Thank you for taking the time to read my CV.
One of the greatest achievements in life is
enjoying what you do every day. To have a passion for what you are working on
that drives you to achieve the goals you are set, this is truly job
satisfaction.
From a very young age I have always loved two
things – all things online, and food. My passion for online and media began the
day I first had the opportunity to use a computer, and then took off when I
finally got connected to the World Wide Web. I have been intrigued and
interested by the world of opportunities that have arisen from this great
"invention".
My passion for food began as early as I can
remember and I have continued to learn everything that I can since, as well as
spending every single day both online and in my kitchen ; furthering my
knowledge in both fields in order to combine these two passions. When these two
fields are combined, I have ample opportunity to drive myself towards success
and the ultimate job satisfaction.
In a perfect world, a combination of these two passions would be my ideal job, while that not may be possible, this is why I have created my two websites/blogs– which satisfies my need for combining my two passions – digital, and food.
http://www.indigogirl.co.za
was started in 2010 as a food blog, yet more like a food diary. It is a Wordpress
based blog, which I have found and edited templates to create the desired user
experience. Sadly, I have not updated this site in quite some time and it is
due for deletion soon. I then created http://www.inspiredbyfood.co.za
which was to become a site full of information and images regarding suburban
beekeeping, urban farming and self sufficiency – in suburbia. I have unfortunately had to move out of my
house where I was living, with the resources for interesting articles from my
day to day “adventures” in self-sufficiency. I do hope to be updating this site
again soon though, as soon as I have the resources to do so.
Combining these two passions has given me great
satisfaction for my personal time, and now after spending a year following my
passion for food, and experiencing the food production industry and running my
own business - I have also realised that my passion for food is just a passion and
hobby. My love for all things digital and online is definitely my desired career
path where there is still so much for me to learn, and I would like to continue
learning and further my skills in this exciting industry.
I have experience in web design, html coding as
well as graphic design. I have also successfully run email marketing campaigns
using different methods and programs as well as various SEO campaigns. My
knowledge now also extends to customer services within the food industry
environment, from managing a small production kitchen and market stalls, to
developing products and working at various food market stalls too.
Passions and drive aside, I feel that I am a very
friendly, bubbly and outgoing young lady who loves learning as much as she can,
each and every day. A day without learning is a day wasted.
I feel that my ideal position would be doing web
or content editing, graphic design, image editing and uploading for a site
focusing on food or beverages, or at least in the hospitality or tourism
industry. But while this is not alwaysan option, I have also worked on sites
and for companies focusing on blue chip insurance companies and financial
companies. If you would like to see a portfolio of my own images (food, and wild
mushrooms) which have been photographed and then edited where need be, please
let me know. Otherwise http://www.inspiredbyfood.co.za is a good testament to my
design and editing skills (created in Dreamweaver using both design and html)
and is currently being updated.
I hope the information I have provided has been
adequate and that my passions have shown themselves. I feel that I could be an
excellent addition to your team and an asset to your company. I look forward to
hearing from you and possibly working with you in the future.
Kind Regards
Jackie Buss
Personal Details
Full Name: Jaclyn Buss (Jackie)
DOB: 18 November 1986
Nationality: South African
Location: Rondebosch Cape Town
Drivers License: Yes
Homepage: Inspired by Food | Local, Organic, Home grown – Self sustainability in Suburbia
http://www.inspiredbyfood.co.za
Food, Love, Life, Laughter – Making every day an inspiration | Indigo Girl http://www.indigogirl.co.za
Contact: 072 800 4451
Email Address: jackie@inspiredbyfood.co.za
Twitter: inspiredby_food
Facebook: facebook.com/jackie.buss
Skills
• Understanding of HTML as
well as ability to create and design web sites using Dreamweaver,
Photoshop, InDesign as well as SEO theory and practical.
• Ability to co-ordinate and multi-task
• Motivated and Target driven with an attention for detail
• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work alone and as well as part of a team
Plus more – please see below under Work Experience.
Work Experience:
Company: Cape Town Food Markets
Position: Marketing & Sales
Dates: June 2011 – June 2012
Duties:
In addition to Oded’s Kitchen, I have also worked at a few small businesses catering to the Food markets in Cape Town, as their sole source of income. I have done duties ranging from - managing staff, stock take and administration as well as deliveries of products and stock, and working at the food market stalls making sales as well as interacting with customers and creating relationships with customers for return business and sales. My most recent role was that of General manager which included running and managing a small production kitchen with 3 staff members, ordering of stock, creating, developing and initiating new products, managing of shifts and staff members, deliveries and errands, as well as all administrative tasks such as weekly and monthly recon, product pricing comparison and costing products and ingredients.
After spending a year following my passion for food, I now have my own market stall selling organic mushrooms at the Hout Bay market every weekend. This includes all tasks relating to the running of a small business from staffing, administration, stock ordering and stock take - to the running of a stall and creating new products.
Company: Oded’s Kitchen
Position: Marketing & Sales
Dates: June 2011 – June 2012
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Duties:
At Oded’s Kitchen my job started on a casual basis as a sales and marketing representative on Saturdays at the Earth fair Food market in Tokai, which evolved to working most market days, and then ultimately a full time sales position, which included organizing meetings with owners and managers of various delicatessens in Cape Town to assess their needs and customer base, and then secure sales of different preserved food products as well as working in the shop doing tasks such as stock take, counter sales and customer service for a few months. I do still currently work for Oded’s Kitchen on a part time bases, some weekends – at various food markets in Cape Town.
