Specialized in: Communications, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Web Analytics
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Specialized in: Communications, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Web Analytics

MUKHTAR ZHUMALY

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EDUCATION

GEEKBRAINS, Moscow, Russia
2019 – till present
Web Analytics, an online course offered by Mail.ru
Topics: Web analysis, Social Media analysis; Data-driven decision making; Data visualization.

UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA 2019
Digital Marketing Course
Topics: Social media marketing; E-mail marketing; Customer relationship; Digital Copywriting.

KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan 2014
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics, taught in English
Courses: Marketing; Management; Business Decision Making; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics.

WORK EXPERIENCE

TECH GARDEN (ACF Innovation Technologies Park)
2016 – 2019
Non-commercial Fund founded by the Government of Kazakhstan to develop innovations and startups
Marketing and Communications Manager
- Advised Fund’s senior executives to effectively communicate target audience and journalists;
- Organized and managed 50+ successful press conferences and events of the Fund;
- Developed Fund’s all reports and news releases, both in Kazakh and Russian languages, which turned into 500+ articles published in Print and on the Web;
- Effectively managed communications between startups and journalists to help 30+ startups to promote their products through various media channels.

KMF 2014 – 2016
Leading microfinance organization in Kazakhstan with a market share over 50%
Communications Manager
- Supervised the development of the company’s official website to improve the user experience;
- Lead company’s social media profiles to increase customer awareness;
- Re-branded the corporate magazine, improving the design and enhancing the content, which resulted in increased readability and an increase in circulation from 50,000 to 70,000 copies.

UNITED AGENCIES CENTRAL ASIA 2012 – 2014
PR Agency
Account manager
- Communicated PR teams of Kazakhstani corporations to assist in implementing their PR strategy;
- Developed over 200 communication documents for the clients of the Agency;
- Managed media communications during the IPO of Kazakhstani telecommunication company.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

Member of a Kazakhstani journalistic society
2007-2013
- Participated in the organization of National Business Forum (NBF), dedicated to discussing the crisis issues;
- Wrote 20+ research articles on macroeconomic topics for the National Business magazine;
- Assisted in preparation of Kazakhstani top 500 companies ranking by National Business magazine.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Languages
Kazakh (native), Russian (native), English (fluent);
IT Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Google Analytics, Facebook Ads Manager