Zimvo Radana

Produce content for a portfolio of client accounts at a Cape Town-based digital agency, delivering written and social content for LinkedIn personal branding campaigns. Manage content delivery and client communication across multiple accounts concurrently.

Ghostwriting a series of culturally inclusive children's books for a UK-based publisher, managing remote collaboration across time zones with editorial and creative teams. Consistently meeting editorial deadlines and exceeding brief expectations.

Grew a TikTok channel from zero to 80K+ followers, generating 3.2M+ monthly views through original comedy, lifestyle, and cultural content. Conceptualised, scripted, filmed, and edited all content independently, and negotiated paid brand collaborations.

Founded and operate two parallel creative ventures: ZRMP (independent film production studio) and Ibali Creative (scriptwriting and story consultancy), managing all operational, creative, and client-facing functions. Developed an original slate of film and TV projects and managed full pre-production pipelines.

Scripted multiple broadcast-ready episodes for a youth telenovela, contributing to a season that achieved 7 SAFTA 19 nominations and 3 wins. Worked daily with showrunners, directors, and line producers in a fast-paced writers' room.

Produced 300+ high-ranking articles deploying SEMrush keyword strategies, securing top-3 Google rankings for 15+ high-traffic pieces within 30 days. Established SEO best-practice templates adopted team-wide, reducing production time per article by an estimated 20%.

Co-produced and co-hosted a weekly podcast, managing all production operations including guest scheduling, contributor communication, recording logistics, and publishing timelines. Scaled the show's YouTube channel by 50% in subscribers and improved average watch time by 20%.

Authored 20+ long-form blog posts and email newsletters contributing to an 18% increase in website traffic and a 12% reduction in bounce rate. Partnered with the design team to launch paid LinkedIn and Facebook campaigns generating 500+ qualified B2B leads.

Provided remote production support for a US university radio station, contributing to scheduling, content coordination, and production administration across time zones. Gained early operational experience in broadcast media environments.

Activities and societies: Production Manager on multiple varsity-level film productions; Staff writer for UKZN Indaba campus newspaper.

Bachelor of Social Sciences in English and Psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, with experience as a production manager on varsity film productions and as a staff writer for the campus newspaper.