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Precious Lyatumba

Lusaka

Summary

I'm passionate about being part of exciting and growing environments that allow my skills to really shine and become an asset for the teams I'm in. Having worked on Live Television, I feel capable of managing high pressure situations well...

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

TV Producer/Presenter

/ Hot Media Group
12.2023 - Current

• Complete writing projects, meet deadlines and follow content requirements in terms of style and project specifications.

• Anchor on Air programs

• Work with customers to define their content needs.

• Revise content whenever clients request changes.

• Help create style guides or suggest changes to ensure content is consistent and clear.

• Conduct research on any given topic.

• Communicate clearly with other team members to achieve brief requirements.

  • Championed diversity both on-screen and behind-the-scenes by hiring a talented cast and crew representative of different backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Enhanced audience engagement with innovative visual storytelling techniques and high-quality graphics.
  • Increased viewership by identifying emerging trends in popular culture and integrating them into program content where appropriate.
  • Fostered a collaborative work environment, leading by example and promoting open communication among team members.

Communications Intern

CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA (CIDRZ)
03.2023 - Current
  • Drafting of articles for the CIDRZ Website and social media platforms and weekly social media posting schedules
  • Ensuring adherence to donor branding rules and research-oriented communications
  • Providing high-quality, high-resolution photo and video clips of CIDRZ/donor programme recipients and staff, obtaining quotes and interviews, and creating draft content for publication on CIDRZ social media platforms and newsletters
  • Covers workshops, conferences and other meetings as requested
  • Conducting daily media monitoring and reporting any publications that would interest the organisation.
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions for campaign ideation, contributing innovative ideas that aligned with business objectives.
  • Helped with photo and video production and performed visual and sound editing tasks.
  • Prepared social media posts and videos with eye for viral content strategies.
  • Proofread and edited materials prepared by all staff to check and correct spelling, grammar, and style.
  • Created visually appealing presentations for internal meetings that effectively communicated key messages to team members.

Media Officer

PEOPLE'S ACTION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ZAMBIA
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • Working closely with the program's officer, building and maintaining partnerships, relationships, with program partners and community organizers
  • Working with creatives, video editor and program officer to produce creative content and drive and increase traffic to online content
  • Researching specific issues, gather weekly story pitches and brain storm story ideas
  • Interview News sources and produce creative and compelling stories within the project concept
  • Regularly collaborating with teams from other departments
  • Gather and crosscheck information
  • Craft logical, coherent news stories
  • Travel to other provinces where the projects were being implemented.

Producer

SPRING TV
12.2021 - 07.2022
  • Complete writing projects, meet deadlines and follow content requirements in terms of style and project specifications
  • Interpret briefs
  • Work with customers to define their content needs
  • Revise content whenever clients request changes
  • Help create style guides or suggest changes to ensure content is consistent and clear
  • Conduct research on any given topic
  • Communicate clearly with other team members to achieve brief requirements
  • Train junior staff and team members.

Director

SPRING TV
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Direct all crew in a calm controlled manor during pre-record and live studio productions
  • Ability to interpret briefs correctly
  • Work with Producers to define their content needs
  • Adhere to all sponsorship requirements of productions
  • Make Production aware of technical limitations when receiving briefs
  • Be prepared to travel for shoots should it be required
  • Communicate clearly with other team members to achieve brief requirements.

News Anchor

SPRING TV
09.2020 - 09.2021
  • Casting the News
  • Conducting live interviews during the News.

Direct Sales Agent

SANLAM LIFE INSURANCE
05.2019 - 11.2020
  • Personal detail Verification
  • Product sales and Customer Care.
  • Building relationships with potential customers
  • Identifying customer needs and offering tailored solutions
  • Demonstrating products or services
  • Handling customer inquiries and concerns
  • Meeting sales targets and goals
  • Staying updated on product knowledge and industry trends
  • Achieved high customer satisfaction by maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor during sales interactions.
  • Developed strong rapport with clients through consistent follow-up, resulting in increased repeat business.
  • Managed complex negotiations with clients, successfully closing deals that contributed to exceeding revenue goals.
  • Improved team morale and performance by sharing best practices and offering support to fellow sales agents.
  • Ensured positive customer experiences by resolving complaints swiftly and courteously.

