Kayli Vee Levitan

hi. i’m kayli vee levitan. creative. writer. strategist. speaker.- work. study. m&c saatchi abel creative group head. october 2015 – august 2018 university of cambridge business sustainability management. the street store co-founder. january 2014 – present red & yellow school of advertising diploma copywriting. top student. m&c saatchi abel copywriter. january 2012 – august 2018 university of cape town bachelor of arts: linguistics, media, editing, writing and film. the foodblog group owner of one of south africa’s largest restaurant directories. june 2011 – present crawford college 6 distinctions. full scholarship to university of cape town. 2017 2010 – 2011 2007 – 2009 summary. born in durban, i moved to cape town to study and later, work. after 3 years as a copywriter, i was promoted to creative group head. my clients included takealot.com, hollard insurance, nando’s, virgin active, old mutual, heineken, the western cape government, and more. i believe it’s a creative’s duty to use their skills for good. so i worked on all of the agency’s ngo accounts, including dementia sa, the united nations, wwf, the wheat foundation, the haven shelter and the global fund. among other projects, i co-founded the street store. a free “pop-up clothing store” for the homeless, clothing 1 million people, and counting, globally. i’ve been awarded locally and internationally for change-making and advertising, and have had amazing opportunities to speak on how creativy can change the world, at forums such as tedX, the global women’s forum, roi change-makers conference, and forbes women africa. i also co-own a national restaurant portal, so i eat a lot. it’s wonderful. awards. change-making. young independents fast company sa huffington post africa.com positive youths marie claire mag house & leisure mag lead south africa mail & guardian cosmopolitan mag glamour mag epica awards top 100 of 2018: innovation most creative people in business 2018 south africa’s most inspiring young ones 2018 top african young leaders 2017 top 100 most positively inspiring african 2017 top 20 global female pioneers 2016 top 60 upcoming young south africans 2015 hero of the month 2015 top 200 young south africans 2015 woman of the year (ngo category) 2015 woman of the year 2015 global headline makers 2015 advertising. make winter great again - takealot loerie awards south africa 2018 radio - bronze radio - craft reconciliation table - nando’s loerie awards south africa 2017 pr - gold bookmarks digital ad awards 2017 integrated campaign - silver social media campaign - bronze stamps for good - rocketseed cannes lion creativity fest 2017 finalist - design the street store - the haven loerie awards south africa 2015 effective creativity - silver cannes lion creativity fest 2014 ambient media - bronze design - gold 5 finalists featured in the “do good” expo one show - new york 2015 digital - silver design - bronze 8 finalists assegai for effectiveness 2015 social media - gold innovative solution - gold special award non-profit - gold d&ad - london 2015 branding - bronze direct integrated - bronze direct ambient - bronze white pencil for good - bronze clio awards - new york 2014 engagement events - gold engagement experiential - silver outdoor - silver pr cause-related - bronze pr special event - bronze loerie awards south africa 2014 outdoor - gold integrated campaign - silver social media - bronze design - craft finalist adlip 2014 top 10 experiential campaigns apex awards for effectiveness 2014 change award - gold special award for best charity campaign - gold prisms award for pr 2015 community relations - gold ngo campaign - gold grandpa - virgin active discovery awards 2013 sports ad of the year creative cirle 2013 ad of the month - silver remember me not - dementia sa bookmarks digital ad awards 2012 social media campaign - bronze microsites - bronze m&c saatchi global awards 2012 best piece in the global network of 27 agencies - gold assegai for effectiveness 2012 writing - silver creative circle 2014 ad of the month - silver m&c saatchi global awards 2014 second best piece in the global network of 27 agencies - silver green point coworking woolworths the mojo dojo aerobotics roundhouse media md marketing sugarbird gin studio one hotel dubai portfolio bureau freelance work. creative director food content & brand team (oct - dec 2018) tech writer tech writer public services writer, editor creative, writer, editor creative direction, writing strategy, writing strategy, creative direction, writing