Zakwethu Vilane

Zakwethu Vilane

Marketing Intern: Youth & Mass

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  • About me

    Marketing Communications & Public Relations Enthusiast

  • Education

    • Music In Africa Foundation

      2024 - 2024
      Music Business Management 80%

      Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a pan-African, women-focused programme aimed atupskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector.Offering a mix of theoretical courses, practicalimmersive learning iterations, networking opportunities, employment and internshippossibilities as well as mentorship, and advocacy at a continental level. The broader objectives of the programme are to:• To offer long-term, professional… Show more Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a pan-African, women-focused programme aimed atupskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector.Offering a mix of theoretical courses, practicalimmersive learning iterations, networking opportunities, employment and internshippossibilities as well as mentorship, and advocacy at a continental level. The broader objectives of the programme are to:• To offer long-term, professional, capacity-building activities to female musicpractitioners across the music industry in Africa;• To facilitate exchange, training, employment and networking opportunities for femalemusic practitioners in and outside of the continent;• To create a safe space for women in the music industry to exchange, learn and developtheir skills;• To raise awareness, advocate and mobilize against the gender disparity in the musicindustry. Show less

    • University of Eswatini

      2018 - 2023
      Bachelor of Commerce - BCom Marketing Second Class: Upper Division GPA: 4.22/6

      Activities and Societies: Poetry:UNESWA Poetry Society Leadership: Class Representative Award: Best Marketing Student In the first two years the B.Com degree offers a foundation on Accounting, Management and Marketing, afterwards, there is specialization which is when I chose Marketing as my field of study.

  • Experience

    • MTN Eswatini

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Marketing Intern: Youth & Mass

      My focus areas at MTN ESWATINI included:-consumer education - copywriting SMSes for Mass Market- coming up with Go To Market(GTM) Strategy for new events- analyzing consumer behavior- new product development - Communicating with consumers on current promotions - Preparing weekly reports on Youth and Mass marketing activities- Preparing for activations for promotions.

    • EswatiniBank

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Marketing Intern

      Some of my responsibilities included:-Educating consumers about Eswatini Bank products during activations-Gathering consumer feedback-Telesales- Campaign development alongside the Marketing manager-Sales presentations for potential consumers.

    • Marketing Lens Network

      Nov 2022 - now
      Co-Founder
    • Lactalis Eswatini

      Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
      Marketing Assistant

      My responsibilities include the below:- analyzing the competitive environment in the dairy/manufacturing industry and preparing reports-fostering innovative products and ideas for Lactalis Eswatini - Ensuring branding for Lactalis Eswatini at events- Working with the Commercial Team to come up with marketing campaigns for our products.- Ensuring and reporting on brand visibility for Lactalis brands- Copywriting for the Facebook page and Internal Magazine alongside the Digital Marketer.- Preparing price surveys.-Preparing monthly commercial review report to inform business leaders about marketing activities - Planning brand activations for products- Show less

    • Hiphop Africa

      Jul 2024 - now
      Content Writer
    • Happy Valley Hotel

      Feb 2025 - now
      Marketing Coordinator
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Zakwethu Vilane
      MTN Marketing Prize - Oct 2023 Best student in Marketing
    • Awarded to Zakwethu Vilane
      Magna Cum Lauda -
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by The New Old Generation on Nov 2017
      The New Old GenerationAssociated with Zakwethu Vilane
    • Radio Host

      Issued by UNESWA FM on Jan 2023
      UNESWA FMAssociated with Zakwethu Vilane