Bongani Khumalo is a South African social media marketing professional with over 5 years of experience in various roles. He has worked for companies such as Liquidchefs, Plum Factory, Harem Nightclub, and the Department of Sport & Recreation South Africa, where he has led social media strategies and grown followers. He holds qualifications in Operations Management, Retail Management, and Effective Handling of Discipline. In his community involvement, he coaches soccer and organizes donation drives.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
BONGANI KHUMALO
Personal information:
Surname : Khumalo
First names : Bongani Mongo
Date of birth : 26 December 1992
Gender : Male
Marital status : Single
Postal address : P.O.Box 1166
Bassonia
2061
Cell number : +27749558560
Home telephone : +27116822935
Nationality : South African
Home language : South Sotho
Language ability : English, Sotho and Zulu
Criminal offences : None
Health : Excellent
Drivers license : Code 08
Work Experience
 Company: Liquidchefs Rosebank
Position: Part-time Bartender & Social Media Marketing Manager
Duration: July 2012 – July 2014
 Company: Plum Factory
Position: Brand Influencer, Social Media Community Manager
Duration: January 2014 – December 2015
 Company: HAREM Nightclub
Position: Social Media Marketing Manager
Duration: October 2014 – December 2016
 Company: Department of Sport & Recreation South Africa
Position: Social Media Team Leader, Social Media Content Writer and Social Media
Marketing Strategist
Duration: November 2015 – December 2015
Skills
 Strategy planning.
 Tactics and execution.
 Community management.
 Understand how content works on a social web.
 Optimizing content and technology.
 Creative mindset.
 Writing skills.
 Be on top of the latest digital marketing trends.
 Analytical skills.
 Leadership and communication skills
 Social media marketing: Develop initial social media plan and presence for the organisation. Build social media
calendar, posts, advertising and promotions across social media platforms and blogs.
 Community building: Engage blogging community and reviews to leverage influencers of target demographic.
Establish on-site blog with in-house and guest bloggers to create brand and product content.
 Advertising and promotions: Utilise extensive knowledge of social media advertising to create content with a
variety of applications (MS Office), & create ad budget and placements. Quickly build engagement via
promotions and giveaways.
Successes

2.  Liquidchefs Rosebank had a record turnover on a Saturday event (Summer Lifestyle Saturdays) after
an adjustment to my online strategy.
 Grew Government pages and accounts. Grew Twitter Account followers by over 1500 users in 30 days.
 Increased “EscapeSaturdays” Guestlist submissions and club attendance numbers by a consistent 10%
in the third & fourth quarters of 2016
 Attend regular social media and blogger Meetups to establish presence in professional community.
Education:
Highest level obtained : Matric (Grade 12) 2010
School attended : Marist Brothers Linmeyer (Marian College)
Subjects passed : English
: Afrikaans
: Mathematics (Core)
: Physical Science
: Business Studies
: Civil Technology
Tertiary Institution : UNISA
Qualification : National Diploma: Operations Management
Year of Study : 3rd Year
Qualification : Diploma - Retail Management
Year of Study : 2015
Qualification : Certificate - Effective Handling Of Discipline
Year of Study : 2015
Community Involvement:
 Soccer Coaching at the Albertina Sisulu Multi-Purpose Resource Centre.
 Bi-annual Clothing, Blanket & Food drives on social media.
 Donating blood to the SANBS.
Seminars/Courses/Workshops:
 Attended Life with the Spirit Seminar – August 2009
 Completed Level 1 First Aid Course – March 2010
 Completed Level 2 First Aid Course – April 2010
 Completed Level 3 First Aid Course – May 2010
References:
Sister Bridget
Nursing Sister-Albertina Multi Purpose Resource Center
+27733498898
James Ncube
Manager - Liquidchefs
+27836670662
Larry Nhlane
Manager – Harem Nightclub, Rosebank
+27718419017
Ngoako Lerato Mannya
Marketing Manager – Plum Factory
0764250023
Nnaniki Malesa
Director Marketing and Communication – Department of Sports and Recreation SA
0713509125