Experience

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  SnapScan

  • South Africa
  • Information Technology & Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Content Strategist

    • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Content Writer

    • Apr 2021 - Sep 2022

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  Media24 (Pty) Ltd

  • South Africa
  • Media Production
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Health and Wellness Editor for Men's Health South Africa

    • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

    - Organised the Fitness, Health and Weight Loss sections of the magazine by writing original copy, syndicating content from international editions and commissioning other journalists to write articles. - Conducted in-depth research and interviews to write compelling articles for both the magazine and website. - Adapted the style and tone of syndicated articles to suit our local audience. - Helped facilitate the production of the magazine by creating job bags and proofreading articles. - Film and produced video content to support both print and digital articles. - Managed the brand's Youtube channel.

  • Multimedia Journalist for Men's Health South Africa

    • Feb 2018 - May 2020

    - Thoroughly researched relevant topics and conducted interviews to write compelling articles for the magazine and website. - Adapted the style and tone of articles syndicated from international editions to suit our local audience. - Helped coordinate shoots with photographers and interviewees - Proofread magazine articles to ensure stories were free from error. - Meticulously edited digital articles to ensure it met SEO best practice.- Filmed and edited captivating video content for the brand's social media channels. - Effectively managed the brand’s Youtube channel by uploading and scheduling video content.- Created social media posts to drive audiences to read stories on our website.

  • Multimedia Journalist for Women's Health South Africa

    • Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

    - Stayed abreast of trending topics to write engaging articles for the Women's Health South Africa's website. - Adapted the style and tone of syndicated articles to suit a local audience, while replacing international statistics with local ones. - Filmed and edited workout videos to accompany online articles. - Produced compelling short films to accompany magazine articles, creating a 360 experience for readers. - Created workout GIFs for online fitness platform ‘Shedding For The Wedding’ to provide readers with an example of the proper fitness technique.

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  SABC

  • South Africa
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Radio Reporter and Bulletin Writer

    • Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

  • News Intern

    • Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

    - Stayed abreast of unfolding events in Cape Town to produce short news segments for SABC radio stations. - Conducted thorough interviews with city officials and provincial ministers about changes happening within the region. - Wrote clear and concise news segments to keep listeners informed about current events. - Proofread copy from other radio stations to ensure it was delivered to newsreader without mistakes. - Produced an engaging hourly news bulletin filled with stories relevant to listeners of Goodhope.fm.

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  CueTube

  • Grahamstown Area, South Africa

  • Arts Journalist

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Grahamstown Area, South Africa

    CueTube is the media organisation which provides video coverage of the National Arts Festival every year. As a video producer I was tasked with interviewing actors and directors of the various performances to provide audiences with an inside look at how the performance came about.

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  Cape Town Television

  • Cape Town

  • Production Intern

    • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
    • Cape Town

    Cape Town TV - known as CTV - is a non-profit, community-based television station aimed at the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. Founded by over 200 non-profit organisations in 2006, CTV is committed to providing community access to the powerful medium of television as a tool to promote human ...

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  Activate (student newspaper)

  • Rhodes University

  • News Writer

    • Mar 2011 - Sep 2011
    • Rhodes University

    During my time working for Activate, I wrote various news articles for the student newspaper.