Mitchell Grant Williams

Mitchell Grant Williams

Social Media Brand Manager by Profession, Tags: #SocialMedia #PartyAnimal Motto: #EqualLoveEqualRight

  • Johannesburg, ZA

I am a young dynamic driven individual who will go above and beyond the boundaries required in order to achieve the goal in mind. I have strong people skills and am resourceful when necessary to ensure that all projects run smoothly. I have a passion for Social Media, Events and Marketing and all the elements involved insuring that a brand is portrayed in the most appropriate way. I will be a strong asset to any company that would like to pursue me and my experience in furthering their organisation to the next level through innovation and creative influence. I believe in the power and reach of Social Media and how it can enhance a company's profile and create an awareness around the brand.

  • Aquaonline, Social Media Brand Manager

    July 2012 to present

    The Social Media Brand Manager will be responsible for establishing the brand tonality and voice, writing and creating content, bettering brand sentiment using ORM tools and innovative campaigns, monitoring community engagement and leading overall brand strategic goals. A social media brand manager’s life mission will be to achieve results, meet deadlines and hit targets out of the ball park. All the while tweeting, facebooking and blogging up a storm, of course.

    Creative
    - Check brand synergy and the implementation of brand strategy in all social media platforms and
    project executions.
    - Assist in leading a team of dynamic, energetic and crazy social media mavens who are
    passionate about their brands and what they offer to them.

    Operational
    - Develop and maintain strict guidelines and standards in social media processes, disciplines and
    documentation

    Formulate creative briefs (client-facing).

    Collaborate with leading South African creatives to deliver beautiful platforms with amazing content.

    Identify and advance the skill set of fellow team mates

    Educate clients on the ins and outs of social media and all of its constant changes

    Deliver amazing work, in time for your deadlines

    Assume a mentorship role to grow junior team members

    Manage a variety of projects simultaneously

    Ensure communication between various departments in the agency

    Work with account managers to identify opportunities and sell ideas within accounts

    Initiate brainstorming sessions and other planning activities

    Scope new projects, identify brand opportunities and shape creative and production briefs

    Liaise with technical managers and other teams

    Manage the community managers that handle the ORM and content generation for social media.

  • Media 24, Project Manager

    August 2011 to present

  • Media 24, Business Manager

    August 2011 to July 2012

    Working as part of the weekly magazines, focus being on the news title NewsNow and NuusNou, two great weekly titles covering all the weeks news in small easy to consume articles.
    My main responsibilities are:
    - Enhancing competitiveness in current and new markets
    --- Aligning goals and strategies with higher level objectives
    --- Building strategic relationships
    --- Ensuring brand alignment with brand strategy
    --- Implementing strategy
    - Generating revenue, managing costs and ensuring profit
    --- Managing the budget
    - Managing people, processes and systems effectively
    --- Budgeting
    --- Compiling brand briefs
    --- Solving problems
    - I lead effectively and live the core values of Media24: respect, integrity, courage and accountability.
    - Driving brand awareness
    --- Through instore marketing, online and events

    Previous position as a project manager for Heat Magazine and TVPlus
    - Managing social media and online website uploading content for both
    - Running of online campaigns using social media to drive the competitions and conversations surrounding the content
    - Growing the online communities through constant brand awareness

  • Platinum Group Hilton Weiner, Business Partner - Store Manager and Team Leader

    December 2010 to May 2011

    - Focus on achieving stores performance, daily and monthly targets are reached, as well as beating previous years performance.
    - Optimising store performance through legendary product, people and experience.
    - Leaders forums and planning sessions
    - Leading the team through nuturing, motivating, developing and maintainingrelationships
    - Problem identification and resolution
    - Motivation of team to achieve the goals defined by the team ensuring maximisation of store potential
    - Constant feedback to be given to team through one-on-one sessions done to alleviate any issues that might affect the store and team morale
    - Understand and be able to execute all roles in the store to assist team where possible.

  • Platinum Group Hilton Weiner, Business Partner - Store Manager and Team Leader

    December 2010 to May 2011

  • Investec Private Bank, Data Analyst/ Reporting Specialist

    September 2009 to October 2010

    Compilation of monthly reports for national accountants on client base and growth
    Adhoc reporting on product related issues and analysis thereof
    Assist in turning client data and business intelligence into a core competence
    Assist the PBA/ Business Intelligence team with data investigations, fixes and reporting
    Creating and running of weekly reporting to the Private Bank Account Teams
    Interact with business and Interpret business reporting needs into data requirements
    Identify incorrect data and manage the correction and updating of data in all legacy systems
    Monitor and report on invalid / failed data and the impact
    Be involved in project based data requirements and business analysis
    Assist Marketing department with campaign anaylsis and preparation

  • Investec Private Bank, Data Analyst/ Reporting Specialist

    September 2009 to October 2010

  • Investec Private Bank, Email Consultant, Data Analyst

    April 2008 to September 2009

    - Email Consultant for any online queries that a client has for their Investec account
    - Monthly Statistic Reporting for the entire contact centre to management & Key Risk indicator reporting
    - Creation and update of any Excel documents in the area.
    - Statistical analysis of data to provide better understanding of call volumes and capacity planning
    - Quality Assurance for payments
    - Other general admin responsibilities
    - Current project completed: 2009 Monthly Fee Increase for PBA accounts

  • Investec Private Bank, Email Consultant, Data Analyst

    April 2008 to September 2009

  • Investec Private Bank, Client Support Centre Consultant, Email Consultant, Data Analyst

    September 2006 to April 2008

    - Providing clients with a distinct client support
    - Complied monthly data reports for management on teams performance
    - Doing Assigned Admin
    - Reporting Monthly Statistics for team

  • Investec Private Bank, Client Support Centre Consultant, Email Consultant, Data Analyst

    September 2006 to April 2008

  • The Creative Counsel, Promotor/ Salesman

    May 2005 to June 2006

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    - In Store Promotions For Clover SA

  • The Creative Counsel, Promotor/ Salesman

    May 2005 to June 2006

  • Applied Welding Technology, Admin and bookkeeping internship

    April 2006 to April 2006

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    - Bookkeeping and Admin responsibilities

  • Applied Welding Technology, Admin and bookkeeping internship

    April 2006 to April 2006

  • Marketing, Bcom at University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

    2011

  • English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Accounting, Computer Studies, Matric at Edenvale High School

    2005

  • English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Accounting, Computer Studies, Matric at Edenvale High School

    2005

  • Accounting-Computer Studies, Science at at Edenvale High School

    2005