Simone Silva-Lysko

SS SIMONE SILVA-LYSKO CV DETAILS Surname: Silva-Lysko First names: Simone Dias Cell:- Email:-Based: Northriding, Johannesburg ID:- DOB: 13 April 1989 (28 Years) Marital Status: Married (No dependants) Languages: English (Fluent), Afrikaans (Basic) Health: Excellent Transport & Driver’s License: Yes Interests: • Psychology & people • Business & entrepreneurship • Marketing • Reading • Learning & self-development • Food, travel, music, animal welfar EDUCATION MATRIC (EXEMPTION) • 2006 • WESTVILLE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL English HG (A), Afrikaans HG (B), Geography HG (A) Science HG (C), Maths HG (C), Drama HG (A) BA PSYCHOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS • 2009 • UNISA Completed with 15 Distinctions HONOURS MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS • 2010 • UJ Completed HONOURS PSYCHOLOGY • 2015 • UNISA In progress OTHER COURSES: • HIV and AIDS training programme • Needs analysis & Skills planning (NQF 5) • Various online courses on psychology, entrepreneurship & technology WORK EXPERIENCE TALENTREE (May 2017 – Present) Recruitment & Consulting PRODUCTIVE SERVICES (June 2014 – Present) -- SKILLS ACQUIRED • • • • • • • • • • • • • Business growth & sales Small business operations Marketing Client consulting – organizational structures Business expansion Understanding Servicebased business Managing various departments Client presentations Project Management Production Management Budget Management Client Management Negotiating Business Manager • Expanding and growing the Productive Services business as a whole (Marketing, Cold Calling, Sales, New business) • Consulting with companies, providing formal training recommendations, analyzing needs of business, planning skills development interventions • Registering and certifying candidates for courses attended • Analysing candidate’s personal skills gaps, and providing feedback to the Managing Director & Head of Training for analysis, as well as client HR managers • Providing 3 year workplace skills plans to clients HELIUM/GAS ADVERTSING (June 2013 – June 2014) Client Services & Production Manager • Managing a client service/production team & ensuring adequate client service is maintained & costs are accurate & approved before release • Monthly financial reporting to Managing Director. • Seeking new business opportunities and being actively involved in creating credentials presentations and briefpresentations for new business pitches. • Interpreting client briefs and concisely briefing creative and strategy to deliver on client’s needs. • Project managing TV commercials, AV Production (Filming & Animation), Radio ads, Print campaigns, Internal activations and POS elements from initial client brief, creative approval, media bookings, to final flighting. • Sourcing supplier quotes (as well as maintaining highly favourable relationships with suppliers), adjusting markups on costs, processing supplier invoices, POs and client invoices. • Daily maintenance of accounts - answering client queries, submitting creative briefs and reviewing creative work, briefing and justifying CEs, delivering status reports, following up on outstanding POs and invoices and ensuring client billings are up to date. • Recruiting staff for two separate departments within the business, Client service & Production, as well as overseeing the recruitment in the Design department of the business. • Recommending new marketing platforms to clients & ensuring material deadlines are met and assisting with overall success of product promotions. • Consistent liaison with creative, strategic and research divisions of the company. • Briefing various media specialists and media buyers on client’s needs for campaigns. -- • • REFERENCES Jorge Silva – Managing Director at Productive Services Tel:- Russell Lund – Managing Director at Helium/Gas advertising Tel:- Dominique Kuhlmann – Volcano (previous Account Director) Tel:- • • • Presenting artwork, campaign and advertisement concepts to clients. Ensure contact reports are drawn up and sent to clients after meetings. Drawing up and controlling short and long-term client budgets, both Above-The-Line & Below-The-Line. Organizing client events as well as internal, corporate events. Monthly financial reporting to Managing Director. VOLCANO ADVERTISING • (Promotion) Account Manager: Jan 2012 – May 2013 • Account Executive: September 2010 – Jan 2012 • Internship: June 2010 – July 2010 During my years at university, I held various part-time positions. These include: • Hobby-X Exhibitions -) • Annette Liebenberg Events and Promotions (2005) • Nunu Bugs Events and Promotions -) • Ciao Italia/Salute (2007 – 2010) --