Simone Davies

Experience

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  D3 Fab Boutique

  Nov 2010 - Jan 2011

  Retail Assistant
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  Chandan Allen (Fashion Designer)

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Personal Assistant
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  UCT AIR Campaign

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

  Vice Chair-Person

  As a member of the executive commitee I work on planning the commitees events and social gatherings. This includes marketing, organising and hosting the UCT AIR events. I also work on creating brand awareness of the campaign itself in and among the UCT student population.

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  University of Cape Town Development and Alumni

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Coordinator

  Maintain the database of donors related to the annual Phonathon project.Communicate with all donors to secure details of donations.Manage all incoming communication between the donors and the alumni department.

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  The Business Bridge Initiative

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  Media and Marketing Manager
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  Compound Events

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Marketing and Strategy Executive

  Develop and implement key marketing strategies. Conceptualize and execute the various events.Manage all social media platforms. Coordinate and liase with various external stakeholders.Securing sponsorship and brand awareness opportunities.Manage key relationships between various internal and external parties.

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  Heart 104.9fm

  May 2014 - May 2016

  Brand Ambassador
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  University of Cape Town

  May 2015 - Apr 2023

  Postgraduate Programmes
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  Stellenbosch University

  Apr 2023 - now

  Production Coordinator

  Coordinating the production schedule for donor and alumni communication across different formats (including video, online and print, eventing collateral, and merchandise production), to ensure that deadlines are met and that all production requests and production information are recorded and tracked in a coherent and systematic way;Working with the manager of alumni and donor engagement to ensure that all administrative requirements associated with production are fulfilled (e.g., finance, contracting, procurement, compliance)Distributing official communication, arranging meetings, and directly liaising with relevant DAR colleagues and internal/external partners (communication scheduling, freelancer contracts, printing, and merchandise requisitioning);Maintaining a communications calendar to coordinate workflow and coordinating workflow meetings;Developing and implementing applicable and innovative processes to improve on continuous service delivery and to improve efficient communications managementControlling and monitoring specific budget cost centre(s) expenditure and regular reporting on these quarterly. Show less

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  Showmax

  Oct 2023 - now

  Executive Producer

  Produced the Stellenbosch University video series Matie: Legends and Pioneers, on Showmax streaming platform