EXPERIENCE
Development Outreach & Communication Assistant (Social Media) - USAID Kosovo
Jul 2018 to Present
Main duties include but are not limited to:
-Management of Social Media Channels of the USAID mission in Kosovo to increase user engagement towards the mission channels. Including paid campaigns budgeting, creation, optimization, and management.
-Creation of digital assets, photo, and video (e.g. Social media posts, social media videos, pictograms, info-graphs, etc). Including video pre and post-production, video recording, photo-shooting, video editing, photo correction, and other post-production tasks regarding content.
-Curating real-time, 24 hours, social media channels including responding to social media inquiries and comments.
Providing reports regarding social media channels performance to mission front office.
-Coordinating and planning events with the rest of the Development Outreach and Communications team.
-Planning and executing taskers related to specific campaigns. (I.E. “20th Anniversary Campaign”)
-Assisting the Embassy Public Affairs team with different taskers (i.e. VIP / Ambassador Event Photography) upon request.
Sep 2017 to May 2018 -Leading the creative team of video, graphic, and 3d professionals to assist the product and sales teams with different creative Jul 2015 to Sep 2017 -Developed and managed the strategy for Facebook audience growth and engagement. Audience growth from 35k to 50k within the first 6 months, followed by a 100% growth and overpassing 100,000 likes in the next 12 months.Creative Director - Solaborate LLC
assets.
-Providing and supporting the overall team during its preparations for the second Kickstarter campaign and launch of the HELLO 2
product line.
-Leading the creative team to develop the landing pages for the new products and also making sure that the current web presence
is up to date.
-Leading the digital creative team of social media professionals to ensure steady social media growth and also channel and
audience growth hacking for upcoming product launches, including content creation.
-Collaborating with data scientists to develop new approaches towards paid advertising and audience growth using academic
marketing frameworks.
Marketing Manager - Air Prishtina
-Collaborated with DigitasLBi to do a new brand visual guide book following a new website redesign project that resulted in a top-notch booking website centered around easy user experience.
-Collaborated with KOMFO and their dedicated customer success team to manage social media channels via their platform and ensure the most optimal ad spend per result.
-Collaborated with Revolt Agency to create innovative content for Social Media, including the “Digital Bites” that were content based on user microdata. The content got international media attention.
-Collaborated with Cineplexx Kosovo cinema on launch to do an exclusive auditorium take-over branded with “Air Prishtina”. Following exclusive social media movie ticket giveaways.
-Collaborated with Base Agency to launch an exclusive image campaign that resulted in getting over 1M Facebook views in the main ad video, following it with an exclusive tailored social media campaign. The campaign was extended and connected with the Euro 2016 tournament, that part of the campaign was requested to be presented in the Komfo Summit due to its innovative approach.
-Created CSR campaigns for New Years’ delivering custom gift packages to children with special needs.
-Conceptualized and Managed the creation of a new product for the company, “Time to Discover” tours, offering one-week all-inclusive experiences in Kosovo and Macedonia for international travelers.
Founder - SCUTA GAMING
2012 to present
SCUTA Gaming is created to be the 1st professional Gaming Community and eSports Organization in Kosova.
Founding Member & Artist - INFINIT Records
2003 to present
INFINIT RECORDS, is one of the oldest labels and hiphop organisations in Kosovo. Since 2003 we delivered a new unique experience to our listeners with ice-breaking beats,lyrics and shows.
INFINIT RECORDS has produced many albums, artists, collaborations, music for our core artists and also the elite of the music industry in Kosovo/Albania.
Our core members include artists like:
Da Ghost
K-Master
BizzyB
Ekrem Gj.
FuGaA
Albanian Link
G-Fighter
ESL Hearthstone Admin - ESL / Turtle Entertainment
2015-2016
ESL Administrator for Ranked/Ladder/League/Cup Referee Trainee in the Hearthstone section of ESL.
Marketing Manager - INFIPLAY
2015-2015
Marketing Manager for the Europe Releases.
