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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

On A Hill is a training and consulting agency that helps teams and individuals discover new levels of performance, creativity and problem-solving within a proven identity focused framework.We have designed the Identity Mapping Approach to maximise a individual’s impact on their workplace by helping them to recognise and articulate their true identity.Then using this knowledge we facilitate two further outcomes: - creating vision and goals for their department/organisation - developing a practical plan to increase workplace efficiency and job satisfaction.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Sales:New client prospecting and execution of lead generation strategiesLead funnel managementProposal creation and presentationSales closure and new client onboardingStrategy:Development of YouTube & podcast strategies.Development and execution of audience growth strategiesCompilation of reports including analysisProduction:Audio recording & editingShort-format video editingThumbnail designDescription and keyword creation and optimisationHR & Operations:Sourcing and Recruitment of suppliersSourcing and implementation of project management and project execution tools.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

London, England, United Kingdom

Development of monthly digital and eCommerce strategies for priority clientsDevelopment of Digital Marketing Roadmap and Strategy documents for prospective clients.Performance:Consulting and leading digital marketing managers in execution of formulated strategiesProcess Development:Consulting on improvements and additions to existing processes within the business and digital marketing division.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Strategy:Development of monthly digital and eCommerce strategies for clientsPerformance:Conceptualisation, building and managing all client Google Ad and Social Media Ad campaigns.Create and present monthly performance analytics using Google Analytics, Google Ads & Facebook Insights.Daily monitoring of key metrics for priority clients.HR & Operations:Formulation and management of Strategy & Performance team processes and systems.Sourcing and Recruitment of team members and suppliersBusiness Strategy:Assisting the MD in creating business strategies & practices.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Business Strategy:Weekly scrum with MDAnalysing existing business strategies & practices and formulating improvements and solutions.Operations:Weekly scrum with Head of OperationsGrading of existing systems and processes, identifying gaps and formulating improvements and new systems.Recruitment:Formulated a new recruitment process and strategy.Recruited permanent GM, Head of Social Media and HR Manager.Team Management:Developed and outsourced resource database and system.Conducted monthly one-on-ones with heads of department.Chaired disciplinary and conflict resolution meetings.

Cape Town

Strategy:Development of monthly digital and eCommerce strategies for priority clients: New Balance, Thule, YDE, Ciovita, SA Home Loans, PayFast.Development of Digital Marketing Roadmap and Digital Channel Profit & Loss documents for prospective clients.Performance:Management of Performance Team heads of department (Paid Media, SEO, CRM, Content and Social Media).Oversight of monthly reportingCompilation and presentation of quarterly strategy reports using Google Analytics, Google Ads & SEM RushDaily monitoring of key metrics for priority clientsHR & Operations:Formulation and management of Strategy & Performance team processes and systems.Sourcing and Recruitment of team members.

Cape Town

Operations:Manage the traffic team and ensure that the correct work-flow processes are being followed. Research and implement new work-flow, client services and supplier management procedures.Client Services and Studio Team Management:Conduct monthly one-on-ones with each team member to receive feedback on general job satisfaction as well as give feedback regarding their performance and relationships with other team members. Set and manage each team member’s KPIs.Lead skills development initiatives.Lead team and culture building initiatives.New team member recruitment.Chair disciplinary hearings.Client Strategies:Development (with account managers) of quarterly digital strategies for priority clients: Seeff Properties Head Office, Montagu Dried Fruit & Nuts and Subaru Johannesburg. Strategy development includes the review and analysis of data provided by tools such as Google Analytics, Adwords, Facebook Insights, etc.Internal Strategies:Development and implementation (with MD) of 90 day, quarterly and annual marketing and business strategies for Shift ONE.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Client Services:Client communicationsDigital strategy and budget development and implementationBrief taking and interpretationCreative directionProject quality control and approvalReporting and analysisProject Management/Traffic:Work-flow management using traffic platforms like Asana and MagneticProject Execution:Overflow web development, SEO and content production execution.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Web DevelopmentDevelopment using Wordpress’ CMS, themes and plugins (including WooCommerce). Basic CSS and HTML edits.Wordpress and database installation using cPanel or FTP access.Implementation of 301 redirects using .htaccess.Search Engine OptimisationKeyword research using Google Adwords keyword plannerBasic on-page optimisation using Yoast Wordpress plugin: crafting SEO title, meta description, ensuring keyword (short-tail and long-tail) density is optimum, crafting alt-text, adapting readability using Flesch reading score and inserting appropriate back-links to sites with higher domain authority.CopywritingWriting formal authority articles for the tech, finance, property and health retail industries as well as informal lifestyle blogs for retails clients as well as publications targeting high-net worth individuals.

TrainingFacilitation of on-site and off-site MS Office and Soft Skills training for The Foschini Group, Cape Town Tourism, Glaxo Smith Kline, Peninsula Beverages and Alan Gray Orbis.Creation and grading of continuous assessments.MS Office Courses:Word: Beginner, Intermediate and AdvancedExcel: Beginner, Intermediate and AdvancedPowerPoint: Beginner, Intermediate and AdvancedOutlook: Beginner, Intermediate and AdvancedSoft Skills Courses:Customer ServiceSupervisory SkillsConflict ResolutionCourse Content CreationPlanning, research and writing of the Customer Service training content.

Development and facilitation of youth programs.Mentoring teensFacilitating programs at Marsh Memorial Children’s Home.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Human Bioscience

Matric Exemption