Stephen Swai

Experience

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  Materialise Software

  Dec 2008 - Feb 2009

  Market Researcher

  - Conducted research on new markets in India, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.

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  Penan On The Move: A Reporter's Travelogue by James Ritchie

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Editor & Proofreader
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  The Borneo Post Sdn

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Penned a weekly column sharing on socio-cultural, political and economic issues of Borneo Wrote for the business desk of the Borneo Post

  • Columnist

    Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Business Writer

    Jan 2010 - May 2010
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  LafargeHolcim Tanzania

  Feb 2011 - Oct 2011

  Brand Communications Officer

  - Supervised vendors for the rebranding exercise (wall branding, vehicle branding, etc.)- Wrote the monthly newsletter.- Planned and organized the Health & Safety Month exhibition.

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  Centro de Idiomas Alpha, C.A

  Nov 2011 - Sept 2012

  English Teacher

  Taught English as a second language to basic, intermediate and advanced students.

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  Peace Child International

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

  - Managed external relations with youth organizations from the Global South & partners. Managed the musical project, 2050 - The Future We Want, staged at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. - Edited the UNESCO's Youth Version of Education for All Report, titled, Be Skilled, Be Employed, Be the Change Generation.- Contributed for & edited the compendium on youth green businesses.

  • Public Relations Officer

    Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Project Officer

    Dec 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Contributor & Editor

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2012
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  LafargeHolcim Tanzania

  Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

  - Managed a content calendar and wrote copy for marketing collateral & internal communications materials. - Planned and launched two cement products with ATL and BTL activities.- Conducted one product demo with masons for testing a new product.- Provided quarterly internal product info sessions - Hardware stores branding Managed a transformation program that had 20 projects, aimed at making the organization more customer-centric- Designed the 18-month roadmap of the transformation program.- Communicated periodically the performance of the program to stakeholders.- Provided project management training to project leaders. - Rewarded & recognized the change-makers/agents to instil morale for change.

  • Marketing Communications Manager

    Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

  • Program Management Officer (PMO)

    Nov 2013 - Jun 2015
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  The Holland Times

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2023

  Content Writer

  Writing articles for The Holland Times

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  Young Voices (NGO)

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Communications Officer & Writer

  NGO with registration no. 11NGO/00007624, co-founded to amplify the expressions of young people through the platform of creative writing.

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  ZoomTanzania

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Marketing Communications Manager

  - Ran 6 campaigns.- Achieved 100% increase in Instagram followers in six months. - Devised messaging and channels the company's rebranding exercise of focusing on C2C (press conference, press release, internal Q&A session, etc.)- Edited blog written by the Community Marketer & an Intern. - Planned and executed one property broker engagement session for relationship building.- Spearheaded a barter partnership with local TV for content swapping. - Collaborated with designers in the development of creatives.- Conducted one offline research on brand awareness. Show less

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  BrighterMonday Tanzania

  Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  Marketing Communications Manager

  - Ran 3 campaigns to generate employer leads.- Ran 2 campaigns to drive jobseeker signup.* Ran = developing briefs+alignment with team+tracking performance and reporting+improving campaigns on a weekly basis.- Tracked campaign performance with Google Analytics and Sprout Social.- Generated copy for social media posts, marketing collateral, video script, press releases, etc. - Uploaded blog content using WordPress.- Collaborated with UX, Design, Performance and Push with Slack and Trello.- Supervised a PR agency for the Best & Brightest campaign.- Supervised one Community Marketer. Show less

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  Ammiel & Sons Co. Ltd

  Jan 2020 - now

  • Head of Marketing & Sales

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Marketing Comms & Change Manager

    Jan 2020 - May 2021