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• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy writer

  • 2019 - Present

  Writing copy for this communications consultancy where the aim is to make complicated concepts and strategies understandable. Writing copy for this communications consultancy where the aim is to make complicated concepts and strategies understandable.



Creature Media

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Copy editor and translator

  • 2013 - Sep 2021

  More than 100 issues of National Geographic Kids edited, localised and translated into Afrikaans. More than 100 issues of National Geographic Kids edited, localised and translated into Afrikaans.



The Publishing Partnership

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Feb 2017 - Jul 2021

  Wrote monthly online content on lifestyle and consumer topics for Jet Club magazine.

• • Aug 2015 - Jun 2017

  Maintained the website of Obrigado magazine



Flick Visual Foundry

• Script Writer

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2018

  Wrote business to business scripts for info and presentation videos for Flick clients, who included Nedbank, Old Mutual, Standard Bank, MediClinic, Cipla and Multichoice. Wrote business to business scripts for info and presentation videos for Flick clients, who included Nedbank, Old Mutual, Standard Bank, MediClinic, Cipla and Multichoice.



Netwerk24.com

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Freelance Columnist

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Wrote a weekly TV column for Netwerk24. Wrote a weekly TV column for Netwerk24.



Media24

• Egypt
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jul 2005 - Dec 2014

  Wrote two TV articles per month, all published in the newspapers Beeld, Die Burger and Volksblad.

• • 2005 - 2013

  Editing, translating and writing features for the local edition of the monthly children's magazine National Geographic Kids.



New Media

• United States
• Software Development

• Freelance copy editor

  • 2013 - 2014

  Copy editing and writing for DStv publications Copy editing and writing for DStv publications



John Brown Media

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Translator

  • 2011 - 2013

  Translated Edgars Club magazine to Afrikaans. Translated Edgars Club magazine to Afrikaans.



Huisgenoot

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entertainment Editor and Copy Editor

  • Jul 1990 - Jul 2004

  Started as journalist, became entertainment editor and then a copy editor. Also maintained website for an extended period. Started as journalist, became entertainment editor and then a copy editor. Also maintained website for an extended period.



8Ink Media

• Translator

  • 2002 - 2003

  Translated Seventeen magazine. Translated Seventeen magazine.



Die Burger

• Germany

• Sports subeditor

  • Oct 1986 - Jun 1990

  Started off in general editing, then became sports writer and finally sports subeditor. Started off in general editing, then became sports writer and finally sports subeditor.



Human & Rousseau

• Author

  • 1984 - 1989

  Published three volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories. Published three volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories.