Jarred Du Plessis Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Currently working as Head of Content for Studio Eight on a part-time basis.As a freelance Senior Digital Social Brand and Comms Consultant, I generally consult on: business development, brand strategy, digital and social strategy, digital training, content development, paid social, executive comms, internal comms, comms strategy, and channel specific training for a range of SA, UK, and pan-European brands in the music, tech, healthcare, real estate, financial services, and NGO sectors.Clients I have worked with in this role include: Studio Eight, The Non-Violence Project Foundation (serving as Head of Brand in 2023), Standing Room Only, Hustle Time, RE Capital, RECap Fund, REWARD Properties, Mirabilis Apartments, Re Tethys Capital, Bellevue Cascais, The Marvilla Collection, CFO Insight Mauritius, WE Communications South Africa, Lenovo, Foord, Check Point, Nampak, Adams & Adams, SYSPRO, WE Communications UK, Capgemini, Hartmann, F5, Curious Health, ExplantLab, AstraZeneca, and Wits VIDA.

London, England, United Kingdom

Previous positions at the company were: Digital and Social Consultant, and Senior Digital and Social Consultant.Skills and responsibilities included: digital marketing, staff planning, revenue management, PR strategy, executive communications, internal communication, account management, people and team management, business planning, client relations, SEO, digital strategy, social media advertising, training, community management and reporting, campaign creation, campaign management, media buying, writing, editing, website management, project management, budgeting, video story telling, new business, and influencer marketing.Essentially, I created digital strategies and brand awareness in the Technology, B2B, Corporate, Consumer, Healthcare and Social Innovation (CSR) sectors. Clients I worked with in this role: ZTE, PageGroup, Verne Global, The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Simplygon, Lenovo, Honeywell Home, Kaspersky, FLIR, Amcor, Amgen, Sinclair Pharma, Abbott, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Envisics, Capgemini, Microsoft, EPOS, Nokia, and iRobot.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Previous positions at the company were: Intern, Account Coordinator, Account Executive and Senior Account Executive. Skills and responsibilities included: PR, account management, people and team management, client relations, media relations, social media community management, digital strategy, media training, social media training, social media reporting, campaign creation, campaign management, media buying, event management, writing, editing, video story telling, new business, and influencer marketing. Essentially, I created digital strategies and brand awareness in the Technology, Consumer and Social Innovation (CSR) sectors. Clients I worked with in this role: Intel, Lenovo, WeChat, Mecer, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Asus, Kingston Technology, Maybelline, Mustek Limited, KaChing Parking, M4Jam, Rectron, SYSPRO, Avanade, Cummins, Honeywell Aerospace, Check Point, The Information Security Group of Africa, and One Young World.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

This involved interviewing the public (on camera) at various sporting, music, cultural, religious and entertainment events.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I worked at Soccer City, for the International Broadcast Company that was responsible for broadcasting the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa. This role included assisting commentators at all games held at the stadium, controlling sound levels and hosting broadcasters from around the globe.