
Jackton Mugalo
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I am a result-driven professional with a progressive career in Journalism and Mass Communication. With over 15 years of experience having worked with different media companies, the latest as the SeniorVideo Editor for FreezeLists YouTube channel.Over the years, I've edited everything from raw footage and cutaways to short clips and YouTube videos. I was responsible for reviewing raw material, collaborating with directors and production teams, trimming footage and inserting dialog, and ensuring all video elements met the guidelines stipulated in the brief. The experience taught me the value of teamwork and led me to become an expert in premiere pro.
Experience
TechFreeze 2018 to Date
Senior Editor and Content Researcher
Responsibilities:
• Meeting with the creative, marketing, and design teams to ideate and define content goals.
• Researching content and consumer trends to ensure that content is relevant and appealing.
• Developing content strategies to effectively reach the desired target audience and marketing goals.
• Creating content for a variety of platforms including blogs, websites, and social media.
• Proofreading and editing content before publishing.
• Ensuring that SEO and SMO strategies are effectively implemented.
• Managing content calendars and ensuring that the content remains consistent across all platforms.
• Coordinating with the marketing, design, and writing teams to ensure the timely delivery of assignments.
• Tracking consumer and content analytics and generating reports and presentations.
Keeping up to date with content trends, consumer preferences, and advancements in technology.
Reeltime Production Co. May 2011 to June 2018
Position: Chief Video Editor
Responsibilities:
• Supervising and ensuring that all work to be edited is given a specified editor to be edited on a daily basis.
• Researching on new editing techniques and ensuring that every new technique adopted.
• Preparing an Editor’s Briefing on docket stories from the courts on a daily basis.
• Generating and pitching story ideas for discussion and publication in the Standard Newspaper.
• Keeping up-to-date with the happenings in the editors’ journal and updating management on new trends.
Manyatta Publishing May 2009 to September 2009
Position: Intern (Beat Leader)
Responsibilities:
• Researching on human interest/human rights features and special reports;
• Coordinating and managing a team of five journalists.
• Preparing an Editor’s Briefing on docket stories from the courts on a daily basis.
• Generating and pitching story ideas for discussion and publication
Education
Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Attained: Second Class Upper Division
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Attained: Grade C+ (Plus)
Nairobi School
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