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Andreas Cornelis Kruger

Thirsk,United Kingdom

Summary

Driven Content Specialist with knack for crafting compelling narratives and solid background in digital marketing and communication, as well is regulatory and legal compliance training content development.

Demonstrates strong copywriting and editing skills, coupled with strategic thinking. Highly skilled in cross-functional collaboration and making technical information accessible to a broader audience.

Ready to elevate brand presence and engage audiences through impactful content.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Content Specialist

Cargill
Global
2024.07 - Current


Manage content across multiple platforms, ensuring alignment with brand voice and customer needs.

  • Create engaging content for web, email, social media, and sales enablement to drive lead generation and engagement.
  • Translate complex scientific and technical concepts into accessible, compelling narratives.
  • Partner with Subject Matter Experts to develop webinars, interviews, and technical articles.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent messaging across campaigns.
  • Develop and schedule platform-specific social media content aligned with strategy.
  • Produce persuasive materials to support commercial teams and extend market reach.
  • Review and edit content to maintain quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
  • Create and support creation of internal documentation.
  • Shape brand and product messaging to resonate with key audiences.

Content lead

Compliance Online
Remote
2024.01 - Current

In addition to performing the role of content engineer/developer, as Content lead I was involved in:

  • Strategic planning, leading the team effectively, and engaging in cross-functional collaboration.
  • Driving content initiatives that profoundly influence the organisation's goals, team development, and stakeholder interaction.
  • Keeping abreast of industry trends, technological advancements, and best practices in content strategy, e-learning, and compliance.

Content Engineer

Compliance Online
Remote
2020.07 - Current

- Legal Research:

  • Conducted thorough legal research to inform and strengthen organisational initiatives.
  • Applied analytical skills to extract relevant information, contributing to well-informed decision-making processes.

- Content Development and Re-engineering:

  • Contributed to, and later led development of impactful training content, both from scratch and through re-engineering of existing materials.
  • Ensured content aligns with organisational goals, maintaining focus on clarity and effectiveness.

- Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Fostered collaborative relationships with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and stakeholders.
  • Facilitated productive meetings to tailor corporate training programs, resulting in bespoke and highly relevant initiatives.

- E-Learning Authoring:

  • Utilised internal learning management systems to author engaging E-Learning content.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in creating SCORM-compliant content on Articulate360, enhancing accessibility and efficiency of training modules.

- CPD Accreditation Management:

  • Successfully managed Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditations for online courses.
  • Ensured courses met industry standards, contributing to professional growth of participants.

- Compliance Training and Policy Review:

  • Reviewed corporate policies and seamlessly integrated them into compliance training courses.
  • Translated complex legal language into clear, comprehensible scripts for corporate training videos, employing plain language writing techniques.

- AI Integration:

  • Used Artificial Intelligence to create innovative corporate compliance training videos.
  • Incorporated AI to enhance training effectiveness.

- Website Management:

  • Proficient in basic website management.

Copywriter/Freelance writer

Self-Employed
Paarl, South Africa, Western Cape
2019.01 - Current
  • Delivered multiple published pieces for aviation industry.
  • Delivered content for event booklets.
  • Created and delivered write-ups relating to artist's work, used in marketing and sale of artist's products successfully.
  • Produced high-quality and consistent work with minimal mistakes to reduce editing time.
  • Conducted thorough research to fully understand and deliver on project brief.
  • Applied excellent time-management skills to produce high-quality writing for multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Responded and incorporated feedback and constructive criticism to improve written content.

Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Legal Writing

University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
2022.11 - 2022.11

Post Graduate Diploma - HIV and Aids Management

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
2018.01 - 2019.01

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
2009.01 - 2014.11

Certificate of Higher Education - Accounting

Boland College
Paarl, South Africa
2012.02 - 2012.05

Skills

  • Project management
  • Stakeholder engagment
  • Management of SMEs
  • Basic HTML programming
  • Copywriting, including proofreading and editing
  • Legal and Policy writing, including writing in plain language
  • Legal Research
  • Instructional design (Articulate Rise360/Internal LMS/Interactive assessment/Pictory Video-editing)
  • WordPress Website Management
  • MS Office Suite/MS Teams/Google workspace/Freshworks Freshdesk
  • Sage Accounting

Languages

English
Native
Afrikaans
Native

Additional Information

Right to work in the United Kingdom

Interests

I am an active person who enjoys running and hiking. I have a keen interest in music, playing both the drums and the guitar. I am currently a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have an interest in continuous development and I am currently completing a digital marketing.

Timeline

Content Specialist

Cargill
2024.07 - Current

Content lead

Compliance Online
2024.01 - Current

Certificate of Higher Education - Legal Writing

University of Cape Town
2022.11 - 2022.11

Content Engineer

Compliance Online
2020.07 - Current

Copywriter/Freelance writer

Self-Employed
2019.01 - Current

Post Graduate Diploma - HIV and Aids Management

Stellenbosch University
2018.01 - 2019.01

Certificate of Higher Education - Accounting

Boland College
2012.02 - 2012.05

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Stellenbosch University
2009.01 - 2014.11
Andreas Cornelis Kruger