As a Political Science major with a comms background, it has given me a magnified sense of the world in terms of how politics, people and media are intertwined. My experience as a journalist has given me first-hand experience of how policies are executed in action, which also is my academic interest. This experience has made me immerse myself into community outreach. Listening to raw anecdotes of people on-ground remind me of how we are instruments of positive action in our living space. Together with my experience in storytelling through the longform and utilising the Adobe Creative Cloud, it has enabled me to articulate stories that make readers well-informed, but engaged too.On my off days, I wind down by playing football, badminton or volunteering opportunities that are nearby to enrich my university education as best as I can. When the opportunity arises, I travel.Have a story pitch to share? Hit me up at smfirdaus@sph.com.sg
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JournalistBerita Harian SingapuraSingapore
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Journalist (Berita Harian)Sph Media Jun 2024 - PresentSingapore -
Video InternThe Straits Times Jun 2023 - Aug 2023Singapore• Produced, filmed and edited an infobite video titled "Lories, bridging, and worms... oh my! John Lui feeds the residents of Bird Paradise"• Produced, filmed and edited a video on Bayern Munich's Adidas event in Singapore• Filmed & edited videos from the Lunch With Sumiko series• Filmed presidential hopeful George Goh's appearance at the Elections Department• Edited videos about Hyundai's latest electric cars - Hyundai Kona Electric & Hyundai Ioniq 6• Edited snippets of parliament sessions -
Journalist InternSph Media Jun 2022 - Aug 2022Singapore• Wrote and contributed to more than 15 articles in Berita Harian• Interviewed members of public to hear their opinion on Malaysia's chicken export ban• Filmed and edited videos showcasing Singapore's hawker culture for a series named "Penjaja Kita"
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Media Monitoring Intern @ Delivery Services (Government)Meltwater Jun 2021 - Sep 2021Singapore• Conducted English & Malay news translation for Singapore Government clients. Translation materials included online and print media articles, commentaries, forum letters, editorials, radio & television broadcasts and social media traction.• Collated articles (online, print) and broadcast clippings (TV, radio) to support Meltwater team in cutting media reports to be sent to clients.• Performed social media trawling, broadcast monitoring on platforms for news relevant to Singapore Government clients.• Utilised Meltwater's search engine to tag news articles via keywords -
Nus Muslim SocietyPublicity Executive For Project Link Sep 2020 - Jun 2021In my freshmen year, I served as a Publicity Executive for Project Link, an elderly outreach adhoc student-run initiative by NUSMS. As part of my responsibilities, I led the publicitiy team for the adhoc's photoshoot session and designed collaterals to best encapsulate the programs that were in store. I also oversaw the rebranding of the Project Link logo. -
Business Development InternCrescentrating Apr 2019 - Sep 2019Singapore• Designed website mockups for CrescentRating websites & social media graphics• Liaised with clients to getting on board the Crescent Rating• Managed the social media content on company's social media pages such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google My Business & Newsletter.• Assisted to disseminate survey questions as part of research reports (eg. Muslim Women in Travel 2019) • Attended weekly meetings for a general update of tasks.• Analysed Google Analytics by learning about company's website traffic Halal Tourism Executive Program 2019 details:• Design conference folders, plaques, and customized notebooks• Curate a 2-minute promotional video • Interview speakers and participants for additional event collaterals• Capture photos, footages of main highlights of event -
Full-Time National ServiceSingapore Police Force May 2015 - Mar 2017SingaporeSC/SGT(II)• Printed recall orders for PNSMen• Scheduled PNSMen for their IPPT, RT, ICT• Handled admin records of 1300 Transcom PNSMen• Compiled records of PNSMen IPPT results for monthly reports• Attended meetings with Key-Appointment Holders, take minutes -
Part-Time Bank UsherDbs Bank Feb 2015 - Apr 2015SingaporeWorked as a bank usher for POSB during the Chinese New Year period. Tasks involved included responding to customers' queries accurately and crowd control management -
Part-Time Service CrewLong John Silver'S, Llc Dec 2014 - Feb 2015SingaporeWorked as a service crew for Long John Silvers. Tasks involved included preparing food and beverages, as well as handling the cashier system.
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Syed Muhammad Firdaus Education Details
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Honours With Distinction -
Political Science And Government -
Diploma In Communications & Media Management -
Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate Of Education (Advanced Level) -
Bedok View Secondary SchoolSingapore-Cambridge General Certificate Of Education (Ordinary Level)
Frequently Asked Questions about Syed Muhammad Firdaus
What company does Syed Muhammad Firdaus work for?
Syed Muhammad Firdaus works for Berita Harian Singapura
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Syed Muhammad Firdaus's current role is Journalist.
What schools did Syed Muhammad Firdaus attend?
Syed Muhammad Firdaus attended National University Of Singapore, Bilkent University, Temasek Polytechnic, Innova Junior College, Bedok View Secondary School.
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Syed Muhammad Firdaus has skills like Feature Writing, Presentation Skills, Kayaking, Social Media, Public Speaking, Current Affairs, Film Theory, Film Criticism, Corporate Communications, Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Phonetics.
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