IAN DANCAN OMONDI
DIGITAL SUB-EDITOR
Nairobi
Summary
I am an ambitious, focused, and experienced writer and editor with over nine years experience in the field of digital journalism. This has enabled me to develop and have niche for content that is persuasive and captivating, and I bring on board a barrage of exciting new ideas.
I have written for and been published by all leading media houses in the country, some while still on freelance basis, and thereby picked up invaluable experience that I believe would enable me perform at optimum in any senior digital editorial role.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
23
23
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Digital Reporter/Sub-Editor
Citizen TV
11.2017 - Current
- Curating and editing news content for the online audience's consumption
- Liaising with correspondents spread across the country for timely delivery of news updates
- Cooperating with the TV news team for unique feature publications
- Monitoring user interaction with the website for the purposes of finding out areas of possible improvement
- Regularly interacting with the Digital Editor for content directions and instructions
- Presenting and executing ideas for online use such as Profile interviews of notable Kenyan personalities
- Coordinating with the Social Media team for timely and appropriate content updates, rectifying where possible
- Sourcing relevant entertainment news for publishing
- Editing entertainment news content posted by other digital reporters attached to the site.
Founder and Editor
JKUAT Students' Association (JKUSA) Magazine
02.2015 - 03.2019
- Pitched the idea of the students' magazine to the governing body Secretary-General and it was adopted
- Personally assembled a team of writers, photographers, and creatives to curate content for the magazine
- Assigned stories and other relevant duties to the team for execution
- Edited stories as assigned to members of the team as well as those submitted by the general school populace
- Liaised with the designers and made the final call/say on the general layout of the magazine
- Responsible for handling the finances channeled towards the project as allocated by the students' governing body Secretary General's office.
Print Reporter/Columnist
Standard Media Group
09.2015 - 10.2017
- Sourcing and writing news and feature stories for The Nairobian Newspaper
- Was allocated a whole page on The Nairobian Newspaper dubbed the 'Campus Vibe' purely for news from the various Kenyan universities as well as issues affecting the students
- Sat in Editorial meetings where I pitched story ideas to the Editors and conducted interviews as assigned.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Tech.
Juja, Kiambu County 02.2013 - 12.2023
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) -
St. Mary's School, Yala
Gem, Siaya County 02.2009 - 12.2012
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) -
Rang'ala Boys Primary School
Ugunja, Siaya County 01.2001 - 12.2008
Skills
Leadership
undefinedKey Competencies And Skills
- Excellent command of the English and Swahili languages
- Excellent writing, copy-writing, and editing skills
- Proper fact-checking ability
- Good leadership and people skills
- Ability to understand the evolving trends of digital
- Decent presentation and communication skills
- Creative and innovative
- Effective planning and organizational skills
References
- Philip Mwaniki, Digital Editor, Royal Media Services, Philip.mwaniki@royalmedia.co.ke, +254733253939
- Tony Malesi, Former News Editor, Nation Newspaper, tonymalesy@gmail.com, +254725596136
- Irvin Jalang’o, Former Content Producer, Royal Media Services, johnjalango@gmail.com, +254729438731
Timeline
Digital Reporter/Sub-Editor
Citizen TV
11.2017 - Current
Print Reporter/Columnist
Standard Media Group
09.2015 - 10.2017
Founder and Editor
JKUAT Students' Association (JKUSA) Magazine
02.2015 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Tech.
02.2013 - 12.2023
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) -
St. Mary's School, Yala
02.2009 - 12.2012
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) -
Rang'ala Boys Primary School
01.2001 - 12.2008
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