Experienced Digital Content Editor and Strategist/ Senior Copywriter/ Digital Content Marketer with a demonstrated history of working in the retail, fashion, health, and publishing industries. Skilled in digital strategy, content writing and editing, content marketing, journalism, social media marketing (including paid social) reporting/analytics, and Adobe Photoshop. Strong creative and digital content professional who graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, City Varsity & Get Smarter. Currently studying Nutritional Health part-time and completing my Masters in Counseling.More...
Petro Mostert
Communications Specialist@Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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I'm a writer, journalist and storyteller with over 35 years of experience in media and communications. I started my career as a journalist in 1987, joining the biggest Afrikaans (one of South Africa's eleven official languages) newspapers in Cape Town after graduating with a BA degree in political science and developing economics from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. After spending a few years reporting on general news, doing some court reporting, spending time in the editing office, and putting the newspaper together, I joined the corporate world in various roles as a communications specialist and editor.
Throughout my career, I've launched many news publications, consumer magazines and corporate publications, including writing and compiling annual financial reports, newsletters and marketing collateral. I've written articles on various topics, from technology, environmental sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship to profiling exciting people. I am adventurous and love to write about my own experiences, whether hiking up a majestic mountain or mountain biking over a few days. I enjoy long-form writing, research- and report writing, and shorter, impactful social media content and blogging. I love writing and telling stories unpretentiously, using simple language to demystify complex concepts to readers who do not necessarily understand the field of study but would love to know more. Moreover, I am curious and love to share other people's stories on paper.
Currently, as a communications specialist in the office of Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, I compile and write the Responsibility Centre's (Finance, Information Technology, Maties Sport, Innovus/SUNCOM, and Facilities Management) quarterly management reports, of which one is an integrated annual report. The University allows me to work as a freelancer on my own time, which I do intermittently. One of my recent freelance projects includes co-authoring a history book, producing a coffee table book on the Open Societies FoMore...
Michael Salzwedel
Digital media specialist@Internews
Verified
Michael Salzwedel – Digital Media Specialist & Journalist
Michael Salzwedel is a digital media specialist, trainer, and journalist with expertise in digital and social media strategy, multimedia content creation, data journalism, e-learning, and mobile journalism. With a background in journalism and media studies, he has spent nearly two decades working at the intersection of technology, media, and training, helping news organizations, NGOs, and academic institutions navigate the digital landscape.
Currently, Michael is a Digital Media Specialist at Internews, where he supports capacity building and multimedia content development across the Health Journalism Network and Earth Journalism Network. He also plays a key role in Internews’ internal AI working group, shaping training and policy on responsible AI use.
Key Roles & Contributions
Internews (2020–Present) – Leads digital media training, supports e-learning initiatives, and develops multimedia content for global journalism networks.
SocialWeaver (2015–2022) – Founded and led a digital media consultancy, working with clients such as SABC, Independent Newspapers, UCT, and the African Union Commission.
Code for Africa (2019–2020) – Managed the Google Storylab Academy, training journalists from Daily Maverick, Eyewitness News, and other African newsrooms in data journalism.
SABC Digital News (2013–2014) – Enhanced digital news operations, social media strategy, and multimedia content production.More...
Quintus Wouda
Salesforce Business Analyst@MiX Telematics
Verified
Specialist Skills:
Research and Reporting
Business Analysis and Development
Office and Project Management
Customer Service and Liaison
Team Leadership and Stakeholder Relationship Management
Public Relations and Effective Communication
Conflict Resolution and Strategic Planning
Organization, Time Management, and Creative Problem Solving
Qualifications and Certificates:
Certified Salesforce Administrator
Certified Salesforce Business Analyst
Advanced Business Analysis
Diploma: Human Resources Management
National Diploma: Human Resource Management and Practices
Labour Relations Management NQF6
IT Skills:
Salesforce Administration and CPQ
DocuSign Integration
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Office 365)
Professional Memberships:
Salesforce Administrator Certified
Salesforce Business Analyst Certified
HR Professional - South African Board of People Practices (SABPP)
Commissioner of Oaths / Notary (South Africa)
Work History:
Salesforce Business Analyst: November 2022 – Current
Human Resources and Facilities Manager: November 2017 – October 2022
Human Resources Manager: October 2014 - November 2017
Human Resources Generalist / Administrator: September 2009 - September 2014More...
Theuns Venter
COO@Vrye Weekblad
Verified
Born and raised in Johannnesburg, Theuns started his career in logistics, before he joined Media24 back in 2002. With a long track record in media advertising sales, and managing national sales teams, Theuns was offered an opportunity to move to Cape Town in 2011. He uprooted his family from Pretoria and started his new journey as a Publisher on most of Media24’s titles. He was also the publisher on Huisgenoot Skouspel from 2012 to 2015, where he learned more about showbusiness and the music industry, from managing sponsor’s and muso’s expectations, to managing the project as a whole.
The last 10 years of Theuns’s career at Media24 (2012 to 2022), he was the publisher of the agricultural titles of Media24, including Landbouweekblad, SA Jagter/Hunter and Man Magnum Magazines. He has a track record of developing and growing Landbouweekblad from only a magazine and website to a renowned brand with various brand extensions, ranging from TV productions, conferences, Farmer’s days and several printed brand extensions. He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit with a reputation for identifying opportunities and establishing three successful businesses whilst managing Create Hub, an initiative within Media24, to identify investment opportunities within different industries outside of media. During his tenure, Media24 invested in 3 opportunities - goHustle, a platform for women focusing on entrepreneurial growth, d6 Rides trading as Zipalong – a teen ride-sharing service, as well as LevelFox, Media24’s own gaming platform.
During his further post graduate studies during 2022, Theuns decided to exit the corporate space and started his own media consulting company. He’s currently still publishing two magazines for SA Hunt Publishing, and resides as a director of SA Hunt Publishing, a division of the SA Hunters and Game Conservation of South Africa. He was also consulting as COO for Vrye Weekblad, an online publication, and was an intricate part of setting up a paywall for the brand. He’s also part of Brand Republic, a medMore...