Camilo Garzón Email and Phone Number
¡Hola! My name is Camilo, a Colombian-American based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I am the founder and creative director of Cuentero Productions, a bilingual, multimedia production house telling entertaining fiction and non-fiction tales.I've worked as a writer, filmmaker, multiplatform editor, creative and voice director, poet, interdisciplinary artist, oral historian, multimedia producer, and freelance journalist, among others.If you are interested in contacting me, message me here or via cuenteroproductions.comMy multimedia work has been distributed - or is forthcoming - via NPR, KQED, Jazz Night in America, BirdNote, Stanford Center on Longevity, America's Test Kitchen, Hark Audio, The Atlantic, Wolf at the Door, Imposter Media, Doha Debates, Al Jazeera, and SFMOMA, among others; it has been screened and featured - or is forthcoming - at Tribeca, True/False, FICCI, On Air Fest, among others; it has included a Webby Award nomination, the Audience Award for Best Short Film by the LATINO Feedback Film Festival, the Bronze Award under the Best Documentary Short category by the LA Independent Shorts Awards (ISA), the Bronze Award for the inaugural Signal Awards on the Individual Episode (Arts & Culture) category, and the Audio Fiction Storytelling Award for the 2023 Tribeca Festival.My non-fiction writing has been published - or is forthcoming - via the National Geographic Society, Scientific American, Skybound Entertainment, Audible, Doha Debates' Necessary Tomorrows, NPR’s Weekend Edition, NPR’s Alt.Latino, KQED Arts, The Creative Independent, Adonde Media’s Duolingo Spanish Podcast, American Geophysical Union’s Eos magazine, The Latinx Project at NYU’s Intervenxions, Rest of World, Revista Cultural Días Temáticos, Las2orillas, Biomimicry Institute’s AskNature, SFMOMA’s Proyecto Mission Murals, and the Orlando Sentinel. I have also been the non-fiction judge for the San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award. My fiction and poetic work has been featured - or is forthcoming - via on-off.site, Brushing Art and Literary Journal, Poets Reading the News, Revista Innombrable, Rollins College’s The Independent; it has been read and selected to be performed for an audience by SFMOMA, San Francisco Foundation, Nomadic Press, San José Museum of Modern Art, Play on Words, Beast Crawl Literary Festival, Speaking Axolotl, LITEROCALYPSE, and The Emperor’s New Prose; it has been supported with artist residencies at on-off.site and Elsewhere Studios; and have included a San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award for poetry.
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Audio Editor, Engineer, And Mixer For The Atlantic ArticlesHark AudioOakland, Ca, Us -
Founder And Creative DirectorCuentero Productions Oct 2023 - Present• Clients and creative partners have included the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), America’s Test Kitchen (ATK), the Center for the Art of Translation and Two Lines Press, Political Research Associates (PRA), Science Friday, the Biomimicry Institute, CiNEOLA, and Polis Poesía -
Executive Producer, Voice Director, Co-Writer, And Story Editor For The Insurgence: SheriffsCuentero Productions Mar 2024 - Nov 2024• The Insurgence: Sheriffs is a six-part podcast series that uncovers how a national network of far-right sheriffs is mobilizing to create a White Christian republic, one county at a time• The series features first-hand accounts from people across the country who have come up against the sometimes-fatal consequences from the unchecked power of county sheriffs and their growing alignment with the new Far Right• The Insurgence: Sheriffs is created and hosted by investigative reporter and PRA Research Director Cloee Cooper, and co-executive produced by Political Research Associates and Cuentero Productions -
Creative Director, Voice Director, Executive Producer, And Writer For Cigarettes Until TomorrowCuentero Productions Jul 2024 - Oct 2024• Synopsis: "Two Lines Press and Cuentero Productions present 'Cigarettes Until Tomorrow,' a collection of Romanian poetry in translation adapted as an audio project. Along the eastern edge of Europe, Romania’s vibrant poetry scene perches on the Black Sea. With black humor and in cutting, contemporary language, four featured Romanian poets assemble a series of profound moments from their daily lives. Tanks invade while soccer games go down to the last minute; there are lonely cemeteries and urine-soaked sheets and endless Instagram reels. And what results is a stunning portrait of all our lives in the 21st century—the cycles of outrage, boredom, and ecstasy—as we get to see ourselves from an entirely new viewpoint." -
Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Story Editor And Sound Designer, Engineer And Mixer For Junior Tu PapáCuentero Productions Oct 2023 - Oct 2024• Logline: "A Colombian-British filmmaker reconnects with his father and uncles to remember a historic fútbol match played in Barranquilla in 1993—at a time when the sport served as a distraction from the country's violent reality"• Official selection at the 2024 True/False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri, the 2024 Colombian Film Festival of New York, the 2024 Tercer Tiempo Fest, the 2024 Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Cine a la Calle, the 2024 Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena, the 2024 Sincelejo Muestra Internacional de Cine, the 2024 Cinemattic in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the 2024 CiNEOLA: Colombia on film program in San Francisco -
Creative Director, Voice Director, Executive Producer, Audio Producer And Editor For 'Soroche'Cuentero Productions Jan 2024 - Jun 2024• Synopsis: "Soroche depicts the effects of a leaked sex tape, filtered through the dizzying lens of altitude sickness. Told in alternating perspectives of Viviana, Karina, Nicole, and Ana—best friends since childhood— Soroche recounts the tragic events of a mountain trip intended to help Ana break out of depression following a scandal and the dissolution of an abusive relationship. The chorus of these friends’ confessions reveal contradictions, ruthlessly exposing the flawed friendships and brutal hypocrisies lurking below the surface—all through the haze of Ana’s unraveling."• A one-night-only multimedia performance of 'Soroche' was performed at the Brava Theater Center for Women in the Arts in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, June 6 at 7 pm -
