Sisanda Manamathela

• Reviewed stories from 'street journalists' to produce content for Internet and digital channels.
• publishing and rejecting content from street journalists-UK/USA and ZA content.
• Utilized social media channels to promote articles and interact with readers, increasing online engagement rates.
• Cultivated strong relationships with sources and other contacts to support leads and story development.
• Researched and gathered information to develop accurate and credible stories.
• Leading training sessions for street journalists on professional article.
• Responding to user emails.
• Inviting scholars and writers to join the platform via cold calls.
• writing.
• Managing administrative tasks and paperwork for payroll

• Played an integral role in pre-production activities like research, script breakdowns, and creating call sheets for upcoming shoots.
• Maintained an updated contact list of key personnel involved in each project to facilitate streamlined communication channels.
• Supported post-production tasks such as organizing footage files, labeling assets accurately for easy retrieval during editing sessions.
• Conducting Vox Pops/ Interviews.
• Conducting preliminary telephonic interviews
• Ensuring interviews with a variety of voices
• Generating story ideas
• Checking electronic media,social media and articles of interest
  Checking archives for specified and appropriate visuals
  

• Increased employee awareness of company initiatives through well-crafted email campaigns and intranet posts.
• Participated in brainstorming sessions with other team members, contributing fresh ideas for creative approaches to internal messaging.
• Helped create impactful presentations for senior leadership using data visualization techniques to effectively communicate key messages.
• Attended government functions for the key purpose of branding and building rapport with communities and stakeholders.

This experience was solely based on gaining experience and insight through the WIL program for graduation purposes.

• Developed strong relationships with sources to gain exclusive insights for reporting purposes.
• Contributed to the publication''s credibility by adhering to ethical standards in reporting practices.
• Enhanced article quality by conducting thorough research and fact-checking before submission.
• Collaborated with editors to refine and polish articles, resulting in increased reader engagement.
• Generated compelling story ideas by staying current on industry trends and local events.