Vanessa Mukhebi, M.A.
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swahili Professional working proficiency
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Dutch Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Steve Hobbs
I worked with Vanessa in a media production company, creating innovative ways to improve farming and nutrition in Kenya, using a variety of media. Vanessa is professional, conscientious and always willing to help across all areas of work - a real team player. She is bright, creative with ideas and will be a real asset to any organisation.
Kagwiria Koome
Vanessa has excellent writing skills and is able to craft stories that are able to draw in different audiences. She is versatile in using different media formats and always willing to experiment on new approaches to communication. Her skills truly come alive when she is working in areas that she is passionate about especially agriculture and nutrition.
Steve Hobbs
I worked with Vanessa in a media production company, creating innovative ways to improve farming and nutrition in Kenya, using a variety of media. Vanessa is professional, conscientious and always willing to help across all areas of work - a real team player. She is bright, creative with ideas and will be a real asset to any organisation.
Kagwiria Koome
Vanessa has excellent writing skills and is able to craft stories that are able to draw in different audiences. She is versatile in using different media formats and always willing to experiment on new approaches to communication. Her skills truly come alive when she is working in areas that she is passionate about especially agriculture and nutrition.
Steve Hobbs
I worked with Vanessa in a media production company, creating innovative ways to improve farming and nutrition in Kenya, using a variety of media. Vanessa is professional, conscientious and always willing to help across all areas of work - a real team player. She is bright, creative with ideas and will be a real asset to any organisation.
Kagwiria Koome
Vanessa has excellent writing skills and is able to craft stories that are able to draw in different audiences. She is versatile in using different media formats and always willing to experiment on new approaches to communication. Her skills truly come alive when she is working in areas that she is passionate about especially agriculture and nutrition.
Steve Hobbs
I worked with Vanessa in a media production company, creating innovative ways to improve farming and nutrition in Kenya, using a variety of media. Vanessa is professional, conscientious and always willing to help across all areas of work - a real team player. She is bright, creative with ideas and will be a real asset to any organisation.
Kagwiria Koome
Vanessa has excellent writing skills and is able to craft stories that are able to draw in different audiences. She is versatile in using different media formats and always willing to experiment on new approaches to communication. Her skills truly come alive when she is working in areas that she is passionate about especially agriculture and nutrition.
Credentials
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Print and Digital Elements of Design: Branding and User Experience - University of Colorado
CourseraOct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Graphic Design Elements for Non-Designers on Coursera - University of Colorado at Boulder
CourseraOct, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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ReFED
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Manager
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Jan 2020 - Present
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Communications Fellow
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Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Serve as ReFED's Communications Fellow, supporting the organization on communications execution and strategy
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University of Chicago
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching/Project Assistant for Food Cultura, Department of Anthropology
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Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Supervising, facilitating and designing student ethnographic and archival projects related to Chicago's culinary landscape, in conjunction with Professor Stephan Palmié and renowned food artist, Antoni Miralda. Supervising, facilitating and designing student ethnographic and archival projects related to Chicago's culinary landscape, in conjunction with Professor Stephan Palmié and renowned food artist, Antoni Miralda.
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University of Chicago
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Researcher
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Oct 2018 - Aug 2019
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The Mediae Company
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Kenya
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Associate
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Mar 2016 - Aug 2018
The Mediae Company is an organisation dedicated to improving the social, economic, and political livelihoods of large audiences across sub-Saharan Africa through the development of educative, sustainable, and research-based media productions. • Directed the communications department and created content for online and print mediums to optimize user engagement. • Spearheaded the development of a web-based agricultural budgeting tool, Budget Mkononi. • Conceptualized and implemented branding guidelines to communicate a distinctive company image and boost search engine optimization (SEO). • Collaborated with market research teams to compile impact reports and proposals for donor funding • Created, refined and updated a schedule to manage filming dates and post production activities • Supervised video editing teams to ensure TV programming deadlines and donor-partner needs were met. • Forged relationships with multilevel stakeholders through attendance at workshops and conferences • Coordinated activities and managed student interns on work placement. • Restructured the call center sign-up survey to streamline the registration process and response rates
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Africa 24 Media
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Field Production and Documentaries Intern
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Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Africa24 Media is a Pan-African online media agency that connects the rest of the world with content production resources and information from and about Africa. The organization produces feature stories, series programs, documentaries, films and photography in an effort to highlight all that is beautiful within Africa and it’s people. In this role I: • Researched background information for feature stories on “On the Road” and Africa Journal” segments. • Accompanied camera crews on shoots and contributed to script writing, forming interview questions and liaising with talent. • Transcribed interviews for the “Africa Means Business” program. • Learnt how to design shooting plans and recorded 3 voice-overs.
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Education
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2018 - 2019
University of Chicago
Master of Arts - MA, Anthropology -
2011 - 2015
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communication), Sociology and Anthropology -
2010 - 2011
Taylors College Sydney
University of Sydney Foundation Programme, Communication and Media Studies -
2009 - 2010
Braeburn Group of International Schools
Cambridge AS Level, Psychology, Art, ICT, English Literature -
2007 - 2009
Brookhouse Schools
IGCSE
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