Edwin Khate

Overseeing allocation, utilization, and maintenance of production resources including studios, sets, equipment, and creative support. Developing and managing production budgets in consultation with other departments Supervising, mentoring, and training production staff, interns, and freelancers, building a collaborative and innovative culture.

Production Lead at Hope TV - Kenya (2025-06 – Present)

• Overseeing allocation, utilization, and maintenance of production resources including studios, sets, equipment, and creative support.
• Developing and managing production budgets in consultation with other departments
• Supervising, mentoring, and training production staff, interns, and freelancers, building a collaborative and innovative culture.
• Leading on-ground execution of all productions (TV, radio, digital, live, hybrid) to the highest technical and creative standards.

TV Studio Manager at Hope TV - Kenya (2014-09 – 2025-06)

• Managing daily studio operations, bookings and recordings
• Supervising and training other team members on operations and equipment handling
• Directing LIVE shows and setting up equipment for recordings
• Scheduling programs, commercials and adverts and loading them to run on TV and digital platforms
• Managing and Making requisitions for studio consumables
• Identifying and reporting faults to technical personnel and booking for repairs.
• Liaise with marketing department for client programs, commercials and adverts.

Camera Man at TBN Family Media - Kenya (2012-03 – 2014-08)

• Shooting programs in the studio/ location using cameras
• Lighting and setting up sound for studio recordings
• Editing news items and features using Final cut pro and Avid X-press pro
• Sound operations/ Mixer for studio sound

Production Assistant at Radio 316 - Kenya (2011-03 – 2012-08)

• Managing, booking, and scheduling of corporate commercial and in house orders.
• Analyzing and interpreting orders and program sponsorship to Presenters and the responsible people.
• Ensuring all Programs that run on air are of the standard quality and company's mission.
• Analyzing advert Logs for the station and compiling them for clients
• Reconciling of station logs with reports from accounts and also with the orders from various clients
• Ensuring what goes on air is of good quality, it does at the right time, and it's followed appropriately.

Diploma in Studio Technical Operations – Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (2004 – 2007)

Kenya Secondary Education (2000 – 2003)