Experience

Hashtag SocialBuzz

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  I work remotely for a number of American clients managing their digital media. I work remotely for a number of American clients managing their digital media.


La Germania SA
• Social Media Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Present


The Virtual Help

• United States
• Executive Offices

• Business Owner

  • May 2020 - Present

  The Virtual Help assists professionals and business owners with the full bouquet of marketing services as well as personal assistant tasks. We have a large network of different suppliers, built up over the years, to get the job done, whatever you need. The ways we help: 1. Improved cashflow - one of our clients is a psychologist and we help her to run her practice efficiently so she is freed up to spend more time on patients. We chase up medical aids and clients to get money in on time. We also helped her move into a new practice saving her money and time. 2. Increase sales and brand awareness - other clients struggle with daily marketing activities that are the lifeblood of their business and we run their campaigns to get results while they focus on their business. 3. Free up time - we also help with personal tasks like fetching dogs, collecting license disk or grocery shopping, all the tasks that take up time which you are not paid for. Show less



Lepetta Advertising

• Production Manager

  • Jan 2019 - May 2020

  I was responsible for leading, planning and executing all operational activities of the company’s entire process of production. This included supply chain management, adherence to specified deadlines and budgets, while continually meeting company profitability and customer satisfaction goals. Duties: • Keep projects on time and in-budget by prioritizing and effectively allocating resources • Get to know assigned advertising accounts, deadline requirements, and unique product needs or specifications • Be the liaison between Client Service and Creative teams to create project schedules and delivery dates • Sourcing of all promotional gifts - to ensure client expectations are met Expedite processes where necessary to ensure timely completion of all projects • Identify workflow bottlenecks and fine-tune the process as necessary based on priorities • Participate in kick-off meetings and coordinate approvals at each project stage Ensure that specs sheets are correct when proceeding to print and match what has been quoted on • Interface with the creative team throughout the design phase and provide recommendations and specifications • Review and approve all layouts when sending to print, print proofs, and final delivered items to ensure quality is of the standard expected • When required on specific jobs, go through to the printer to sign off print proofs to ensure that the job is 100%. • Quality check all jobs before they leave the agency and ensure that clients receive the same quality on all elements going forward • Ensure that recons are done on all jobs • Oversee all distribution is done correctly and per client’s instructions • Approve all creditors for payment Show less



Siyaenza Marketing & Advertising

• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager / Client Service Manag

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2019

  I was responsible for developing marketing plans for clients, managing budgets and ensuring campaigns were implemented successfully across traditional, digital and social channels. I gained experience in many disciplines including advertising, branding, copywriting, eventing, exhibitions, market research, corporate identity and more. Duties: • Identify target audiences & develop marketing plans with specific objectives across different channels and segments. • Management of marketing budget across all marketing channels. • Overseeing & developing marketing campaigns through traditional, digital, online, and social media channels. • Development of mid to long-term growth strategies together with the management team to achieve the local commercial objectives per channel and per category. • Manage product launches, organising events & product exhibitions. • Propose & manage marketing research projects to generate customer insights. • Maintaining business online presence (website, social media accounts). • Optimise & drive brand communication & secure compliance with global guidelines. • Align & implement corporate identity to all marketing channels. • Manage marketing budget prioritizing & effectively executing all brand and marketing activities. • Maintaining content management on all marketing channels including traditional media, social media, direct marketing, & websites. Manage all copywriting with graphic designers, web developers and suppliers. • Engagement with all external stakeholder management, leading and overseeing the marketing team in the production of all marketing content, promotional materials, activation events and marketing campaigns. • Providing marketing reports entailing results of all marketing activities. • Generate targeted campaigns to drive sales and maintain profitable business whilst increasing market share. Show less



The Observatory Advertising

• Account Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Jul 2010

  After Music For Pleasure closed, three team members from Adworx moved across to The Observatory and ran the CNA digital customized TV show. This campaign included a weekly 3 minute show flighted on DSTV in a specific timeslot. The show focused on the DVD, CD, Book and Gaming section in CNA. Each week specific titles would be promoted on the TV show and online digitally. Duties: • Oversaw production of the show • Ensure weekly doughnut was designed and produced for the TV show and a template for the online section. • Ensure weekly TV show and promo spots were produced and the online section updated Show less



Adworx Advertising

• United States
• Graphic Design

• Account Manager

  • Jun 2005 - May 2009

  Adworx was an agency within Music For Pleasure. It was originally created for co-op advertising between the Record Companies (Universal, Sony etc) and MFP who distributed CDs into major retail chains like OK Bazaars, Checkers, PicknPay, Game, Dion etc. After great success the agency was sought after to handle the advertising for other products within the retail outlets. One of those products was the cellular arm of the PicknPay business. Adworx managed the sale of prepaid sim cards and the cellular division of the stores. Adworx started with the Vodacom business and after a while the MTN business was added. Duties: • Helen was part of the team that ran this business within Adworx • Responsible for logistically orchestrating the campaigns efficiently on the ground • The team developed concepts for campaigns every quarter • Each campaign included the advertising mix of below and above-the-line elements Show less



Music For Pleasure (Pty) Ltd

• Product Manager

  • Jan 2002 - May 2005

  Duties: • Procuring and Marketing for the Accessories Division within MFP (CD wallets, CD racks and cleaning products) • Products were sold within major retail chains (OK Bazaars, Checkers, PnP, Game, Makro, Look & Listen) Duties: • Procuring and Marketing for the Accessories Division within MFP (CD wallets, CD racks and cleaning products) • Products were sold within major retail chains (OK Bazaars, Checkers, PnP, Game, Makro, Look & Listen)

• Promotions Manager

  • Aug 1999 - Dec 2000

  Developing a network of promoters to work nationally within the retail outlets promoting and selling CDs and DVDs Developing a network of promoters to work nationally within the retail outlets promoting and selling CDs and DVDs