Social Media Marketing

PREMPEH AKONTOH

Mobile Number +27-71-483-**** Email adgir7@r.postjobfree.com

Physical Address 1 Midmar Crescent Germiston

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Highly creative and multi talented video editor and graphics designer with extensive experience in, multimedia, marketing, video production & editing, motion graphics and print design, Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to perform in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis of working within budget requirements. Creative experience in the following:

Video Editing & Camera Operation

Graphic / Print Design

Web & Multimedia Design

Promo Videos

Brochures & Newsletters

Social Media

Commercials

Logos & Business Cards

Interactive CD ROMS

Corporate Videos

Posters

Websites Using Wordpress

Marketing Videos

Stationery

Emailer Campaigns

Television Episodes

Save The Date

Live Video Streaming

Interviews/Conferences/Events

Invites

Training Videos

Pull Up Banners

Music Videos

Media Wall Banners

2D/3D Motion Graphics

Video Grading

Live Video Streaming

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Positive Change For My Jukebox

Responsible for the website UX design & development, the writing of weekly reviews, and the growth of social media following through networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as the generation of sponsorship for the company brand. Tasks also include music curating for Spotify playlists and the growing of followers on those playlists. From month to month articles are placed in blogs of creative musical talent within the market place from around the world.

Freelance Creative Jan 2018 – Present

I have been working on a freelance basis mainly with Ogilvy.

Key Achievements:

Shell Photography for End Of year Function

Hospice Wits Creative Direction and Design for Tree Of Light Event marketing Collateral

Creation of Village Exhibitions & Events website

Designing brochures and invites for various clients

Ogilvy Public Relations Freelance Designer & Video Editor Nov 2016 – Present

Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with production teams to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build, motivate and direct video edits and graphic designs within the production team both locally and on site. Create and design social media collateral in order to achieve clients’ objectives. Design highly persuasive visual sales and marketing presentations. Expertly convert features to benefits through the use of video.

Key Achievements:

•Established trusting relationships with designers, traffic management and key clients

•Assist with the development of presentations and infographics

•Created motion graphics for Nimue, Ogilvy Public Relations

•Shoot and Edited videos for clients such as GIBB, BDO, Castle and Pfizer

•Design and upload works for social media clients such as KFC, British Airways, Pfizer and etc.

Finistry Videographer, Video Editor & Graphic Designer Nov 2015 – Oct 2016

Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for video edits, promos, and motion graphics layout, created design themes for marketing and promotional videos. Successfully coordinated Video shoots to influence the sales and marketing objectives for various clients. Create influential social media videos, which significantly raised awareness for various client brands.

Key Achievements:

•Was key in securing and maintaining client relations

•Achieved clients objectives through the conceptualization and implementation of their business objectives.

CNBC Africa Senior Video Editor & Marketing Creative Apr 2013 – Oct 2015

Develop high impact promotional and marketing videos for television shows and commercial products, which aired on CNBC Africa’s television network. Was key in the editing of high level documentary videos and company profiles, which included high profile political, business individuals and corporations such as Cyril Ramaphosa, Pravin Gordhan, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, Oracle and the HRDC. The successful designing and promotion of all print marketing collateral for the business.

Key Achievements:

•Promoted to senior broadcast & documentary video editor

•Instrumental in the production of all marketing collateral for the business including Forbes Africa, ABN Pictures, ABN Productions & ABN Digital

Gordon Institute of Business Science Multimedia Design Specialist Jan 2010 – Mar 2013

Create strategic video products on the GIBS media portal, which successfully helped to coordinate the interactive networking and communication of business related topics among MBA graduates and corporate individuals within the institution. This further helped to grow the institutions market awareness both locally and internationally through the successful use of internet based video streaming.

Key Achievements:

•Successful Set up of its first video studio for streaming and interviewing purposes, which involved live vision mixing, studio lighting and composite chroma keying for visual effects.

•The successful filming, designing, editing, compressing and uploading of all its forums, conferences and related educational material onto the web.

Village Exhibitions & Events Creative Director Sept 2008 – Dec 2009

Produce and design all marketing collateral for events including pull up banners, media walls, video edits, brochures, invites and mailers. Offer strategic and innovative solutions towards clients marketing collateral while overseeing the creative process.

Key Achievements:

•Instrumental in developing and designing the creative concepts for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, which earned the company fourth place among 50 competitive pitches for the opening and closing ceremonies of the event.

•Uplifted the companies brand and corporate identity making it more appealing within the market place.

Freez Frame Productions Camera Operator & Video Editor Nov 2006 – Sept 2008

Develop high impact corporate videos, which involved the conceptualization, production, designing and video editing for all our major corporate clients. These videos were used to enhance and heighten client’s corporate profile as well as uplift its marketing potential.

•Developed high profile corporate videos for the company

•Assisted in the creation of interactive CD ROMS for internal marketing purposes

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Shell Livewire Pre-Prosperator Certificate Programme 30 June 2016

Raizcorp

Master of Arts by Coursework Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Arts 22 November 2006

University of the Witwatersrand

BADA Honors Degree in Dramatic Arts Film & Television 17 May 2005

University of the Witwatersrand

Matriculation 2000

Lowveld High Scool

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Operating System Platforms:

Mac OSX Windows XP/7/8/10

Software Adobe CC:

InDesign / After Effects / Illustrator / Photoshop / Premiere-Pro / Acrobat / Dreamweaver /Dimension/Audition

Autodesk:

3D Studio Max

Wordpress:

Elementor, Muffingroup, Visual Composer

Audio:

Reason 4 / Cubase SX

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

www.prempehakontoh.com

REFERENCES

Sharon Gordon Digital Group Account Director Ogilvy 082-***-****

Leandi Streeter Marketing Director Hospice Wits 082-***-****

Alexander Leibner Head of ABN Events ABN GROUP CNBC Africa 082-***-****

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