Zanele Jennifer Mtsweni

Motivated communications specialist with five years of experience developing internal and external communications materials. Utilizes strong collaboration skills and attention to detail to create informative and accurate press releases, brochures and social media posts. Dedicated to promoting the organization's reputation and enhancing its image through external communication efforts.

• liaise with clients to find out their exact event requirements
• produce detailed proposals for events (including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets)
• research venues, suppliers and contractors, then negotiate prices and hire
• manage and coordinate suppliers and all event logistics (for example, venue, catering, travel)
• liaise with sales and marketing teams to publicise and promote the event
• manage all pre-event planning, organising guest speakers and delegate packs
• coordinate suppliers, handle client queries and troubleshoot on the day of the event to ensure that all runs smoothly and to budget
• Create company literature and other forms of communication.
• Create marketing and promotional materials, both print and electronic.
• Work with advertisers for timely and useable ad submissions,
• Copyedit, proofread, and revise communications.
• Design and launch email marketing campaigns.
• Recommend, implement and maintain site design and operation.
• Plan and deliver education courses and materials.
• Work with manager and business units to determine event budget and manage expenses to that budget.
• Promote products and services through public relations initiatives.
• Develop marketing communications campaigns.
• Create thought leadership materials.
• Create and deliver press releases, media relations content, case studies, white papers, executive bios, corporate newsletter content, social media content, and speaking proposals.
• Identify, develop and execute communications strategy for key media contacts and customer references.

University of South Africa

National Diploma in Public Relations Management.