Kim Choe Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

I oversee the growth, delivery and maintenance of Newshub's digital properties - primarily website and app. I focus on growing audience and revenue for existing products, as well as working on new initiatives from conception to delivery.Key responsibilities:- Stakeholder management- Agile project management- Strategic thinking and innovation- Managing product roadmaps, product lifecycle & prioritisation- Understanding audience preferences, trends and habits- Forecasting and target-setting- Defining and improving operational processes to support digital productsNewshub is NZ's #1 news source.

Taught a course on Product Teams & Methods as part of the Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms programme - an international, online, tuition-free program that trained journalists from small newsrooms in digital transformation through product thinking. It was offered by the J+ division of the Newmark J-School, the News Product Alliance, and the Google News Initiative. I also coached a small group of participants based in the APAC region.

Auckland, New Zealand

Driving the daily and long-term news agenda for Newshub.co.nz, including overseeing a team of 15 digital producers. I was also involved in product management, innovation and strategy, and staff recruitment and development.In August 2017 the site achieved record video streams, page views and revenue under my leadership. Newshub.co.nz won Best News Website/App at the Canon Media Awards 2017.

Auckland, New Zealand

Commissioning and editing opinion articles on news events and talking points.

Auckland, New Zealand

Managing a team of editors producing content specifically for a mobile audience. I was also involved in strategy and product development of mobile and other digital properties.In July and August 2016 I was editorial lead during the creation of Newshub Explains, an initiative bringing context to major news events through engaging digital videos.

Auckland, New Zealand

Leadership role within the Auckland newsroom, responsible for commissioning and publishing high quality content with a digital and audience-first approach.- Managing a team of around 12 reporters covering breaking news and features for Stuff.co.nz and the Sunday Star Times;- Sub-editing and publishing online via Adobe CQ5;- Interpreting analytics using Adobe Analytics (Omniture) and Charbeat;- Increasing audience engagement through social media, in-article polls and other interactive features.Fairfax Media is the leading independent media company in New Zealand and Australia. In New Zealand, it has the country's most visited news site Stuff.co.nz, and a stable of national and community newspapers and magazines.

New York City/Auckland, Nz

Producing news and feature stories for television, radio and online publications.Assignments included: - January 2015 weather coverage from New York for 3 News (TV), RadioLIVE, MoreFM- NZ New Performance theatre festival at La Mama, New York, for www.pantograph-punch.com

Greater New York City Area

www.kitchenchapters.com - a digital storytelling website which takes you inside people's kitchens to understand the role food plays in our lives.This project was incubated as part of a fellowship at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, with a focus on creating an innovative journalism project with a sustainable business model.- Interviewing and writing about people from diverse backgrounds;- Filming and photographing subjects and their cooking;- Recipe writing and testing;- Business development;- Social media marketing and audience engagement.Systems: Wordpress, Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Setting daily news agenda, assigning stories to reporters;- Liaising with broadcast reporters to ensure a seamless flow of information to the website;- Writing breaking news, feature stories and theatre reviews;- Designing and producing special event coverage (NZ Fashion Week, US and Australian Federal elections);- Editing homepage and world news section;- Sub-editing;- Video editing (Avid NewsCutter);- Running social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter).I am also an experienced broadcast reporter. My previous roles at 3 News have included as a television reporter for Firstline, 3News at 12, 3News, and Nightline; assignments desk editor; studio autocue operator.Systems: ENPS, Avid NewsCutter, Photoshop, various web content management systems.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Original reporting for online and television;- Managing the World section of 3news.co.nz, including sourcing and editing international wire content;- Sourcing and editing video from wire services using Avid NewsCutter;- Co-ordinating with reporters and producers across 3 News television programmes.

Auckland, New Zealand

Reporting for various 3 News shows, including 6pm news, Firstline, 3 News at Midday, Nightline. Also worked as Assistant to the Chief of Staff (Assignments Desk).

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Writing, editing, and photographing my own blog focused on developing, testing and writing new baking recipes in my home kitchen.thebakingof... also includes food reviews, news about bakery openings in Auckland, trend-spotting and consumer affairs articles.

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Intern for English-language shows After Hours, Indonesia Now, Talk Indonesia, and ASEAN Today.The role was similar to that of a Junior Producer and involved monitoring international wires, writing and proofreading scripts, editing video.Systems: Dalet, Associated Press and Reuters wire services.

Auckland, New Zealand

Researching complex legal issues and drafting legal opinions.

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

95bFM is New Zealand's largest independent radio station.Setting up, researching and conducting live interviews for two hour current affairs show The Wire; writing and reading live news bulletins.Systems: Burli, ProTools, and multi-channel radio broadcast desks.

Auckland, New Zealand

NZ Suzuki Institute-qualified teacher.Teaching individual and group lessons to children of all ages, including at regional summer camps.

Advanced Certificate In Entrepreneurial Journalism

A one-semester limited entry course at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.

Law/Arts Conjoint, International, Immigration/Refugee, Criminal Law; Spanish; Film/Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Debating Society, Film Production Group

Essentials Of Product Management

An in-depth, 3-day interactive program focused on refining Product Management skills.

Level 3 Teacher Trainer, Violin

Spanish

Licentiate Degree, Violin