Zoya Islam

Dedicated Marketing and Communications Consultant offering [Number] years of comprehensive experience providing strategic and practical advice to boost company's communications and marketing efforts. Skillful in conducting market research to identify trends and generating business through referrals and advertisements. Recognized for creating and managing over [Number] successful marketing campaigns in [Industry]. Committed to achieving business results by providing strategic marketing and employee communications support.

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• 2019, 2021, Vice-Chair and Member, Board of Directors, AfterMeToo (Toronto, Ontario), Oversaw the management of organization’s human resources and finances and participated in the review and approval of the annual budget Led the development of the organization’s fundraising and marketing strategy Helped to establish, review and monitor operational policies
• 2018 & 2022, Campaign Volunteer, Ontario Provincial Election (Toronto, Ontario), Created social media strategy for campaign and led team of volunteers Assisted with telephone and door-to-door canvassing Participated in campaign strategy planning sessions
• 2016 – 2017, Event Organizer, Take Action F.A.S.T. (Toronto, Ontario), Helped organize and promote a two-day event to celebrate and honour Bangladeshi garment workers, as well as raise consumer awareness of the labour exploitation within the Bangladeshi garment industry
• 2014, Research and Event Volunteer, Outburst! Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (Toronto, Ontario), Assisted with the creation of research reports on the topic of discourses surrounding violence against women and how they impact immigration and service-provision Volunteered at events; assisted with event set-up, registration, and event take-down
• 2015 – 2016, Content Curator and Accessibility Manager, Guerrilla Feminism (Toronto, Ontario), Curated content and moderated social media pages aligned with the mission to create a dialogue among various, diverse communities about issues surrounding gender, race, sexuality, class and general prejudice, while creating an accountable space online for marginalized peoples Raised social media profile and increased the level of engagement with online community by 200%
• 2014, Campaign Volunteer, Toronto Mayoral Election (Toronto, Ontario), Assisted in the planning of Candidate’s canvassing activities and coordinated logistics Acted as point-person in campaign events, such as volunteer meetings and press conferences Canvassed various wards of the city with Candidate to raise awareness of campaign and platform

• 2020, Social Media Marketing, Camp Tech
• 2020, Introduction to Facebook Advertising, Camp Tech
• 2019, Introduction to InDesign, Camp Tech
• 2019, Search Engine Marketing with Google Ads, Camp Tech
• 2019, Introduction to Google Analytics, Camp Tech
• 2018, Social Media Marketing, Brainstation
• 2018, Search Engine Marketing, Brainstation
• 2017, Photoshop for Beginners, Canada Learning Code
• 2017, Introduction to HTML and CSS, Canada Learning Code
• 2017, Media Training and Coaching, McGee & Associates
• 2023, Lobbying 201, Sustainability Network
• 2022, Campaign School, Equal Voice
• 2021, Advocacy and Government Relations, The Chang School at Toronto Metropolitan University
• 2020, Digital Campaigning, Progress Toronto
• 2020, How to Speak at a Government Committee, Progress Toronto
• 2019, Public Management, York University
• 2019, Fellowship: Diversity and Inclusion in Philanthropy, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
• 2019, Fundamentals of Fundraising, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
• 2018, Grant Writing Workshop, Capacity Wise
• 2018, Defusing Anger, Resistance, and Hostility, Canadian Training Institute
• 2018, Harm Reduction 101, Toronto Public Health
• 2017, Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression, Adobe Consulting
• 2012, Certificate: Sexual and Gender Diversity, Queen’s University