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Writing About Africa (ID: 891238)
Insight. Craft. Professionalism. Experience
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Writing, Editing & Translation
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Earnings (Year):
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Summary
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| Member Since: |
February 02, 2006 | 0 quotes in last 30 days
| Last Signed in: April 19, 2010
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| Location: |
Cape Town, Western Cape | South Africa |
| Would work on site: |
No |
| Earnings (All Time): |
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| Writing, Editing & Translation |
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| Articles & Press Releases |
$0 |
| Blogs |
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| Editing & Proofreading |
$0 |
| Screen & Script Writing |
$0 |
| Speeches |
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| Rate: |
Min. Rate: $8.00 | Min. Budget: $0.00 |
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| Industries: |
Environment, Energy, Government, Healthcare Services, Telecommunications |
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Highlights
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Through written words, I communicate African issues, opportunities, landscapes, cultures and stories for any audience on nearly any topic.
My writing ranges from magazine articles in award-winning business publications to policy reports for national governments to ad copy for tourism destinations to market overviews in business plans.
I ghost write blogs, with a particular emphasis on eco-tourism, cultural and community tourism, sustainability and responsible travel in Africa. I am also involved with 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup projects, and have the inside track on many related issues in South Africa.
I write fluently in both British and American English.
With over 20 years of experience, I'm a detail-oriented deadline keeper with a network of sources and resources that spans the African continent.
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Skills
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| Years of Experience: |
20 year(s) |
| Highest degree: |
Bachelor's Degree |
| Software Skills: |
Highly technically literate on PC, Mac, various open source platforms.
Very advanced use of MS Office applications. Can use Editors Tool Kit in MS Word for copy editing. Experienced with Blogger, WordPress.
Also use IM software and Skype extensively.
Experienced at producing PowerPoint presentations to accompany a range of different kinds of written documents. Able to distill down the text and combine with images and illustrations very effectively.
Very strong Photoshop skills. |
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Very familiar with the entire publishing process in paper and online from technical and business perspectives.
Used to working independently or collaborating with teams on documents and projects.
Able to conduct research (including interviews) on nearly any topic, with full referencing in any format required.
Excellent at finding the right voice for a given piece, from journalistic to highly characterful to persuasive.
Deep network of contacts on a vast range of topics and in industries across Africa, from IT billionaires to rural villagers.
Able to travel anywhere in Africa to get the story. |
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| The Freelancer has not taken any Skill Tests. |
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Work Terms
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I will work when and how a project requires.
Based in South Africa, I am in the GMT+2 time zone, and accustomed to keeping clients happy from California to Singapore to London.
I work via e-mail, Skype, and any IM platform, and am happy to travel as part of a project, or connect via videoconference. A fax will also suit me just fine.
Writing projects often have insane deadlines and harrowing complications, and this is just part of the business. If I commit to a deadline, you will have it on time, if not early. I have no "normal" work week or working day, but take my personal time when and as I need to and am able.
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South Africa |
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(UTC+02:00) Harare, Pretoria |
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