Led the production of breaking news alerts, feature articles and news analysis, consistently delivering accurate, premium quality news content on tight deadlines.Managed the end-to-end coordination of live breaking news broadcasts, including major international events such as the Israel-Palestine conflict in October 2023 and the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland.Oversaw the research, development and production of multimedia feature stories, leading cross-functional teams and ensuring smooth collaboration between editors, videographers, and reporters.Applied project management principles to balance multiple priorities, coordinate stakeholders and meet critical timelines in high-pressure environments.Implemented process improvements and streamlined workflows, enhancing efficiency and reducing bottlenecks in news production and delivery.Developed strategic plans to ensure all projects were delivered on time and in alignment with editorial standards, including managing risks and adapting to rapidly changing scenarios.

Founded and led a multimedia production company, initially offering news writing services and expanding into full-service video production by investing in technical equipment like LiveUs and video cameras.Delivered projects for major clients such as The Times, The Telegraph, The Associated Press, AFP, The Times, The Telegraph, DPA, and Bloomberg, ensuring high standards of quality and client satisfaction.Covered breaking news stories for international outlets, using key project management skills to:Coordinate live video feeds in real time, ensuring seamless communication between field teams, clients, and technical staff.Streamline production workflows, enhancing efficiency by optimising the use of resources and time, allowing simultaneous management of multiple client projects.Schedule and plan shoots, balancing priorities across different time zones and deadlines to ensure on-time delivery of content.Manage budgets for each production, from purchasing equipment to allocating resources for each project, while maintaining cost-efficiency.Risk management: Identified potential technical and logistical challenges and proactively developed contingency plans to keep production on track.Built and maintained strong client relationships, leveraging excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to secure repeat business and long-term partnerships.

Provided in-depth coverage and analysis of politics, various committees and the formulation of new laws.

Identified, pitched and wrote original, colourful human interest articles for the newspaper's target audience. A story I found in this period was of a group of Afrikaans speaking Argentinean Boers whose ancestors moved to Patagonia more than 100 years before.

Took photographs and wrote travel feature articles.

Researched and wrote in-depth articles about South Africa’s media industry.

News and feature writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Responsibilities included: Formulating and researching story ideas; Arranging and conducting interviews; Briefing stringers around Africa; Writing terse, vivid, fast and accurate copy from around Africa.

Readers usually love an in-depth article on Sunday morning. My job was to write economic and business analysis stories with unique insight for the audience. For this, I had to nurse contacts, arrange and conduct interviews and finally write terse, vivid and accurate copy, resulting in the prize for as The Sunday Times business writer of the year.

Wire reporter, news editor, sub editor and feature writer. My responsibilities included: Formulating and researching stories on courts, crime and politics; Arranging and conducting interviews; Writing terse, vivid, fast and accurate wire copy; News editing; Sub editing; Formulating news diaries.