Salimata Blanche Sanou

I'm a communication professional specializing on
humanitarian and project management. I'm also a public information specialist with excellent multi-tasking skills and high stress tolerance. More than 10 years professional background in communications and journalism in several medias and in international organizations.

17 years of Television production / Reporter and studio experience 6 Years of Line production in TV control room for Live shows Talented Multimedia Journalist Level III, reporter, video editor, producer for Voice of America, Washington DC.

Able to produce original and good content for TV, Radio, Web including Long experience in writing, shooting, editing and publishing story on web. Speak and write fluently English, French and Bambara.

Produce and voiced TV and radio material. Able to present and conduct original interviews with high profile for TV, Radio and digital platforms. Highly experience to build the TV live show production including rundowns, Remote request and all others duties relating to line productions in control room. Ability to conceive and develop television programs by working effectively with individuals from all levels of management to produce a superior product. Advanced experience with Editing software, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and Avid Xpress pro. Experienced with productions sharing platforms, Azure, Galaxy. Work as solo reporter on field including camera, sound, light, live U, editing and editing. Winner of the African division story contest 2018 and 2022 Extremely detail-oriented and committed to creating a high-quality finished product. Strong sense of visual aesthetics.

• Illustrator
• Final cut
• Indesign

• 2005, 2007, Institut Supérieur de l'Image et du Son Ouagadougou, High Level Technician Audiovisual
• 2007, 2008, Institut Supérieur de l'Image et du Son Ouagadougou, Engineer degree of audiovisual work

• 2017, current, Washington DC, Multimedia Journalist level III / TV Line producer, Radio, Web at French to Africa, Field Reporter and Video Editor for LMA TV, LMA Radio, Vous et Nous, Washington forum Write, Voice, Translate script, produce original contents
• 2014, 2017, Quebec and New York, Shooting, editing and posted video with 2BIG PRODUCTION in New York. Worked as Director, Sound Engineer, Video Editor Freelance in New York Made a residence in Quebec, video capsule production, animation video, editing. Worked as sound engineer and Editor for LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE in Quebec.
• 2010, 2014, West Africa, Experience as a production manager at SILICE EVENTS S.A. in Burkina Faso. Strong experience as Audio/Visual technician both corporate and Freelance. Worked as a Sound engineer on length film, short film and television series in Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinee Conakry.
• 2007, 2010, Burkina Faso and Belgium, Practical work on school movies as Sound engineer and assistant engineer in Burkina. Internship in audio recording, editing, mixing at STUDIO L’EQUIPE at Belgium and the studio in Burkina Faso. Worked as engineer sound on documentary in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso.

Awards 2018

Awards 2022