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PERSONAL DETAILS:
Candice Ford
MOBILE NO. 072 645 6458
EMAIL ADDRESS candi4d@googlemail.com
DATE OF BIRTH 1 June 1989
NATIONALITY South African
HOME LANGUAGE English (fluent)
OTHER LANGUAGES Afrikaans (conversational)
SEX Female
CRIMINAL STATUS None
STATE OF HEALTH Good
INTERESTS: Music, art, film, journalism, social development,
international traveling, photography, animals,
outdoors, history, public relations, sport.
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
SCHOOL ATTENDED
YEAR MATRICULATED
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Kingswood College, Grahamstown.
2007 (IEB Matriculation exemption - distinction)
Rhodes University - Bachelor of Journalism: TV Journalism
RHODES AWARDS
Received David Rabkin Scholarship for performance in JMS1
Old Rhodian Bursary Award: Chapman Award 2009
Old Rhodian Bursary Award: Old Rhodian Award 2010
Fitzsimons Gold Award 2011
Golden Key Award 2012 - member of Golden Key International Honour Society as validated by Rhodes University
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
PAST POSITIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:
EMPLOYER All Seasons Caterers, London, United Kingdom
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT March - November 2008
POSITION Waitress and hostess in 5 star Dorchester and Mandarin Hotels
EMPLOYER BT Landlines, London, United Kingdom
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT February - May 2008
POSITION Call centre attendant
EMPLOYER Ian West, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT June - December 2008
POSITION Au Pair
REFERENCE Sheena West: +44 7976262732
POSITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA (WHILE STUDYING:
EMPLOYER The Grahamstown Club, Grahamstown, South Africa
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT December 2007 – January 2012
POSITION Manager and bar attendant.
REFERENCE Tim Dold: +2782 800 9276
FILMING & EDITING:
Skilled in filming on Panasonic P2 Cameras; editing with Adobe Premier Film Editor, Final Cut Pro and Avid.
INTERNSHIPS:
COMPANY Cue TV, Grahamstown, South Africa
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 20 June - 26 June 2009
28 June – 8 July 2012
POSITION Intern
REFERENCE Paddy Donnelly (p.donnelly@ru.ac.za)
COMPANY Daily Dispatch, East London, South Africa
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 8 June - 12 June 2010
POSITION Intern
REFERENCE Jan Hennop (janh@dispatch.co.za)
COMPANY ETV NEWS, Cape Town, South Africa
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 11 July - 15 July 2011
POSITION Intern
REFERENCE Nuruwiesa Allie (Assignments Editor)
COMPANY Hey!Fever Creative Media, Johannesburg, South Africa
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT 9 July – 13 July 2012
10 September – 14 September 2012
POSITION Intern
REFERENCE Cremer Van Dango (078 220 0481)
Tanille Retief (011 463 3717)
(082 779 9875)
