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Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Kiryu, Gunma, Japan

Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) employed by the Board of Education in Kiryū City, Gunma. Teaching at Sakuragi Junior High School as main school, and Shinmei Elementary School as visit school. Currently the Editor at Gunma Association of JET Participants (GAJET) and Community Section Editor at CONNECT, the official magazine of the Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching (AJET).

Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

Philippines

Pasig City, Metro Manila

Baguio-based writer and photographer for Rappler's Life and Style Section. Some beats covered include the annual Baguio City Panagbenga Flower Festival, interviews with Baguio personalities, and travelogues on places of interest in the Philippines. Occasional reviews on culture, music, and the arts.

Baguio City

Editorial consultant to the organizational newsletter Pulse. Projects handled include: marketing materials, audio-visual presentations, and development communication/educational materials on run-on-river power generation and corporate social responsibility.

Philippines

Project: Defying a Double Disaster: A Gender Snapshot of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Typhoons Ambo, Rolly, and Ulysses, and the BARMM Armed Conflict

Singapore, Singapore

National Research Project Lead for the Philippines Team in the longitudinal qualitative research project of ARI-NUS entitled "Living with Covid-19 in Southeast Asia" with 9 other SEA countries. Work involved interview facilitation, transcription, translation, coding, and management of researchers from the University of the Philippines.

Upper General Luna Road, Baguio City

Classes handled language and literature: Art Appreciation, Purposive Communication, Phonology and Morphology, Public Speaking and Debate, Philippine Literature and Survey of World Literature, Translation Studies, and Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragedies in the college level. Served as adviser to the Student Body of the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and as adviser and coach to Pulse, the official university publication, and The Gray Ledger, Senior High School publication. Coached students and organizations for writing and performing competitions within and outside the university. Department Outreach Coordinator for the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts. 'Outstanding' teacher's rating for five consecutive years.

Baguio City

Served as Project Manager for several online marketing campaigns for companies based in the US. Developed Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Marketing (SMM) strategies for advanced Google marketing rankings and to adjust with algorithm updates. Adept at content optimization, citations, video creation and optimization, image sharing, social media, and YouTube optimization and marketing for clients. Wrote and managed advertising materials such as articles, press releases, website content, and other marketing copy. Co-managed Amazon accounts and the marketing efforts needed.

Baguio City

Supervised, trained, tracked, and served as Head Writer for internal writing teams based in Manila, and home-based US and India writers. Reported to the Chief Executive Officer for administrative matters regarding team handled, pay invoices for writers, among others. Performed quality analyses (QA) to articles, blogs, and other advertising materials and contents for off and online marketing. Collaborated with the Ranking Manager in tasks allocation and deadline and deliverables completion for the SEO and writing teams.

Graduate Student Research Fellow, Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, And Group Studies

Master'S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature