YF

Yonela Fakashe

Available to hire

I'm Yonela Fakashe, a strategic and adaptable Social Media Marketing Specialist with diverse experience across politics, non-profits, tech, and digital marketing.

About

I’m Yonela Fakashe, a strategic and adaptable Social Media Marketing Specialist with diverse experience across politics, non-profits, tech, and digital marketing. I excel at content creation, community engagement, and telling brand stories with a practical, execution-focused mindset.

I thrive on turning ideas into measurable outcomes, collaborating with creative teams, and driving audience growth, engagement, and campaigns from concept to completion.

  • 7 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Education
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 9 roles

Marketing Automation Specialist · Epitome Collective (Singapore)Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Set up social media management automation. Designed and refined Click-Up workflows, dashboards, and task structures to support day-to-day social media operations. Migrated entire company from Asana. Navigated a fully remote work environment with independence and consistency.

Advanced AI Data Trainer · Invisible TechnologiesDec 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Trained AI models by creating and answering questions related to my field. Evaluated and ranked responses generated by AI. Leveraged domain expertise to assess the factuality and relevance of text produced by AI models.

Head of Model United Nations Team · South African Institute of International AffairsJan 2021 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr

Led online meetings, conducted research, and drafted documents that prepared the team for debate.

Social Media Manager · PVT ContentNov 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo
Social Media Manager · Muddied Feet FilmFeb 2020 – Nov 2020 · 10 mos
Youth Policy Committee Member · South African Institute of International AffairsJan 2020 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs
Content Specialist/Editor · Way with WordsJun 2019 – Jan 2020 · 8 mos
Social Media Manager and Project Manager · Being BakweMar 2019 – Jun 2019 · 4 mos

Education

Matric · Good Hope Seminary Girls High School2011 – 2015
Bachelor of Social Sciences · University of Cape Town2016 – 2021
Google Digital Marketing Course · Google Coursera2023
Diploma in Social Media Management · Alison2024

Certifications and awards

Google Digital Marketing Course2023
Diploma in Social Media Management2024

Hire Yonela Fakashe today

Post a job and invite Yonela, or contact them directly. No hidden commission.

Post a job