Ulanda Chan
Cape Town, South Africa
ulandachan@gmail.com
Experience
Liquorice (Digital Advertising Agency) - Social Media Marketing Manager / Copywriter
www.liquorice.co.za
November 2009 - Present
Cape Town, South Africa
Managing our client’s social media sites and online reputation, presenting strategic online solutions, managing and running with viral campaigns and online competitions. Also, copywriting all social content and copy-editing newsletters and website content.
WGSN - Content Intern
www.wgsn.com
November 2008 – February 2009
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Working independently as researcher, reporter, photographer and writer on a number of articles including Hong Kong Fashion Week SS09, Hong Kong’s hidden art spaces and a number of retail reports for the Asia-Pacific team.
British Elle - Fashion Features Intern
www.elleuk.com
July 2008 – August 2008
London, United Kingdom
Assisting and working closely with the fashion features editor, Rebecca Lowthorpe and fashion features assistant, Stevie Brown on the September, October and November 2008 issues of British Elle. Generating ideas and content for features, researching for features, contacting and communicating with PR companies, helping to select sample pieces to be featured in the magazine, preparing for shoots, arranging interviews and generally assisting the fashion features department in any way possible.
Urban Junkies (Online Magazine) - Intern
*www.urbanjunkies.com
March 2008 – May 2008
London, United Kingdom
Reviewing up-and-coming restaurants, bars and shops for the magazine’s London Neighbourhood Guide, which involved researching and exploring new neighbourhoods and interviewing restaurant /bar/shop owners and neighbourhood locals.
The Publishing Partnership - Intern
September 2004
Cape Town, South Africa
Copy-editing, sourcing images & assisting photographers and stylists on fashion shoots.
Education
London College of Fashion
February 2008 – July 2008
London, United Kingdom
Post Graduate Certificate in Fashion and Lifestyle Journalism
University of Cape Town
February 2005 – November 2007
Cape Town, South Africa
BA in English Literature, Media Studies & Film Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Camps Bay High School
February 2003 – December 2004
Cape Town, South Africa
Matric Certificate
Bramhall High School
August 2001 – January 2003
Manchester, United Kingdom
GCSE
Interests
I love writing, reading, art, fashion and world cinema. I crave knowledge and I believe that the media is our main source of what we know and learn today. I’m also particularly interested in different histories and cultures and how fashion, art & lifestyle differ within these different contexts. I love the advantages and opportunities that online journalism has given to the media and to the public and I have a strong interest in how the relationship between the internet and journalism is redefining the meaning of traditional journalism.
References
Leezl Kaschula
Production Director @ Liquorice
leezl@liquorice.co.za
Michael Yolland
Digital Strategy Director @ Liquorice
michael.yolland@gmail.com
Angelia Teo
Content Director @ WGSN Asia-Pacific
angelia.teo@wgsn.com
+852 2996 3110
Stevie Brown
Fashion Features Assistant @ British Elle
stevie.brown@hf-uk.com
+44 (0) 20 7150 7368
Nilgin Yusuf
Fashion Journalism Lecturer @ London College of Fashion
n.yusuf@fashion.arts.ac.uk
+44 (0) 20 7514 7747