Public And Media Relations Rep Resentative

YVONNE BULIMO

PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS REP RESENTATIVE

202-***-**** – ************@*****.***

Self-motivated and creative public relations enthusiast offering expertise in media relations, and

knowledge of creating engaging and strategic content for social channels. Poised and competent

team builder and natural leader who thrives in fast paced environments. Experience with a wide

range of communications practices including publications, online communications, traditional and

digital media.

EXPERIENCE P R O D U C E R, T u j u a n e : NTV Kenya (Nairobi, KE)

FEB 2013 – OCT 2014

Initiated various social and new media strategies which drove up

viewership by 46% in a span of one year.

Worked in collaboration with managing directors to curate relevant

content to reach the company’s ideal customers.

Responsible for bringing a new media platform to Kenya and making it

relatable to its citizens.

Assumed leadership role for specific, defined responsibilities as deemed

necessary by the managing director.

Managed production team by directing shoots, overseeing marketing

campaigns, and writing television scripts.

Functioned as an ambassador for the production company in Social

Media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where

appropriate.

ACHIEVEMENT:

Tujuane voted “Best Show” at the 2013 and 2014 SOMA Awards.

Drove 30% ratings increase for Tujuane by livening up format and content.

Featured in True Love (East Africa) magazine “Young and On Top”

segment.

I n H o u s e C o n s u l t a n t : Taurus Group (Nairobi, KE)

OCT 2012 – FEB 2013

Improved staff productivity by 50% simultaneously training the

communications team dynamic use of social media tools used to measure

and monitor social activity.

Conceptualized an entire mock event “The Masquerade Experience” and

wrote a corresponding sponsorship proposal, leading to a 15% increase in

brand awareness.

Successfully developed new social media and marketing strategies used

for developing brand awareness, recruiting, and creating new business

relationships.

Created, curated, and managed all published content for Taurus Group

and its affiliates (images, video and written).

Oversaw the design of (ie: Facebook Timeline cover, profile pic,

thumbnails, ads, landing pages, Twitter profile, and blog).

ACHIEVEMENT:

Received a 100% commitment for all sponsorship proposals written.

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P R O G R A M A N A Y L S T : NIH, Business Systems, (NBS) (Bethesda, MD)

JUN 2011 – SEP 2012

Worked with National Institutes of Health (NIH) directors and management

to plan and implement communications strategies and processes.

Compiled, edited, and drafted program material, including updates to the

NBS SharePoint site.

Analyzed program operations, maintained IT systems, and compiled data

for report development.

Tracked inquiries, providing research and background information to NBS

management team.

P R O G R A M S P E C I A L I S T : NIH, Office of Intramural Research (Bethesda, MD),

JUN 2009 – SEP 2011

Drafted and created press releases, sensitive communication from the NIH

Director and Deputy Director of Intramural Research in response to

correspondences from Congress and constituents globally.

Helped organize, plan, and implement special NIH events and educational

opportunities provided by the Office of Intramural Research.

Scheduled, coordinated, and facilitated meetings – internally and with

interested external parties.

Entrusted to manage office in the supervisor's absence. Provided timely,

courteous and knowledgeable response to information requests; screened

and transferred calls; and prepared official office correspondence.

EDUCATION B A C H E L O R O F S C I E N C E : Howard University (Washington, DC)

JAN 2005 – MAY 2009

PROJECTS P R O D U C E R : The Brunch Series, www.youtube.com/thebrunchseries

May 2014

Developed, produced, and hosted a web series of six episodes discussing

different pop culture topics including business and lifestyle trends

impacting the young modern generation.

SKILLS C O M M U N I C A T I O N S : Content development and production. Analyzing and

summarizing information. PR and Social Media. Internal Communications. Editing

and Proofreading.

O F F I C E O R G A N I Z A T I O N & A D M I N I S T R A T I O N : Meeting and Event

Planning. Database Management. Project Management.

A P P L I C A T I O N S : MS Office Literate, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. WordPress and BlogSpot. Facebook,

Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube. Working knowledge of HTML coding. Facebook and

Google Analytics.

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