CURRICULUM VITAE
MERCY AYABEI
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Date of birth: 28th April 1990
Proficiency: English, Kiswahili
ATTRIBUTES
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Effective listening skills and ability to multi-task
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Excellent customer service skills plus an eye for detail
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Very strong organizational skills
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Company: iflix-Kenya (A VOD service provider)
January 2018 to date
Subtitles Editor
Creating English and Swahili subtitles for movies and series
Translating English source language files to Swahili
Translating Swahili source language files to English
Editing, proofreading and correcting English and Swahili subtitles
Creating time codes for subtitles and ensuring that they are correct
Transcription of audio and video files
Freelance writer
March 2017-Dec 2017
Writing articles to meet client needs while following provided instructions
Editing and proofreading already written articles for clients
Delivering written content to clients in a timely manner while ensuring that content is of
high quality and without grammatical errors
Marketing and Communications Executive
October 2015- Feb 2017
Company: Executive Edge Consulting (A HR consulting firm)
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Receiving, making and transferring calls and emails
Performing PA duties to the CEO
Reviewing CVs, short listing suitable candidates and scheduling pre-screening meetings and
interviews for all candidates
Conducting phone and face to face interviews for all candidates in liaison with the lead trainer
Welcoming, receiving and directing visitors
Sales and Marketing of company services
Maintaining the company's social media pages and writing articles for company blog and
newsletter
Maintaining and posting new jobs and updates on company website and updating candidates
and client’s data base
Assisting the lead trainer during trainings and workshops
Media Analyst
June 2014-Dec 2014
Company: Reelforge Media Monitoring (A media monitoring firm)
Responsibilities
• Summarising radio, TV and print news stories for clients
• Transcribing and translating recorded radio and TV news stories to meet client PR needs
• Translating client news mentions from Swahili and vernacular to English
• Monitoring TV, radio and print media news to ensure that client’s media mentions are
documented and sent to clients.
• Analysing print, radio and TV news stories and determining their effects on client’s PR
campaigns
Direct sales representative
July 2013-November 2013
Company: Faulu Kenya DTM Limited (A micro-finance institution)
Responsibilities
• Selling company products to meet sales targets
• Sourcing for new clients and distributing marketing materials
• Conducting market research to test popularity of new products
• Offering excellent customer service to walk-in clients and in the field
PR Internship
May 2011 - July 201
USAID - AMPATH Partnership- FPI Department. (Non-Governmental Organisation)
Responsibilities
• Writing success stories and reports
• Designing brochures, newsletters and advertisements
• Taking photographs
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Year-
May 2010-July-
Institution
Moi University
Course
BSc. Communication
& public relations
Global college
Computer packages
Kapkenda Girls High
Kenya Certificate of
School
Secondary Education
Moi Tambach Primary Kenya Certificate of
Primary Education
Grade
2nd Class Hons (upper
division
Distinction
B. (Plain)
347/500
HOBBIES
- Reading books, newspapers and magazines
- Watching movies and news programmes
REFEREES
Leon Mwenda
Localization Supervisor
iflix Kenya Ltd--
Milkah Ajuoga
Subtitles Coordinator
iflix Kenya Ltd--
Leonard Akure
Quality Control Executive-PR Unit
Reelforge Media Ltd-/-
