Marianna Christodoulou

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NETWORK FOR ANIMALS & POLITICAL ANIMAL LOBBY February 2019 - Present, South Africa Marianna Christodoulou--Hout Bay, Cape Town 7806 Consultant Social media Digital Marketing Responsible for: Website fixes, Google Analytics and Increase of followers and engagement across all social media accounts. Organic and paid media plan NEWTOWN PARTNERS January 2018 - February 2019, South Africa OVERVIEW Multilingual and ambitious marketing professional Marketing Campaign Manager & Community Manager for Venture Capital Fund and its Portfolio Companies [Start-ups] Worked in 5 countries: Portugal, Greece, South Africa, Kenya & Zambia Responsible for: Augmentors Game (augmented reality mobile game - start-up company): Social media, email marketing and community management Marketing strategy Mobile marketing across Instagram, FB, YouTube, SnapChat etc. Launched the Augmentors Game at Comic Con Africa 2018 Project Manager for Augmentors at Comic Con Africa Responsible for a successful launch and exponential increase of app downloads and email sign-up Travelled in 30 countries: For pleasure and volunteer work EDUCATION 2012 Honours Degree: Marketing and Communication, AUEB, Greece 2011 Erasmus: top 10 of my class, La Sapienza, Business, Commerce and Marketing INTERNSHIP PWC, Greece: 2011 - 2012 HR, People and Change Department: The Bitcoin Foundation and Bloomable (SA Florist) Social media, email marketing and PPC - paid media Managing the forum, new articles and website E-commerce email marketing & marketing automation Newtown Partners Social media, email marketing and community management Content management and website Part of the Marketing team for: WALA Financial Platform Ovex.io CONTACTPIGEON July 2016 - November 2017, Greece Marketing Account Manager & Content Marketing Developer Responsible for: Social media planning: Twitter & Facebook, content marketing , blog, SEO optimisation Client research and engagement; Marketing strategy design Marketing Automation Platform Account Manager: Sectors: Retailers, pharmaceuticals, automotive, fast-food, pet-stores and NGO's Clients: Marks & Spencer, Soho-Soho, L'Oréal Global: Ogilvy and Mather, Pizza Hut, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Doctors Without Borders Success Stories: Brought in Marks and Spencer and Doctors Without Borders Traffic, conversion rate and ROI - X3 - by using tailor made e-commerce automation strategy plans FREELANCE WORK September 2014 - Present Professional writer and sworn translator of the High Court of South Africa Focused on: Online marketing strategies, marketing automation and e-commerce Travel and tourism magazine (Trekeffect) columnist contributor Online training programme for engineers: OTIS Legal and professional documents and voice over services BUSINESS REVIEW MAGAZINE February 2016 – February 2017, Zambia Columnist Responsible for: Research on new market developments in the Southern African countries Articles on business, market development and lifestyle Magazine distributed in Zambia and the UAE SHEKERE AFRICA February 2015 – December 2015, Kenya Social media, communications on social impact Responsible for: Communications strategy for: Solar LED lanterns, efficient cook stoves and water cleaning technology to local NGOs and raise awareness DIGITAL OUTSOURCE SERVICES July 2012 – January 2015, South Africa Brand Marketing and Communications Responsible for: Online promotions, onsite targeting and marketing for international clients Email marketing Market development & strategies based on country Example: Festivals, events, traditional holidays and birthday campaigns Planning of VIP gifts and travels Data mining and analysis to measure increase of client base and profit Countries: Indonesia, Eastern European Countries, Russia, Greece, Italy, Hungary etc. UNICEF AND THE UNITED NATIONS, AIESEC November 2011 – April 2012, Portugal Lecturer/Presenter/Volunteer/Counsellor: The Millennium Development Goals, ≥ 350 students weekly 3 Fundraising events for UNICEF, Portugal ≥ € 3000 Donations Ajuda de Mae, NGO that supports pregnant women ACHIEVEMENTS VOLUNTEER WORK WORK Comic Con Africa for Augmentors Game Marketing and Project Manager Digital Marketing Plan and Sales Flow Charts tailored to increase sales. Saw ContactPigeon team and clients increase x3 Great time management and work ethics ContactPigeon opened new offices in NY Manhattan and they asked me to join the team in the US. Mary Faith Orphanage of Abused Children, Kenya Member of The Green Wave: Local environmental NGO, Greece AIESEC International United Nations & UNICEF PERSONAL Gold and Silver medals (Provincial): Swimming and Tennis REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Joyce Qian: Director of Strategy and Growth ContactPigeon Sofia Aslanidou: Global Content Manager, Digital Outsource Services THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME