Jin Ryu Email & Phone Number

Seoul, South Korea

대한민국 서울

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

Singapore, Singapore

►Acted as the Chief of Staff (Vice President) to the Chairman of Woowa DH Asia Pte. Ltd., the joint venture created after the M&A of Delivery Hero and Woowa Brothers.

Songpa-Gu, Seoul, Korea

►Led the PR/Communications function at the IT company as Vice President, leading the country’s “food-tech” industry with the popular mobile food delivery application service ‘Baedal Minjok’ and ‘Baemin Riders,’ etc.

Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

(January 2013 – April 2016)►Served as a team leader at Blizzard Entertainment Korea's PR team from January 2013 to April 2016

Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-Gu, Seoul, South Korea

(May 2011 – Dec. 2012)►Led the Marketing team, composed of a variety of functions such as Brand Management/Strategy, Market Intelligence, Events, Public Relations, Communications, Graphics design and Web/Knowledge

(April 2010 – April 2011)►Served the firm’s top management team as Communications Leader to develop communications strategies and implementation of key action plans►Developed constructive media relations to enhance the firm’s brand and reputation in the marketplace, while developing various types of press materials and arranging high-profile interview/contribution articles►Took vigorous internal communications initiatives via various channels to boost the moral and pride of the… Show more (April 2010 – April 2011)►Served the firm’s top management team as Communications Leader to develop communications strategies and implementation of key action plans►Developed constructive media relations to enhance the firm’s brand and reputation in the marketplace, while developing various types of press materials and arranging high-profile interview/contribution articles►Took vigorous internal communications initiatives via various channels to boost the moral and pride of the people►Localizing the global organization's “thought leadership” publications such as global business risks reports and global business trends reports for use in South Korea►Drafted, revised and edited hundreds of formal documents as a key person in charge of the firm’s strict publications aproval plicy(Oct. 2010)►Promoted to the rank of Assistant Director (special promotion)(April 2010)►Transferred to the Marketing team (from the Business Development team) to take the role of Communications Leader in line with the firm’s move to strengthen the communications function Show less

at the Business Development team(April 2008 – March 2010)►Worked as a Communications and Pursuits Strategist (CaPS) at the Business Development team to provide insight and analytic views to the firm's top leaders►Also took the role of Proposal Manager/Account Coordinator to support the firm’s priority account pursuit teams►Contributed to the firm’s major wins with valued accounts through robust account management strategies and action plans(April 2008)►Joined… Show more at the Business Development team(April 2008 – March 2010)►Worked as a Communications and Pursuits Strategist (CaPS) at the Business Development team to provide insight and analytic views to the firm's top leaders►Also took the role of Proposal Manager/Account Coordinator to support the firm’s priority account pursuit teams►Contributed to the firm’s major wins with valued accounts through robust account management strategies and action plans(April 2008)►Joined Ernst & Young Korea, the Korean member firm of the world’s leading professional services firm Ernst & Young, which provides assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services across borders to valued client companies Show less

Business(May 2007 – March 2008)►Assigned as a business reporter to cover government policies and regulatory changes as well as corporate activities largely in automotive and petrochemical industries►Covered the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (MOCIE), the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and a couple other economy-related ministries►Wrote a number of news articles about automobile companies and local petrochemical companiesPolitics(July 2005 – April… Show more Business(May 2007 – March 2008)►Assigned as a business reporter to cover government policies and regulatory changes as well as corporate activities largely in automotive and petrochemical industries►Covered the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy (MOCIE), the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and a couple other economy-related ministries►Wrote a number of news articles about automobile companies and local petrochemical companiesPolitics(July 2005 – April 2007)►Assigned to cover the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae, taking care of all important areas such as politics/security, economy/business/finance and society/culture►Traveled dozens of countries accompanying then-President Roh Moo-hyun on state/official visits to the United States, Mexico, Britain, France, Poland, Finland, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, among others(Nov. 2003 – June 2005)►Played a key role in the newspaper company as the diplomacy/security specialist, covering the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Ministry of Unification►Interviewed a number of high-profile figures including former President Kim Dae-jung and Ban Ki-mun, former minister of foreign affairs and trade who later became the U.N. secretary-general as well as foreign leaders including Taiwan’s Vice President Annette Lu►Dispatched to Beijing to cover rounds of six-party talks on North Korean nuclear issue and also covered several international forums such as APEC, ASEM and ASEAN+3 summits►Took part in the taskforce for publication of the official newsletters of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF)(April. 2001 – Nov. 2003)►Covered the National Assembly and major political parties, going through the presidential race in December 2002 and other major elections such as the general elections in April 2004 Show less

Ba, Political Science & Diplomacy, 3.02 / 4.00 (90.2%)

Activities and Societies: got the BA in Political Science & Diplomacy at Yonsei University, the top private university of South Korea.

Master, North Korean Studies (Politics), 4.22 / 4.5 (94.2%)

Activities and Societies: passed through the course for Master's Degree on North Korean Studies to further gain academic knowledge to prop.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science & Diplomacy