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Bachelor of Arts in Communication Science November 2025
University of South Africa

Work & Experience

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Communication & Learning Specialist February 2021 - January 2024
CARE International

- Developed and executed a consortium-wide communication strategy aligned with USAID and the program objectives, enhancing accountability and visibility for a resilience food security activity. - Trained 100+ staff on brand guidelines, the importance of external engagement, and communication best practices, ensuring alignment across stakeholders. - Produced knowledge products, including human interest stories, training manuals, policy briefs, newsletters, fact sheets, and multimedia galleries, supporting advocacy and stakeholder relations. - Coordinated media coverage for program activities and events, creating press kits and video documentaries to increase program visibility at district, provincial, and national levels. - Designed and maintained digital platforms to enhance internal and external communication, including a website and a program-specific SharePoint site. - Monitored media trends, and stakeholder feedback and provided strategic insights to support public relations and donor reporting. - Led content development drives to inform studies and feed offline and online platforms.

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Volunteer Social Media Coordinator May 2019 - September 2020
Project Management Institute – Zimbabwe Chapter

- Expanded reach and engagement by developing strategic content and optimizing posting schedules. - Monitored, measured, and reported on social media initiatives using analytics to refine strategies. - Ensured content aligned with PMI Zimbabwe’s branding while leveraging thought leadership to build influence. - Engaged with members, responded to inquiries, and directed requests to appropriate service teams. - Researched industry trends, implemented best practices, and introduced new engagement tactics like promotions and competitions.

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Project Consultant January 2019 - July 2019
Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)

- Designed and developed the project proposal, securing funding from HIVOS. - Designed an inter-country (Malawi, Zambia & Zimbabwe) communication strategy to enhance the mental health project and the festival’s visibility and impact. - Managed the project budget, artists, and donor liaison. - Developed media partnership proposals and secured additional corporate and donor partnerships. - Established strategic partnerships with government, media houses, artists, and cultural institutions to amplify the project’s reach in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. - Compiled and developed comprehensive narrative reports for the project complete with media insights.

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Head of Media and Community Liaison October 2017 - December 2018
Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)

- Designed a communication strategy to enhance the festival’s visibility and impact. - Developed media partnership proposals and contributed to corporate and donor partnership proposals. - Led the development and launch of a multimedia-enabled website to engage diverse and increase audiences. - Established strategic partnerships with government, media houses, artists, and cultural institutions to amplify outreach at national, regional, and international levels. - Led content development drives to support a hive of platforms and ensured wide coverage of the festival. - Supported donor reporting by preparing comprehensive narrative reports with media insights. - Designed and developed knowledge and branded products, including, printed and online newsletters, programs, press packs, and clothing. - Monitored the festival’s brand and attended to any emerging issues through an array of solutions. - Trained 300+ staff (across sections) on brand guidelines, the importance of external engagement, communication best practices, dress code, and the event program ensuring alignment of information across stakeholders. - Managed the department budget and expenditure.

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Digital Communications Officer October 2017 - March 2018
Gender and Media Connect (GMC)

- Developed and executed a communication strategy to enhance the organisation’s visibility and impact, offline and online. - Developed and launched a multimedia-enabled website to engage diverse and increase audiences. - Produced and maintained a directory of women sources of information for the media. - Monitored the media for brand mentions and mentions of women for selected program actions. - Co-facilitated the media etiquette segment during capacity-building workshops for women politicians and women in leadership. - This was a split-time contract with HIFA from October 2017 – March 2018 (half-days at each).

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Projects Assistant, Arts (Maternity Cover) May 2016 - August 2017
British Council

- Designed and executed activity-related communication plans to ensure wider visibility in Zimbabwe and the UK. - Developed proposals for theme events for the Zimbabwe office to the UK, including Roald Dahl 100, Shakespeare 400, International Fashion Showcase, and Future News Worldwide. - Managed calls for proposals, reviewed applications, and supported successful grantees. - Coordinated arts and media events to showcase collaborative work. - Established and maintained relationships with government, corporates, artists, cultural organisations, partners, and media.

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Volunteer (Housekeeping & Technical Support) June 2015 - August 2015
Initiatives of Change Switzerland

- Coordinated and supervised the team’s technical setup of selected venues at the palace based on the respective organiser’s brief and ensured cultural sensitivity. - Built and maintained relationships with the palace communications team and event organisers. - Managed conflicts between the technical team and other palace teams whenever misunderstandings in the multicultural environment arose.

