OBJECTIVE To become a better writer and journalist. Seeking to be an asset for the company and to learn and grow as a person within the company. To meet people with different ethnical backgrounds, learn and get to know them. Grow my skills as a journalist and always report the truth, no matter what. SKILLS & ABILITIES • Speak, write and read two languages. (Afrikaans and English)

• Good listener.

• Great communication skills.

• Critical thinker and good problem-solving skills.

• Works well with people of all ethnical backgrounds.

• Know how to be objective.

• Good writing skills.

• Enthusiastic and curious.

• Computer and social media literate.

• Ambitious and Goal driven.

• Liberal and non-bias.

EXPERIENCE DATA CAPTURER FOR CARRIER SELECT (PART TIME)

[February 2018-February 2019]

• Alphabetizing company client files.

• Creating company files online and storing it on the cloud.

• Marketing and advertising their services.

• Creating client files.

• Creating spreadsheets.

INTERN JOUNALIST FOR PLATINUM WEEKLY PUBLISHERS

[11 July 2019- 18 July 2019]

• Writing articles.

• Photographing events and people of interest.

• Traveling to and covering events.

• Interviewing people of interest.

• Compiling and sourcing information for Vox Pops.

• Phoning potential interviewees and arranging to meet with them. Page 3

PART- TIME GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR TURBO TORTOISE TECH

[June-July 2020]

• Creating thumbnails for their YouTube videos.

• Collaborating with other Graphic designers on different ideas and layouts.

• Using Photoshop to create unique thumbnails.

• Learning new and exciting ways to use Photoshop.

• Delivered quality thumbnails on a tight dead line. INTERN JUNIOR JOURNALIST AT THE STAR NEWSPAPER, JOHANNESBURG

[09 March-09 April 2020]

• Wrote a minimum of 2-4 articles a day.

• Gathering information from accident sites and meeting up with the Newspaper’s photographers.

• Interviewing and gathering statements from Dwayne Minnaar (police spokesperson) and the people of interest.

• Attending court hearings to gather information from relevant cases for a news article.

• Going to different locations to interview people of relevance.

• Making follow up phone calls to double check facts and quotes.

• Coming up with interesting story angles and presenting them to the editor.

• Learning from more experienced journalists the what and what nots.

• Sitting with the editor at the end of the day to edit articles and where corrections can be made.

• Recording and writing down valid and important information. EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL RUSTENBURG-RUSTENBURG-MATRIC 2014

• Afrikaans (Home language)

• English (1st Language)

• Mathematical Literacy

• Biology

• Science (Physics and Chemistry)

• Computer Applied Technology

• Life Orientation

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA-PRETORIA-ONE YEAR 2015(DID NOT COMPLETE 4 YEARS) BED DEGREE (INTERMEDIATE PHASE)

• Religious Studies (elective)

• English (elective)

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DAMELIN-RANDBURG-DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM & MEDIA STUDIES 2017-2019 (3 YEARS) COMPLETED.

FIRST SEMESTER FINAL YEAR 2019

• News Reporting- 73%

• Editorial Management- 74%

• Desktop Publishing- 70%

SECOND SEMESTER FINAL YEAR 2019

• Media Production- 78%

• WIL (Work Integrated Learning) - Completed 160hours of journalistic work with The Star Newspaper in Johannesburg from 09March-09April 2020. REFERENCES

TRAVIS JAMES

Director, Carrier Select

Tel: 010-***-****

MYTRLE BROUGH/DANIKA WESSELS

Editor/Head Journalist, Platinum Weekly Publishers Tel: 014-***-****

UYANDA SITHOLI

Lecturer, Damelin Randburg

Tel: 071-***-****

RHYS CROSSLEY

Owner, Turbo Tortoise Tech

Tel: 071-***-****

LINDILE SIFILE

Editor, The Star Newspaper Johannesburg

Tel: 073-***-****

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