Portfolio · 2026 · Ed. 03

RaymondChizanga

Marketing specialist and creative director. Eight years of customer communication, design, video and studio production — most recently running an entire marketing function solo at a short-term-rental SaaS.

Integrated marketing lead
The full-stack generalist
Open to full-time roles
AI Hackathon Series
AI Hackathon Series2025
Customer success story
Customer success story2026
Vineland Estates
Vineland Estates2022
Pretty Apparel
Pretty Apparel2022
Hostfully · 12-month period to May 2026
+235%
Followers
+120%
Impressions
+200%
Review platform traffic
$72K/mo
Revenue generated from G2 leads
Worked with these brands directly on marketing campaigns, promotions, and feature launches
HostawayAirbnbHostfullyShopifyBooking.comVrboMarriott Homes & VillasGoogleStripeIntuit QuickBooksBoostlyUniversal Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaCommunity 54ExpediaVineland EstatesCrane ApparelCBC Street Cents
01 · Selected work

Star projects

Five projects, five disciplines. Hover a row for the visual, open it for the work.

Solo marketing lead · brand, social, review, partner

Professionalized social media channels, including LinkedIn, Instagram, X.

Increased review platform traffic by 200% across Trustpilot, G2, and Capterra.

Increased followers by 235% and impressions by 120% across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.

Increased partner marketing efforts, creating projects with companies, including Marriott Homes & Villas, Airbnb, Expedia, and others.

Channels7 owned
Review platformsG2 · Trustpilot · Capterra
StackSalesforce
PartnersMarriott · Airbnb · Expedia
Partner integration launch
Partner integration launch
Feature promo · Devices
Feature promo · Devices
10-year anniversary
10-year anniversary
Webinar promotion
Webinar promotion
Customer success story
Customer success story
Customer success story
Customer success story
Conference sponsorship
Conference sponsorship
Direct booking site banner
Direct booking site banner
02 · Video

Motion

Scripted, edited and animated in Premiere Pro and After Effects. Everything here ran on owned channels.

Instagram reels

03 · Case studies

Hostfully AI Hackathon Series

Turning emerging technology into customer education, ecosystem adoption, and expansion opportunities.

Company
Hostfully
Industry
B2B SaaS / Short-Term Rental Technology
Focus
Customer Marketing · Partner Marketing · Customer Education · Expansion
Part 1 announcement
Part 1 announcementMay 2025
Partner and expert line-up
Partner and expert line-upMay 2025

As generative AI accelerated across the short-term rental industry, Hostfully’s customer community was trying to answer a practical question: was AI simply the industry’s latest hype cycle, or could it meaningfully improve the way property managers operated their businesses?

Hostfully was well positioned to answer that question. The company had an established customer base, an ecosystem of specialized technology partners, and internal Customer Success professionals with direct knowledge of how operators were beginning to use these tools.

The opportunity was to turn that expertise into a customer marketing program that could educate users while creating greater awareness and adoption of solutions available through Hostfully’s partner ecosystem.

Skills demonstrated

Customer Lifecycle MarketingCustomer EducationPartner MarketingCross-Sell StrategyWebinar ProductionCampaign StrategyB2B SaaS MarketingCross-Functional LeadershipPartner ManagementContent StrategySales AlignmentCustomer Success CollaborationRemote Event Production
04 · About

Who I am

I’m a marketing specialist and creative director based out of Mississauga, Canada. For over 8 years, I have cultivated skills in customer communication, design, video, and studio production, as well as team and influencer management.

These skills were developed through studying at Metalworks Institute as well as working with multiple creators, small businesses, and corporations, including Shopify, Universal Music Canada, Hostfully, Community 54, among others. From the travel industry to the music industry, storytelling that connects has always been and continues to be my passion.

Raymond Chizanga
Mississauga, ON2026

Past experience

Studied at Metalworks Institute in Business and Audio Engineering.

Trained internally at Shopify in customer systems and the development of internal marketing documents.

Developed an integrated marketing plan at Hostfully (SaaS), increasing their social media following by 235% and impressions by 120% in a 12-month period.

