About Phillip Mudavanhu

I help small to medium companies and individuals create and develop products that adds value and improve people’s lives. As a creative person , I have worked for the past 10 years, helping companies of all sizes and industries meet their brand vision and yet still empathizing with the end users or clients.

I believe in the power of collaboration and environments that encourages free and open expression of ideas. I enjoy working alongside creative thinkers who share your interests, while turning big ideas into reality for customers or users. Being a curious person, l am always looking for new solutions, new trends and training, that helps me to grow, and to balance my work and personal life.

It is important for me, to be working with talented colleagues, clients or companies that share the enthusiasm and passion for user experience design, curiosity and empathy for the end user.

The Challenges of creating business applications that are as easy to use, as consumer grade websites and as rich in functionality as the customers need them to be to meet their end user needs, is one of the areas that bring purpose and fulfillment into my work life.

For the past 4 years, l have been doing my Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Media (Medieninformatik) at the Bauhaus University in Weimar Thueringen in Germany. My interest has been in Human Computer Interaction and Software Engineering, as this is part of my studies. My background in advertising and branding has helped me to have deeper insights on problem solving using User Experience Design or User Centered Design. Understanding the User Profile/ Use Cases for products is almost the same as building Customer Profiles in Advertising and Marketing. Creating an effective 360 user experience, for most of my clients and their products has been and remains one of my goals.

Experience

PhilBranding
Freelance Webdeveloper, HCI Designer, Brand Strategist
December 2010 - Present (10 +)
Harare, Weimar Germany
www.philbranding.com

Responsible for :

• User Experience Design or User Centered Design
• User Profiling/ Customer Profiling/ Developing Personas
• Research and Strategy (Brand, Business or Markering Strategy)
• A/B Testing and Evaluation of Products or Services
• Brand/Corporate identity development.
• Brand Manual for companies/ Brand Culture development
• Web site traffic growth, advertising revenue.
• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & strategy development for Startups/ companies.
• Marketing in an organization and Social Responsibilities formulation or Campaigns.
• Creating the marketing plans or Strategy for Startups
• Small Product Designing, Protyping and Development
• Designing Presentation for investors (Decks) or leadership or clients.

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DzidzaiEdu
Brand & Marketing Manager,
Partner 2017 - Present
Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
www.dzidzaiedu.com

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Manuyoo.world
WebDeveloper for An Ecommerce Site
August 2020 - January 2021 (6 months)
Berlin, Germany
www.manuyoo.world

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CodeDoor.org
Regional Manager
April 2019 - April 2020 (1 year)
Jena Area, Germany
www.codedoor.org

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The Feeling Station Podcast
Brand and Marketing Partner,
2019 - Present
London, UK
www.feelingstn.com

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University Bauhaus Weimar
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Tutor
1 October 2019 - 31 March 2020 (1 Semester),
Weimar Germany
https://www.uni-weimar.de/de/medien/professuren/medieninformatik/human-computer-interaction/personen/

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HB Consult e.K
IT Support and Marketing
November 2015 - Present (5+ years)
Conrad-Röntgen-Str. 7
99438 Bad Berka,
Germany
www.gap-invest.com

Responsible for :

• Webdevelopment and Design for Companies
• Research and Strategy
• Brand Development
• User Profiling/ Customer Profiling
• Branding the Company and Project Proposals
• Creating new design ideas and Problem Solving
• Presentations and Information Design
• Designing and Styling
• Layout and Print
• IT Support (Hardware)

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Bildungswerk der Thüringer Wirtschaft e.V.
Information Technology Teacher
August 2019 - October 2019 (3 months - Pilot project)
Jena Area, Germany
www.bwtw.de

Responsible for :

• Teaching basic EDV to immigrates
• Teaching introduction to Microsoft Office programmes
• Creating and generating the Lecture content
• Compiling a Glossar

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Institute of Internal Auditors Zimbabwe (IIA Zim)
Advertising Consultant (Locally then Remotely)
January 2008 - June 2018 (10 years 6 months)
Harare, Zimbabwe
99438 Bad Berka,
Germany
www.institutes.theiia.org

Responsible for :

• Branding and Marketing Consulting
• Seminar Advertising (Newspaper Ads)
• Monthly Newsletter (Digital PDFs)
• Annual Conference Advertising
• Print and Digital Marketing and Adverting Materials

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SummerHay Media Advertising
Junior Creative Director
November 2010 - December 2012 (2 years 2 months)
Harare, Zimbabwe
99438 Bad Berka,
Germany
www.institutes.theiia.org

Responsible for :

• Executing all clients' briefs
• Building and managing Brands
• Creating Advertising Campaigns and Strategies
• Social Media maintenance and advertising
• Research the business’s current market, competitors, trends and NPD opportunities
• Develop the brand profile, model and position
• Develop the communications strategy
• Develop the brand/corporate identity
• Develop the appropriate brand marketing collateral
• Packaging, print collateral, website, online/offline promotional campaigns, advertising etc.

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Celebrate Magazine
Layout Director
November 2009 - April 2010 (6 months)
Harare, Zimbabwe

Responsible for :

• Executing all Editors briefs
• Layout of the whole magazine
• Preparing the Magazine for Printing