PERSONAL DATA Name: Scott Smith Currently based: Johannesburg, South Africa Marital Status: Single Health: Fantastic

Drivers Licence: Yes Contact: South Africa: +27 (0)82 547 5948 Profile: http://about.me/scottpetersmith Email: scottsmith@submedia.co.za EDUCATIONAL DATA POSTGRADUATE

Journalism Higher Diploma 2001 Extra credit: Photojournalism Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa (2001) UNDERGRADUATE

Bachelor of Arts 1999 University of South Africa (1995 1999) PROFESSIONAL DATA THE NEW AGE Newspaper

Position: Digital editor Duration: July 2010 present In this position I head up all operations of online but mainly from an editorial perspective. This includes setting up the systems and operations of the news desk, managing the online team across all divisions, helping with the integration of news generation between the print product and online, and building an effective online content offering. I manage the online writers directly while also liaising extensively with the print journalists. INDEPENDENT

Duration: November 2007 July 2010 After leaving full-time employment near the end of 2007, I worked as a freelancer and independent contractor. My work took me to the Middle East and Europe and has included writing, editing, subediting as well as a number of photojournalism projects.

SUBMEDIA

Position: Founder and owner Duration: March 2005 present (inactive)

Submedia was founded in 2005 and is an umbrella company for different publishing projects, including books, digital content and converged content.

EAPPI

Position: Field worker / photojournalist Duration: February May 2008 August 2008 November 2008 Reference: on request The EAPPI is a secular organisation seeking to bring a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. My duties within this programme included writing reports and documenting various activities related to the on-going conflict in that region.

Blend Magazine

Position: Project manager and Editor Duration: February 2007 December 2007 Reference: on request Commissioned to set up a shelf magazine for Soul Candi, a Johannesburg based music label, distributor, producer and promoter. My job included managing the overall aspects of setting up the magazine, including budget, content, distribution, printing and possible partnerships.

Red24

Position: Editor Duration: May 2002 November 2007 Reference: on request Red24 produced geo-political analysis while focusing on the security aspects of the countries and regions in question. My job as editor included managing an editorial team, setting the standard of produced work, and ensuring the development of new avenues of content creation. My team had to ensure that we communicated the latest advice based on relevant information from media sources, humanitarian organisations, and consultants on the ground that includes journalists and military personnel.

iafrica (www.iafrica.com)

Position: Online writer Duration of stay: December 18 2001 January 31 2002 (internship) Reference: on request

Other work

A collection of written and photographic work for various magazines and online content providers including SL, Stage, www.iafrica.com, Picasso Headlines, The Publishing Partnership of South Africa,

The Big Issue and a small collection of consumer magazines. I covered the international World Summit on Sustainable Development from 26 August 4 September 2002. I also completed internships with the South African Press Association (SAPA) and the Citizen newspaper in 2001.