Mutlu Civiroglu Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

As the Managing Editor at Voice of America, I led a team in developing and producing content for the Kurdish Language Service. This involved collaborating with upper management on strategies and overseeing the production process to maintain high-quality journalism standards.• Managed content creation for radio, television, and multimedia platforms.• Collaborated with upper management to ensure strategic alignment.• Ensured high-quality journalism standards were met throughout the production process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research, write, and produce balanced, objective, and comprehensive stories/packages and publish them on the VOA Kurdish website and social media platforms.Regularly provide strategic and operational recommendations to the Service Chief about how to build audiences and bolster website and social media competitiveness and traffic.Step in as Editor of the Kurdish Service as needed by the Service Chief, providing management of the Kurdish Service by overseeing the entire TV, radio, web, and social media coverage, assessing packages and stringer reports, and providing editorial leadership through curating the stories and packages to be published. Lead management and communications with freelance and permanent team members working across multiple platforms by allocating assignments, driving deadlines,

• Managed media inquiries and developed strategic communication plans for special events.• Coordinated press conferences and led a team in executing PR campaigns.• Achieved increased media coverage and positive brand visibility for the company.• Developed strong skills in crisis communication and relationship building with media outlets.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed and taught credit and non-credit Kurdish courses at the University of Arizona, focusing on language proficiency and cultural understanding.• Reviewed and improved human and AI language models to enhance communication accuracy and efficiency.• Created engaging learning materials to facilitate language acquisition and cultural appreciation for students.

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Gaziantep, Turkey

• Researched and wrote articles in English, Kurdish, and Turkish for major publications like CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Newsweek, Guardian, Vice News and many others• Provided insightful analysis on complex geopolitical situations in Syria, Turkey, and the Middle East.• Collaborated with top media outlets such as Duvar, Guardian, and Vice News to deliver accurate and timely news coverage.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Education

Political Science

Linguistics

Human Services Professional Program