Company: Private Au pairing - Noordhoek, Cape Town
Position: Au pair / Baby sitter
Dates: June 2011 – January 2012
Duties:
My duty was to look after two girls ages 6 and 9 and this included helping with lifting to and from school, help with homework, keeping them busy and entertained, cooking meals for the family and just assisting wherever needed. My time with the family was unfortunately cut short due to a divorce, which resulted in no need for assistance any longer.
Company: Pam Golding Properties Head Office - Bishopscourt, Cape Town
Position: Online Content Editor
Dates: October 2010 – June 2011
Duties:
At Pam Golding properties, my job role as an online content editor has many different daily duties which include:
Updating changes to the http://www.pamgolding.co.za site (Mainly the area and development pages) Using both the design view of dream weaver as well as HTML.
Creating and editing pages in Joomla for the intranet which also includes working in html and editing images.
Adding daily press releases to the Pam Golding website
Uploading and editing properties which are to be placed on Savills.co.uk or Savills.com as Pam Goldings’ international partner which includes editing images in Photoshop.
Other ad hoc marketing tasks which included creating and editing PDF’s for addition onto both the website and the intranet.
My role was no longer necessary as the work load had become considerably less in the few months since I had started and thus my contract was not renewed.
Company: Tamar.com - Mowbray, Cape Town
Position: Online Campaign Executive
Dates: May 2009 – October 2010
Duties:
At Tamar my job description was that of "link negotiator” which includes:
Researching and identifying relevant and high quality websites to approach for link building.
Establishing systems and new ideas for monitoring quality of links as well as the capturing and storing of data.
Working with the team on constantly reviewing and refining process and strategies
Initiating link request and managing email campaigns and developing ongoing relationships with site owners.
Generating regular reports on monitoring progress with both email campaigns as well as telephone call campaigns,
Other duties include directory submissions and content and press release submissions as well as creating sitemaps and ranking graphs, and social media research or ranking jobs. Please contact me if you require further information about any of the responsibilities in my job description or further information on any of the sites I have done work for.
Company: Synergize.it
Position: Online Marketing Strategist
Dates: July 2008 - April 2009
Location: Westlake, Cape Town
Duties:
Implement Marketing strategies for each of our clients in order to obtain and keep a number one ranking on Google for the chosen keywords. Strategies that include Link Marketing, Blogging, Social Bookmarking, Social Media Marketing.
Duties also include the day to day monitoring of each site and its rankings, as well as doing all updates and maintenance for a Cape Town Accommodation and Travel site. Where updates and maintenance include creating all new listings for the accommodation directory, creating artwork and banners and editing images where needed. Please contact me if you are interested in viewing the list of sites I have done any previous work on.
Company: Customer Care Solutions
Position: Call Centre Agent
Dates: February 2008 - June 2008
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Duties:
Various Campaigns, but for each campaign I had to call the customer and ask them a few questions relating to customer service. For instance Drivers Circle. For Drivers Circle I had to call on customers and ensure that they were happy with the service of their vehicles and ask if we could send them more information on newer vehicles.
Company: African Day Wine Club
Position: Wine Sales Agent
Dates: August 2007 - February 2008
Location: Plumstead, Cape Town
Duties:
Calling clients for wine purchases, including finding all of my own new clients and cold calling to generate an interest and a sale.
Company: Mexicorn
Position: Office and Admin Assistant
Dates: January 2007 - July 2007
Location: Paarden Eiland, Cape Town
Duties:
Call on clients daily in order for them to place an order for their Nachos or Wraps as well as
occasionally finding new clients. Looked after the Local network and did troubleshooting if there were any problems with the computers.
Company: Chris Willemse Painters
Position: Office and Admin Assistant
Dates: January 2006 - December 2006
Location: Kenilworth, Cape Town
Duties:
Answering and making calls, printing out quotes and maps for quotes. All filing duties
and faxes. Coordinating drivers painting jobs. General office administration and PA function.
Company: Tudor Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Position: General assistance and management
Dates: 2005 - Current
Location: Rondebosch, Cape Town
Duties:
Growing up living in a guesthouse has greatly helped my experience in running a guesthouse. Tasks included reception and front of house, cooking and serving breakfast and any other meals on request. I have also helped with the marketing, and design of the website, transporting guests and any other duties necessary to assist in the day to day running of a bed and breakfast. The house is now for sale, and as the guest house will be closing down there is no longer a need for my assistance.
Education
Course: SEO Training Course (http://www.webceo.com)
Location: Online
Finish Date: 2009
Subjects: Keywords
Optimization
Website Submission
Auditing and Improving Website
Link Marketing
Pay Per Click
Email Marketing
Affiliate Marketing
Web Analytics
Course Grading: Online Certificate
Course: Web design and Graphics
Location: IT Business Campus, Kenilworth
Finish Date: December 2009
Subjects: Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Flash
Photoshop
In design
HTML
Course Grading: Certificate
Course: Matric
Location: Progress College
Finish Date: December 2005
Subjects: Computer Studies
Business Economics
Art
English
Afrikaans
Criminology
Course Grading: Matric Certificate
References:
Oded’s Kitchen Lewis Neiburg 084 804 0748
Au pairing Dale Robinson 082 441 2244
Pam Golding Properties Cheridan Ingles 082 567 0800
Tamar.com Naeem Dollie 083 248 5805
Tudor Lodge B & B Alan Buss 082 333 4816
