Ivan H. Mweene Email & Phone Number

Goal driven professional with over 15 years expertise in the advertising and public relations industry both in the creative and client service side of the business, with excellent relationships having been created with the media both in print and electronic. HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE•Part of the client service team that helped ‘DANONE’ set up their business in South Africa and put together their strategic communication plan which took into account the various cultural norms and ethnic groups of the country, while stationed at Young & Rubicam, Johannesburg. I•Worked on the GTV and CETEL accounts, which was a trans African brand, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / HISTORY➢ Media /Marketing consultant for ZANACO 2012 As local representative of Brand Leadership RSA➢ Filming of Documentary for UNICEF/ING visit - 2011➢ Marketing Director -Transcend Media 2009➢ Account Director – Client Service at Young & Rubicam (Current position) 2004➢ Media and PR Consultant for Zambia Aids Law Research and Advocacy Network (Zambia) 2003➢ Media and PR Consultant for UNICEF on the launch of the State of The Children Report (Zambia) 2000➢ Creative Director – D & C Saatchi & Saatchi (Zambia) 2000➢ Copywriter – Sonnenberg Murphy Leo, Burrnet (South Africa) 1998➢ Account Executive – Young &. Rubicam (South Africa) 1997➢ Copywriter – Young & Rubicam (Zambia) 1996Notable Achievements➢ Creator of the first Zambian soap opera ‘Kabanana’ which ran for 10 seasons.➢ Created a 13 part series called The Seer in which it was written, filmed, directed produced, cast, edited and marketed.➢ Filmed two documentaries for UNICEF. ➢ Filmed the launch of Emirates into Zambia➢ Created Team Building exercises for companies that include Multichoice Bayport JTI Leaf and British American Tobacco (BAT).➢ Organized a health run to raise funds for a cardiac patient.➢ Media and PR Consultant for Celpay (Which included brand awareness)