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Deputy Head of Media and Community Liaison December 2013 - June 2015
Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)

- Co-designed a communication strategy to enhance the festival’s visibility and impact. - Co-developed media partnership proposals and contributed to corporate and donor partnership proposals. - Co-led the development and launch of a multimedia-enabled website to engage diverse and increase audiences. - Co-established strategic partnerships with government, media houses, artists, and cultural institutions to amplify outreach at national, regional, and international levels. - Co-led content development drives to support a hive of platforms and ensured wide coverage of the festival. - Supported donor reporting by preparing comprehensive narrative reports with media insights. - Co-designed and developed knowledge and branded products, including, printed and online newsletters, programs, press packs, and clothing. - Monitored the festival’s brand and attended to any emerging issues through an array of solutions. - Co-trained 300+ staff (across sections) on brand guidelines, the importance of external engagement, communication best practices, dress code, and the event program ensuring alignment of information across stakeholders. - Co-managed the department budget and expenditure.

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Media and Community Liaison Assistant March 2013 - November 2013
Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)

- Assisted in the design of a communication strategy to enhance the festival’s visibility and impact. - Assisted in the media accreditation process - Supported content development drives for a hive of platforms and ensured wide coverage of the festival. - Supported donor reporting by preparing comprehensive narrative reports with media insights. - Assisted in the designed and development knowledge and branded products, including, printed and online newsletters, programs, press packs, and clothing. - Assisted in the monitoring the festival’s brand and escalated any emerging issues. - Assisted in the training 300+ staff (across sections) on brand guidelines, the importance of external engagement, communication best practices, dress code, and the event program ensuring alignment of information across stakeholders.

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Senior Graphic Designer and Desktop Publisher (DTP) July 2011 - February 2013
Print Aid

- Provided creative direction for advertising campaigns, product design, and brand identity documents. - Mastered visual communication and creative thinking. - Supervised and mentored junior graphic designers. - Mastered desktop publishing.

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Assistant Video Editor May 2011 - July 2011
Phenom Media

- Prepared postproduction guidelines based on scripts and guidelines shared by advertising agencies and filmmakers. - Developed the first rough edit for the lead editor. - Mastered postproduction and visual effects.

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Multimedia Designer, Video Editor & Camera Operator March 2008 - February 2011
Mega Video

- Prepared production guidelines, including shot lists and scripts. - Maintained all production and production equipment, including cleaning cameras and lenses, servicing computers, and the studio. - Acted as the second camera for all television productions and first editor during postproduction. - Acted as a customer service liaison between the studio, client advertising agencies, and direct clients. - Developed multimedia platform for clients.

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Senior Graphic Designer September 2006 - February 2008
Quill Advertising and Marketing

- Provided creative direction for advertising campaigns, product design, and brand identity documents. - Mastered visual communication and creative thinking. - Supervised and mentored junior graphic designers. - Mastered multimedia design.

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Official Licensee, Botswana December 2004 - December 2005
Kora Music Awards UK & Miss Malaika

- Planned and managed large-scale events including logistics, timelines, and budget. - Developed sponsorship proposals and packages. - Built and maintained a database of sponsors including, unlimited advertising space in all national publications, radio, and television stations. - Secured two sitting Ministers as co-patrons and the support of all sitting chiefs, Kgotla. - Managed communications between the pageant and the contestants. - Acted as the pageant’s creative director. - Monitored the Botswana music scene and identified nominees for the Kora Music Awards.

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Assistant August 2004 - November 2004
Ramotswa Funeral Parlour

- Provided administrative support, organizing schedules, meetings, and production timelines for the Collateral Manager.

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Production Assistant January 2004 - July 2004
Gabz Karaoke Idols

- Managed communication with venues, the technical team, contestants, and Botswana Television. - Monitored the media for brand mentions.

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Personal Assistant May 2003 - November 2003
African Broadcast Network (ABN)

- Provided administrative support, organizing schedules, meetings, and production timelines for the Executive Director and Stars Studio – a television programme. - Built and maintained a database of stakeholders for Stars Studio - Negotiated, managed, and monitored television advertising during ABN program times on ZBC i.e. Queen of Swords, Taina, Mutant X, Passions, the Bold & the Beautiful, Moesha, and One on One.

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Café Assistant April 2003 - April 2003
Café Zimbabwe

- Supported and monitored customer usage of computers. - Informed customers about promotions and new services. - Managed café operations, such as cleaning, till operation, and crowd control.

