Lerato Annah Munyai

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Pierre van Ryneveld

Centurion

0157

Cell: 071*******

Email: adjtv7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional advertising account manager with 7 years of experience. Skilled in marketing, advertising strategies, campaign development, and client relations. Previously managed accounts for clients ranging from mid-sized business to multinational corporations. In this position, I communicated daily with clients and received directive regarding their advertising plans. Fulfilled these directives by working with the rest of the advertising agency to provide effective and innovating marketing approaches to deliver to each client.

Skills

•Excellent written and oral communication skills allow me to work well with both colleagues and clients by effectively voicing both goals and expectations.

•Highly intuitive in sensing clients’ needs and wants.

•Ability to work efficiently under pressure and perform well.

•Deep passion for creative thinking and development of original ideas that reach client’s customers in new ways.

•Chase Advertising Management System.

•Excellent knowledge of CRM, publishing, photo imaging, and video editing software to assist with effectively producing client campaigns.

•Social perceptiveness, time management, and critical thinking skills create an ideal client experience that regularly brings in referrals and repeat clients.

•Extensive understanding and knowledge of communication, media production, and dissemination methods to give clients the best possible experience and results.

Work History

02/2020 – Current Wunderman Thompson/MatteBLK

Account Manager

•Partner to banking institutions to best understand and carry out all their retail and business banking needs

Clients

•Absa

•Standard Bank

01/2019 – 08/2019 Masscash

Traffic Coordinator

•Daily tracking and management of all jobs in the system.

•Managing timings for the internal creative studio as well as creative agencies.

•Handling all briefs going into studio as well as agencies.

•Trafficking all artwork within the marketing department as well as liaising with agencies on artwork.

•Final artwork approval

•Developed and executed detailed marketing and advertising plans.

•Coordinated with advertising team to develop supplier presentations.

•Set up teams to develop and design campaign strategies.

Clients

•Streamline Advertising

•Masscash

•Cambridge Foods

•Rhino Cash & Carry

•Jumbo Cash & Carry

•Saverite

•Shield

•EB Print

•CB4

Reason for leaving: I would love to go back to managing accounts and not just trafficking artwork and to join a company with a strong corporate culture.

10/2018 – 12/2018 Liquorish Ink

Account Manager (Contract)

•Partner with advertising clients in order to best understand and carry out their needs for their brand.

•Engage and acquire new clients by engaging in outreach, initiating dialogue, and providing information regarding our advertising services.

•Retain existing clients through strategic service, excellent results, and consistently successfully advertising campaigns.

Clients

•Supersonic (MTN fiber to the home)

Reason for leaving: The contract came to an end and client changed agencies.

08/2017 – 12/2018 HDI Youth Marketeers

Account Executive

•Client Management

•Lead Status meetings

•Report Writing

•Pitch for prospective accounts

•Project Management

•Activation Creative Process

•Management of brand ambassadors

•Stock Management

•Recruitment

•Salaries

•Arraigned meetings with clients and brand management team.

Clients

•P&G

•AB in Bev

•MTV Shuga

Reason for leaving: The company had restructuring and retrenchments.

08/2016 – 07/2017 Promise Brand Specialists

Account Executive

•Lead Status meetings

•Arraigned meetings with clients and brand management team

•Report Writing: Status updates Contact reports

•Compiled creative briefs for the creative team

•Attend client meetings and account presentations with the Brand Manager and Strategists

•Compiled internal and external cost estimates and billing Instructions

•Compared cost estimates to invoices before they sent to the client

•Participated in creative brainstorming sessions with creative

•On current and prospective accounts

•Assisted in facilitating on studio voice over recording sessions

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Clients

•Dr. Marten’s

•Lipsy

•Edgars Active

•Dune

•Tom Tailor

•TM Lewin

•Jigsaw

•Vince Camuto

•River Island

Reason for leaving: I got a opportunity to do experiential branding and travel.

05/2015 – 07/2016 NINJATECH& MARKETING

Marketing Coordinator

•Manage project timelines and deadlines.

•Writing and proofreading copy.

•Arrange for effective distribution of marketing material.

•Maintaining and updating CRM system.

•Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions, and exhibitions.

•Support the marketing manager and other colleagues.

•Project management

•Explore and identify ways to integrate social media into business strategies and marketing campaigns.

Clients

•BarnOwl

•Paragon Interiors

•FraudCheck

•Seed Academy

•Soylites

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Reason for leaving: With Ninja being a startup, there was no room for growth at that point and I needed a new challenge.

Internships

06/2014 – 05/2015 IPSOS SOUTH AFRICA

Advertising Research Excellence Intern (ASI)

•Project preparation

•Questionnaire design

•Table specifications

•Reporting/Presentations

Clients

•SAB

•Mondeleze

•GSK

•Colgate

•Dark 'n Lovely

•Land Rover

2013 – 2014 DDB SOUTH AFRICA

Account Executive Intern

I Assisted the Account Director with Account Executive duties while the Account Manager was on maternity leave.

Clients

•FNB

•Emirates

•Honda

EDUCATION

06/2010 – 09/2010 PC Training, Pretoria

Certificate in End User Computing

2011-2013 Vega School of Brand Leadership

Diploma in Integrated Brand Communication

2014 - 2015 Vega School of Brand Leadership

Advanced Diploma in Brand Innovation

accomplishments

•Creative Pencil Award

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