My job position is for our Europe game releases and includes:
Writing Marketing Briefs
Writing Promotional Briefs
Giving Presentations
Briefing Agencies and others
Reviewing marketing offers
Monitoring a campagin’s progress
Compiling marketing strategies
Digital Marketing Specialist - R&M Communications
2014-2015
My Position Includes:
Digital Marketing Development & Cordination
Audio / Video Conceptualising & Cordination
General Creative Input
Research & Research proposals
Digital Marketing Specialist - Zero Pozitive Publicis
2012-2014
Zero Pozitive Publicis has derived from the first advertising agency in Kosovo established in 1999.
Six years later, in 2005 Zero Pozitive LLC was established to deliver comprehensive marketing communication services in Kosovo and Albania.
In 2006 Zero Pozitive was accredited as The Associate Agency of the Publicis Worldwide Network. Today, Zero Pozitive Publicis is the fastest growing marketing communications firm in Kosovo.
My Position Includes:
Digital Marketing Development & Cordination
Audio / Video Conceptualising & Cordination
General Creative Input
Research & Research proposals
Chief Creative Director - ENTERMEDIA Creative Agency
2007-2011
-Created 84+ concept scripts for Award-Winning Music Videos.
-Created 15+ concept scripts for different brand commercials.
-Assisted the main director during production and supervised the VFX & editing team to ensure the delivery of our creative ideat-to-screen approach with all video products.
-Executed the role of casting director, interviewing over 800 candidates and coordinating them as the 2nd assistant director during the “Kosovo Young Europeans” video project that is the biggest to date domestically.
-Managed VIP Artist client relations to ensure the most efficient client time management, product quality, and service satisfaction. Contributing also as an executive producer, lyricist, and consultant in several music projects.
-Co-developed a strategic growth plan with initial owners that resulted in the creation of several specialized sister companies and upgrading the initial company from a partnership to a group level.
You Can View Most of The Projects here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/granittyy#g/u
Server and Mobility Sales And Presales Specialist - COMTRADE Computers
2001-2007
From a PC Service Position to Sales then Server and Mobility Sales and Presales Specialist, my position included consulting clients to get their maximum performance via our FujitsuSiemens Products.
From Mobility Tablets,SmartPhones,Laptops to High End Server Solutions
TEST SCORES & CERTIFICATIONS
Diagnostics at Digital Marketing Institute
Score = 77.8%
General Digital Marketing / Questions:54 / Score:77.8%
Social / Questions:29 / Score:79.3%
Quick Diagnostic / Questions:12 / Score:75.0%
Microsoft Certified Professional
May 2003
Microsoft Certified Professional ID: 296527
Cisco Networking Academy Program Semesters 1 and 2
November 2001
Certiicate#: 145751-498566-562770
Personal Computer Apllication Cosisting of : WINDOWS 95
November 1996
COMTRADE Computers Certificate
EDUCATION
Staffordshire University
2012-2014
Business Management and Enterpreneurship
Transfered from Albanian Courses at Riinvest University to Staffordshire University Programe at Riinvest College
Business Management and Enterpreneurship
The BA (Hons) Business Management and Entrepreneurship award aims to develop the students knowledge of established theories in the field of Entrepreneurial management. The award offers an opportunity for students to develop a critical perspective on the application of these theories in the context of enterprising initiatives, which take account of the dynamic changing business environment, and the complexities of operating within different organizational cultural settings.
Riinvest University
2008-2014
ECONOMICS
Re -stared Economics in Riinvest private University, finished 1st year full good grades, got involved in major projects and reorganization in the company and now i partially do exam after exam. Currently on the 2nd year and continuing..
University of Prishtina
2003-2004
ECONOMICS
Economics
Compteded 1st Year with very good grades then i left because of the economical situation i had to work.
Xhevdet Doda High School
1999-2003
ECONOMICS
Natural and Math Sciences
Extra Activities: Xhevdet Doda IT Student Group
SKILLS
Creativity is the base upon which all my skills are based, constant contact with the artistic and gaming world opens a new spectrum of creative thinking each day.