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Pechino, Cina

• Produced timely, high-quality coverage of over 400 stories in 2 years at Reuters, including globally impactful events: COVID-19 outbreak and management in China; Chinese military drills over Taiwan; Beijing COVID-19 protests and death surge; National People’s Congress and official state visits; Qinghai and Gansu earthquake; various human-interest feature stories (links below)• Part of the team nominated for Reuters Story of the Year for coverage of China's COVID lockdown at the 2022 Reuters Journalists of the Year Awards.• Frequently produced text and pictures alongside videos for feature stories and solo breaking news assignments. • Skilled in story research, planning, production, editing, and scripting.• Proficient with broadcast, cinema, DSLR, action cameras, and major editing software, including Adobe Premiere Pro.

Pechino, Cina

• Develop UGC and PUGC content strategy for hardware products• Reach out and manage KOC and KOL in targeted industries for UGC content. • Manage suppliers to make sure projects are delivered on time.• Build a network of external contributors. • Edit, polish and deliver content to ensure it fits the brand culture and company image standards.• Own projects from end to end, delivering within budget.• Optimize campaign prompts to ensure higher participation interest.

Pechino, Cina

ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. ITV has a long tradition of television news. Independent Television News was founded to provide news bulletins for the network in 1955, and has since continued to produce all news programmes on ITV.• Film and edit high-quality video content with a focus on creating news packages • Perform post-production work, such as editing, motion graphics, color correction and audio adjustments ensuring the video retains the mood, style, and delivery as specified.• Revise and improve the content on an ongoing basis.• Engage in creative problem solving.• Developing visual storytelling across multiple platforms to support ITV communication objectives and audio visual needs.• Recording and editing video and sound projects, selecting formats for final outputs, capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, titling, adding music/voice-overs, and archiving media projects.• Collaborating closely with the correspondent and producers to plan video shoots, scouting, selecting, and reserve shoot locations.• Transporting, setting up, and operating various production equipment including cameras, audio and video recorders, lighting equipment, props, and microphones for location and studio production;• Preparing the necessary equipment and workflows allowing for streaming for a variety of internet uses and formats.• Editing provided footages and interviews into a variety of video deliverables intended for broadcast, web, social media outlets, and ITN’s clients.• Maintaining equipment inventory, and assessing technical needs, while researching new equipment, trends, and techniques supporting further development of audio visual production.• Organization of all video assets, including templates, projects, raw footage, rendered videos, and voiceover files.

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

InsideOver is a website focusing on news insights, international analysis and reporting. In only a few years, through the use of crowdfunding, it has published over 250 reports from all over the world, collaborating with over 100 journalists, analysts and reporters worldwide.• Identify story ideas, develop and pitch story concept proposals.• Gather background information for news stories using best sources, contacts and leads.• Conduct in-depth research, double check sources and information, translation.• Generate creative, engaging, polished content, manage workflow to ensure timely and successful project completion.• Establish and maintain contacts; develop sources; secure interviews and access of the highest level.• Ensure that all necessary elements such as packages and live shots are delivered accurately, crea- tively and in a timely fashion.• Secure appropriate rights and clearances for video usage.

Beijing City, China

StarTimes Showcase is an English broadcasting programme owned by global media group StarTimes. The programme delivers news commentaries and TV show programs in five African countries. It is the fastest growing and the most influential digital TV operator in Africa.• Research topics and background information for items to be featured on the programme.• Liaise with the production crew to assess and review the broadcast and to plan the next broadcast.• De-brief with director and production assistant regarding episode content to be recorded.• Write, review, edit and memorize scripts and highlights, supplement additional news when necessary.• Introduce the contents of the episode in a clear and captivating way in front of the cameras.• Ensure the programme runs to schedule, respond positively and quickly to issues or changes andimprovise where necessary changes and improvise where necessary.

Beijing City, China

Assisting prof. Vincenzo De Masi’s teaching activities and lessons. Vincenzo De Masi is currentlyan Associate professor in Art and Media Technology for New York Institute of Technology (BeijingCampus).• Panelist at the conference “Teenage Kicks: Global Teenage Cultures, Representations and Practices”,Kingston University, London, 9th-10th September 2017. (hyperlink)• Co-author of the paper: “Role of the App in Social Media in China” presented at the “2nd AsianSocial Sciences and Business Research Conference Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 21-24February 2018.

