Waseem Frieslaar, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

Waseem Frieslaar

Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

Niagara College KSA

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Digital Marketing
Experience
22 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 1 Months

Associate Director of Marketing & Communications at Niagara College KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2016

My role as the Associate Director of Marketing and Communications is to lead, develop, and direct all external and internal marketing strategies. I utilize various digital platforms such as Salesforce, Hootsuite, Snaplytics, Survey Monkey, Chimp Mail, Adwords, Facebook Ads, and internal CRM platforms to efficiently track, analyse and monitor all marketing campaigns.

I have a digital marketing skill set which encompasses a knowledge base of WordPress, SEO, social media marketing, Facebook Ads (PPC), Adwords, online copy writing, online brand management and measuring and interpreting website and online data.

I am a solutions based individual that incorporates evidence based management into all my strategic decisions. My stake holders approach to leadership is facilitated through my promotion of high quality conversation among team members. My analytical skills along with in depth experience in market research drives my decisions.

A natural leader, creative and experience allows me to deliver in various fields from retail, branding, digital media and student recruitment and admissions.

Marketing Manager at Algonquin College KSA
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2013 to August 2016
Brand Manager at Country Road
  • South Africa
  • May 2008 to January 2011
Store Manager at Guess
  • South Africa
  • May 2006 to May 2008
Edcon at Edgars
  • South Africa
  • May 2000 to May 2006

Education

Master's degree, Digital Marketing
  • at Digital Marketing Institute
  • October 2019

Specialties & Skills

Social Media Marketing
Senior Executives
Digital Marketing
Management
Leadership
Research
Social media
Recruitment
Digital marketing
Website UX
Strategy
Google analytics
Communication

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Afrikaans
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Digital Marketing Online Short Course, (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2016