PERSONAL INFORMATION
DATE OF BIRTH | 07 February 1993
LANGUAGES| English and Afrikaans
DRIVERS LICENSE| Yes
EDUCATION
RHODES UNIVERSITY | Bachelor of Journalism
2011-2014
Minors: English I, Legal Theory 1, Political and International Studies I and II
Majors: Economics, Journalism and Media Studies (Specialising in Television Production)
THE SETTLERS HIGH SCHOOL | Senior Certificate
2006 – 2010
Subjects: English 1st Language, Afrikaans 2nd Language, Core Mathematics, Economics, Tourism, Accountancy, Life Orientation.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Eyewitness News | Multimedia Producer
December 2016- current
Eyewitness News is a South African multi-platform news publisher, focusing on local and international breaking news stories, entertainment, sport, business, politics and interactive media. The news service is available on radio, desktop and on mobile.As a multimedia producer, I research, film and edit videos and photographs which are shared via the various platforms.
News24 Live | Multimedia Journalist Intern
February 2016- November 2016
Centred on News24, 24.com is dedicated to creating and sustaining uniquely African online and mobile communities. 24.com interns join the dynamic teams who source, create, and distribute all the media associated with these sites. As a multimedia journalist, I film and produce video content which is shared via the online platform.
THE SABC| News Reporter
April 2015- January 2016
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster for the Republic of South Africa. As a news reporter at the SABC, I collected and disseminated news on a daily basis. I was required to produce news coverage which was then broadcast via a local radio station.
TWO BLONDS AND A REDHEAD PRODUCTIONS| Production Assistant for Rands with Sense
February 2015- March 2015
Rands with Sense is a financial literacy show on SABC 2. As a production assistant for this show, I was responsible for finding participants and experts, managing scripts and arranging call sheets.
THE AFRICAN ATTACHMENT | Production Intern
December 2014-January 2015
The African Attachment is an Independent Film Company based in Woodstock, Cape Town. As a production intern, I was tasked with doing pre-production tasks for the upcoming season. These tasks included research, budgets and location scouting among other things.
SKILLS
FILMING
VIDEO EDITING: ADOBE PREMIERE PRO/ AVID/ FINAL CUT PRO
AUDIO EDITING: ADOBE AUDITION/ DALET
LAYOUT DESIGN: ADOBE INDESIGN
SCRIPT WRITING: NEWS PACKAGES/SOUNDBYTES/HARD COPIES
MICROSOFT OFFICE
WORDPRESS/TUMBLR