Trained in CRM tools of Salesforce, Hubspot, and others across industries.

Present-day skills

Trained in design and production tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere, Pro Tools, Figma, Canva, and Photopea, among others.

Managed multiple organizations spanning projects as well as single-team projects as a team lead in customer communications, marketing, and customer retention.

UX design and UI research across one web app and two mobile app projects with full back-end functionality, database structuring, and implementing payment processing systems.

Capabilities

Email & lifecycle marketingAudience segmentationA/B testingCampaign analyticsOrganic social strategyPartner & co-marketingCommunity buildingEvent productionReview & reputation managementSalesforceZohoHubSpotG2TrustpilotPhotoshopIllustratorFigmaCanvaPremiere ProFinal Cut ProDaVinci ResolvePro ToolsAdobe AuditionLogic ProHTML & CSSPhotographyPrompt engineeringWorkflow automation
05 · History

Experience

Jan 2025 — May 2026
1 yr 5 mos

Integrated Marketing Manager

Hostfully · Toronto, ON · Remote

Managed Hostfully’s digital brand across social media platforms and email, increasing followers by 235% and impressions by 120%.

Managed Hostfully’s review platform, driving organic reviews and increasing industry reputation.

Increase review traffic of G2 and Trustpilot by 200%+.

Partner relationship management and marketing collaborations for various short-term rental and travel-focused companies.

Content production, including Graphic Design, Video production, Digital events, and Copywriting.

Event production in both Canada and the United States.

Dec 2023 — Present
2 yrs 9 mos

Partner Marketing Specialist and Social Media + Community Marketing Manager

Hostfully · Toronto, ON · Remote

Review generation via organic and paid campaigns via multiple platforms, including but not limited to G2, Trustpilot, and Capterra.

Social media content generation and community management via platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

Lead generation via customer communities and review platforms.

Liaison between different B2B Short Term Vacation Rental companies to increase marketing value for both parties.

Managing internal projects with varying team sizes ranging from review generation to content creation, internal event planning, and presentations.

Broker, produce, and maintain media projects between Hostfully business partners, clients, and industry influencers.

Apr 2020 — Present
6 yrs 5 mos

Founder / Creative Director

Pretty Perfect Media · Toronto, ON

Founder and lead Creative Director, specializing in content creation and event production.

Produced content for independent sports leagues throughout the GTA.

Merchandise and content production for influencers ranging from 15,000 to 1 million social followers.

Partnered with Warner Music Canada and Universal Music Canada for events.

‘A Lovely Day Party’ — a day party and culture event celebrating two years — sold out in one week and four days, with catering and alcohol services provided by Pretty Perfect Media.

Oct 2022 — Jan 2024
1 yr 4 mos

Technical Support Specialist

Hostaway · Toronto, ON

Managed concurrent merchant support workloads while troubleshooting platform issues and feeding insights back into product and content teams.

Built internal initiatives to lift community engagement and reduce churn signals surfacing through the support layer.

Designed and implemented an internal client review production plan to capture more inbound social proof.

Jun 2021 — Jun 2022
1 yr 1 mo

Support Advisor

Shopify · Toronto, ON

Live channel support for incoming client requests.

Technical content writing on software and software partners.

Internal training for incoming staff.

Aug 2017 — Apr 2019
1 yr 9 mos

Storefront Manager and Social Media Manager

Community 54 · Toronto, ON

Spent two years helping build the brands of Community 54 along with multiple independent Toronto fashion, food, and alcohol brands for brand activations and line releases.

Gained skills in e-commerce and SEO development.

Program
Music management and studio post-production
Institution
Metalworks Institute
Year
2019
GPA
4.0
06 · Contact

Let’s work
together

Open to full-time integrated marketing roles. Fastest route is email.

Download resume
rc.chizanga@gmail.com(437) 441-9955Mississauga, ON · Canada

Best fit

Integrated or lifecycle marketing roles at SaaS and consumer brands.

Brand and content functions that need one operator across strategy, production and reporting.

Teams where marketing, support and product signals have to talk to each other.