Obwin Owen Benjamin

● OBWIN OWEN BENJAMIN P.O. Box-, NAIROBI,KENYA ● Tel No.: - ● E-Mail:- TRANSFERABLE SKILLS -Electronic news gathering -Superior communication skills -Scripting news, features and documentaries -News editing -Live broadcast coverage/ad libing -Voicing of different packages WORK HISTORY August 3-August 14, 2022 Election Assistant at Standard Media Group. ● Downloading presidential election results ● Verifying the results. ● Tallying presidential election results. September 2021 to present Analyst on my YouTube Channel-Ben O. Official ● Research ● Analyze political events May 2021 to present Freelance journalist at Orato World Media ● Pitch stories ● Interview ● Write stories December, 2019-July 2020 PesaCheck fellow at Code for Africa ● Identifying claims to fact-check ● Gleaning data to approve or disapprove the claim ● Pitching possible claims for verification by the editors ● Working with editors closely during editing of written stories March, 2018- Nov 2019 Content Editor at Opera News ● Managing CMS (Content Management System) ● Editing stories and uploading ● Monitoring clicks and impressions of stories December – April 2019 Business reporter at Kenyan Wallstreet ● Writing/reporting business stories ● News gatherings ● Covering financial markets May 2016- Present Online Tutor/Writer ● Writing communication research papers. ● Developing and writing communication strategy research papers for communication students in the US, Europe and Australia. ● Writing research papers covering topical issues like diversity in the workplace, racism, and globalization ● Online tutoring STANDARD GROUP-KTN May 2015- April 2016 Cameraperson/trainee reporter/Reporter ● Electronic News gathering ● Scripting/reporting ● Interviewing ● Covering Jeff Koinange Live ● Studio Management St. Paul’s Amukura High School Busia, Kenya May 2013-August 2013 Untrained English Teacher ● Teaching English Multimedia University of Kenya Nairobi, Kenya February 2013-Jan 2015 News Reporter/Business News Anchor ● Voicing packages. ● Electronic news gathering ● Scripting ● News presentation ● Audio editing Other Key Competencies - Proficient in computer applications - Online journalism and packaging stories for the online audience Highly organized and able to engage in team building Excellent communication research skills - - Good time management skills Flexible and detail oriented EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Undergraduate: High School: April, 2016 Multimedia University of Kenya BSc Mass Communication, Second Class Upper Division November, 2011 St. Paul’s Amukura High School, Busia Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Grade: B+ REFEREES Mr. Eric Mugenda Former Managing editor Code for Africa(PesaCheck) Tel: - Mr Patrick Alushula Journalist Nation Media Group Tel: -