# Raymond Chizanga

> Integrated marketing, brand and community professional with 7+ years across SaaS, ecommerce and consumer brands. Senior Marketing Consultant through DOGHAIR Technologies; grew Hostfully’s social audience 235%.

Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Works across integrated marketing, brand and community, content and SEO/AEO, lifecycle marketing, partner marketing and creative production.

## Contact
- Email: rc.chizanga@gmail.com and raymond@doghairtechnologies.com
- Phone: (437) 441-9955
- Resume: https://raymondchizanga.work/Raymond-Chizanga-Resume-2026.pdf
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-chizanga-443175149/

## Results
- +235%: Followers (Hostfully)
- +120%: Impressions (Hostfully)
- +200%: Review platform traffic (Hostfully)
- $72K/mo: Revenue generated from G2 leads (Hostfully)

## Experience
- Senior Marketing Consultant, Durham FCC (Durham Family & Cultural Centre · charity) — Oct 2026 to Present, Ajax, ON. Engaged through DOGHAIR Technologies as Senior Marketing Consultant to Durham Family & Cultural Centre, a charity in Ajax serving Black and racialized families in Durham Region.
- Social Media & Content Marketing Consultant, Edsby (K-12 education technology) — Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026, Hybrid. Led social media, content marketing, SEO, AI-search optimization and digital growth for a K-12 education technology company serving districts, educators, students and families.
- Community & Integrated Marketing Manager, Hostfully (Short-term-rental SaaS) — Dec 2023 to May 2026, Remote · Canada & US. Owned brand presence across LinkedIn, Meta, YouTube, X, Bluesky, TikTok and email, increasing followers 235% and impressions 120%.
- Senior Support Advisor & Technical Content Writer, Hostaway (Vacation-rental software) — Oct 2022 to Jan 2024, Toronto, ON. Joined as Technical Support (TS1) in October 2022 and grew into senior support and technical content writing.
- Support Advisor & Internal Copywriter, Shopify (Commerce platform) — Oct 2021 to Jul 2022, Remote. Joined as a Junior Support Advisor in October 2021, then took on internal copywriting.
- Store Manager, Brand & Community Operations, Community 54 (New York / Toronto streetwear & cultural concept) — Aug 2017 to Apr 2019, Toronto, ON. Progressed to independently managing the Toronto storefront, overseeing daily operations, sales, Shopify ecommerce, opening/closing, customer experience and visual merchandising.

## Earlier roles
- Consumer Sensory Panelist, ACCE International — 2024 — Present
- Warehouse Supervisor, Rens Pet Depot — Aug 2019 — Dec 2020
- Prep Supervisor & Line Cook, Paradiso Restaurant — 2012 — 2019
- Brand Ambassador, Get Fresh Company — 2018
- Camp Counsellor / Programmer, Pine Project Summer Camp — Jun — Aug 2017
- Summer Camp Counsellor, Peter Gilgan YMCA of Oakville — May — Aug 2013

## Case studies
- Hostfully AI Hackathon Series: Turning emerging technology into customer education, ecosystem adoption, and expansion opportunities.
- Customer Advocacy & Review Growth Program: Building a measurable customer advocacy engine across G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, and Facebook.
- Hostfully 10th Anniversary Global Growth Campaign: Transforming a company milestone into a 10-week integrated campaign generating 400K+ impressions, 200+ opportunities, and global customer engagement.

## Independent work
- The Hoard fan platform (UX + product, 2026): The full concept, architecture, and design process were handled solely by me, including implementing a marketplace and building a proprietary pricing tool by hand.
- Vineland Estates Winery (Photography, 2022): Produced two unique campaigns for the vineyards’ summer event series and seasonal menu.
- Pretty Apparel (Launch campaign, 2022): Launch campaign sold out collection in 72-hours, as well as pulling 50000+ website visitors on day one.
- Crane Apparel — concept to completion (Video production, 2021): Working with Crane Apparel, I produced a found footage-style campaign ad focusing on the fine details of their SS apparel line. This was done using a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and edited in Adobe After Effects and Premiere.
- Highly Animated (Boutique media & brand management): Developed independent artist brands through content creation, curation and brand management across creative and digital channels.

## Skills
- Marketing & Community: Content strategy, copywriting, editorial calendars, email and lifecycle marketing, organic social, community engagement, partner marketing, events, review and reputation management.
- SEO, Research & Analytics: SEO, AIO/AI-search optimization, keyword and topic strategy, on-page and technical SEO, A/B testing, campaign analytics, sensory evaluation, consumer research and competitive research.
- Operations & CX: Ecommerce, merchant support, retail buying, inventory, stock ordering, vendor relationships, visual merchandising, staff supervision, training, event operations and hospitality.
- Platforms & Creative: Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot, Shopify, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Canva, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Pro Tools, HTML/CSS familiarity, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.

## Pages
- [Interactive portfolio passport](https://raymondchizanga.work/)
- [Full text version](https://raymondchizanga.work/classic)