Reporter, Location Sound Recordist, Scriptwriter, And Narrator For Proof'S 'The River That Feeds Us'Cuentero Productions Jan 2024 - Apr 2024• Podcast Episode Description: "We're headed to the riverbanks of the Magdalena River to experience a Colombian tradition of eating stew, called the paseo de olla. Journalist Camilo Garzón shares how the mighty river and the stew have been at the center of Colombia's past and present. From mouthwatering stews to the travelers Camilo encounters along the way, the Paseo de Olla reveals layers of Colombia’s soul." -
Producer For Century Lives From The Stanford Center On Longevity (Scl)Palisades Media Ventures Jun 2023 - Nov 2023Washington, Dc, Us• Produce a couple of podcast episodes for Century Lives' season 4 focused on the environment and Phoenix, Arizona, and on early childhood education and Albuquerque, New Mexico• Produce half of the podcast episodes for Century Lives' season 5 about the retirement ladder concept and focused on three characters from Houston, Texas’ Harris Health System - its CEO, a social worker, and a mother and son working inside the system• Generate story ideas, identify, pre-interview and book guests, often for in-person interviews during reporting trips around the United States• Craft interview outlines and work with the host, former NPR CEO, Ken Stern, to prepare for interview recordings• Engineer interview recordings in-person and remotely, transcribe interviews and pull selects and archival clips as needed, and run tracking host sessions• Assist other producers as needed (finding music, research, some work in a DAW, etc) for episode 2 of Season 4, centered on pre-natal development and Los Angeles, California• Other duties include field production, writing copy and tracking host, cutting audio associated with episode, editing the episode, and executing final mix• Support promotion and social media initiatives and upload finished episodes for distribution -
Writer, Reporter, Producer, And Guest Host For Birdnote Daily And Birdnote En EspañolBirdnote May 2022 - Oct 2023Asheville, Nc, Us• Helped launch the spin-off BirdNote podcast "BirdNote en Español" as its first podcast host• Wrote, produced, and narrated twelve "BirdNote Daily" and "BirdNote en Español" episodes for dual release in Spanish and English in partnership with Manomet in 2022, and contributed a couple more bilingual episodes as guest host in 2023• Researched, interviewed guests, and recorded in the field focusing on birds that travel between North, Central, and South America, and on cooperative research projects and conservation efforts -
Audio Editor, Sound Designer, And Mixer For An Episode Of ThreatenedBirdnote Jul 2022 - Jan 2023Asheville, Nc, Us• Edited audio, gave input on tape gathering and scripting, and sound designed an episode from the fourth and final season of BirdNote’s Threatened, hosted by Ari Daniel, focusing on a stories about the Puerto Rican Parrot and habitat conservation in Puerto Rico• Assembled and mixed versions of the episode under the guidance of the show’s producers, editor, and BirdNote staff -
Audio Editor, Engineer, And Mixer For The Atlantic ArticlesHark Audio Apr 2023 - Jun 2023New York City, Us• Worked on the post-production of selected pieces from The Atlantic• Edited voice-over narration of audio versions of articles• Assembled, engineered, and mixed versions of the narrated audio pieces -
Contributing Writer And CuratorHark Audio Apr 2023 - Jun 2023New York City, Us• Researched and listened to podcasts in order to fins and create clips of their most interesting moments• Wrote copy for a narrator to read as a voice-over connective tissue for the curated lists of clips• Curated different lists of clips on topics that included television and streaming shows, writing, adaptation, among others -
Story Editor, Contributing Writer, And Sound Designer For The Pilot Of “Necessary Tomorrows”Wolf At The Door Sep 2022 - Apr 2023Venice, Ca, Us• Sound designed, with David Parfit, the story of the non-fiction pilot episode "The Rights of Nature"• Introduced, contributed, and researched speculative ideas based on true events• Edited story structure for the episode in company of the series' creator, Brett Gaylor• Was recognized as one of the sixteen Tribeca Audio 2023 "Official Selects" -
Creative And Consulting Producer For “The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen”Wolf At The Door May 2022 - Apr 2023Venice, Ca, Us• Gave creative notes on dialogue, actions, concepts, languages, ideas, scenes, ensuring that Alex Kemp's original vision - the creator and director of the project - was accurately realized• Collaborated on scripts to execute the creative vision for the fictional narrative series and helped reach out to media outlets for its promotion• The audio drama was recognized as one of the sixteen Tribeca Audio 2023 "Official Selects"• The audio drama was awarded the Tribeca 2023 Fiction Audio Storytelling Award -
Bilingual Writer For An Audible Original Non-Fiction Limited Series (Additional Literary Material)Skybound Entertainment Oct 2022 - Mar 2023Los Angeles, California, Us• Write, review, and edit bilingual scripts (English and Spanish) with an investigative reporter for Skybound's first dual-language documentary podcast about a series of kidnappings in San Miguel de Allende• Address Skybound Entertainment's and Audible’s notes and revisions on all scripts -
Contributing Collection Writer For AsknatureBiomimicry Institute Apr 2022 - Feb 2023Missoula, Montana, Us• Wrote an experimental and multimedia essay for a collection that introduces biological strategies related to homebuilding• Reported on the ancestral building techniques of bahareque, tapia pisada, and adobe• Interviewed and recorded sounds with architects, traditional builders, and artists about their work with these techniques -
