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GetSmarterAssessor
Jul. 2024 - Oct. 2024
University of Cape TownTutor
Feb. 2021 - Nov. 2023Cape Town Area, South Africa
FreelanceCopy Editor, Proofreader and Writer
Jan. 2019Cape TownFor the past five years, I’ve stepped away from the nine-to-five to pursue a freelance career editing and writing for clients including Dentsu, GetSmarter, Clicks, Highbury Media (now Habari) and African News Agency.
GetSmarterLead Editor
May. 2018 - Dec. 2018Cape Town Area, South AfricaThis was an exciting opportunity to lead a team of 10 junior editors. We copy-edited and proofread multimedia educational content produced by GetSmarter in conjunction with top-tier international universities such as Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge. As part of my role, I also coordinated workflow and assisted in project management.
Highbury MediaSenior Copy Editor
Nov. 2011 - Apr. 2018Cape Town Area, South AfricaI was primary copy editor for MyKitchen (The Foschini Group food magazine), which gave me a chance to indulge my foodie fantasies. I also assisted the rest of the copy-editing team on more than a dozen other lifestyle titles.
Highbury MediaSenior Editor
Oct. 2011 - Apr. 2018
International Colleges GroupManaging Editor
Sep. 2010 - Oct. 2011Cape Town Area, South AfricaIn this position, I was responsible for overseeing production of distance-education study material for INTEC and Damelin. Besides proofreading the final content, I learnt about the local education landscape, working with Department of Education contacts, subject-matter experts and teachers.
Media24 AfricaSub-editor
Jul. 2007 - Mar. 2010Cape Town Area, South AfricaI learnt all about the vibrant world of East African pop culture, society and tourism, working on Media 24's East African magazines Twende (travel), Drum (lifestyle) and Adam (men’s interest) in conjunction with a talented team in Nairobi, Kenya. Worked on the East African editions of 'Drum' and 'Twende' (Go!), and men's magazine 'Adam'
Media 24 AfricaCopyeditor
Jul. 2007 - Apr. 2010Cape Town Area, South Africa
International Colleges GroupEditor
Jan. 2005 - Jun. 2007Cape Town Area, South AfricaThis was a chance to learn about the ins and outs of the distance-learning industry and improve my editing skills (and general knowledge). I worked as part of a copy-editing team on INTEC and Damelin study material.
Freelance MediaProduction Assistant
Dec. 2004 - May. 2005
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