Hariet Mwangi

Communications professional with 3+ years turning complex institutional content into clear, audience-ready storytelling across social media, newsletters, web, and donor channels. Currently manage brand voice and content production simultaneously across a foundation and three affiliated institutions, translating programmatic work into narratives for donor, partner, and public audiences. Authored and produced an organization's first institutional Impact Report end-to-end — from content strategy through design and distribution.

Experienced managing editorial quality and brand consistency across multiple channels at once, with working exposure to English–Spanish donor communications in a Spanish-origin organization. Strong data-to-story instincts: uses analytics to inform content decisions and grow audience engagement over time.

Assistant Communications Officer at Kianda Foundation (2025-02 – Present)

Own end-to-end communications strategy and brand voice across Kianda Foundation and 3 affiliated TVET institutions, producing and quality-checking content across social media, website, newsletters, and blog channels for 4 distinct institutional brands.

• Authored, designed, and published Kianda Foundation's first-ever Impact Report — translating a full year of programmatic and financial data into a donor-ready storytelling document, managing the entire lifecycle from strategy through print-ready design and distribution.
• Translate complex institutional and programmatic content into 700–1,000+ word long-form blog posts, converting technical program updates into narratives accessible to donor, partner, and public audiences.
• Manage the Kianda Foundation website on Wix, publishing content and coordinating design updates to maintain a consistent brand experience across every digital touchpoint.
• Analyze monthly performance data across Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn Analytics, Google Analytics, and Wix Analytics, converting metrics into content and channel-strategy recommendations.
• Plan and execute content calendars delivering 8+ posts weekly across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook for 4 institutional brands, aligned to organizational milestones.
• Design brand-consistent visual assets — social graphics, newsletter templates, motion graphics, campaign collateral — in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite, serving as final editorial and visual quality check before publication.
• Produce photography, videography, and video edits for digital campaigns and donor communications on tight turnarounds.
• Coordinate English–Spanish donor communications using translation tools, ensuring accurate, on-brand messaging for a Spanish-origin donor base.
• Support fundraising and partnerships teams with donor-facing pitch decks and proposals, directly connecting communications output to resource mobilization goals.

Communications Intern at Kianda Foundation (2024-10 – 2024-12)

• Built and executed social media strategies that grew brand visibility and audience engagement across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
• Delivered monthly analytics reports identifying content performance trends and informing strategy adjustments.
• Created newsletters, blog posts, and multimedia content segmented for donor, partner, and community audiences.
• Captured and edited photo and video content supporting marketing campaigns and program documentation.

Social Media Manager (Industrial Attachment) at Crimeshield Security Ltd (2024-04 – 2024-07)

• Managed brand social channels end-to-end, growing community engagement through consistent, on-brand content and direct audience interaction.
• Designed marketing graphics and produced promotional video content supporting lead generation and brand awareness.
• Monitored brand reputation online, safeguarding a positive public presence through direct community response.

Personal Assistant & Brand Coordinator at MRX Media (2024-01 – 2024-03)

• Co-developed brand communications strategy and authored sponsorship and partnership proposals for two brand initiatives — Mwalimu Rachel and MRX Kwa Machuo.
• Managed full digital brand presence for a high-profile media personality, creating and optimizing content for reach and engagement across all platforms.
• Designed promotional marketing materials and edited video content for digital and broadcast distribution.

Communications Volunteer at Education For All Children (2022-07 – 2022-12)

• Wrote donor-facing impact stories and grant proposals supporting organizational fundraising and reporting.
• Produced visual marketing materials for campaigns and program communications.

BSc. in Journalism & Mass Communications – Technical University of Kenya (2021-01 – 2024-11)

Certificate in Photography – Njeri Photography (2022-11)