Aisha D.

About

A professional writer, photographer and videographer with a flair for creative, original content, tailor-made to the demands of unique audiences. With close to a decade of experience creating and producing written and visual content for print, online and social media platforms, I've told stories that have reached millions of viewers around the world. I love problem solving, have a curiosity for new collaborations and a knowledge of SEO and digital curation that will ensure your message reaches the right people.

Experience

• Journalist · BBC News2018-07-01 – 2025-04-01
• Freelance Journalist · freelance writer, editor2017-08-01 – 2018-07-01

  Reported on topics including: film, arts and culture, communities and local government, migration, women’s rights, home and legal affairs and social affairs. I am committed to reporting on current affairs in ways that inform and engage new and diverse audiences.

• Reporter Intern · London Live ESTV2017-09-01 – 2017-10-01

  Interned as a broadcast journalist for TV station London Live. Independently produced (wrote, interviewed, filmed and edited) same-day reports for London Live Evening News.

• Co Director · Freelance Video Professional2017-07-01 – 2017-07-01

  Co-Directed a short doc ‘Truth’, London Documentary Network winner.

• Director/Camera Operator/Editor · Freelance Video Professional2017-02-01 – 2017-02-01

  Produced short campaign videos for charities ‘One Day Without Us’ and ‘Hands Up Foundation’

• Documentary Production Intern · Western Edge Pictures2016-10-01 – 2016-11-01

  Interned as transcriber/logger for their upcoming documentary entitled ‘Pistorius’. I then took on general production assisting duties that included research and delivered a treatment for potential project ideas in addition to office admin.

• Co-Director (film) · "Sylvia Calvo BCN"2016-06-01 – 2016-08-01
• Co-Director · "El Peso de la Manta"2015-10-01 – 2016-07-01
• Broadcast Monitor · Digital Media Services2014-07-01 – 2015-08-01

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Bachelor of Arts - BA, Human Geography
• Press AssociationNCTJ, Multimedia Journalism
• London School of EconomicsGeography, Human Geography

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