Suheil Damouny

News Librarian at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

suheil.damouny@sbs.com.au

Specialties
News writing, producing, editing, archiving, researching.

Experience
News Librarian at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
August 2008 - Present (1 year)
* Template and shotlist News bulletins and current affairs programs including World News Australia.
* Handle journalist requests for footage to achieve the best outcome in terms of available vision and
retrieval time.
* Liaise effectively with newsroom staff including journalists, producers, editors, graphics, promos,
presenters, chief-of-staff, video tapes and interstate bureaux.
* Implement, organise and maintain compile tapes of major news events – including vision from
APTN, Reuters and other national and international news sources.
* Operate DVC Pro and Betacam SP tape recorders to file footage.
* Communicate with supervisor and colleagues to prioritise workloads.
* Maintain a thorough knowledge of national and international news, current affairs and sport.
* Assistant Producer during major news events such as ‘Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration
Special.’
* Training new staff with database systems, protocols and procedures.

Archives at Channel Nine Australia

October 2007 - August 2008 (11 months)
* In depth research using ENPS, ITN Source and online search tools.
* Liaising with Nine Network news, sports and current affairs programs such as Sunday, 60
Minutes, A Current Affair, Wide World of Sports and the Today Show.
* Copyright licensing, researching, preparing license agreements for commercial sales.
* Prioritise and coordinate chief-of-staff and journalists’ footage requests.
* Coordinating and training new staff.
* Accurate data entry, creating rundown, detailed shot listing and proof reading.
* Receiving, shelving and dispatching tapes in an efficient manner.
* Answering telephone enquiries.
* Preparing dubs and invoices.
* On call 24/7.
* Ad hoc administrative duties.
* Liaising with tape libraries.

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Journalist/Sports Editor at Torch Publishing
November 2005 - August 2007 (1 year 10 months)
* Serve as a Journalist for the company’s collection of three suburban newspapers in the Sydney
South-West area, including the Canterbury-Bankstown Torch, The Auburn Review Pictorial and the
Cooks River Valley Times.
* Produce detailed and accurate articles in a short time frame, often in pressure situations and to
tight deadlines.
* Establish and maintain contacts in the local community and gathering news stories of the day.
* Generate news stories based on pitched ideas or assigned by the Editor.
* File of at least 20 stories a week to fill the Sports section.
* Contribute to the general news, dining out and features sections as required.
* Coverage of national and international major sporting events such as:
* Australian Youth Olympic Festival (2007)
* Telstra Australian Athletics Season (2007)
* Australian Solo Speedway Championship (2007)
* NRL Season (2007)
* Australian A1 Grand Prix (2007)
* Australian Gymnastics Championships (2007)

Education
University of Sydney
Masters of Media Practice, Media, 2006 - 2008

University of Western Sydney

BA Communications, Media, 2004 - 2006

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Suheil Damouny
News Librarian at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
suheil.damouny@sbs.com.au

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