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Houston, Texas, United States

• Developed news writing skills by reporting and crafting a multimedia story for NPR’s Next Generation Radio on a tight deadline in a fast-paced newsroom.• Utilized Adobe Audition to produce a non-narrated audio piece, enhancing technical proficiency in audio editing and production.• Conducted in-depth interviews with story subjects, sharpening ability to gather compelling, first-hand narratives. • Captured high-quality photography to complement a digital journalism piece, integrating visual storytelling with audio and written content.• Wrote a feature story alongside multimedia elements, honing the ability to create engaging, in-depth narrative journalism.• Leveraged social media platforms to promote and share the multimedia story, increasing audience reach and engagement with the content.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Partnered with teachers across the Alief ISD in designing and implementing activities to promote the development of 200+ students in the emergent bilinguals program.• Aided teachers in designing educational content and assignments, wrote culturally relevant learning materials, and created immersive learning experiences conducive to student success. • Assessed student data to measure learner achievement, identify deficiencies, and develop tailored intervention plans, growing average student performance by 30%.• Maintained detailed and accurate records of student progress and development, monitored growth and delivered ongoing support to parents and guardians to promote improvement.• Promoted four donation drives by developing compelling social media and print content, outperforming donation goals by 15%.• Produced compelling press releases using AP Style guidelines, engaging the community and driving participation in two disaster relief campaigns.

Shanghai City, China

• Supported cross-functional consulting team in directing 30% more engagements for major healthcare and manufacturing clients.• Developed presentations and marketing materials, reviewed and edited proposals, and rewrote key points to communicate better value propositions and win new business.• Established and advanced clients’ social media approach, catalyzing awareness, creating brand equity, and directly contributing to an 18% revenue growth through creative storytelling and effective messaging.• Conducted extensive market research and audience segmentation, leveraging findings to develop tailored branding plans and strategies.• Oversaw content creation and delivery, produced gripping content and generated 400,000+ impressions, engagements, and views.

San Marcos, Texas, United States

• Helped Students and Teachers use and handle hardware and software forlearning purposes• Managing Information systems using tools such as Microsoft's Active directory.• Launched and helped managed a tablet lending system for school students.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism, 3.96 Gpa

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Economics

Studied international economics, Chinese language, and worked in an intership site during the summer

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