Profile photo of Fredrick O.

Fredrick O.

Nairobi County, Kenya

1 review

$500 - $1500 / Day

About

A committed Kenyan media practitioner, communication consultant and researcher with 13 years experience in the media and 9 years in research I have experience in newspaper, radio and TV having worked in various media houses in Kenya. Find my employment history below ... January 2015 to date - Working as a communication consultant (producing communication strategies, speeches, newsletters, documentaries and online content generation) January 2012 to January 2015 - Worked as a reporter with Kenya Television Network (KTN), a subsidiary of Kenya’s oldest media house, Standard Group. From January to May 2012, I was at the Nairobi Headquarters office before moving to the Kisumu Bureau in June 2012, covering seven counties around the Lake Victoria region. I successfully helped the company establish a television presence and following in Western Kenya and Nyanza. July 2010 to December 2011 - Worked at Strategic Public Relations & Research as a Research Executive, successfully overseeing the creation of Kenya’s first call-center based research hub known as CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews). May 2008 to June 2010 - Worked at East and Central Africa’s leading business newspaper, Business Daily, as a sub-editor. Simultaneously wrote articles and advertisement copy for various publications covering news, entertainment, economics and business. May 2007 to April 2008 - Trained and worked at Nation Media Group as a reporter, writer, sub-editor and Swahili translator in various platforms including newspaper, television and radio. HIGHLIGHTS I covered both live and recorded stories for KTN for three years (2012 - 15). For a glimpse at some of my stories kindly follow the link (http://bit.ly/12G2Orx) which leads to my YouTube channel I can write and edit articles and statements for newspaper, radio, television and the Internet. These can target both public and corporate platforms (for an example see http://bit.ly/1oRTXvg). I have managed the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) division at Strategic Public Relations & Research, which involves the day-to-day running of the call-center, analysis of collected data, organization of findings and preparation of survey reports. I can also write and edit research project proposals & reports I have also participated in advertising campaigns (print and broadcast) for various corporate clients while based at Nation Media Group including East Africa Portland Cement and Old Mutual

Top Services

Reporter / Journalist
1 review
Documentary DP
Video Editor - News

Clients

Top Projects

Equipment

Video

  • Full HD video camera
  • DSLR or equivalent

Audio

  • External recorder

All Services

Production Support

  • Documentary DP
  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • TV News Producer
  • Reporter / Journalist
  • On-Air Reporter / Host

Post Production

  • Video Editor - News
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Video Editor - Commercial

Miscellaneous

  • Fixer
  • Translator