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Awards

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Africalia 'Creativity is Life' Laureate - Whispering Silence 2020
Received EUR €1,500. “Whispering Silence” is a digital storytelling project that gives voice to ten individuals impacted by the pandemic. The contributors look into the past by sharing a ngano (folklore) in search of solutions for the present COVID-19 environment. The contributors share their coping stories and speak to the future about cultural values they want people to re-engage in a “new world”. Download AR App for Android: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QNDZZZbbZLpllHcy2Pc6ard90HM3mN-G This project was made possible with support from Africalia and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation of Belgium.
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Pro Helvetia - Whispering Silence VR 2021
Received US $3,000. ‘Whispering Silence’ is a digital storytelling project which will document the lives of people who still champion traditional customs. Anchoring itself on profiling traditional dancers, vocalists, healers and, leaders, the project will feature storytellers from two known hubs of traditional customs, Manicaland and Masvingo provinces. These will be complemented by contributions from storytellers in Harare province. During its first phase, funded by Africalia and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation of Belgium, ‘Whispering Silence’ sought solutions for the ongoing COVID-19 induced environment through the retelling of ngano. A ngano, the Shona term for folklore, is used to impart life lessons, alternating humans and animals as protagonists. The timelessness of the stories told offered solutions to navigating the ‘new world’ and how each storyteller hopes communities will re-engage in a post-COVID-19 environment. In Phase Two, ‘Whispering Silence VR’ will strengthen its virtual reality component. Supported by Pro Helvetia through the ANT grant, the exploratory project will lead to shared experiences, driving unique perspectives leading to the acknowledgment of traditional practices and how they shape us in our everyday lives. Over eight months, ‘Whispering Silence VR’ will collect convene stories from 10 contributors into a single online exhibition accessible to the public.
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Shutterstock: The Create Fund 2023
Received US $10,000.
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Getty Images: Creative Grant: Disability in Focus: Navigating Work Life! 2025
Received US $3,000. In Zimbabwe, persons with disabilities tend to get left behind owing to the negative cultural beliefs associated with their respective impairments. They are often seen as the result of affairs and witchcraft and addressed as people with ‘bad blood’ (UNESCO, 2020). This has led families to hide children with disabilities, leading to low uptake of clinical and rehabilitation services to ease the child’s life. In my most recent years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with organisations that advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities. Through our collaborative work, I’ve been privy to the conversations and the challenges faced, online and offline. Able Child, the Christian Blind Mission, and UNESCO have created platforms where I co-created images with their program participants, with one campaign raising £2.3 million for eye health in Zimbabwe using multimedia assets I generated. My interest in working with people with disabilities is fueled by experiences shared by my late mother during the early years of her career as a teacher for children with special needs and the interaction I had with Aïssatou Cissé, Special Advisor to the President of Senegal. My mother created, in me, a curiosity to understand people, connect with them, and remove any barriers set against mutual understanding. Aïssatou showed me what is possible when people with disabilities are given a voice, and this fashioned a question in my mind: ‘What can I do to ensure people with disabilities are seen and heard?’ ‘unaltered.unfiltered’ is a series of imagery depicting the day-to-day lives of people with disabilities. The project offers an opportunity to reshape the narratives on what ‘disability’ is for able people and those with impairments—creating a mutual understanding. The project will be a culmination of shared power in storytelling spearheaded by content planning sessions with selected people with disabilities. Through ‘unaltered.unfiltered’ I will showcase what inclusion should look like when it is implemented. I also want to share the pride people with disabilities have in owning their bodies and the joy from everyday moments and special occasions too. I want to dismantle the African stereotype that people with disabilities are not seen and the modern experience where they are ridiculed on social media. Through this project, I also hope to inspire other photographers to be more aware and deliberate when they work with people with disabilities. I also want to embolden people with disabilities to share their stories until their conversations are mainstreamed beyond documents to the implementation of inclusive environments. From a creative perspective, I would like to employ a combination of documentary-style photography and posed images that may be repurposed. I am interested in photographing people with disabilities at work, during therapy sessions, at school, and shopping for their household needs. As with the title ‘unaltered.unfiltered’ the images will showcase honest storytelling with a natural feel while presenting the unfiltered perspectives people with disabilities have of themselves. In addition to this, I will co-create images with them, images that show what exclusion looks like.