Contributing Arts WriterKqed Jan 2022 - Dec 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Conducted necessary research and maintained source list for assignments and accepted pitches• Arranged and guided interviews with guests and wrote feature pieces and profiles for the web• Topics of conversation included creativity, art, writing, music, deconstructing legacy, Fantastic Negrito, Beat generation, Jack Kerouac, poetry, identity, collaboration, combinatorics, design, technology, mathematics, phantasmagoria, curanderos, cuenteros, memoir, literature, Colombia, magic, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and marimba de chonta -
Voice And Creative Director And Lead Producer For "The Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I"Sfmoma San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art Jan 2021 - Dec 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Directed, curated, sound designed, co-wrote, co-scripted, edited, produced, and mixed an experimental audio collection for the Proyecto Mission Murals interspersed with poetry from Josiah Luis Alderete and fiction by Olivia Peña featuring an anthology of anecdotes highlighting some of the murals from San Francisco's Mission District, mainly focusing on its Latinx and Chicanx artists and muralists, and its community• Led the Audio Zine - Volume I project’s team - in the company of two executive producers – composed of a production assistant; a producer, scorer, and sound-designer; a guitarist; and two writers who served as voice actors and narrators• Was recognized as one of the thirty On Air Fest 2022 "Official Selects" for a short outtake and poetic audio experiment from the larger production• Was nominated to the 2022 Webby Awards in the Podcasts - Individual Episodes (Arts & Culture) category• Was nominated to the inaugural Signal Awards in the Individual Episodes (Arts & Culture) category and won the Bronze Award under the category• Conducted the creative direction and led the team for a listening session of the Audio Zine at SFMOMA at the Koret Education Center on July 17 and for its first live performance at the Gina and Stuart Peterson White Box on October 9 -
Consulting Producer, Location Sound Recordist, And Interviewer For The Documentary "Las Muralistas"Sfmoma San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art Jan 2021 - Oct 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Consulted and did creative production for a documentary short film titled "Las Muralistas: Our Walls, Our Stories" which is a love letter to the Mission District and especially the femmes and non-binary individuals that paved the way to have muralismo as an essential characteristic of the fabric of the city of San Francisco• Interviewed and led conversations with a third of the guests that were featured on the documentary film including Yolanda López, Consuelo Mendez, Patricia Rodriguez, and Irene Perez• Recorded sound in the field and in different locations across the San Francisco Bay Area with the highest quality in mind and thinking of SFX and Foley for the documentary film's sound design• The documentary film premiered at the 2022 San Francisco ShortFest, was also recognized by the LA Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) with the Bronze Award under the Best Documentary Short category, and was also recognized with the Audience Award for Best Short Film by the LATINO Feedback Film Festival -
Oral Historian For The Proyecto Mission MuralsSfmoma San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art Sep 2020 - Oct 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Researched, conducted, and guided conversations with artists, muralists, educators, poets, lawyers, historians, and storytellers – including Frances Valesco, Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez, Michael Rios, Susan Cervantes, Ray Patlán, Yolanda López, Eduardo Pineda, Consuelo Mendez, Mia Gonzales, Ana Montano, Ester Hernández, Daniel Galvez, Dewey Crumpler, Nancy “Pili” Hernandez, Patricia Rodriguez, Irene Perez, Estria Miyashiro, Xochitl Nevel-Guerrero, Brooke Oliver, and Amalia Mesa-Bains – who were involved in, or were associated to, the early San Francisco's Mission District's and Bay Area mural scene in the 70's and 80's to retrieve, document, present and archive their stories and histories• Recorded, edited, produced, narrated, and mixed 20 oral histories in English and Spanish• Presented a session at the 2021 International Association Of Sound and Audiovisual Archives conference titled: "Oral Histories as Accessible and Democratic Audio Technologies of the Self"• Co-presented a session with Myisa Plancq-Graham and Cary Cordova at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Oral History Association titled: "La Misión, Mi Corazón: The Proyecto Mission Murals As a Fire-Starter Experiment in Oral History Presentation and New Media" -
Contributing Biography Writer For Proyecto Mission MuralsSfmoma San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art Mar 2022 - Sep 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Researched and wrote the SFMOMA official biographies for artists: Michael Ríos, Nicole Emanuel, Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez, Carlos Loarca, Anthony “Tony” Machado, Eduardo Pineda, Patricia Rose, Frances Valesco, Susan Greene, Miranda Bergman, Daniel Galvez, Nancy “Pili” Hernández, Yolanda López, Dewey Crumpler, and Amalia Mesa-Bains• Underwent revisions, fact checking, and copy edits to ensure consistency with the Proyecto Mission Murals voice and SFMOMA publishing standards -
Consulting Producer For The Exhibition “Diego Rivera’S America”Sfmoma San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art May 2022 - Jul 2022San Francisco, Ca, Us• Provided my expertise as a consultant for an audio guide dedicated to the most in-depth examination of Diego Rivera’s work in over two decades, focusing on his work from the 1920s to the mid-1940s, when he was conceiving a new vision for North America informed by his travels in México and the U.S. • Shared tidbits, excerpts, and quoted the oral histories I conducted and co-created with Michael Ríos and the late Yolanda López, some of which ended up in the audio guide• Translated and edited some of the exhibition's blurbs and museum copy into Spanish• Led the creation and direction of a live performance of the “Mission Muralismo Audio Zine - Volume I” for the SFMOMA Free Community Day for “Diego Rivera’s America” on July 17, 2022 -
