Jess Wanjohi

Jess Wanjohi, ACIM has extensive experience in marketing, communications, and account management. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Marketing and Communications at Workpay, where they began in April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Communications Manager at the same company.

From 2021 to 2022, Jess worked as a Marketing and Communications Consultant at Maridady Motors Ltd, where they collaborated with the creative team to develop briefs and guide creative direction for advertising and public-facing communications.

Earlier in their career, Jess served as the Marketing, Communications, and Partnerships Manager at The Bridge Africa Group from 2016 to 2020, overseeing key account management and budget allocation. They also worked as a Senior Account Manager Business at Royal Media Services Limited from 2015 to 2016, and as an Experiential Business Account Executive at Nation Media Group from 2015 to 2015.

Starting in 2012, Jess held various roles at Pulse Experiential Ltd., including Key Account Manager for Pampers and Internal Auditor for Monitoring and Evaluation. Their responsibilities included developing brand activation plans, analyzing monitoring data, and establishing frameworks for program monitoring.

Jess Wanjohi, ACIM has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Kenyatta University, which they obtained from 2009 to 2014. In 2018, they completed a Diploma in Professional Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing. Jess then pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing from 2020 to 2021. They have also obtained additional certifications such as "Global Marketing Decisions" and "Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing" from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing, "Business analytics for Data-driven Decisions" and "Future of Work- Preparing for Disruption" from edX, and "Marketing to Millennials" from LinkedIn.