Experience

Dialogue - A partner in the Duke Group

• South Africa
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Relations Account Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Management and implementation of PR campaign related to clients. Managing workflow, managing account executive. Support SAM and AD. Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders. Management and implementation of PR campaign related to clients. Managing workflow, managing account executive. Support SAM and AD. Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.



MSL_SA

• Mozambique
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Senior Account Executive

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

  Client Portfolio:• Business Partners Limited• Cipla South Africa • Energy Partners• Mazars Day-to-Day Tasks/Skills: Media Relations/ Public Relations: Strong relationships with media across the financial, health, business, consumer and trade sector; pitch story opportunities to media across all media sectors; manage and facilitate media interviews between client and reporters; strong at developing positive working relationships with clients; Built strong relationships and understood clients’ requirements, in order to ensure timely responses to client needs; maintain and update media database; good at facilitating media engagement and interviews for prospective client;Client Service: Quick to understand the client’s marketing mix in order to make sure PR plans are executed by the team; lead on execution and creation of plans around client events and securing attendance of relevant media; responsible for understanding the client’s business and competitors; drive the integration of the latest news trends into client’s messaging through PR strategies; familiar with current affairs and business issuesPeople Management/ Team Work: Work with management to identify latest trends and developments that might influence PR strategies;General account management skills and administrative duties: Responsible for suggesting client initiatives using a range of ideas and angles generated through the newsroom;Writing Skills: Drafting copy for social media and; drafting media releases.General AdministrationCompletion of weekly and monthly reports Show less

• Account Executive

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2022

  • Business Partners • Mazars • Energy Partners• DHL Express• Cipla South Africa • RBS Insurance• APR Energy• Work Dynamics• Somerset Lakes Estate• Turkish Airlines• Media Relations/ Public Relations: Strong relationships with media across the financial, health, business, consumer and trade sector; pitch story opportunities to media across all media sectors; manage and facilitate media interviews between client and reporters; strong at developing positive working relationships with clients; Built strong relationships and understood clients’ requirements, in order to ensure timely responses to client needs; maintain and update media database; good at facilitating media engagement and interviews for prospective client• Client Service: Quick to understand the client’s marketing mix in order to make sure PR plans are executed by the team; lead on execution and creation of plans around client events and securing attendance of relevant media; responsible for understanding the client’s business and competitors; drive the integration of the latest news trends into client’s messaging through PR strategies; familiar with current affairs and business issues• People Management/ Team Work: Work with management to identify latest trends and developments that might influence PR strategies;• General account management skills and administrative duties: Responsible for suggesting client initiatives using a range of ideas and angles generated through the newsroom;• Writing Skills: Drafting copy for social media and; drafting media releases.• General AdministrationCompletion of weekly and monthly reports Show less

• Public Relations Account Assistant

  • Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Media Relations/ Public Relations: Secure Media interviews for clients• Writing Skills: Drafting copy for social media; drafting media releases.• General Administration: Completion of weekly and monthly reports• Identify possible opportunities for clients



Debonairs Pizza

• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pizza Delivery Man

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  Deliver Pizza to customers that have ordered it fast with care. I enjoy this job as I'm still a student and the new people I meet on a daily basis enables me to grow my network, Why? It could happen that I delivered your pizza one evening and you were soo impressed with my manners when you hold my CV you recognize me easily. Deliver Pizza to customers that have ordered it fast with care. I enjoy this job as I'm still a student and the new people I meet on a daily basis enables me to grow my network, Why? It could happen that I delivered your pizza one evening and you were soo impressed with my manners when you hold my CV you recognize me easily.



AIESEC in NMMU

• VP Exchange

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Manage the incoming and outgoing exchange sub-committee's Facilitate students who wish to go abroad on social projectsCreate and facilitate students from abroad who are interested in taking part in a project created by AIESEC NMMU

• VP Marketing and Communications

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Overseeing Marketing Material, Managing social platforms, Promoting events and organisation, liasing with fellow VP's Managing the Sub-Committee members



Peter Benn Motors

• Sales Consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Assigned a vehicle, and would have to sell it. This would require me to segment the market and seek out the potential buyers of the type of vehicle in order to save time. Assigned a vehicle, and would have to sell it. This would require me to segment the market and seek out the potential buyers of the type of vehicle in order to save time.

• Intern Motor Fitter

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  General Mechanic, Working on Vehicle Motors General Mechanic, Working on Vehicle Motors