Assistant Producer And Sound Designer For Jazz Night In America'S Inaugural Youngbloods SeriesWbgo Aug 2022 - Sep 2022Newark, Nj, Us• Assembled and sound designed radio documentary programs featuring four out of the five inaugural class of Youngbloods, a sub-series featuring the up-and-coming jazz geniuses who are revolutionizing the genre, including Immanuel Wilkins, Isaiah J. Thompson, Sean Mason, and Sarah Hanahan• Provided sound editorial judgement in the content creation to ensure continuous program enhancement throughout the series• Worked with the members of the editorial and production teams to ensure the shows were well structured and the finished products were of high quality and compelling• Assembled the four final sessions in Pro Tools, each 55:45 in duration, and which were broadcast weekly in September 2022 to all radio stations that feature Jazz Night In America programming -
Contributing Science Writer And ReporterScientific American Jun 2022 - Sep 2022New York, New York, Us• Conducted necessary research and maintained source list for assignments and accepted pitches• Arranged and conducted interviews with guests and wrote feature pieces• Wrote podcast scripts and gathered audio from the field, when necessary• Topics included scientific history, epistemology, philosophy of science, Indigenous knowledge, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), decolonization, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ALT text, among others -
Web Content ProducerScientific American May 2022 - Sep 2022New York, New York, Us• Produced news, opinion, and partner web stories, as well as monthly and special issues of all the magazines Scientific American publishes through the Mura CMS, with style consistency in mind across platform-intentioned content• Sent the newsletters Scientific American publishes throughout the week (i.e., Today in Science, Health & Biology, Technology, Mind & Brain, Earth & Environment, Space & Physics, and This Week in Science) through Acoustic• Helped implement strategies for developing, packaging, and distributing digital content experiences and products through the Scientific American app, newsletters, website, among others• Ensured overall quality and consistency of all digital content by using Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop) and other tools like PushPig Connector, among others• Worked cross-functionally with product, design, and editorial, aligned with departmental priorities and publishing goals• Documented and monitored project schedules, deadlines, and deliverables • Communicated project status and strategic updates across internal divisions• Monitored industry and competitive landscape, maintained time records, and performed other duties as assigned -
Bilingual Translator And Interpreter (Spanish And English)Self-Employed Oct 2017 - Sep 2022• Translation and interpretation clients have included San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Ralph Creative (Sony Music, Sony PlayStation, Sony: Lost In Music) The Creative Independent, National Geographic Society, and Gimlet Media
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Contributing Food Reporter For Proof PodcastAmerica'S Test Kitchen Jan 2022 - Aug 2022Boston, Ma, Us• Pitched an audio report about hormigas culonas aka Atta lævigata, Guane Indigenous traditions, and what is lost with the cultural effects of climate change• Conducted necessary research and maintain source list• Arranged and led audio interviews with guests• Reported from the field and recorded ambiance sounds and actualities from the Departamento de Santander in the cities of San Gil, Barichara, Bucaramanga, and in Colombia's capital, my hometown of Bogotá• Created scripts, identified plot-points and twists, and recorded narration and pickups for my report taking into account narrative and audio elements • Collaborated with host Kevin Pang, engagement team, and editor Yumi Araki, to complete and supplement the podcast episode I reported on -
Co-Writer And Co-Producer For Jazz Night In America'S 2022 Nea Jazz Masters Radio Documentary SeriesWbgo Mar 2022 - Apr 2022Newark, Nj, Us• Wrote, created, assembled, fact-checked and sound designed four radio documentary programs featuring the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters: Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart, and Cassandra Wilson• Provide sound editorial judgement in the content creation to ensure continuous program enhancement throughout the series• Worked with the host, Christian McBride, co-writer and co-producer Alex Ariff, and other members of the editorial and production team to ensure the shows are well structured and the finished products are of high quality and compelling• Curated and added songs to the Jazz Night In America public playlist celebrating the understated and underrated songs of the aforementioned NEA Jazz Masters• Assembled and mixed the four final sessions in Pro Tools, each 55:45 in duration, and which were broadcast weekly in April 2022 to all radio stations that feature Jazz Night In America programming -
Artist In ResidenceElsewhere Studios Feb 2022 - Feb 2022• Wrote the majority of the first draft of a novel as one of the artists-in-residence during the month of February 2022• Performed and read a short excerpt from one of the sections of my novel at the February artist's showcase: "Looking For a Sign: Open Studio and Readings," on February 25, 2022
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Contributing Movie Reviewer, Critic, And Essayist For The Latinx Project At Nyu'S IntervenxionsNew York University Nov 2021 - Jan 2022New York, Ny, Us• Pitched and wrote a hybrid piece about Disney's Encanto• Arranged and led interviews with guests and wrote a personal essay and movie review• Conducted necessary research and maintained source list for assignment and accepted pitch• Was interviewed due to my piece for a story that was published in The New York Times interrogating Encanto's impact and intent -
