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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

- Execute content including: video series, magazine-style features, custom Q&A articles, print, and interactive digital experiences. - Hire and negotiate vendor contracts including video production partners, writers, photographers, illustrators, editors and copy editors. - Oversee project budgets.- Build and manage project timelines.- Analyze and optimize campaign success with a focus on renewal. - Service clients from a range of industries including blue-chip financial and healthcare organizations, tourism entities and international non-profits.

New York, New York, United States

- Execute content including video series, magazine-style features, custom Q&A articles, print, and interactive digital experiences. - Hire and negotiate vendor contracts including video production partners, writers, photographers, illustrators, editors and copy editors. - Oversee project budgets.- Build and manage project timelines.- Analyze and optimize campaign success with a focus on renewal. - Service clients from a range of industries including blue-chip financial and healthcare organizations, tourism entities and international non-profits.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Editorial and account management services, creating compelling survey-led news stories for a number of key clients across the USA.I spend my days managing a wide range of editorial projects for world-class clients, from project initiation through to launch and success evaluation.

New York, New York, United States

Writing film and TV news for Screen Rant, one of the world's largest movie websites.

Cape Town And New York

Working as a freelance digital writer, editor and content creator. Clients range from large publishing companies (screenrant.com, Highbury Media and John Brown Media) to small businesses requiring bespoke online strategy and content.

Cape Town

Working under the Script Manager to manage and edit the work of a team of scriptwriters producing e-learning content for one of the world's leading hospitality training companies (recently acquired by Eco Lab, a Fortune 500 company).ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Taking responsibility for scripting on a number of award-winning e-learning projects, translating technical learning material into easy-to-follow learning videos. Major projects included developing a video learning series for Waitrose, one of the UK's largest retailers, as well as scripting e-learning videos for Dubai Tourism and Marriott International.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Supporting the editor with the day-to-day operations of South Africa's top property magazine, focusing on sustainable builds. Tasks ranged from generating story ideas, to commissioning writers, editing their work, and approving final copy in layout.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Being part of a small three-person team that produced a quality publication, leading to earthworks magazine being named the Property Publication of the Year at the 2018 South African Property Owners Association Journalism Awards for Excellence.

Cape Town

Responsible for all of the digital communication and marketing material produced by CapeNature, the second largest conservation and eco-tourism organisation in South Africa. Tasks included the formation of digital communication strategy, as well as production of all written and visual content across all digital channels, including the website, social media and internal intranet.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Growing CapeNature's digital presence by almost 50% in the first year, as well as growing established social media channels by an average of 30%. Establishment of new media channels (Instagram and Twitter), leading to increased online presence as well as increased online lead generation for eco-tourism initiatives. I was also part of a team that developed CapeNature's online booking portal, driving eco-tourism revenue well beyond target in the online booking system's first year of operation.

Cape Town

Working as the founding editor of sacricketmag.com, the main news website for South Africa's third-largest sport.

Cape Town

Managing SA Cricket magazine, a consumer title that is published five times a year. I was handpicked for the role in 2013 by the incumbent editor, who had been in the role since 2003. My duties included, but were not limited to: coming up with a synopsis for each issue; approving the flat plan; maintaining and balancing the editorial budget; commissioning writers; receiving, editing and subbing raw copy from writers; choosing imagery; guiding the design team on tone and style for each piece; writing a variety of features and short pieces as and when needed; maintaining and growing the SA Cricket magazine Facebook and Twitter pages.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Managing TFG SportsClub magazine, a contract title that is distributed to 245 000 TFG (The Foschini Group) account holders every month. My duties included, but were not limited to: coming up with a synopsis for each issue; approving the flat plan; commissioning writers; receiving and editing/subbing raw copy from writers; guiding the design team on tone and style for each piece; liaising with client to ensure each issue of the magazine fits their filters and reflects the TFG brand; writing a variety of features and short pieces as and when needed.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Copy editing on all publications produced by Highbury Media's sports department, including SA Rugby magazine, SA Cricket magazine, Business Day Sports Monthly, SASCOC Road to London, TFG SportsClub, TFG SoccerClub and Sowetan Soccer.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Compiling and writing content for the sports section of The South African newspaper, a weekly publication distributed to over 500 000 expat South Africans in London.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Uploading all digital content to thesouthafrican.com and the brand's social media channels.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film, Media And Writing

Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Film Production from the University of Cape Town; with distinction in Media and Visual studies

Matric

Matric, with university exemption, from Bergvliet High School in Cape Town