Fred Gekonge

Practising Media personnel. Communication specialist with a bachelor degree in journalism and mass media from the Technical university of Mombasa.

WORK EXPERIENCE

 Journalist

April 2022 - July 2023

Working for the VOICE OF VICTORY TELEVISION, as:

● Content creator & Editor

● Programmer

● Camera operator and Director

● Social media manager

● Writer and Graphics designer

January 2022 - April 2022

• Photo-journalist freelancer covering various political events for various journalists, media houses and politicians.
• Compose a variety of stories for an additional online edition of a local newspaper/writer.
• Shooting video songs for various musicians, wedding coverage and film production.

Editor And Photographer

July 2021 - December 2021

Technical University of Mombasa

• Responsible for all the institution's PR coverage and content editing.

Assistant Technologist And Sub Editor

January 2020 - April 2021

Technical University of Mombasa

• Worked as the institution's graphics artists and editor, together with the PR team as the post production header to ensuring meeting of the high standards of publication reporting.
• Proofreading, editing and evaluated final copies of content posted on TUM's website; both videos,

graphics and written, according to the established guidelines.

• Maintained the media laboratory, radio and TV rooms, with their equipment.
• Worked with the PR team to conduct TUM's 8th Virtual Graduation.

Multimedia Journalist

September 2018 - December 2019Technical University of Mombasa

• Pitched and reported assigned stories to the editorial staff in content areas as news.
• Conducted and hosted interviews in TUMo Radio, TV and the school magazine.
• Covered various lecturers assigned researches and documentaries, which made the greater part of the school's media library.

2017 - 2021

Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Technical University of Mombasa - Mombasa, Kenya.