Experience

Seen

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Managing Producer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  •Managing the content across three social media journalism shows •Pitching and researching global story ideas •Conducting compelling interviews for a social media audience on SnapChat, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter•Using augmented reality in the storytelling process•Shooting stories •Writing scripts for social media audiences•Fact-checking •Doing script cuts •Directing visuals•Managing a team of journalists/producers

• Producer

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

  •Pitching and researching global story ideas •Conducting compelling interviews for a social media audience on SnapChat, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter•Using augmented reality in the storytelling process•Shooting stories •Writing scripts for social media audiences•Fact-checking •Doing script cuts •Directing visuals



ETV

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

• Video Journalist

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2021

  •Pitching and researching story ideas •Writing scripts for television •Fact-checking •Writing content for online platforms •Breaking stories •Updating social media •Shooting and producing news reports and features for television news •Editing video news stories using Final Cut Pro •Packaging the content for on-air •Conducting live and on camera interviews •Conducting live reports from the field •Pitching and researching story ideas •Writing scripts for television •Fact-checking •Writing content for online platforms •Breaking stories •Updating social media •Shooting and producing news reports and features for television news •Editing video news stories using Final Cut Pro •Packaging the content for on-air •Conducting live and on camera interviews •Conducting live reports from the field



Sunday Tribune Newspaper

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multimedia Reporter

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2018

  •Initiate, source, research, follow up and provide accurate, high quality content, for use across print and online media •Maintaining an excellent contact base •Pitching stories •Writing stories •Fact-checking •Researching •Conducting interviews •Managing a short and long term diary •Capturing photos and videos for online •Effectively using social media to break news and to engage with online audiences •Initiate, source, research, follow up and provide accurate, high quality content, for use across print and online media •Maintaining an excellent contact base •Pitching stories •Writing stories •Fact-checking •Researching •Conducting interviews •Managing a short and long term diary •Capturing photos and videos for online •Effectively using social media to break news and to engage with online audiences