Zeb van de Ven
in short:
Creative and social individual, who loves a challenge and acquiring new skills. Vast experience in Marketing Automation tools like Selligent, Adobe and Salesforce. Able to guide the process from creative concept to strategy and execution. Equally equipped to build customer journeys, templates and landing pages. Email specialist with a knack for design. Fast thinker who will always look for more efficient solutions. Client side and agency side experience.
skills:
Marketing Automation CRM (SMC/Selligent, Adobe Campaign Classic/Standard, Salesforce, among others), Scrum (Product Owner, Scrum Master), Conversational Design & Development, FrontEnd Design & Development, Email Marketing & Development & Templating, Adobe Creative Suite, GIT, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery
languages:
Dutch native, English fluent, German and French
fair
interests:
Cooking, Film, Technology, Boxing/Running/Hiking/Yoga
education:
Professional Chef, level 3, 2022
@ ROC Midden Nederland
Professional Chef, level 2, 2021
@ ROC Midden Nederland
Bachelor’s Degree, Broadcast Journalism, 2009
@ Fontys Hogeschool Tilburg
professional experience:
JUNE 2023 - PRESENT
Freelance Marketing Automation Specialist
@ Wholesome Cinema Club
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Currently working as freelance Marketing Automation Specialist, Email Engineer and Webdeveloper. For more information visit wholesomecinema.club.
JANUARY 2022 - JUNE 2023
Technical Marketing Automation Specialist
@ Sunweb Group Rotterdam
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Providing technical insights regarding the CRM strategy. Improving efficency by setting
up
automated workflows and building base templates. Supporting marketeers in developing
campaigns, flows and emails. Sunweb Group is one of the leading digital European travel
groups, with
numerous brands operating all over Europe.
FEBRUARY 2019 – JANUARY 2022
Scrum Master/Campaign Engineer
@ Merkle NL Rotterdam
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Coaching and facilitating the development team, while managing the backlog. Developing
campaigns,
flows and emails in Selligent and Adobe Campaign Classic/Standard for clients such as
T-Mobile.
Designing and developing voice apps for Google Assistant using Dialogflow, Actions on
Google,
Firebase
and Node.js. Merkle NL is an full service agency focusing on people based marketing,
providing
insights,
CRM technology/development and CX/UX design. Currently located in Amsterdam and
Rotterdam.
APRIL 2016 – FEBRUARY 2019
Creative Lead
@ The Little Green Bag/Cowboysbag Rotterdam
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Leading full cycle of Front-end Development & Art Direction. Responsible for the brand
identity,
overall
design and marketing. Producing photo shoots and lookbooks with a team of freelancers.
Building
and
maintaining the website.
MARCH 2009 – FEBRUARY 2019
Freelance Designer/Developer
@ ZEBDESIGN Rotterdam
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Freelance Design/Development work for various start-ups and SME’s in Retail, Apparel &
Fashion,
Health & Fitness.
Work ranging from UX design, digital design, FrontEnd development to art direction,
graphic
design and illustrations.
MARCH 2009 – APRIL 2016
Freelance Editor & Photographer
@ Soest & van Krimpen Rotterdam
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Freelance work for various large retailers - V&D, America Today, CoolCat, Hema, Sapph,
Pauw,
Miss Etam,
MS Mode, KPMG. Working on photography, art direction, packshots & overall creative
production.
Van Soest & Van Krimpen is a production company specialised in webshop photography and
commercial
productions.
APRIL 2010 - APRIL 2012
Co-founder / Creative
@ Some Other Bean Rotterdam & Amsterdam
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Fashion brand for custom-made sustainable T-shirts & polo shirts.