Graduated cum laude in marketing communications and looking for a job in advertising or marketing
Utrecht Area, Netherlands
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- Research intern at VODW Marketing
- Intern at Weber Shandwick (Kuala Lumpur)
- Chief editor & graphic designer at AEGEE-Enschede (Euronews magazine)
- Coordinator information events at University of Twente
- External Affairs at Board Orientation Week 2005
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- Universiteit Twente
- Universiteit Twente
- Arentheem College
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Thomas van Ardenne’s Summary
Graduated cum laude in marketing communications, wrote my master thesis about simplicity in financial services and its influence on consumer trust.
I'm looking for a job in advertising or marketing.
• Interest in marketing communication
• International experience (Internship in Asia)
• Various extracurricular activities, including a fulltime board
• Ambitious, enthusiastic and creative
Thomas van Ardenne’s Specialties:
marketing, communication, new media, consumer behaviour, simplicity, creativity, (large scale) event organisation, photography
Thomas van Ardenne’s Experience
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Research intern
VODW Marketing
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — February 2009 (9 months)
Conducted the research 'Being easy is not that simple' - a study on the dimensions of simplicity in financial services and the effects on consumer trust and product attitude. Thesis was awarded with a 9 (out of 10).
• published in Tijdschrift voor Marketing in April 2009 and MarketingTribune in March 2009 -
Intern
Weber Shandwick (Kuala Lumpur)
(Public Company; IPG; Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)
Worked on projects for MasterCard, Emirates and Microsoft
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Chief editor & graphic designer
AEGEE-Enschede (Euronews magazine)
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2003 — September 2007 (3 years 11 months)
• Managing the editorial staff
• Designed and implemented a new lay-out
• Published a series of magazines which increased the reader’s appreciation -
Coordinator information events
University of Twente
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
August 2004 — April 2007 (2 years 9 months)
• Organising all information events of the university, with 2000 visitors
• Bringing in, planning and managing of ± 30 students during these events -
External Affairs
Board Orientation Week 2005
(Events Services industry)
November 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 1 month)
• Full-time organisation of the 10 days’ orientation week of the university
• Responsible for the acquisition of EUR 50.000,- (20% increase compared to 2004)
• Maintained partnerships with well over 50 companies
• Learned to cooperate closely and intensively in a diverse team
• Discovered all aspects relevant for organizing such a major event in a complex, political and academic environment
• Furthermore we implemented a new centralized information management system, developed new orientation-group allocation procedures and organized a recordbreaking snowball-throwing event in the middle of summer!
Thomas van Ardenne’s Education
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Universiteit Twente
MSc (Cum laude) , Marketing Communication , 2005 — 2009
Graduated on the thesis 'Being easy is not that simple' - a study on the dimensions of simplicity in financial services and the effects on consumer trust and product attitude, awarded a 9 (out of 10).
• published in Tijdschrift voor Marketing in April 2009 and MarketingTribune in March 2009 -
Universiteit Twente
BSc , Communication Studies , 2002 — 2008
• Bachelor thesis: "The ID of AEGEE-Enschede" - a study on the perceived and desired identity characteristics of student association AEGEE-Enschede, awarded a 8 (out of 10)
• Minor: Art, Media & Technology- Activities and Societies:
- Chair Fraternity Pandemonium, Board of Trustees of ‘foundation AEGEE-Enschede Conferences’, Student Union PR & Communication Committee, AEGEE-Enschede Camp committee, AEGEE-Enschede Freshman committee, Yearclub Scatenati
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Arentheem College
Secondary education , 1996 — 2002
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Thomas van Ardenne’s Interests:
new technology, photography, movies, television, music, squash, soccer, travelling, mediadesign, new media, marketing
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