About Maneka
Maneka is a creative enthusiast with immense passion for instilling lifelong creative learning through the use of technology, while inspiring learners to continuously reflect, innovate and push boundaries. She strongly believes in using creativity to inspire, constructing positive impacts and ultimately making a difference.
She drives the creative direction of all CTL work, including our branding, media and content and product development. With her work garnering international awards and recognition, Maneka crafts world class programs and modules in the fields of media/video productions, usage of latest education technology for learning and impact and more. Her clients ranging from government bodies to private organisations, shower her with accolades and consider time spent in her programs highly valuable.
CREDENTIALS AND AWARDS
Apple Professional Development Consultant – APD (2017 – Present)
Content/Course creator and instructor for Basic/Intermediate/Advance Video and Media Production Courses at CHIJ Katong Convent, Singapore for students in Secondary 1 to 4. (2016 – Present)
Content/Course creator and instructor for Parent Workshops at United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA) for Dover and East Campuses. (2016 – Present)
Workshop Examples: Hello Mac!, Cloud Storage & iTunes Demystified, Photos and Photo Stream, Moving Making, Music Composition, and Beautiful Documents.
Marketing and public relations work for Compare Courses in Melbourne, Australia – An educational company covering Universities, TAFE’s, private providers and community colleges in Australia. (2011 – 2016)
The role involved working on marketing campaigns, content management (CMS), customer relationship management (CRM), managing company’s social media, generating company’s quarterly EDM, writing articles, and data analysis.
Highly experienced video editor (Offline and Online) with years of expertise working for distinguished media and production companies in Singapore and Australia with clients ranging from National Geographic, Discovery, ESPN, Fox Sports, Mediacorp and Al Jazeera to name a few.
A passionate advocate for girls’ education and an active fundraiser organizer for Girl Rising screenings in Australia and Singapore. (2013 – Present)
Title: Ashwatthama
Genre: Short film
Role: Director, Producer and Editor
Award/recognition:
Special Mansion Award
47th Brno B16 Film Festival, Czech Republic
Silver Award for Best Short Film Crowbar Awards, Singapore
Toronto Film Festival Showcase – International Award winning Singaporean Short Film
Title: Making Christmas
Client: National Geographic
Genre: HD Documentary
Role: Online Editor
Title: With These Two Hands
Client: Mediacorp Caldecott
Genre: HD Documentary
Role: Editor
Award/Recognition: New York Festivals Awards – Winners Showcase New York Festivals 2009
Title: The Difference
Client: ESPN
Genre: Sports Documentary (12 part series)
Role: Editor
Title: J-League Weekly Highlight Show
Client: ESPN, Al Jazeera
Genre: Sports
Role: Editor
Title: Indian Premier League (IPL)
Client: ESPN, Fox Sports
Genre: Sports
Role: Editor
To Live A Creative Life, We Must Lose Our Fear Of Being Wrong
