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Beijing, China

Beijing City, China

• Direct all aspects of content creation of videos and articles for the international audience.
• Draft, develop, and present videos that gain millions of views across both English- and Chinese-language platforms.
• Serve as a leader of the in-house video teams, location crew, and local-bureau colleagues, ensuring that all content is produced to suit the style, tone, and ethos of the agency.
• Travelled to 22 Chinese provinces and regions and won multiple awards both internally and nationally for content for innovation and reporting. Recognized as the most senior foreign presenter at Xinhua.
• Produce content for various social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Weibo, and WeChat.
• Attend various state events, press conferences, and forums as a representative of Xinhua.

The aim of the CODE Student Research Fellow Project: Open University China is to explore intercultural exchange in an online professional development course.As a fellow, I have been tasked with developing a framework for, and undertaking a review of the intercultural complexities of UK/China joint higher education using the University of London’s.

• Established a reputation as a creative problem-solver who produces unique projects under tight deadlines.
• Work globally as a writer, editor, and producer, responding to diverse briefs from creative agencies, studios, and publications.
• Publish work for environmental impact reports, national newspapers, and magazines.
• Create eye-catching interactive art, such as 'Do Not Disturb the Birds, a talking birdbox installation commissioned by Saatchi Art & Music and shown at the Secret Garden Party Festival, and taking the National Trust to.
• Functioned as a production manager with The Interesting Games Festival, invited to be a guest speaker for "Off the Page: The Games People Play," on BBC Radio 4.
• Awarded a graduate and new talent residency at the Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol, UK. Garnered significant skill and experience in a creative, open studio through collaborations with technologists, artists, and.

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

• Played an integral role in the paper's transition to a digital newsroom, shared knowledge of developing technologies.
• Guided organization on why, how, and when to utilize various technological tools.
• Offered advice on which story formats were better suited to be delivered online or in print.
• Edited and rewrote stories to ensure factual accuracy and appropriateness of tone.
• Led optimization efforts to deliver online content.
• Reviewed in-house style guide, updated content to include internet phrases and terminology.

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Drove team performance in a deadline-driven creative agency that produced video content and digital assets. Earned a reputation as someone who can make things happen with contagious enthusiasm.
• Worked as a website quality assurance and tester before graduation, and later as a senior team member.
• Headed recruitment, crew management, project budgets, location permits, risk assessment, and scheduling for video productions.

Bristol, UK

• Utilized my specialization in multi-platform production to offer students practical advice.
• Assisted third-year undergraduates with their final projects, spanning film, radio, and digital interactive products.
• Co-authored an academic paper, 'Disseminating the model of teaching media practice,' with Alistair Oldham, a senior lecturer at UWE.
• Identified potential ways the course could be improved to serve new media-savvy students better.

• Conceptualized and created art-based activities to encourage student engagement.
• Addressed the needs of SEN students, attended workshops to gain insight into various strategies.
• Learned Makaton to communicate effectively with non-verbal students.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Global Diplomacy, Distinction

Activities and Societies: University of London Awards for Academic Achievement: Best Dissertation Performance

Ba (Hons), Media Practice, First Class

Distinction, Access Art And Design | As Levels, History And Classical Civilisation

Activities and Societies: Student radio host, program editor