Contributing Science Writer [Eos]American Geophysical Union Jul 2020 - Nov 2021Washington, Dc, Us• Conduct necessary research and maintain source list for assignments and accepted pitches• Arrange and conduct interviews with guests and write feature pieces for Eos magazine and web publication• Topics include Latin American scientists and scholars, volcanology, risk assessment and management, Armero, light curves, heritage, scientific history, philosophy of science, fossil fuel companies, optics, space debris, ammonites, Late Cretaceous, Indigenous knowledge, Muiscas, Kessler syndrome, urban development, Sachicasaurus vitae, geology, geophysics, paleontology, dinosaurs, hydraulic systems, and astrodynamics -
Righnowish Producer (On-Call)Kqed Sep 2021 - Oct 2021San Francisco, Ca, Us• Edited and produced audio for KQED’s arts and culture podcast and radio show, Rightnowish, hosted by Pendarvis Harshaw• Prepared part of the research material for the host, including questions and themes• Collaborated with host, engagement team, editor, and others in arranging for related elements to complete or supplement an episode• Helped get the program on the air, which included performing routine administrative tasks, including drafting headlines for a few future episodes, created broadcast versions of podcast episodes, and identified potential social media elements• Created scripts, identified plot-points and twists, and other narrative and audio elements to complete or supplement upcoming episodes -
Artist In ResidenceOn-Off.Site May 2021 - Oct 2021Berkeley, California, Us• Ideated the collaboration between Bay Area collective on-off.site and me, creating and writing a nineteen parts piece that uses prose, poetry, and hellish imagery to create moments of connection to help process the pandemic• Crafted, in company of on-off.site, the openings that were open to the public to come through and participate in the co-creation of the work through online collaborations• Co-created the piece with 30 collaborators from these cities and locations: Tabio, Colombia; Bogotá, Colombia; Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Maitland, Florida; Leicester, New York; a place in-between Worcester, New York and Chesapeake, Virginia; Williamsburg, Massachusetts; Silver Spring, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Durham, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Silver Lake, California; Santa Monica, California; Los Angeles, California; Oakland, California; Piedmont, California; Berkeley, California; Mendocino, California; Kihei, Hawaii; Frankfurt, Germany; Nice, France; and where this whole idea started: Madrid, Spain -
Contributing Tech ReporterRest Of World Apr 2021 - Aug 2021New York, Ny, Us• Pitched and led the execution of a reporting idea concerning Rappi, the Latin American "Super App," its growth, and its issues with customer service• Outlined and wrote the basis of the story while supporting with additional in-depth reporting on Rappi's dealings, government sanctions at the SIC, their venture capital funding, and context surrounding other competitors -
Managing EditorPrtn Mar 2021 - Jul 2021• Read, critically evaluate, assign, edit, and publish complex poetry from a range of styles submitted to the publication• Ideated and lead an open call – that got a dozen submissions – dealing with the national and international strikes regarding Colombia's tax reform and wrote a newsletter that introduced the selected and published pieces• Advocate different positions and challenge interests and perspectives by engaging in thoughtful discourse with other editors and members of the editorial team around the received poem submissions while deciding what makes it to publication• Collaborate directly with the Editor-in-Chief, the Director and Publisher, fellow managing editors, curatorial editors, and other associate poetry editors to review and select poem submissions that comply with the non-profit organization's mission and vision to nurture community dialogue, reflection and healing directly in response to the news by enacting poetry's vital cultural function as a way to process and learn about them -
Associate Poetry EditorPrtn Oct 2020 - Feb 2021• Read and critically evaluated complex poetry from a range of styles submitted to the publication• Ideated, pitched, and facilitated the collaboration event between on-off.site and Poets Reading the News – Catharsis: An Inauguration Poetry Reading – in which four poets helped us process the enormity of the end of Donald Trump's presidency and the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with poetry, guided exercises, and deep silence• Advocated different positions and challenged interests and perspectives by engaging in thoughtful discourse with other editors and members of the editorial team around the received poem submissions• Collaborated directly with the Editor-in-Chief, managing editor, and other associate poetry editors to review and select poem submissions that comply with the non-profit organization's mission and vision to nurture community dialogue, reflection and healing directly in response to the news by enacting poetry's vital cultural function as a way to process and learn about them -
Contributing Arts WriterThe Creative Independent Dec 2018 - Jul 2021Brooklyn, Ny, Us• Arrange and conduct interviews with guests and write feature pieces for the web• Topics of conversation include creativity, art, theater, writing, journalism, podcasts, music, adversity, resilience, inspiration, mental health, success, process, beginnings, multi-tasking, identity, independence, promotion, creative anxiety, activism, collaboration, identity, politics, and getting an education -
Guest ColumnistOrlando Sentinel May 2021 - Jun 2021Orlando, Fl, Us• Pitched, wrote, and published an essay about the movie "My Neighbor Totoro" and how its depiction of a mother recovering from an undisclosed illness was a comfort to me and my family as my own mom dealt with COVID-19. -
Assistant English Teacher (Auxiliar De Conversación)Comunidad De Madrid Aug 2019 - Mar 2020Madrid, Madrid, Es• Taught English to more than 16 different classes of all levels in a Madrid middle school and high school• Assisted in teaching English electives on administration, finance, and business, as well as computing and IT -
