Erah Yoliswa Sithole

Detail-oriented Film and Creative Writing graduate with hands-on experience in social media content, brand engagement, and event outreach. Skilled at adapting written communication for different audiences, personalising outreach at scale, and keeping accurate, organised tracking of activity in spreadsheets. Comfortable working independently and managing my own workload remotely.

Social Media and Content Intern - Owlypia - Remote

(2026-06)

• Worked independently in a fully remote role, managing content deadlines and deliverables with minimal supervision — directly comparable to the self-directed, remote nature of this internship.
• Wrote and personalised promotional copy and video templates for different audience segments, tailoring tone and message to maximise engagement.
• Maintained a content scheduling and ideation tracker with the wider social media team, ensuring accuracy and consistency across a shared workflow.
• Built out a social media strategy plan for a new Substack launch, translating a brief into a structured, actionable plan.
• Collaborated with a distributed team of interns to coordinate output, mirroring async, cross-timezone teamwork.

Brand Ambassador - GottaBe Marketing - London

(2025-01 - 2025-07)

• Initiated first contact with prospective customers face-to-face, adapting opening approach and messaging per person — the same relationship-first principle behind personalised LinkedIn outreach.
• Adapted communication style and tone to connect authentically across a wide range of audiences and settings.
• Logged and reported customer feedback accurately to inform service and product improvements, demonstrating reliable, detail-focused record-keeping.

Events and Activities Intern - University of Essex - Colchester

(2024-01 - 2024-03)

• Built and maintained relationships with external speakers and attendees, applying a structured, relationship-first approach to outreach and follow-up.
• Fed independent research and event insights into weekly team meetings, contributing to planning decisions.
• Helped deliver professional hybrid events end-to-end, coordinating across departments and to keep plans on track.

BA - Film and Creative Writing - University of Essex (2022 - 2026)