Student Stories

Meet Diego, a recent graduate of the Diploma in Digital Marketing. One thing that our NZIE students have in common is their desire to better themselves, further career opportunities and growth. Diego is yet another experienced marketer with an existing set of marketing skills. However, he was eager to take his skillset up a notch and accumulate even more knowledge. Specifically within […]

Meet Tony, a recent graduate of the Diploma in Digital Marketing. Tony has a unique success story because he came to us as an existing pro in his field. However, he was eager to learn more and broaden his skillset and expertise. During the 2021 B:Hive graduation we sat down with Tony and asked him

Hi I’m Azat. Upon graduating I was a Digital Marketer and Project Manager for Kiwi Investment Group. Two years later I am now the Head of Marketing. In addition to my job title, I am also a traveller and digital nomad. I’ve been working with Kiwi Investment Group since October 2018. I started the Digital

Introducing Cherise Fenner, 2021 Digital Marketing Diploma Graduate. Cherise came to NZIE as a business owner who was looking to fill a skill gap. She saw the demand for digital marketing with her clients and tried the agency route. After not having much success with agencies she decided to take control and learn how to

Tell us about yourself? What were you doing before study? My name is Jenni. I am solopreneur.  I have a Virtual Assistant (VA) business.  And I specialise in the Digital Marketing arena.  I upskilled to study digital marketing later on in my life, in my fifties.   Before study I got introduced to social media marketing (SMM)

What were you doing before you came to NZIE?  I had been in marketing for 10 years. However, when I became qualified 10 years ago it was just the foundations of marketing. Consequently, we only had one chapter about “marketing on the internet”. Since then, the world has changed a lot and that’s why I

Introducing Bridget – a current student who started in the Jan 2021 cohort. Bridget has been doing really well academically, especially considering she is a complete newcomer to tertiary education! In addition, Bridget is balancing study with part time work, and being a mum of two young boys – phew! Despite her already busy schedule,

Mariska studied the level 7 Diploma in Digital Marketing with NZIE and this is her story.   Mariska came to New Zealand in 2017, immigrating from South Africa. She was also a business owner who had a ceramics business where she manufactured vintage ceramics ware. As well as a Photography business. After Immigrating Mariska thought she

Meet Alexandra Samylova. Alex is a bright and bubbly graduate of the Diploma in Digital Marketing programme, from NZIE. Following her completion of the course Alex has since landed herself a new role. In particular, Alex managed to secure a Marketing Coordinator position, at a New Zealand financial company Vega.  Originally from Russia, Alex had

Elena’s Background Before Joining NZIE I am a Law Graduate where I studied for a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. After studying, I started working for an education agency in New Zealand called Kiwi Education. I have been working here for four years, and I initially started working here as a Customer Service Manager. As a Customer