George Mandizha

George Mandizha

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Forensic Multimedia Officer | Creative Content Producer

  • Education

    • Reading College

      2010 - 2011
      Diploma of Higher Education Music and Media Technology Merit
    • University of West London

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts Music Technology Specialist 2:1

      Activities and Societies: ▪ Degree Individual Project: Composed and engineered a studio album that explored the relationship between spirituality and sound. ▪ Specialised in music production, examination of present and past technologies, acoustics and advanced Sound engineering. ▪ Analysis skills highlighted by studying challenging sources, specifically science based journals and books.

  • Experience

    • O2 (Telefónica UK)

      May 2013 - May 2016
      Customer Advisor

      - Provided outstanding sales results by ensuring that each client received an extraordinary experience at every opportunity. This was achieved by constantly calculating new ways to create value for clients.- The team leader role involved challenging, coaching and motivating the team to deliver excellent service standards and drive new opportunities.

    • The K.Collective Group

      Dec 2015 - Dec 2021
      Multimedia Content Creator

      - Overseeing audio signal chains, microphone placements and recording processes during studio sessions. - Developing unique content and stories exported using required formats for different platforms- Designing press kits in photoshop and advertising campaigns for project releases- Capturing video content and editing with Final Cut Pro X, After Effects and the Adobe Creative Suite. - Reviewing recorded footage frame by frame, carefully assembling unique sequences and inspecting the final project to determine necessary adjustments (exported uniquely for the required platform)- Promoting multimedia content via social media to ensure a high outreach, using SEO (Search Engine Optimization) techniques. Key Achievements:- The popularity of the projects led to recognition and interviews by established radio stations such as Premier Gospel and Premier Christian Radio. Last year, my contributions to the K.Collective's multimedia work and music production helped The K.Collective to earn 100,000+ streams across multiple digital platforms within 6 months. Show less

    • Taylor & Francis Group

      Dec 2016 - Sept 2023
      Societies Key Account Executive

      - Producing annual profit share statements for organisations such as UNISA (University of South Africa) and NISC- Handling and managing all Society membership data, subscriptions are managed both on-system (SAP Net Weaver) and off-system (a manual process).- Resolving author, editorial and society queries via Salesforce including daily liaison with Air Business and Sheridan and weekly management of the journal production report.- Running reports for global editorial teams and external customers.- Raising quotations and firm invoices for collection of payments from the relevant Societies (raised after each issue’s publication, bi-annually or annually depending on the editorial contract- Partnering with our finance and editorial departments to calculate periodic royalty payment runs.Key Achievements:- Customer Satisfaction (2020) award- COVID Hero Award (2020) Show less

    • Through George's Lens LTD

      Jan 2021 - now
      Content Producer (freelance)

      - Through George's Lens is a creative photography, graphics and videography part-time business that specialises in capturing and delivering client visual projects.- Creation of content and documenting events, portraiture and corporate branding photography.- Flexibility to work with required video frame rates, codecs, video formats and equipment (currently shooting in 10-bit Log through the Atomos Ninja V combined with a Canon EOS R/R5C, an array of prime lenses, the Ronin RS2 Pro gimbal and professional lighting equipment). Show less

    • Ridgeway Community Church

      Sept 2021 - Jun 2023
      Live Sound Engineer (Volunteer)

      - Overseeing audio signal chains, cable management, AV (Audio Visual) installations, microphone placements and the recording processes during services.- Processing and cleaning up audio records to upload to the Church website via WordPress.- Recording video content to deliver to Ridgeway’s social media channels - Knowledge of compressing large video footage using Compressor or Hand break to reduce file sizes and deliver to the required platforms

    • Informa Connect

      Oct 2023 - Dec 2023
      Digital Content Producer

      - Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on sponsored content marketing programsWriting and producing commercially driven content for digital events, video & podcast programming, liaising with senior industry experts, analysts and practitioners on topic development- Proof content for grammatical accuracy, clarity, completeness of content and copy edit where neededReview video content and record timecodes (cutsheets) and provide to video editor- Ensuring that content is appropriate (educational/informative) for intended audience- Hitting key deadlines including research, draft programs, handovers, speaker recruitment, program sign offServes as the project lead; works with different members of the cross-functional teams to ensure that objectives and deadlines are met or exceeded- Developing a global network of industry contacts, speakers & key opinion leaders Show less

    • Thames Valley Police

      Dec 2023 - now
      Forensic Multimedia Officer

      - Capturing and processing of Laser Scan data of Major incidents.- Providing advice and direction to officers in the most effective methods of utilising visual evidence for their investigation.- Creating annotated visual products to illustrate critical evidence such as interactive presentation packages.- Designing and delivering bespoke specialist technical forensic photography training programmes.- Maintaining records of equipment servicing and software licenses.- Writing Witness statements and acting as a professional witness in court.- creating visual content to assist with solving criminal activity Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 3-day Public Safety RTC360 REG360 MAP360 Training

      Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon
      Jan 2024
    • Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate

      Taylor & Francis Group
    • Lean 6 Sigma White Belt Certificate

      Taylor & Francis Group
    • Autodesk AutoCAD Certified

      Armada - Training
      Jan 2024