Cape Town Area, South Africa
- Current
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- Writer & Social Media Manager: Huisgenoot, YOU & DRUM at Media24
- Writer and Producer at Greenwall Productions
- Past
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- Digital Manager: Family Magazines at Media24
- Designer at SASHLA
- Cameraman at Novi Sad
- Lecturer: Page Layout and Design at Stellenbosch University
- Webmaster of Journalism Department's website at University of Stellenbosch
- Media Liaison: International Office at University of Stellenbosch
- Webmaster of Global Media Journal: African Edition at University of Stellenbosch
- Intern for Wiel Magazine at RamsayMedia
- Intern at 567 CapeTalk Eyewitness News and KFM 94.5 at Primedia
- Junior Reporter at Media24
- Content Manager at Visual Editors
- Assistant at SMAC (Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery)
- Part time employee at Die Burger
- Editor-In-Chief at Die Matie Student Newspaper
- Intern at Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Volunteer at The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in the Netherlands
- Education
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- Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Universität Hamburg
- Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Sibelius-Akatemia - Sibelius-Akademin
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André-Pierre du Plessis’s Experience
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Digital Manager: Family Magazines
Media24
(Public Company; NPSN; Media Production industry)
March 2009 — November 2009 (9 months)
I work within the Media24 Family Magazines business unit, publishers of Huisgenoot, YOU, DRUM, TVPlus, Huisgenoot-Pols, You-Pulse, Huisgenoot-Tempo and Kuier. My main responsibility is to assist the publisher with driving strategic objectives of the business unit through the development of digital marketing, online brand extensions and other multimedia platforms.
Daily analysis and interpretation of world and local trends in different media genres, communicating with editors, directors and senior management while liaising with different business units in the Naspers Group as well as in the open market to ensure effective use of available skills and applications and to negotiate agreements form part of my responsibilities. Furthermore I liaise with technical, creative and logistical teams and departments to ensure the effective and timely development of multimedia platforms. -
Designer
SASHLA
(Media Production industry)
June 2008 — January 2009 (8 months)
Designer and technical editor for flagship publication SAJCD
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Cameraman
Novi Sad
(Media Production industry)
November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)
Cameraman for Serbian television station
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Lecturer: Page Layout and Design
Stellenbosch University
(Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
Lecturing page layout and design on Adobe InDesign to undergraduate graphic arts and postgraduate journalism students.
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Webmaster of Journalism Department's website
University of Stellenbosch
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — September 2008 (9 months)
Redesigned and edited www.sun.ac.za/journalism
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Media Liaison: International Office
University of Stellenbosch
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — July 2008 (7 months)
As media liaison for the International Office at the University of Stellenbosch I was responsible for editing and producing a monthly newsletter aimed at international students and lecturers working and studying at Stellenbosch.
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Webmaster of Global Media Journal: African Edition
University of Stellenbosch
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — July 2008 (7 months)
Designer, online editor and webmaster of www.sun.ac.za/gmja
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Intern for Wiel Magazine
RamsayMedia
(Media Production industry)
January 2008 — January 2008 (1 month)
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Intern at 567 CapeTalk Eyewitness News and KFM 94.5
Primedia
(Public Company; PRM; Publishing industry)
December 2007 — December 2007 (1 month)
I wrote news bulletins, interviewed politicians and criminals and compiled international breaking news stories in Afrikaans for 94.5 KFM and in English for CapeTalk and 702 Talk Radio.
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Junior Reporter
Media24
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Media Production industry)
November 2007 — November 2007 (1 month)
Reporter for Eikestadnuus
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Content Manager
Visual Editors
(Privately Held; E-Learning industry)
June 2007 — June 2007 (1 month)
I managed video content and was responsible for the editing of video material at the World Editors Forum which was posted on YouTube, Visual Editors and the World Association of Newspapers' official website directly after each session.
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Assistant
SMAC (Stellenbosch Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery)
(Arts and Crafts industry)
December 2006 — January 2007 (2 months)
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Part time employee
Die Burger
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 11 months)
I worked within the marketing and circulation strategy team of Die Burger which is the biggest newspaper in the Afrikaans language. My responsibilities included brand management; the development of projects as an assistant to the project manager; communication with organisers of events (KKNK, Cederbergfees, Son Roadshow, Plusstertoer) which Die Burger sponsored and also collaborating with other sponsors; presenting radio programs and being an MC to sponsored events.
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Editor-In-Chief
Die Matie Student Newspaper
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Die Matie is a non-profit newspaper with a circulation of 8 000 distributed on the main campus of Stellenbosch University, the Tygerberg Medical Campus and the Bellville Business School. The paper is run by undergraduate students independent from the SRC and Journalism Department.
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Intern
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
(Museums and Institutions industry)
December 2004 — December 2004 (1 month)
Responsible for guided tours through what is considered the most important gallery of modern art in Italy, keeping gallery clean, conservation of art collection, installing new exhibitions, receiving tour groups at the gallery and presenting seminars on modern and contemporary art.
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Volunteer
The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund in the Netherlands
(Fund-Raising industry)
June 2003 — July 2003 (2 months)
Worked as a member of project management group raising funds from the Dutch public with co-operation by Royal Dutch Postal Services. Required administration and good communication skills.
André-Pierre du Plessis’s Education
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Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
MPhil , Journalism , 2008 — 2009
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Universität Hamburg
Masters Degree , Journalism and Media within Globalisation: The European Perspective , 2008 — 2009
The Erasmus Mundus Masters Degree Programme explores the practice and performance of journalism and the media in the context of a new environment brought about by globalisation, modernisation, commercialisation and professional developments. The program aims to prepare students for the challenge of working in the new global information society. I participated in a semester of this 3 year degree programme at the University of Hamburg's prestigious journalism department as part of a bilateral exchange framework with Stellenbosch University completing 4 modules: Journalism, Media and Society; International Media Systems in an International Comparative Perspective; Comparative Research and Introduction to German.
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Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
BPhil (Cum laude) , Journalism , 2007 — 2008
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Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
BA Humanities , Philosophy, Afrikaans, Dutch , 2003 — 2006
National finalist in L'Oréal Paris Brandstorm Competition in which a new product had to be created and presented to head of L'Oréal South Africa.
- Activities and Societies:
- Sang in Stellenbosch University Choir and won gold medal during Choir Olympics 2004 in Bremen, Germany.
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Sibelius-Akatemia - Sibelius-Akademin
Introduction to Arts Management Master's Degree Programme , Arts Management , 2005 — 2005
The Arts Management Master's Degree Programme is designed for students who have experience in the arts and passion for them, and who wish to develop into skilled professional arts managers. The introduction to this course was presented over the period of a month during a summer school program at the University of Helsinki which is aimed to equip students with practical skills combined with the analytical and conceptual abilities needed in the evolving field of arts management. During the course students from all over the world participate in lectures, workshops and case studies that are aimed to familiarize the students with the basic definitions, methodologies and theories of the arts management field.
