Curriculum vitae
Jacques Damhuis- - 14 Swart Street Napier Overberg Western Cape South
Africa-
Objective:
To secure a position as a content strategist with a focus on driving traffic to brands, creating
SEO-driven content for eCommerce, lead-generation for business sites, email marketing,
copywriting for digital landing pages, SEO/PR/advertising, and B2B workflow emails.
Experience:
Content Strategy copywriter - Freelance People per Hour and Upwork
and long-term clients 1 March 2020 - Currently
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Leveraging storytelling skills and the art and science of planning, creating, and
delivering valuable, relevant, and consistent content to build brands.
Achieve first page organic results for companies with a range of keywords and
longtail keywords.
Created SEO-optimized product descriptions, category pages, blog posts, news
articles, email marketing copy, B2C and B2B emails, and other content for various
clients across multiple industries and WordPress sites.
Conducted thorough research to gain a strong understanding of the target audience
and product positioning.
Managed time effectively to the ensure timely delivery of content
Positive Cycle PTY LTD - Founder, Owner, Manager 1 August 2010 –
February 2020
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Maintained long standing client relationships with Deloitte and Touche (4 years) and
Afrisun (Sun International 3 years)
Wrote B2C emails, newsletters, blogs, social media, and web page content for
small-scale agricultural products and services
Conducted financial management and administration of debtors, creditors, quotes,
invoicing, statements, and general accounting
Developed outcomes-based training material and trained emerging vegetable
growers and assessed vegetable growers
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Conducted record-keeping, soil analysis, plant health analysis, and resource
management
Developed agronomy reports and crop-specific suggestions for soil samples and
fertilizer recommendations
Conducted growing methods research and development and plant health
identification and reporting
Plascon South Africa - Mobile Training Unit Product Knowledge Trainer 1
August 2005 – 31 July 2010
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Conducted training of retailers' staff and learner assessments
Coordinated the design and development of mobile training unit vehicles
Developed unit standard outcome-based training and assessment material
Conducted budget management and coordination of training events
Conducted record-keeping
Paint FX Wynberg - Founder, Owner, Manager 19 October 2001 – 31
July 2005
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Applied decorative paint techniques
Conducted sales and marketing for decorative paint products and services
Conducted site and project management
Managed workshops and staff training and product research
Conducted financial management and administration of debtors, creditors, quotes,
and general bookkeeping
Education:
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Assessors - McMaster Training Institute 14 June 2010 – 19 June 2010
Train The Trainer - McMaster Training Institute 25 January 2010 – 27 January 2010
Diploma in paint finishes - Hobby Craft, Fourways SA 10 May 2001 – 27 July 2001
Matric - Ferndale High school, Randburg SA January 1991 – December 1993
Interests:
Research, Web3, Cryptocurrency, AI
