Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Cirriculum Vitae







Name: Thamar Houliston
Birth Date: 12 June 1981
Cell: +27 76 189 9326
Location: Cape Town
Email:thamar_h@yahoo.com


"All people dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, wake in the morning to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people, for they dream their dreams with open eyes, and make them come true." - T.E. Lawrence, a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia.


Key Skills:
Researching, networking, writing, editing, production and administration
Ability to plan, organise and remain calm under stress
Competence with internet research, Adobe Indesign and Microsoft Office and basic HTML

Experience:

Current: (From JULY 2007)
Lifestyle editor: iafrica.com
ROLES:
Commission freelance writers, communicate with PR agencies, write and edit articles and look after the basic functions of the Lifestyle, health and food & wine sections of iafrica.com.


Business writer: iafrica.com (FROM NOVEMBER 2006 TO JULY 2007)
ROLES:
Assist the business editor with business news and features, write property features and news. Attend property functions and keep up to date with market trends
Find pictures for the business homepage
Liaise with the news editors with regards to top stories


Editorial Assistant: The Property Magazine (from June 2004 UNTIL NOVEMBER 2006)
Roles:
Provide administrative support to the editorial department including liaising with clients, customers and freelancers
Oversee pages in the magazine such as ‘Ask the Expert’ /Q&A
Assist with writing and editing of news pages
Liaise with advertisers re: editorial contributions for features
Proofreading of final copy
Feature writing every three months
Research for articles on a monthly basis

Social Editor and Photographer: The Property Magazine
Roles:
Perform as the magazine’s Social Editor and Photographer
Attend client functions for photographs
Attend any other events of interest to the magazine

2004 (Until June)
Temporary assignments:

Marketing Assistant Woolworths
Roles: Helped set up for Design Indaba which included general communication and administration

Research Assistant at the Institute for Futures Research
Roles: Basic research and administration

Freelance writer at travel company - http://www.toescapeto.com/
Roles: Research and writing for this online travel company

2003
English Language Teacher for Joy School: Taiwan
Roles: Taught kindergarten, school level learners and business English

While Studying
Waitress: Hatfield’s, Cape Town
Waitress: Haha Bar, Stellenbosch
Waitress: Kaldi’s Coffee Shop, Fourways
Various: Rainbow Productions


Qualifications:

2002
BA Honours International Relations (University of Cape Town)

2001
BA Industrial Psychology, English & Politics (Stellenbosch University)

1998
Matric Exemption
English, Afrikaans, Maths, Science, Biology, Accounting (Bryanston High School)

Interests:
Extreme Sports (mainly adventure racing)
TravellingPhotography
Writing
Fashion
Film
Reading
Socialising
Food and wine
Current affairs/Politics


Personally I am:
Enthusiastic
Extremely adaptable
Need to be challenged constantly
Honest and Loyal
Friendly
Responsible
Passionate
Outgoing

References:
Please contact me for references