Script Writer For A Duolingo Spanish Podcast Episode And Podcaster@S CollaboratorAdonde Media Jan 2019 - Aug 2019Los Angeles, Ca, Us• Pre-interview and book guests while coordinating logistical planning for interviews• Create scripts, identify plot-points and twists, and other narrative and audio elements to complete or supplement upcoming episodes of the Duolingo Spanish Podcast• Arrange and conduct interviews with guests and produce upcoming episodes of the Duolingo Spanish Podcast• Collaborate with the community engagement branch of Adonde Media, known as Podcaster@s, by sharing knowledge and insights on podcast and multimedia productions through articles and others -
Digital Content Editor And Multimedia Producer For Impact Programs And InitiativesNational Geographic Society Mar 2018 - Aug 2019Washington, Dc, Us• Worked with the digital and program leads for NGS, helped create and implement strategies for developing, packaging, and distributing digital content experiences and products for the greatest mission impact. Under the direction of NGS's digital product head worked with external teams including marketing, development, social media, and technology to accomplish these objectives• Ensured overall quality and consistency of all digital content and user-related communications. Ensured that the NGS brand identity standards and plans are implemented consistently across all digital products, which required ongoing editing efforts on NGS established projects• Worked cross-functionally with product, design, and development to create a coherent digital production and publishing plan that aligned with departmental priorities and goals• Established, documented, and monitored project schedules, deadlines, and deliverables. Communicated project status and strategic updates across internal divisions• Monitored industry and competitive landscape, maintained time records, and performed other duties as assigned• Produced and project managed the digital presence of the Society's Impact Programs and Initiatives including Beyond Yellowstone, Big Cats Initiative, Okavango Wilderness Project, Photo Ark, Photo Camp, Pristine Seas, Plastic: Sea to Source, Year of the Bird, Last Wild Places, Life at the Extremes, Sumatran Rhino Rescue, Wildlife Watch, among others• Wrote copy for webpages in line with the National Geographic organization's programmatic agenda with brand and voice consistency across platform-intentioned content -
Contributing WriterNational Geographic Society Dec 2017 - Aug 2019Washington, Dc, Us• Drove web traffic by writing, editing and producing engaging copy for the National Geographic's Perpetual Planet website and by being the lead writer, editor, and producer for the Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition: Everest 2019 Open Explorer expedition journal• Wrote features, interviews and blog posts in line with the organization's programmatic agenda with brand and voice consistency across platform-intentioned content including for the 2018 Explorers Festival• Developed, selected, curated, prioritized, framed, packaged, and optimized Explorer and program content for National Geographic Society owned and operated channels• Consistently generated timely and well thought-out narratives, stories, interviews, headlines, kickers, subtitles, as well as ideas for images and videos, etc.• Researched information, interviewed Explorers and program leads, assisted with fact-checking, and wrote additional headline/title variations/options for each content piece• Pro-actively worked to deepen engagement with the Explorer community and collaborated closely with Audience Engagement, Digital Product, Marketing, Impact Programs, Storytelling, and other business units• Edited and produced multimedia content for featured blogs• Created user-friendly multimedia digital experiences to accompany my writing -
Digital Producer For Events And ExhibitionsNational Geographic Society Oct 2017 - Mar 2018Washington, Dc, Us• Responsible for the production, development, and maintenance of digital/web content related to National Geographic Society's digital properties and/or distribution channels, including the Spring 2018 events season at the National Geographic Museum, the 130 years timeline, and the preparation for the Explorers Festival 2018 websites• Interfaced with internal stakeholders of NGS to coordinate the implementation of digital/web content for Museum and events, including editorial, social media, marketing, development, and technology• Coordinated with marketing and stakeholders to gather and approve content for the digital/web presence of society events and exhibitions with special attention to the pacing of workflows against seasonal sales• Performed digital tasks required to support marketing efforts for Museum and Events programming (e.g., supporting Tracking web and vanity URL campaign requests)• Ensured overall quality and consistency of digital/web content and user-related communications• Ensured that NGS brand identity standards and plans were implemented across digital products• Provided support for other digital maintenance tasks as needed -
Alt.Latino Contributor [Writer, Reporter, And Producer]Npr Mar 2017 - Apr 2018Washington, Dc, Us• Arranged and conducted interviews with guests, created multimedia content, and produced audio and written pieces for the web and podcast• Drafted and published numerous features and interviews with topics like identity, music, culture, art, comic books, and cartoons• Helped with the booking for the Tiny Desk Concert performance of Jorge Drexler -
Audio Producer [News Assistant]Npr Dec 2016 - Oct 2017Washington, Dc, Us• Edited and mixed audio, and drafted ledes, for host interviews and reporter pieces for Weekend Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and All Things Considered• Pre-interviewed and booked guests while coordinating logistical planning for interviews and preparing research material for hosts• Worked with hosts, producers, and others in arranging for related elements to complete or supplement a piece• Wrote news, host, and program copy including but not limited to tape-and-copy elements and connective copy between elements• Contributed digital content on social media, drafting suitable copy for various social media platforms• Consistently generated timely and well thought-out story/interview ideas• Worked occasionally in the field to gather audio as assigned (including projects requiring research and editorial judgment) -
