Mayengo Nyirenda

097 3 131 337

mayengonyirenda@gmail.com
Career Profile
Highly-motivated, personable Journalist professional. Efficient communicator with
exceptional time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Flexible and
adaptable to changing priorities. Excellent knowledge of print and broadcast media.
Demonstrated expertise in content management systems. Proven ability to manage
social media metrics with excellent leadership skills

Highlights of Qualifications and Abilities

Highly skilled in strategic development of written documents for releases to

the public; Hands on experience in monitoring and covering multiple topics for
the education of the public.
Adept at successfully executing business related work and effectively deliver
under pressure while upholding and enhancing organisational image.
Ability to work within tight deadlines with an excellent eye for detail and
exceptional ability to multitask.
General understanding of current events; Strong communication, editing and
proof reading skills with strong familiarity with photography, and content
gathering.

Professional Experience
Journalist, Zambia Daily Mail Newspaper,
Major Accomplishments
Showed a great sense of creativity through the pitched ideas for the paper.
Conducted interviews; Proofread content for errors or additions/subtractions
and ensured that content is ready for submission so as to be published.
Took wonderful and captivating pictures photographs and captioned them for
publication.
Improved on story writing, reporting as well as caption writing for photo
journalism

Professional & Academic Qualifications

Advanced Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies, Zambia Institute
for Mass Communication,2015

Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies, Zambia Institute of Mass

Communication,2013

General Certificate of Education, Chizongwe Technical High School, 2010

Related Training, Workshop/Conferences Attended
Attended a workshop organized by BBC on how to cover elections. Learned how to
monitor and report election proceedings without being on the bad side of the law.

Computer skills
Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel, Publisher, Access and PowerPoint; Ability and
webs map

Other Information
Geographical Preference:
Health:
Availability:

Country Wide
Excellent
Immediate

References
JERRY MUNTHALI
News Editor
Zambia Daily Mail
Mobile: 0968572977
CHIMWEMWE MWALE
Chief Reporter
Zambia Daily Mail
Mobile: 0977678084
DANIEL SIKAZWE
Head of Department
Media Department
ZAMCOM