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Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Digital content creation (text, video, voice-overs) for breaking news focused domestic and international audiences at EFE, the world’s largest Spanish-language news agency and the fourth largest overall.- Edition and coordination of national correspondent network.

South Burlington, Vermont

Key accomplishments: Engaged students to analyze Latin American culture in the US and abroad. • Taught advanced level high school Spanish with a focus on contemporary socio-political, cultural and environmental topics. • Utilized and adapted technology to foment a richer learning experience.

Barcelona, Spain

Local editor and journalist in “LATINO”, the largest weekly newspaper in Spain focused on the Latin American community. Total circulation of 140.000 copies, with an audience of more than 430.000 weekly readers. • Managed and coordinated the online edition, www.enlatino.com. • Composed and edited articles for local section of the Barcelona edition. • Published regular contributions to the Entertainment and Business sections.

Madrid, Spain

Key accomplishments: Managed four people in the development of the multimedia news service “EFE Latino”, within the Digital Content Department of the news agency EFE, dedicated to Latin American immigrants living in Spain. Increased the number of clients by 40% and obtained the “Pueblo Nuevo” prize as “Best News Service for Immigrants”. • Supervised service direction and content. • Composed articles, edited video and performed voiceovers for multimedia content. • Hired and trained 10 interns. • Collaborated with TVEFE, providing audiovisual material subsequently sold to the Latin America regional news services.

Madrid, Spain

Key accomplishments: Inaugurating team member for the multimedia news service “EFE Latino”. Successfully established pilot program of “Multimedia Journalists” who were trained to compose articles, record & edit video, and take photographs to be subsequently published online. Promoted to Editor in Chief after one year. • Prepared and launched newsletters and mailings for the database. • Supervised all written and voiceover content. • Started online marketing actions as community manager.

Madrid, Spain

Key accomplishments: Journalist and head writer for the monthly magazine “Imagen Latina”, specializing in pop culture and performing arts aimed at the Latin American community in Spain. • Coordinated a collaborative network in both Madrid and Barcelona. • Relaunched the Barcelona edition with local content including exclusive interviews with international performing artists such as, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, among others.

Lima, Perú

Key accomplishments: Duplicated the weekly transmission hours of the radio program “Frecuencia USIL”, sponsored by the University Department of Communications and broadcasted by Radio Miraflores 96.1 FM. • Produced and hosted a daily one hour radio program focused on current events and entertainment. • Redesigned the program concept, including sections and jingles.

Lima, Perú

Key accomplishments: Managed ongoing groups of students selected to participate in radio broadcasting. • Taught college level course focusing on the design and production of a live radio program. • Supervised emission of university radio programs created and executed by the students.

Lima, Perú

Key accomplishments: Promoted to evening edition coordinator after less than a year. • Writer and voiceover journalist at "El Congreso Informa", a news program related to the legislative activities of the Peruvian Parliament. Transmitted via Peruvian national television and picked up by principal networks reporting on social initiatives of the congress. • Organized daily programming, prioritizing stories as they developed. • Managed three people.

Lima, Perú

TV Host, actor y screenwriter for “El 4to de Juan”, a satirical program dedicated to current events and social issues in Perú.

M.A. In Marketing, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

M.A. In Corporate Communication, Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Continuing Education Courses In Literature And Linguistics

B.A. In Media And Communications, Journalism