Simone Davies

Simone Davies

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  • About me

    Production Coordinator: Development & Alumni Relations

  • Education

    • Holy Cross Covent High School

      2004 - 2008
    • Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

      2017 - 2018
      Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice Innovative Leadership
    • University of Cape Town

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts Film Studies, Media and Writting and Gender studies
  • Experience

    • D3 Fab Boutique

      Nov 2010 - Jan 2011
      Retail Assistant
    • Chandan Allen (Fashion Designer)

      Jan 2011 - May 2011
      Personal Assistant
    • 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.

    • 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.

    • The Business Bridge Initiative

      Mar 2013 - Sept 2013
      Media and Marketing Manager
    • 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.

    • Heart 104.9fm

      May 2014 - May 2016
      Brand Ambassador
    • University of Cape Town

      May 2015 - Apr 2023
      Postgraduate Programmes
    • 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

    • Showmax

      Oct 2023 - now
      Executive Producer

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

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EF Standard English Test

      EF Standard English Test (EF SET)
      Apr 2020
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    • Learning Video Production and Editing

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2019
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    • 2024 Best of CASE Europe Region

      Council for Advancement and Support of Education
      Oct 2024
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