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Adrian Baillie-Stewart : Curriculum Vitae

Photojournalist | Media Analyst

Media Monitoring Africa

 

2011 – Present (less than a year)

Media monitoring for the 2011 local government elections. Management, sourcing, recruitment and training of media monitors. Manage the soon-to-be-launched Children in the Media, mobile internet project. Contribute towards writing of stories. Ongoing media scanning and analysis related to ongoing media scrutiny conducted by the collective team of media specialists at Media Monitoring Africa.

Lecturer: Photojournalism

Boston Media House

 

July 2011 – Present (5 months) Sandton, Johannesburg

Lecture to a final-year Journalism group (dept. Audio Visual) completing their specialised module in photojournalism.
Lecture to a final-year Graphic Design group (dept. Creative Advertising) completing their specialised module in photo-graphics.

Photojournalist / Photographer

Freelance (Self-employed)

Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry

June 2003 – Present (8 years 6 months) Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Extensive freelance photography and photojournalism assignments for a broad range of clients, ranging from commercial briefs through to non-profit pro-bono assignments.

Self-employed owner - Photography Service

PhotoCreative

 

June 2003 – March 2011 (7 years 10 months)

Successfully run a photography business, including: superb client-relations communications ability equipment-care: ensuring all essential 'tool-of-the-trade' cameras and accessories in perfect working condition lighting proficiency and ability to suitably light a subject in various challenging studio situations flexibility and mobility for emergency location shoots (newsworthy events) scanning and research of periodicals and other photography-related reading matter; i.e. keeping abreast of changes in the industry post-shoot production processes determining correct client-brief, prior to conducting photo-shoot; thus avoiding client/photographer discrepancies in final product expectation work with props, wardrobe and make-up suppliers basic financial management marketing management basic public relations accountability and responsibility towards all aspects related to micro-enterprise management and ownership; strategic decision-making relating to foreseeable future business prospects online website management other ad-hoc responsibilities where required solid proficiency and ability to adapt to new situations, opportunities and situations not yet encountered and , reading ~ anything of a photographic subject related content (allows me to maintain a high-level of industry and 'profession-related' know-how) – i.e. it keeps me updated

Part-time photography lecturer

Abbotts College, Cape Town.

 

February 2008 – December 2008 (11 months)

Lectured Grade 12 — Applied Design Photography

Provide tuition to grade 12 students studying design and visual Arts applied photography incorporated into design and visual arts tutoring software training specifically related to emulating traditional 'dark room' methods of photographic reproduction and printing maintaining full class student's records liaising with colleagues invigilation of examinations contributing towards student growth and performance assessments assisting with the hosting of the grade 12's year-end 'matric finals' art exhibition regular liaising with Western Cape (WCED) departmental subject advisor attending WCED departmental cluster meetings marking of tests lesson-plan research, preparation and compilation in accordance with WCED National Curriculum Statement guidelines liaising with learner's parents and providing feedback to parent at quarterly parent's evenings liaising with sister-campus staff at Claremont Campus; school photographer for ad-hoc projects accompanying learners on school outings providing regular feedback to headmaster and vice-principal.

Regional Human Resources Manager

Edcon

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Retail industry

January 1991 – January 2003 (12 years 1 month)

[Various positions occupied during a 12 year tenure]

Implementation & maintenance of staffing & scheduling system throughout all Edcon assigned stores
staff reporting: 4 direct, 25 indirect
consultation with store managers on specialist functional requirements
consultation with regional recruitment manager, on 'overlapping' responsibilities pertaining to recruitment of all casual and fixed term labour
performance management of all staff reports; performance score-card assessment, etc.
liaison, with external Edcon suppliers & clients ~ pertaining specifically to functional area of interest
management responsibility of all retail stores in towns & cities within Western Cape, Eastern Cape & Namibian regions

Adrian Baillie-Stewart's Skills

  1. Media Analysis
  2. Photojournalism
  3. Journalism
  4. Professional photojournalist & photographer
  5. Lecturing
  6. Applied-photography teacher
  7. Media Research
  8. Still Photographer
  9. Self-employed business owner
  10. Managerial experience and competencies
  11. Envorinmental scanning
  12. Online Journalism
  13. Strategic Communications
  14. Project Execution
  15. Strategy Development
  16. Strategic Thinking
  17. End User Training
  18. Clothing-retail store manager
  19. Team member: ad-hoc projects
  20. Regional human resources (Kronos) manager

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Adrian Baillie-Stewart's Education

Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch

MA, Journalism (Media, Democracy & Development)

2011 – 2014 (expected)

Masters Journalism degree research with specialisation in Media, Democracy and Development & Media Management.,

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

National Diploma, Photography

2008 – 2009

Awarded Dean of the Faculty's Merit Award - 3rd (final year), for meritorious academic achievement

Adrian Baillie-Stewart's Additional Information

Websites: Interests:

Adrian Baillie-Stewart is a media analyst, lecturer in photography and photojournalism, as well as a practicing photographer and photojournalist. Previously he spent many years in the corporate world of clothing-retail management. With a formal photography education obtained from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, coupled with his growing interest in media analysis and research, Adrian is currently studying his Masters Degree in Journalism at the University of Stellenbosch. In his free time, Adrian enjoys vigorous reading, research and analysis of newspapers, online aggregated newsfeeds and internet-based news/media websites. Education, development and the use of open education coupled with new digital technologies as a shared passion of mine. Social media and its many benefits to the ever-evolving society that surrounds us is also a keen interest which I plan to further analyse, research and incorporate into my masters research thesis.

Groups and Associations: Honors and Awards:

• Bronze-award winner; 2006 Fuji Awards
• Bronze-award winner; 2007 Fuji Awards
• Personally meeting and photographing Mr Nelson Mandela (for client, Mamphela Ramphele)