Nicole Austin

Nicole Austin has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in the marketing field. Nicole began their career at Universal Telecom as a Recruitment Consultant, emphasizing the importance of recruitment in a business. Nicole then worked as a Marketing Assistant at White Eagle (Europe) Plc before joining Pastel Payroll, where they managed online marketing and website performance for the company.

Nicole Austin's experience with Nokia started in 2010, where they held multiple roles. Nicole excelled as a Marketing professional, creating locally relevant retail and marketing plans and managing marketing spend. Nicole also served as a Retail Marketing Manager, overseeing all retail marketing activities and ensuring successful campaign delivery. Additionally, Nicole worked as an Operator Marketing Manager, engaging with key stakeholders to drive channel marketing strategies and launch new products into the operator channel.

Nicole Austin furthered their career at Microsoft, where they continued to excel in the Operator Marketing Manager role. Nicole formulated, planned, and delivered 360 campaigns to drive sales of mobile devices in retail and operator channels. Nicole collaborated with key stakeholders to implement the channel marketing strategy and successfully launched new Windows 10 smartphones.

Their most recent role at HMD Global as a Marketing Manager involved managing and coordinating all digital activities, including online plans, SEM, bought media, owned media, and CRM. Nicole was responsible for integrating digital components into various marketing formats and ensuring timely launches for device launches and marketing campaigns.

Throughout their career, Nicole Austin has demonstrated strong skills in digital marketing, campaign management, channel marketing, and retail marketing.

Nicole Austin completed their Matric degree in 2002 at St. Stithians Girls College, where they studied under the IEB curriculum. In 2003, they enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a BComm Marketing degree, but their time there was limited to one year. From 2003 to 2006, Nicole attended the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, where they earned their BComm Marketing degree, with a focus on Marketing/Marketing Management, General.