Eloise Prinsloo

ELOISE&PRINSLOO&(KRUGER)& 6"Witsuikerbos"Road,"Protea"Valley,"CAPE"TOWN,"South"Africa"|"Email-"|"LinkedIn:"https://www.linkedin.com/in/eloise1"" " " " " " OBJECTIVE" I"am"a"passionate"freelancer"with"writing"experience"in"news"reports,"articles,"newsletters,"study"material,"children’s"fiction" and"translation"work."As"a"trained"journalist,"I"have"the"passion"and"skills"to"source"interesting"stories"and"customise"it"for" my"readers."My"aim"is"to"provide"quality"written"material"for"clients"in"the"printed"and"online"industry."I"pride"myself"on"my" excellent"proofreading"skills,"and"my"clients'"deadlines"are"always"honoured." AREA"OF"EXPERTISE" " •! •! •! •! " Article"Writing" Educational"Writing" Children’s"Fiction" Proofreading"&"Editing" •! •! •! •! Speech"&"Essay"Writing" Newsletters" Web"content" Reviews" EXPERIENCE" " 20045Present:"Freelance"Writer"(Cape"Town,"South"Africa)" •! Educational"Writer"for"Whyzz%Explorer"(Whyzz"Publications"LLC):"Writing"and"editing"of"web"articles"" •! Contribution"of"short"stories"for"Skool%is%‘n%Riller,"Human"&"Rousseau:"Cape"Town"(2017)" •! Writing"of"school"readers"(phase"2)"for"Shuter%&%Shooter%Publications"(publications"in"process)" •! Assistance"in"the"writing"of"study"guides,"essays"and"presentations"for"various"clients" •! Writing"of"web"content"and"product"descriptions"for"the"handcraft"market" "-:"Freelance"Journalist"(Cape"Town"&"Gauteng,"South"Africa)" •! Compiling"newsletters"for"corporate"institutions,"e.g."Trans%Hex%Group%Ltd,"Top%Info%Technology%Holdings% •! Conducting"interviews"and"writing"articles"for"corporate"newsletters,"e.g."Trans%Hex%News,"TopNews" "-:"Lecturer"at"Vector"Tertiary"Business"College"(Johannesburg,"South"Africa)" •! Lecturing"in"Public"Relations"and"Business"Communication" •! Designing"courses"and"compiling"study"guides" "-:"Communications"Officer"5"South"African"Blood"Transfusion"Service"(Johannesburg,"South"Africa)" •! Managing"internal"and"external"company"communication" •! Media"launching"and"liaison"with"the"South"African"press,"television"and"radio"media" •! Writing"of"media"releases"and"articles"" •! Compiling"various"internal"and"external"company"newsletters" •! Copywriting,"Proofreading"and"Translation" " 1997:"Newspaper"journalist"–"Klerksdorp"Herald"(Klerksdorp,"South"Africa)" •! Sourcing"weekly"news"" •! Conducting"interviews" •! Taking"photographs" •! Writing"and"translating"news"reports" " EDUCATION" " 1996:"B.A."Communications"degree,"specialising"in"Psychology"at"North"West"University,"Potchefstroom"" 1997:"Honours"degree"in"Journalism,"specialising"in"Political"Communication"at"North"West"University,"Potchefstroom""-:"Furthered"studies"in"Linguistics"and"Afrikaans"at"the"University"of"South"Africa"" Resume:'Eloise'Prinsloo'Kruger'2017' 1" " RECENT"PUBLICATIONS" " •! •! Skool%is%'n%Riller:"NB"Publishers"_"Human"&"Rousseau"(March"15,"2017)"_"Contribution"of"short"stories"for" young"readers"(9"–"12"years),"compiled"by"Marianna"Brandt"" " Various"Articles"for"Whyzz%Explorer""and"Whyzz.com"(Whyzz"Publications"LLC):" _!The"world's"most"expensive"coffee"is"made"out"of"cat"poop"" _!Hawaiians"tell"the"history"of"their"ancestors"by"dancing"the"Hula"" _!Aloha"means"more"than"just"hello"_"its"Hawaiians'"way"to"treat"people"with"love"and"compassion" _!Why"do"blue_footed"boobies"have"blue"feet?" _!Only"3%"of"our"oceans"are"protected"areas"called"marine"reserves" _!In"China"people"burn"ipads,"money,"clothes"or"jewelry"made"out"of"paper"so"their"late"relatives"have"a" nice"afterlife." _!There"are"only"4"names"in"Bali"—"for"girls"and"boys"alike" "" •! School"Readers"(Phase"2)"for"Shuter%&%Shooter%Publishers"(project"in"process)" " " " " " Resume:'Eloise'Prinsloo'Kruger'2017' 2"