Ted Radio Hour Production InternNpr Sep 2016 - Dec 2016Washington, Dc, Us• Work on all aspects of production, including reviewing TED Talks and pitching ideas for interviews and episodes• Conduct research and assist in arranging interviews• Pre-interview and book TED speakers while coordinating logistical planning for the interviews• Prepared the interview material for the host with research about the guest and corresponding questions• Work with host, producers, and others in arranging for related elements to complete or supplement a piece• Produced billboards and promotional content of upcoming episodes for member stations• Built web pages using SEAMUS, NPR’s content management system• Set up studio for ISDN calls and record interviews• Transcribed TED talks for producers• Help get the program on the air, which includes performing routine administrative tasks, including promotion and social media -
Digital Producer And Post Production Assistant At NprRadio Ambulante Nov 2016 - Oct 2017New York, New York, Us• Helped get the program on the air, which included performing routine administrative tasks, including promotion and social media• Worked with host, producers, and others in arranging for related elements to complete or supplement a piece• Built web pages using SEAMUS, NPR’s content management system -
Researcher And Public SpeakerRollins College Jan 2012 - Sep 2016Winter Park, Fl, Us• Researched Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevskiĭ and madness and wrote a project titled: "Confessions from Madness"• Presented in depth research experiences with the guidance of Dr. Robert Smither (on Jung) titled: "Carl G. Jung - Dreams, Archetypes, Synchronicity, Alchemy and Individuation;" with the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Miller (on Borges and libraries) titled: "A Look Through the Aleph: Borges as the Immortal Librarian;" and with the guidance of Dr. Scott Rubarth (on Kazantzakis and Nietzsche) titled: "Anabasis: The Separate Ascents of Nikos Kazantzakis and Friedrich Nietzsche"• Presented a TEDx Talk titled: "Narrativas del ser: espejos y ventanas" at TEDxYouth@GLM• Researched on the Cynics, Stoics, Lekta, and Ludwig Wittgenstein (for the Senior Sem: Stoics and Cynics) and wrote a Senior Project titled: "The Proper Use of Language: Discovering Meaning in Wittgenstein and the Stoics"• Researched on the Narrative Self (for the Senior Sem: Mind and Meditation) and wrote a Senior Project titled: "The Self as Narrative: How the Self is Narrative in Form"• Selected as an undergraduate philosophy student to present a paper as a philosophy graduate on a panel at the Summer Institute in American Philosophy (SIAP) in Dublin, Ireland, on the Liberal Arts in June 2015• Spearheaded a featured panel session titled: "The Liberal Arts Mind: Tool for the 21st Century & Global Contexts" at the AAC&U January 2016 conference in Washington DC• Presented a paper titled: “Nicolás Gómez Dávila: Maverick Reactionary & American Philosopher,” as a featured speaker at the SIAP in Eugene, Oregon in July 2016 -
Interim International Student Advisor And Student CoordinatorRollins College Jun 2014 - May 2015Winter Park, Fl, Us• Guided F-1 visa students; in order to maintain college compliance of immigration regulations and responsibilities• Recommended J-1 Exchange Visitor Program; being the one responsible for advising exchange students and scholars on compliance with J-1 immigration regulations• Advised students on immigration regulations and procedures, cultural adjustment, personal, and financial matters• Prepared complicated student immigration applications and paperwork for filing with the Immigration Service for immigration benefits, i.e., employment authorization, change of immigration status, etc• Assisted in the communication plan with new and current international students and parents• Coordinated and promoted the International Peer Advisor Program• Supervised and led office training for the office workers and student workers• Performed a range of administrative support functions within the Office of International Student & Scholar Services, working closely with the Director• Coordinated and performed front office support, including walk-ins, phone inquiries, and scheduling of appointments, while serving as a reliable source of information on Rollins departments and procedures.• Handled data entry and maintenance of international student records for required compliance in the Student & Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), the federally-mandated international student tracking system• Scheduled and arranged logistics for departmental programs/activities such as International Orientation, monthly employment workshops, monthly First Friday social programs, tax workshop, etc.• Updated handouts, publications, newsletters, web pages, Facebook, immigration & college student database, etc.• Managed the processing of and mailing of immigration documents• Processed budget requests and maintained budget reports -
Communications Student Program CoordinatorRollins College Aug 2013 - May 2015Winter Park, Fl, Us• Operate and maintain social networking presence and website, highlighting events through an integrated system• Keep the community informed through constant communication with Rollins' print media and radio station through underwriting and advertisements• Create content for the initiatives such as #IAmRollins, which highlights identities and diversity inside the community• Manage and write for OMA's online blog R-Voices -
