Content Producer / Editor
“We take content to mean information that has been curated into a more or less discrete bundle.”
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by Gordon Torr & Faisal Ahmed
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND [GEPF]
COMMUNITY CHEST
The Community Chest’s vision is to “create a country where all individuals and families reach their human potential” through access to “health, education, income-generation, and community development.”
Was senior content producer for its 2015 annual report: researched and conducted interviews and managed copy proofing.
CommunityChest
TRANSPORT FOR CAPE TOWN
Transport for Cape Town [TCT] required a promotional video to present at the UITP’s (Union Internationale des Transports Publics — International Association of Public Transport) annual conference in 2015, held that year in Milan. UITP champions sustainable urban mobility and is the only worldwide network to bring together all public transport stakeholders and all sustainable transport modes. I was Content Producer (scriptwriter and director) for the video, shot and edited by Deon Bing, which was shown on a continuous loop on a wall screen at the TCT Stand in Milan.
Annual & Sustainability Reports
Speechwriting
Opinion pieces/Thoughtleaders
Media Releases
Scriptwriting
Features
PR / Media Consultant
Structured training courses for senior management on how to handle the media. Media Training including Crisis Communications for executives and senior management
CLIENTS INCLUDED
FUTUREGROWTH ASSET MANAGEMENT
IN CONTEXT CONSULTING
As Senior Strategic Advisor to In Context, the communications team of the educational group Curro Holdings, provided an integrated crisis management strategy, guided the tactical interventions, developed strategic overview, and led on a strategy roadmap.
Project 90by2030
ITGA
Coaching / Teaching
Coaching
Helping you to tell your story in order to better articulate and understand your goals and how to achieve them, personally and professionally.
Teaching: English
How to use English to communicate effectively and efficiently, either for your enjoyment or to further your career.
Whether it’s for travel or pleasure, or if you are in marketing or sales, in IT, finance, or facilities, or you are a personal assistant or project manager, I will work with you to devise a programme that best suits your English needs.
Media Training
The media training programme, aimed at the governmental, NGO, and corporate sectors, examined the state of communications, locally and globally, traditional and digital media, how to set the media agenda, how to work with the media, the concept of what is “news”, strategies for reputational risk management, and the how to establish a working relationship with the media.
Teaching
Worked as an English teacher at Kadugli Boys High School in Kordofan province.
Full-time lecturer in the Department of English at the Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, and part-time lecturer at the University of Khartoum.
Qualifications:
B.A. [English & Philosophy]
CELTA