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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Name: |
Noelle Adams |
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Date of Birth:
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10 January 1982 |
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Location: |
Durban, South Africa |
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E-mail: |
noelle_adams@hotmail.com
/ noelle.adams@gmail.com |
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Nationality: |
South African |
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Interests and
Hobbies: |
Writing/working on my first novel,
reading,
film,
gaming,
web
surfing,
squash,
spending time with friends. |
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Work Experience |
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Copywriter
& strategist at an advertising agency |
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Worked: |
February
2006 - current |
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Description:
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Meeting
clients' copy requirements for press releases, web sites,
packaging, brochures and trade presenters, as well as promotional
DVDs, and print and radio advertisements |
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Strategising
promotional campaigns and website content |
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Position:
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Magazine
columnist for
GEAR, a
monthly publication focused on electronic gaming from the
consumer’s perspective. |
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Worked: |
December
2005 - current |
Job
Description:
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Conceptualising
and writing a monthly column for the back page of GEAR. |
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Preparation
entails continual monitoring of news within the gaming
industry and media.
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Editing
the completed column to ensure it meets length requirements. |
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| Position: |
English
Tutor at University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Time
Worked: |
February
2005 - November 2005 |
Job
Description:
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Assisting
First Year English students during tutorial periods designed
to supplement lectures earlier in the week. |
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Marking tests, essays and exam
scripts. |
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Position: |
Copywriter at a website development company |
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Time Worked: |
February 2004 - January 2005 |
Job Description:
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Creation of copy for clients' websites, using supplied
material and / or research. Includes setting up navigation
structure and making content styling suggestions. |
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Auditing, editing, spelling and grammar checking of supplied
content. |
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Quality checking of completed sites. |
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Researching related sites and assisting in website proposals. |
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Content uploading and styling, involving use of HTML. |
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I also design
websites on a freelance basis. I have also worked as a
cashier and done promotion work part-time. |
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Tertiary
Education & University
Achievements |
Qualification:
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Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communication) degree.
Completed
summa cum laude
in 2003.
Honours in English completed in 2005. |
Institution:
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University
of Natal
(Pietermaritzburg campus 2001-2003).
(Durban Howard College campus 2005). |
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Undergraduate Majors: |
Media and English |
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My degree was structured around print and digital media.
It allowed me to explore a number of different writing formats
and styles. |
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Practical modules: |
News Writing |
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Feature Writing |
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Publishing in South Africa |
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Advertising |
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Writing and the Media |
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The Digital Age (website creation) |
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Internship with
NUX, our campus student newspaper,
and
national student website,
www.GetALife.co.za. |
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Merit Certificates: |
5 English modules |
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7 Media modules (including Writing and
the Media,
Publishing in
South Africa
and The Digital
Age) |
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4 Classical Civilisation modules |
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1 Political Science module. |
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Dean’s Commendation: |
1st and 2nd semesters 2001-2003.
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Scholarships: |
2005
Babette Taute
Postgraduate Scholarship - academic
achievement in English studies and cultural leadership. |
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2005
University of KwaZulu-Natal Scholarship |
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2003 Townley Williams Scholarship - top
University of Natal undergraduate student
entering their final year of studies (excludes Medical
School). |
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2003 Babette Taute Undergraduate Scholarship - academic
achievement in English studies and cultural leadership. |
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2002 Weightman Scholarship - academic performance.
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Prizes & Awards: |
2001 Macintosh Prize - Best First Year English 2001 |
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2002 Alcock Prize - Best Second Year English 2002 |
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2001 Magnus Henderson Award - Best First Year Classical
Civilisation. |
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University
Involvement & Leadership |
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While completing
my degree, I was a regular contributor to NUX, the independent
student newspaper on the Pietermaritzburg campus. I worked as
a writer, sub-editor, layout artist (using Adobe
Pagemaker), and, from March 2002, as a cartoonist.
In 2005, while
completing my English Honours, I tutored First Year English
to classes of 17-35 students.
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External
Leadership Activities |
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Since September
1998 I have
maintained
a fan website for actress Michelle Pfeiffer. It is
currently one of the three most popular Michelle Pfeiffer
sites on the Internet, with over 1000 visitors per week. I am
responsible for commentary and content. I am
self-taught in Microsoft FrontPage, and am familiar with HTML,
and basic Javascript.
Since February
2000, I have also sent out a monthly e-mail newsletter
of Michelle Pfeiffer news to over 200 subscribers
world-wide. This involves searching for news and articles in
the media, editing and compiling them into a newsletter form,
as well as writing my own articles and editorial.
I am also a
moderator at an online forum,
In The Pond. |
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Other Tertiary
Qualifications |
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Completed an
intensive One Year Digital Graphic Design course in
2000 at Mediatek Training Institute, in Durban. This covered
Desktop Publishing, Web Design and Multimedia
Authoring.
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Achievements: |
Certificate in Digital Graphic Design (One Year) |
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Mediatek Electronic Publishing Diploma |
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Best First Year Illustrator. |
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Qualified in:
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Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, QuarkXpress,
Freehand, SoundEdit, Premiere, Inspire 3D, Director. |
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Secondary
Education |
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High School: |
Westville Girls’ High School
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Highest Education: |
Matric Exemption 1999 |
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Subjects: |
English - A
(99%) |
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Afrikaans - A |
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Mathematics - B |
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Physical Science - B |
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History - A |
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Art - A |
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Selected Awards: |
Full Colours for Academics 1998, 1999 |
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English Subject Prize 1997 and 1999 |
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Award for Creative Writing in English 1999 |
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Highly Commended in the Douglas Livingstone Creative Writing
Competition (Gr 12 Poetry) |
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Gaye Upton Art Award for graphic art 1999. |
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Selected Extramural: |
Computer Prefect
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School Magazine Committee |
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Grade 11 Dance Committee |
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House Plays (1995-1998) |
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Young Historian Forum Discussion 1998. |
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Miscellaneous |
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I was one of the
top ten applicants interviewed for a prestigious internship
with the Cape Town branch of the Cambridge University Press. 110
applicants, from across South Africa, submitted CVs.
I was among the
top 13 candidates interviewed for a 2-year editor training and
work experience programme with
Independent Newspapers, Durban. Over 900
applications were made to Independent Newspapers’ Durban, Cape
Town and Johannesburg offices. In Natal, 120 applicants
reached the intermediate stage. |
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