Student Site Leader – Rollins (Re)Discovers Cuba: Preservation And RestorationRollins College Oct 2014 - Mar 2015Winter Park, Fl, UsPRE-DEPARTURE:• Attended Student Site Leader Training with the Office of International Programs (OIP)• Promoted the field study and assisted in student recruitment with promotional emails and flyers• Assisted OIP with application management, and assisted field study leaders with acceptance decisions• Attended and assisted in delivering pre-departure orientation with reflections, relevant information, and group building• Assisted on making arrangements for in-country logistics (housing, on-site travel, field trips, classroom space, course activities, etc.)• Prepared web site, Facebook group, and Blackboard discussion board to inform students of pertinent information about the trip (packing list, money, current events, etc.)DURING THE FIELD STUDY:• Participated and led scheduled activities in Cuba• Supported students dealing with academic, health, emotional, travel, and logistical issues• Engaged in managing group dynamics and on-going team building, and helped mediate tensions and conflicts between students and faculty• Demonstrated collegiality, solidarity and promoted responsible and mature behavior among group members• Served as liaison between faculty and students and communicated any issues that arose• Promoted ongoing reflection among students• Distributed and collected student evaluations at the end of the program• Assisted in managing program expenses on-site and in making itinerary adjustmentsPOST FIELD STUDY:• Delivered completed student evaluations to International Programs• Assisted in organizing and conducting post-trip meetings and events -
Teaching FellowThe Global Language Network Feb 2016 - Jul 2016Washington, Dc, Us• Taught a Spring Executive Session (Spanish Foreigner): and met for six Thursdays, with an extra makeup class for 14 students (i.e., with very little or no experience with the language, interested in learning about a new language and culture, and willing to make mistakes) ranging from 22 years to 41 years old• Educated students on topics such as: Meeting People; Describing Yourself and Others; Expressing Emotions, Personal Needs & Preferences; Hobbies, Wants and Desires; Everyday Activities and Daily Routines; Calendar and Scheduling; Family Members and Relationships -
Private TutorVarsity Tutors Jul 2015 - Jun 2016St. Louis, Mo, Us• Tutor students on topics ranging from Spanish (all levels), Literature, Grammar and Mechanics, Public Speaking, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Literary Analysis, English (all levels), and World Literature• Achieve an average grade for student assignments of 90 - 100 (i.e., A - A+) -
Vice-Director Of Studies, Chief Of Dais Staff (Un Hq, New York), Representative In The AmericasAssociazione Diplomatici May 2015 - May 2016Milano, It• Represent Diplomatici and Change the World MUN (CWMUN) in the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and United States• Consult and coordinate the academic aspect of the CWMUN World Program in the Emirates and Dubai, Rome, New York City, Moscow, and Barcelona• Attend meetings with institutions such as schools and universities, and any other entities on behalf of Diplomatici to promote the conferences, recruit participants and staff members, and educate about the goals of the organization • Led the Staff of two separate teams, comprised of 55 members from more than 20 different countries (i.e. Dais comprised of 50 members, and the Crisis Team comprised of 5 members) for CWMUN NYC 2016, which was held entirely at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and which was the first historic Model UN at the UN HQ• Facilitate sharing of perceived problems, concerns, and ideas for the improvement of the educational programs of Diplomatici with its Staff and Board while developing partnerships with other organizations around the world to address Diplomatici’s needs, and expanding community awareness of delegates’ needs• Review the educational material for all CWMUN conferences, developing and enhancing its presentation, depth, and reach• Foster the communication and the partnership with Rotaract, MUN Inc. and other associations, to develop the collaboration between groups and countries -
Entry Level Marketing Specialist (Street Face-To-Face Fundraiser)Dialoguedirect Jan 2016 - Apr 2016New York, Ny, Us• Approach new prospects on the street and in public spaces, advocating for social change with the standards of the premium fundraising organization in North America• Recruited 51 sustainable quality donors through face-to-face communication, maintaining a debit rate of 96% YTD, and a 21:30 gender-breakdown ratio• Pitch the charity in line with campaign messaging, especially Save the Children• Present the benefits of supporting varying charitable projects• Work in teams while reporting to an experienced and dedicated team manager who offers support and training -
Contributing WriterRollins College'S The Independent Apr 2014 - Apr 2015• Wrote and published two poems: "Ouroboros", which appeared in the second volume of the first edition on April 22, 2014; and "EL MOCHILERO (Notas de una recolección latina)" which appeared in the first volume of the second edition on February 10, 2015• Wrote and published a philosophical-journalistic piece titled: "The Resurrection of the Universal Human: The Future of the Liberal Arts," which appeared in the second volume of the second edition on April 23, 2015
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Radio Show HostWprk 91.5 Fm Nov 2013 - Apr 2014Winter Park, Florida, Us• Research background information in order to prepare for programs or interviews• Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public• Operate control consoles, announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, public service information, weather or traffic conditions, and accept requests from listening audience• Host a two-hour weekly show (The Ground Beneath Her Feet) with topics ranging from literature, music, and philosophy -
Tutor And Writing ConsultantRollins College Thomas P. Johnson Center Aug 2012 - Apr 2014• Tutored more than 50 students in Spanish, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Russian Literature and Film• Served as the only native tutor for upper-level classes in Spanish• Assisted and guided supplementary weekly classes for students in the Honors Buddhist Philosophy course during the spring of 2013
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Contributing Freelance Writer And ReporterThe Sandspur Jan 2012 - Sep 2013• Wrote articles on a variety of topics, campus and off-campus related• Composed opinions and pieces on events and activities
Camilo Garzón Education Details
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Rollins CollegePhilosophy And Religious Studies -
Gimnasio La MontañaBachiller Académico
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