Beijing City, China

• “Changing Destiny: Thangka Painting Gives Student Her New Path” (hyperlink)Shot in Jinze, Jiangsu Province. This documentary covers the Tibetan art of Tangka, featuringyoung protagonist from Sichuan, Seqinglamu, who, coming from humble beginnings, is nowtraining to be a Tangka artist. The documentary follows her personal story and the history behindthis unique art form and its future development potentials.• “Heir Of Chinese Glazed Tile Craft Is Greening A Traditional Industry” (hyperlink)The documentary covers the craft of Shanxi glazed ceramic tiles, how the ancient craftsmanshipused during the 15th to 16th century in China has now found a future in the hands of a manwho is determined to revive this traditional technique. Shot in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, thedocumentary follows the story of Su Yongjun, the eighth-generation inheritor of Taiyuan city’sSu-style glazed tiles techniques.• De-brief with project management regarding project background, objectives, and topics.• Conduct in-depth research on subject matter through specific sources and crosscheck readilyavailable works produced on the subject (if available) in order to develop a unique and customizedapproach on the subject.• Identify story ideas, develop and pitch story concept proposals.• Recruit professional personnel to build project team, including but not limited to assistants,cameraman, etc.• Familiarize with all shooting gear to be used for project to ensure execution efficiency (cameras,lenses, microphones, shooting accessories, post production software)• Develop and manage shooting calendar, ensure project deadlines are met.• Establish and maintain contacts; develop sources; and secure interviews and access of the highestlevel.• Ensure that all necessary elements such as packages and live shots are delivered accurately,creatively and in a timely fashion.• Secure appropriate rights and clearances for video usage.• Edit VOs, SOTs and packages.

Rest Of Inner Mongolia, China

The two episodes filmed were parts of the popular web series 翻滚吧地球 “Rolling Your World”owned and produced by the iQIYI Travel channel. Sponsored by Bosideng, the episodes featurethe history and culture of the Evenki People, a Chinese ethnic minority traditionally known fortheir pastoral and hunter-gathering lifestyle. As the host of the episodes, I take the audience ona trip into the Aoluguya Settlement in Inner Mongolia to experience the life of the Evenki underextreme cold.• De-brief with production team regarding project vision, client expectations, and key deliverablesto be featured in content.• Research and gain knowledge of subject matter that facilitates speaking extemporaneouslyand providing immediate non-scripted analysis/commentary.• Generate story ideas for segments; contribute story ideas for key showpieces.• Prepare interview topics, questions and edit scripts.• Read scripts or ad/libs, introduces and closes shows.• Establish relationship with audience. Provide entertainment and/or information of interestconsistent with format, genre, and targeted demographic audience.• Provide input to create engaging visual sequences that will captivate the audience.• Interview guests during taped and live events.• Write and deliver scripts for studio tapings and packaged stories.• Post production responsibilities: voice over recording, creative input for additional story edits.

Milano, Italia

Founded in 1974 by the journalist Indro Montanelli, il Giornale is an Italian languagedaily newspaper with headquarters in Milan, Italy. In 2017, its circulation was over 60.000copies, with a digital audience of over 231.000 readers.• News coverage on politics, culture, society of China and neighboring countries (KoreanPeninsula, Japan) as well as Chinese overseas communities.• Identify newsworthy content and follow up with context and analysis to create storyproposals.• Gather background information for news stories using best sources, contacts and leads• Press review of the major Chinese news outlets.• Conduct in-depth research, double check sources and information, translation.• Work on demanding deadlines and in high-stress breaking news situations.• Generate creative, engaging, polished content, manage workflow to ensure timely andsuccessful project completion.

Master Degree In International Journalism And Communication, School Of Tv, Faculty Of Journalism And Communication

Activities and Societies: Awarded with the Chinese Government Scholarship

Chinese Language And Culture, International College Of Education

Activities and Societies: Awarded with Hanban Confucious Institute Scholarship

Llp Erasmus Program, Faculty Of Social Sciences

Activities and Societies: Awarded with the Scholarship of EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students.

Bachelor Of Arts In Linguistic And Cultural Mediation, Faculty Of Political Sciences

Activities and Societies: Thesis in Asian History and Institutions: “Secret Societies and Organized Crime in Post-Maoist China”