Operations Coordinator

SPRING TV
04.2020 - 09.2020
  • Assigning editors in ensuring that footage/inserts are correctly edited in readiness for broadcast
  • Cue seeing inserts in ensuring that there are no errs
  • Working hand- in -hand with the social media manager in ensuring that the right content is posted on Social media at the scheduled time.

Journalist

SPRING TV
03.2020 - 09.2020
  • Generating News ideas
  • Conducting interviews with members of the public on a particular subject
  • Interviewing experts or technocrats on topical issues
  • Attending Press Briefings
  • Writing reports in a News Format
  • Live reporting (crossing over to the News desk and give live updates)
  • Recording Voice overs
  • Editing footage using premiere pro.

Journalist

LIFE TV
12.2019 - 04.2020
  • Generating News ideas
  • Field reporting
  • News anchoring.

Assistant Manager

JET STORES
10.2017 - 09.2018
  • Assisting the manager with office work
  • Inventory Reconciliation and Stock take
  • Stand-in Cashier.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.
  • Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
  • Oversaw daily cash reconciliations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and minimizing discrepancies.
  • Handling customer inquiries and concerns via phone, email, or chat.
  • Providing product information, demos, and trials to potential customers.
  • Resolving customer complaints and issues in a timely and professional manner.
  • Upselling and cross-selling products or services to existing customers.
  • Processing orders, returns, and exchanges.
  • Collecting customer feedback and escalating concerns to internal teams.
  • Staying up-to-date on product knowledge, industry trends, and competitor activity.
  • Collaborating with internal teams, such as sales and marketing, to align customer service strategies.
  • Meeting customer satisfaction and sales performance targets.
  • Continuously improving customer service processes and procedures.

Customer Care

AIRTEL ZAMBIA HEAD OFFICE
02.2014 - 06.2014
  • Enter data captured on forms
  • Call platinum clients who have not fully registered their numbers
  • Prepare daily reports on clients contacted by the group
  • Run and complete the E-KYC.

Education

DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE, PROTOCOL, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -

Zambia Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (ZIDIS)
09.2022

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT -

AQSkill

DIGITAL JOURNALISM -

Reuters

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION (JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) -

Information And Communications University
Lusaka, Zambia
11.2022

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -

Everite Computer School

FULL GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE -

Skills

  • MULTI-TASKER, CAN MANAGE MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY
  • SOCIABLE, ADDS POSITIVE ENERGY TO THE TEAMS I WORK WITH
  • RESULT-ORIENTED, MANAGE PRESSURE WELL TO MEET EXPECTATIONS

References

  • Mwenge John Mulenga, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (SUPERVISOR), Center for Infectious Diseases Research Zambia (CIDRZ), Lusaka, Zambia, +260 97 8981461
  • Kombe Kapatamoyo, HEAD OF PRODUCTION, Spring TV, Lusaka, Zambia, +260 770 276 916, +260 761 989 459, kkapatamoyo@gmail.com
  • Gloria Mumba Kalambo, HEAD OF NEWSROOM, Spring TV, Lusaka, Zambia, +260 972 555 438, mumbaglooria360@gmail.com
  • Erick Chibangu, MANAGING DIRECTOR, Fortress Media/Life TV, Lusaka, Zambia, +260 969 530 734, Erick@fortresszm.com

Timeline

TV Producer/Presenter

/ Hot Media Group
12.2023 - Current

Communications Intern

CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA (CIDRZ)
03.2023 - Current

Media Officer

PEOPLE'S ACTION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ZAMBIA
11.2022 - 12.2022

Producer

SPRING TV
12.2021 - 07.2022

Director

SPRING TV
10.2021 - 01.2022

News Anchor

SPRING TV
09.2020 - 09.2021

Operations Coordinator

SPRING TV
04.2020 - 09.2020

Journalist

SPRING TV
03.2020 - 09.2020

Journalist

LIFE TV
12.2019 - 04.2020

Direct Sales Agent

SANLAM LIFE INSURANCE
05.2019 - 11.2020

Assistant Manager

JET STORES
10.2017 - 09.2018

Customer Care

AIRTEL ZAMBIA HEAD OFFICE
02.2014 - 06.2014

DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE, PROTOCOL, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -

Zambia Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (ZIDIS)

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT -

AQSkill

DIGITAL JOURNALISM -

Reuters

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION (JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) -

Information And Communications University

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -

Everite Computer School

FULL GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE -

Precious Lyatumba