City Year UK
Ruxandra Connolly has extensive work experience in marketing and communications roles. Ruxandra is currently the Head of Marketing and Communications at City Year UK, where they have been since August 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Marketing and Communications Manager at the same organization from November 2019 to August 2022.
Ruxandra also has experience as a Photographer, working as a freelancer since May 2011. Additionally, they worked as a Marketing and Communications Manager (Maternity cover) at Stockwool in September and October 2019.
From April 2015 to May 2019, Ruxandra worked as a Senior Marketing Manager at Calvert 22. In this role, they led the marketing and communications activities for the organization and implemented a successful digital-first marketing strategy. Ruxandra also managed partnerships, developed marketing campaigns, and oversaw the company's online presence.
Before that, Ruxandra worked as a Freelance Social Media Strategist & Photographer at Zoe Gilham Cake Artist from August 2011 to March 2016. Ruxandra also gained experience as an Account Manager at Impact Marketing from April 2013 to March 2015, where they managed campaigns for various arts clients.
Ruxandra's earlier roles include working as a Freelance Marketing Consultant in IP Rights at KLipcorp IP in 2012, a Marketing & Communications Intern at Spitalfields Music in 2011, an Innovation Manager and Creative Planner at Starcom from 2008 to 2010, and a Junior Copywriter at Expression Media from October 2007 to February 2008.
Ruxandra Connolly's education history includes a Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson in 2023, a Master of Arts in Cultural & Creative Industries from King's College London from 2010 to 2011, a BEc with a major in Business Administration from Faculty of Business Administration in foreign languages (FABIZ-ASE) from 2004 to 2008, and a Baccalaureate in Mathematics and Informatics from Gheorghe Lazar National College from 2000 to 2004. Ruxandra also holds a certification as a Therapeutic Art Life Coach from Transformation Academy, obtained in 2022.
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City Year UK
City Year UK is a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, they support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK. The City Year experience empowers these exceptional and diverse young people to realise their aspirations and grow as leaders, both through their impact on children’s lives and through training, coaching and career development opportunities. City Year UK's volunteers are integral to the school day. They encourage pupils both in and out of the classroom to engage with and enjoy learning, while developing their own skills. Our volunteer mentors benefit from additional training, delivered by experts from across the education, business and voluntary sectors. City Year was first established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1988 and operates in 27 cities across America, as well as Johannesburg in South Africa. City Year UK launched in London in 2010 and has since expanded to the West Midlands and Greater Manchester.