Coverletter:
Dear sir/madam,
I am writing to express my interest in the translator position at your company. I am planning to move with my partner to Madrid by the end of October, hence my search for a new challenge. I am very passionate about translation and copy writing, and I know I would make a valuable addition to your team.
I have worked for over a year in the field of marketing, as part of a consultancy startup. I managed all marketing initiatives including social media-, email- and content marketing. Next to my copy writing experience, I have a solid educational background in Organizational Psychology (BSc) and Organization Sciences (MSc), with additional courses in Spanish language. Together with my passion for translation and copy writing, I would very much appreciate the opportunity to contribute to your ongoing growth and continued success.
Please review my attached resume for additional details regarding my expertise and achievements. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification on my experience. I would love to meet with you and discuss this position in detail.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sharon de Bos
Resume:
EXPERIENCE
Informa Markets Amsterdam
Digital Project Executive Jul ‘19 - Current
● Activities: Managing the deployment of digital products and services for Pharma & Food events (touchscreen
kiosks, mobile app, online directories), on time and within budget; measuring and driving onsite usage / adoption;
working with local teams and stakeholders to onboard exhibitors and increase engagement level on directories;
managing ongoing and ad hoc data projects; project planning and scheduling; liaising with contractors, suppliers and
exhibitors; financial administration and reporting; analyzing usage data & market insights; post event reporting and
analysis.
Tribers The Hague
Agile Consultant Feb ‘18 -Ma ‘19
● Accomplishments: Completed assignments at Essent & ABN AMRO; for Tribers specifically, managed all
marketing initiatives including social media-, email- and content marketing; broadened the Tribers value proposition
by integrating ‘Objectives and Key Results’ (OKRs) as a goal-setting framework into the services offered.
● Activities: Developing and delivering a B2B lead nurture & lead generation campaign; creating online content
(blogs, cases); organizing events for recruitment and sales purposes (conferences & meetups); managing social media
channels; conducting trainings - internally and with clients - on the application of OKRs.
ABN AMRO (via Tribers) Amstelveen
Junior Agile Project Manager (startup phase of project) Jan ‘19 - Feb ‘19
● Accomplishments: Developed a transition plan to support IT Services in the planned transformation towards a
new organizational structure and way of working (based on agile & devops); advised management on its application.
● Activities: Conducting qualitative research on current ways of working, challenges and needs (interviews,
document analysis); liaising with internal experts to understand desired ways of working; performing gap analyses;
developing team and management journey’s (training, coaching) to support the department in the upcoming
transition; setting up a transition team consisting of scrum masters and agile coaches; communicating changes to
relevant stakeholders; organizing a kickoff for the IT Services department (around 70 participants).
Essent (via Tribers) Den Bosch
Scrum Master Apr ‘18 - Nov ‘18
● Accomplishments: Managed the team process of a B2B retail sales portal delivery; coordinated the delivery of
a Qlikview performance dashboard for the IT Change department (measuring i.e. productivity, quality of 25 teams).
● Activities: facilitating iterative planning cycles based on agile estimation (story points); monitoring project
progress (burn-down chart, task board); tracking team- and product metrics; developing release forecasts;
coordinating software deployments to acceptance- and production environment; managing team resourcing; managing
risks and dependencies; facilitating usability research with the development team, stakeholders and users; facilitating
team meetings (daily updates, plannings, demo’s, retrospectives).
ING Amsterdam
Intern Global HR Project Management Apr ‘17 - Sept ‘17
● Accomplishments: worked on design and standardization of a project and portfolio management framework -
based on prince II, agile and in line with the ING way of working strategy - for the global HR project management
team; conducted master thesis.
● Activities: liaising with executives, project managers throughout the organization to define current and
desired ways of working; conducting interviews and document analysis; developing and/or improving guidelines, tools
and templates (i.e., progress reporting, project roadmapping, quarterly business reviews, escalation & communication
processes); conducting trainings with project teams on its application; development and presentation of an advisory
report to the project- and portfolio manager(s).
4YoungPeople (nonprofit branch of ICM Opleidingen & Trainingen) Utrecht
Program Coordinator (partial internship) 2016
● Main accomplishments: maintained the website in text and image; planned and organized the next semester
programme of trainings containing nine events (e.g., masterclasses, schools, workshops); ensured content and quality
of trainings offered.
● Activities: copywriting training descriptions for the website; defining the event content (composition of
trainings); planning of events; internal and external communication with trainers (availability, content, planning);
organizing introductory sessions with new trainers; developing quality reports; hosting the events.
