Darius Groza
Social media manager & creative strategist | viral video producer | concept copywriter & designer | part-time adventurer
London, United Kingdom
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uk.linkedin.com/in/dariusgroza
Currently working in London on brands like Global’s UK Number 1 Hit Music Station Capital FM with their Vodafone Big Top 40, Heart Radio, Macmillan Cancer Support, MG Cars and premium pet food Lily’s Kitchen. Previously, multi-market brands like St. Stefanus (UK, France, Italy, Belgium, US) and Dunkin' Donuts UK.
With 8 years agency experience, I was born and bred as an A-list blogger at the dawn of the blogging era in Romania, groomed as a copywriter in Transylvania's top independent advertising agency, working on local brands as well as international ones like Metro, Vodafone; careerwrecked into a social media creative strategist and manager hybrid for the biggest video sharing & music streaming start-ups and online communities, Trilulilu and Zonga, Eastern European equivalents to YouTube and Spotify.
With 8 years agency experience, I was born and bred as an A-list blogger at the dawn of the blogging era in Romania, groomed as a copywriter in Transylvania's top independent advertising agency, working on local brands as well as international ones like Metro, Vodafone; careerwrecked into a social media creative strategist and manager hybrid for the biggest video sharing & music streaming start-ups and online communities, Trilulilu and Zonga, Eastern European equivalents to YouTube and Spotify.
Work Experience
Trigger Buzz
Freelance Social Media Manager
I conceived social media strategies and campaigns as well as handle war-room content producing and publishing (copy, design, media boosting and promoting) for live events on brands like Global’s UK Number 1 Hit Music Station Capital FM with their Vodafone Big Top 40, Heart Radio, Macmillan Cancer Support, MG Cars and premium pet food Lily’s Kitchen.
July 2015
- July 2015
United Kingdom
Southpaw Agency
Social Media Manager
I developed social media brand strategies, handled campaigns as well as always-on content planning, creating & implementing, while coordinating a mixed team of creatives, copywriters and designers, on multi-market brands like St. Stefanus and Dunkin' Donuts.
July 2014
- June 2015
United Kingdom
Zonga
Creative Director
I manage the brand and develop and implement the creative strategies for advertising the Zonga music app.
July 2013
- June 2014
Romania
Trilulilu
Creative Director
I manage the brand and develop and implement the creative campaigns for various brands advertising on Romania's multimedia content sharing website Trilulilu, one of the largest community websites in Romania.
July 2013
- June 2014
Romania
Vitrina Advertising
Web Division Director
I was tasked to assemble a team of web developers for standard and creative online projects (sites and advertising campaigns). While I coordinate the team on a creative level for our portfolio of clients, I am also responsible with the agency's online presence.
August 2007
- July 2013
Romania
Jeg.ro
owner & editor
Satire writing, pranks and adventure-travel blogging.
March 2004
- Present
London, United Kingdom
Education
Awards
Media Excellency Gala
Excellency Award by Foaia Transilvana
2009