Discover Top Freelancers in South Africa

South African multi-media journalist with over 10 years experience in hard news reporting, current affairs & arts & culture critique. I have worked for SABC Radio & TV news, Sunday Times, This Day, and run my own production company. With a vast network of contacts across Southern Africa, I am always looking for new challenges that stretch my story-telling abilities. I can also act as fixer to incoming news crews.

• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Line Producer / On-Location

A graduate of Columbia University's journalism school, I produce, shoot and edit videos for broadcast and online platforms. I have been working in Washington with AFPTV, the video arm of the newswire AFP, producing news pieces as well as features. Previous work has appeared on USA Today, Yahoo News, France 24, TV5 Monde, Daily Mail online, among others. I am currently in and around Africa and available for freelance work.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Videographer, Video editor and researcher with an academic background, I am passionate about capturing stories that uplift, inspire and draw viewers in. My short career has yielded successes and interactions across the spectrum of film. I possess qualifications in social science (up to a Masters degree) which lends well to news formats and documentary features. I also possess a certificate from the University of Cape Town in production and community engagement.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Production Assistant
• On-Camera Talent
• Drone Operator
• Production Company

I have worked in radio, print and TV, in news, features and long form documentaries. I work as a field reporter and producer, depending on the work required. For the last five years I have been working as a freelancer for an international broadcaster in which I research, direct, produce and script feature stories. Prior to that I spent seven years making long form documentaries. My approach to my work is grounded in years of journalism for which I trained.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• Fixer

Experienced in a wide range of video genre, he has specialised in the television production, NGO and corporate communications field for 12 years. He has successfully completed projects including children’s TV programmes, full feature documentary, reportage programmes, product launches, internal and external NGO and corporate communication videos and multimedia presentations. He is recognised for his all round directing, camera operation and editing proficiency.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Good day, My main interests are covering issues pertaining the LGBT community in South Africa, particularly, the wine producing region of Stellenbosch and stories about immigration and xenophobia, as this is an ongoing issue in South Africa. In addition to the aforementioned main areas of interest/research I am interested in African wildlife and have connections to this world throughout South Africa.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer

I am a freelance multimedia producer and photographer based in Johannesburg South Africa. I have close to 7 years experience as a journalist and over the years have acquired various skills necessary to work effectively in the ever-changing media environment. I am a story teller who uses a combination of mediums to get to the crux of the story. My skills include writing, photography and video. I am also a video editor, script writer and radio journalist.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

I'm a multi-media artist driven by both aesthetic and effective communication. Whether it's filming, editing or photography, that's what I try to do. Inquisitively documenting, fiercely decluttering, and meticulously constructing works of art. Transforming the mundane into something that celebrates the complex splendour of life.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Illustrator
• Storyboard Artist
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial

Director/Editor currently based in Cape Town, South Africa.I have 15 years of experience and am passionate about creating content wether its out in the field filming or editing in studio. I spent most of my career in Advertising but I have a strong desire to tell meaningful stories that positively change peoples minds and behaviours.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer

Alex is a filmmaker and journalist based in South Africa who has produced written work and video content for The Guardian, France 24, ARTE, Time Out Dubai, The Local Europe and El País. Born to British parents but raised in Spain, he has a passion for human interest stories and a hunger for "working adventures". So far, he's lived and worked in six countries and speaks four languages fluently.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary

I produce stories in Cape Town, South Africa, short inserts as well as documentaries. Interests include art journalism, as well as environmental journalism, especially where environmental concerns affect lower income communities. I enjoy profile pieces, stories of ordinary people that reveals a larger story about that community or society.

• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am an experience video producer. I have specialized experience in filming on mining and petrochemical sites. I have filmed 3 kilometers underground, at the highest telecommunications tower in Southern Africa and out at sea on a cable repair ship. I am also skilled at conducting interviews with a broad spectrum of people from mine workers to CEOs. I have crew contacts across Southern Africa.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I am a South Africa based producer / director with 30 years experience producing short features, documentaries and long-form series for local and international broadcasters. Currently producing for CNN, SABC and DSTV. Over 3000 productions under my belt. I am owner of Hooper Productions, and also produce and direct for Moksham Productions.

• Video Editor - News
• Production Company
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary

I have more than 20 years experience as a Television journalist. First for SABC; now I have my own company producing documentaries and videos for South African, African and European companies. Worked on assignments for BBC and Voice of America. Would love to be part of a global approach to understand and highlight human and environmental issues to make the world a better place.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am a fixer and producer with over 15 years experience in multiple formats. I’m based in Cape Town South Africa and have worked on reality shows such as MTV Road Rules The Challenge, large budget films such as 10000BC and Blood Diamond as well as campaigns for Coke, McDonald’s, Samsung, Mountain Dew etc

• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

i am a Documentary DP, specialising in NGO productions.I have filmed projects for Flight Centre FoundationUK and South Africa, along with projects from Rise Against hunger.My passion is to tell stories that i feel need to be addressed and heard. I have filmed many corporate videos, commercials (2nd AC) and music events..I have a big passion for music and promoting new artists.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I have been editing since 2007 but have been in the creative space since 1998 creative interactive Cd & DVDs, business presentations & product launches. A lot of my current work involves retail videos in a vast array of formats & shapes. You will see from my reel that I get involved with way more than what I have described above.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Product Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Video and Film Technolgy(B-Tech) Durban Institute of Technology. My work is predominantly freelance, wide ranging from theatre to sports and TV. Camera Director on 'The Creature Club' season 1 broadcast on SABC(2007) DOP on the documentary 'Surfers not Street children' broadcast on CCTV(2015) I do a fair amount of work for NGO's, as well as corporate work for Investec, Fnb, Unilever, BMW etc.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

1. Writer, Location Scout & Production Manager: JUST 15MIN AWAY FROM JOZI – Year: 2013 2. Writer & Production Design: UNSOLVED - 48 hour film project Johannesburg – Year: 2012. 3. News compiler & Reader : ELDOS FM – 87.6 – Year: 2011-2012 4. Radio Presenter: Friday nights amplified at ELDOS FM 87.6 from 21:00-00:00) - Year: 2011-2012.

• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary

A creative Motion Designer & Visual Designer, I love working with companies in the tech space and passionately navigating Blockchain and Fintech world. They are the absolute future with no doubt and, I'm here to offer support in helping you deliver the core message of your company to your audience. Let me help you help others tap into the future.

• Motion Graphics Designer