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University of the WitwatersrandCommunications Officer
Mar. 2024South AfricaWriting, editing, profile building in the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences.
African Centre for the study of the United StatesCommunications Manager
Jan. 2022 - Jul. 2022City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Various CompaniesCommunications Specialist
Sep. 2021 - Apr. 2024City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaMost current work (June 2023 to present): Shelf-Made Digital Marketing Agency
o I write blogs using search engine optimisation tools and google analytics for various companies. The sectors I write for include biotechnology, logistics and media. Wits University
o I write research news pieces for the university, with a focus on the Faculty of Health Sciences and School of Public Health. o I edit policy briefs for the Centre for Researching Education and Labour (REAL Centre). Past work: Wits RHI (Reproductive Health Institute)
o I produce and execute stakeholder dissemination plans for closing-out clinical trials, including PrEPSMART (pre-exposure prophylaxis using stepped interventions in a study population), HOPE (assessing the one-dose impact of the human papillomavirus vaccine in adolescent girls), POWER/DST (assessing the efficacy of a decision support tool in using PrEP) and ALIVE (gauging vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers across four clinics).
o I write, edit and design communication products, including policy briefs, community advisory board presentations, institutional reports and funding proposals. o I attend conferences, particularly around HIV prevention and antimicrobial resistance, producing written pieces. University of the Witwatersrand o Research communication for the university’s 100th birthday campaign. I focused on writing feature articles and news pieces on the topics of health and climate change research. Global Water Project (GWP), Sweden
o Communications project leader for GWP to prepare the Somalian government to present that government’s nationally determined contributions to the COP26 committee. Maharishi Institute, South Africa o Chief copyeditor for the Institute in its application to the Council of Higher Education. This application was for the accreditation of the Higher Certificate in Management and the Bachelors in Business Administration degree.
DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human DevelopmentCommunications Officer
Aug. 2018 - Jan. 2022University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaI am responsible for writing interesting features and profiles based on human development research. I publish my articles in the Business Day, Fin 24 and the Sunday Times. I am also responsible for turning dense research into digestible nuggets for both policy and broader dissemination purposes.
The Iconic GroupSpecialist writer and communications strategist
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012(Across the group’s three companies: Wag the Dog Publishers; Stone Stoup PR; and Ideaology Design.Advertising.Digital) Writes in-depth articles, specifically on topics related to the media and marketing industry in South Africa for Wag the Dog Publishers’ titles: The Media Magazine; The Media Online (themediaonline.co.za); and Marketing Web (marketingweb.co.za); and Strategic Marketing. Covers topics that include publishing, journalism, marketing, new media trends and media strategy, planning and buying. Sub-edits and proofreads The Media Magazine.
Sub-edits and proofreads Acumen – the Gordon Institute of Business Science’s (GIBS’s) quarterly magazine. Interviews and writes for Wag the Dog Publishers’ custom publication, EasyDIY, which is aimed at South Africa’s burgeoning DIY market.
Writes website copy and manages content for each of the group’s three companies (see stonesoup.co.za; ideadesign.co.za; wagthedogpublishers.co.za; iconicmarketing.co.za).
Writes copy and assists in managing Wag the Dog Publishers’ brand extensions, ‘The Women in Media Awards’, which honours South Africa’s top women leaders in all aspects of media; and the ‘MOST Awards’, which honours top media owners and media agencies.
Assists with gathering research for the ‘Demystify Print Media Research’, an ongoing forum to improve research in print media.
Writes all corporate material for Stone Soup PR’s clients in sectors including wind energy, biodiversity, advertising, publishing and human rights’ law.
Manages and edits a newsletter for Out of Home Media South Africa, one of Stone Soup PR’s clients and the official outdoor advertising association of South Africa. Assists in the development of marketing and communication plans for Stone Soup PR’s clients.
Develops media exposure reports based on software designed to calculate PR value.
Creamer MediaJournalist
Nov. 2008 - Jul. 2009Wrote for Engineering News, Mining Weekly, Polity and the Research Channel.
Wrote television scripts for the Real Economy report.
Freelance Writer and EditingFreelance Writer
Jun. 2007 - Aug. 2018Johannesburg Area, South Africa*I wrote Save the Children South Africa’s annual report.
*I managed the Social Justice Initiative’s social media accounts.
*I wrote a “Tuberculosis in the Mining Sector (TIMS)” narrative report for Interactive Research and Development (IRD) South Africa. I travelled to rural villages in the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape interviewing people with drug-resistant TB. TIMS is a project in the SADC region managed by the Wits Health Consortium. IRD is a sub-grantee, managing the prevention and treatment of TB in the region. *I wrote case studies for the Kgololo Academy in Alexandra Township for the purposes of their fundraising drive. Kgololo is part of the charter schools initiative, based in the United States. *I wrote articles for the South African Jewish Report. *I edited academic and literary manuscripts.
*I trained communications employees of The Government Pensions Administration Agency in creative writing. Publications I have written for include: Business Day, The Weekender, Sunday Independent, The Star, SA Banker, The Media Magazine, The Media Online, Ogojiii, FNB’s magazine, Engineering News, Mining Weekly, Polity, Gordon Institute of Business Science magazine, The Wits Business School Journal.
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