Hey there,
Achievements,
Started a queer-friendly extra-curricular group for LGBTQI+ folk at Vega (2022).
Achieved a Journalism Master's degree with merit & NCTJ diploma qualification at Kingston University London (2020).
WON a Bronze Loerie, together with the team from TBWA Hunt Lascaris for
the TOPS at SPAR "Box Smart" (2017).
Graduated with distinction in a BA Creative Brand Communications degree, specialising in Copywriting from Vega School Durban (Class of 2016).
Won the "Vega Copywriting Pencil Award" for coming first in Copywriting (2016).
Came overall first in BA Creative Brand Communications degree (2016).
Winner of the Facebook
'Hack for Good' (2016).
Semi-Finalist in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards (2016).
Matriculated with six distinctions
& an aggregate of 88% from
Danville Park Girls High School.
Third place in the Douglas Livingstone Creative Writing competition:
Short Story (2013).
BIO:
Kirsten Jenna Lee here, self-help author of Sparkles & Sausage Rolls & experienced lecturer in Digital Marketing & Copywriting. Notable places of work include
Vega School of Emeris, Cape Town & Bookatable by TheFork, London.
Now qualified with a merited Master's in Journalism & an NCTJ Diploma including shorthand at Kingston University London.
SPARKLES & SAUSAGE ROLLS
Due to be published in 2026, Sparkles & Sausage Rolls is a memoir & self-help book. The story takes us on my journey of
self-love, growth, & healing after suffering the trauma of emotional abuse, mostly during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. A book designed to offer guidance on body positivity, queerness, mental health, & more, while demonstrating the use of tools through narrative storytelling.
SKILLS:
Describe me as a leader, thinker, conceptualiser & box-ticker who puts in the hours. Find me doing something creative in my downtime, from snapping the city as a hobbyist photographer to devouring my way through it as a foodie & putting fingers to keyboard.
WORK:
Currently a digital marketing lecturer at Vega School of Emeris, South Africa, & a head digital marketing lecturer at IMM Graduate School, I develop course materials, guide students through creative collaboration, deliver & prepare lectures using a flipped learning approach, & create assessments. I am a module discipline leader, managing a team of lecturers. Additionally, I have guided students through producing high-quality dissertations during honours supervision. I also do freelance work as an online copywriter, SEO specialist, social media manager, digital marketer, & website designer. I have even been on a few podcasts!
Workdays at Bookatable by TheFork involved creating content for email campaigns & social media, alongside managing & optimising
their blog using CMS tools to input SEO-friendly, restaurant-centric copy.
While working as a writer for SquareMeal,
I pieced together news stories, restaurant reviews, features & social media posts. Previously, I had work experience at Woking News & Mail, & was the social media editor at the Kingston Courier.
I spent two years as a copywriter at an international advertising agency, TBWA in South Africa, working with retail, FMCG & B2B brands to create content for traditional & social media. After this, I decided to emigrate & broaden my
long-form skills in broadcast journalism at Kingston University London.
EDUCATION:
My undergraduate was a BA degree in Creative Brand Communications, specialising in Copywriting at Vega School & I achieved a cum laude or a "first" while also placing top in my year. My degree composed of modules on branding, marketing, graphic & web design, photography & copywriting. At Kingston, I furthered my skills in SEO, audio & video editing & journalistic practices.
Additionally, I have completed three short courses on writing content for digital, problem-solving & social media.
