Thokozile Zimba Email & Phone Number

Stoke-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom

KS1 Class Teacher

Remote

Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

New York, New York

•Analyzed and extracted consumer, brand and market insights that went towards creating communications strategies for brands.•Conducted secondary and primary research to strengthen brand strategies for clients, including the use of social listening and brand health tools e.g. YouGov BrandIndex, Brandwatch.•Created and presented creative briefs to be used by in-house creative team in the making of brand communications.•Created pitch decks and presentations for both internal and external meetings. •Produced quarterly competitor reports for 2 of the agency's largest brands.

Greater New York City Area

Collaborated with colleagues from various departments to create a social media strategy for the 60th Anniversary of the awards show, which was then presented to the president and head of Marketing.Supported Social Media Director, using Sprout to schedule posts and write copy for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.Completed competitor analyses and an internal social media SWOT analysis in order to provide recommendations for social media optimization.

Chapel Hill

Handled PR for business journalism website Talking Biz News. Wrote press releases, created "2 minutes with Chris" videos allowing the founder to engage with online audiences and conducted a communications audit to analyze the efficiency of internal and external communications in order to improve marketability and social presence.

Pamplemousses, Mauritius

Designed curriculum for the Entrepreneurial Leadership and Communicating for Impact (C4I) courses at ALU, including lesson plans, assessment rubrics, unit overviews and skills maps. Revamped Unit 4 of C4I, New Media for Professionals, teaching students to use social media as a professional marketing tool for their business ventures and themselves.

Reading, United Kingdom

Researched potential niche markets to enter and compiled consumer summary books detailing consumer behaviors. Also analyzed our usage of social media and delivered a presentation outlining ways in which the company could improve social media management and engagement for greater impact.

Pgce Primary (General), Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Media And Journalism (Concentration In Pr And Advertising)

Activities and Societies: National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), NC Fellows Program, International Ambassador for UNC.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media And Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Activities and Societies: National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)The mission of the UNC School of Media and Journalism is.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Peer Counselor, Student Ambassador, Executive Officer at Radio Skika, Volleyball Captain