - 08.2021
Volunteer student in Corporate Communications Department
Türk Girişim ve İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu (TURKONFED)
03.2020 - 06.2020
Intern in Media Relations
Tribeca Communication Consultancy
09.2019 - 01.2020
Bachelor - Management
Turkish - German University
09.2018 - 06.2023