Amy Ingram

 Curriculum Vitae BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS _____________________________________________________________________________________ Title : Miss Name: Amy Elizabeth Ingram Age: 20 Residential Address: Unit 19, Hillside View Cnr Princes and May Street Windsor East, Johannesburg Contact Numbers:- Email Address:-Date of Birth: 20 January 1997 Identity Number:- Drivers License: Yes Marital Status: Single Citizenship: South African Criminal Record: None SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Year internship with Caxton Community Newspapers Press Code certificate (frayintermedia) Feature writing certificate (UCT Faculty of Humanities Centre for Film and Media Studies in conjunction with Getsmarter) Graphic Design Certificate (UCT Faculty of Humanities in conjunction with Getsmarter) EDUCATIONAL DETAILS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Current Studies Social Media Marketing with Shaw Academy School 2014Matriculated from Scottburgh High School (Certificates can be provided on request) SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Caxton Joburg West Branch (July 2017 – September 2017) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Journalist for the Roodepoort Northsider Caxton Greater Joburg North Branch (Jan 2016 – June 2017) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Journalist for Randburg Sun, Roodepoort Northsider and Northcliff Melville Times Newspapers Rising Sun Umzinto (Jan – Dec 2015) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Intern at Rising Sun Umzinto Part-time sub-editor for Lenasia branch ACHIEVEMENTS & POSITIONS HELD ______________________________________________________________________________________ Current Employment: Caxton Position: Journalist Achievements: More than 30 front page articles My articles reached top 10 nationally Successfully completed Press Code course Employment: Rising Sun Umzinto Position: Cadet Achievements: Second in class with an A+ aggregate at the training academy School Deputy Head Girl of Scottburgh High 2014 Obtained an ‘A’ aggregate in matric with distinctions in: English Afrikaans Life Orientation Accounting Art Biology WORK EXPERIENCE GAINED ______________________________________________________________________________________ Current Employment: Caxton Joburg West branch Reporting: Advanced Press Code – Constant implementation of the laws that govern journalism and being a part of crisis management if the press code was not implemented. Photography – Responsible for taking photos for my own projects such as articles, photo essays and features. Copy editing – Responsible for editing own work before submission and final product. Layout – Experience in allocating content for print and websites. Interviews – Experience in interviewing (one on one, telephonically, and over email) and writing about professional in many industries, such as government, education, culinary arts, art, music, film and law. Digital: Video editing – Responsible for taking videos to support my content and editing them for reader consumption. Facebook Live – Responsible for making live broadcasts on the social media platform, Facebook, for informative and entertainment purposes. Social media broadcasting – Required to create content specifically for website and social media use and broadcasting this content. Uploading content to websites using WordPress Basic SEO and Google Analytics training General: Strict deadlines – Required to produce three pieces of content per day. Deadlines of 10am, noon and 3pm. All content must have been researched and have appropriate photographs. (More content was needed to feed sites over weekends and holidays, thus normally I would produce five stories a day) Employment: Rising Sun Umzinto Learned the basics of reporting, interviews, photography and the press code. COMPUTER LITERACY ______________________________________________________________________________________ Basic Pongrass – Program used to write, edit, and allocate news stories to publications Wordpress – Uploading and editing content on website Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook Indesign – Newspaper layout Video editor Buffer – Manage different social media platforms Tweet deck – Manage different Twitter accounts PERSONAL INTERESTS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Reading (adventure, crime, historical and graphic novels), drawing and painting (mainly charcoal drawing and oil paints), and board games. Furthering my skills as well as the achievements of the company as I strive to be better at my position each day. Creating an environment where I am constantly learning, improving and a help to others. PERSONAL MOTIVATION ______________________________________________________________________________________ I continue to keep myself disciplined because I am motivated to achieve and prosper in the work environment as I enjoy my independence. REFERENCES ______________________________________________________________________________________ Sli Mgozi – Senior Journalist and Sub Editor (Rising Sun- - Duschanka Hitzeroth – Digital Editor- -- Ashtyn McKenzie – Senior Journalist (Caxton North West-- Aimee Mcgill – Group Editor Greater Joburg North West Branch 083 --