Professional History
DIGITAL WRITER (ENGLISH)
SINCE APRIL 2017 - THIS IS LYON
-Writing stories in English (500/1500 words) about Lyon from a monthly detailed list of things to do in the city to the opening of a gourmet café, a museum exhibit or travel tips for a food and wine break in the Northern Rhone Valley...
- Using social media: sharing articles on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, posting pictures on Instagram with English descriptions.
-Conducting interviews (face to face or by phone).
FRANCE TRAVEL CORRESPONDENT (ENGLISH)
SINCE JANUARY 2015 - HI-EUROPE
Writing travel stories, reports and portraits in English (then translated into chinese languages): pitch story ideas, find and contact people to interview, field reporting, conduct interviews, post pictures on social media, make connections within the tourism industry.
-Locations: Provence, French Riviera, Rhone-Alps, Loire Valley.
INTRANET CONTENT WRITER (ENGLISH)
SINCE JUNE 2017 - WEBEDIA
Translations (training documents), intranet writing in European English for Orange S.A.,
the French multinational telecommunications corporation, through Webedia.
DIGITAL WRITER / FRANCE CORRESPONDENT (ENGLISH)
FEBRUARY 2015 - FEBRUARY 2017 - NATURAL GAS WORLD
-Writing news stories and interviews in English regarding gas issues in France such as the heated political debate over shale gas developments and fracking bans, the natural gas revolution and its geopolitical impact, gas diplomacy in Gulf countries.
-COP 21 climate summit special correspondent: interviews of professionals from the energy sector, one member of the European Parliament (English).
-Editing: posting stories on the website's back office, choosing keywords, create links towards other webpages.
RADIO REPORTER/NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT (FRENCH)
MARCH - MAY 2016 - RMC - NEW YORK CITY
Radio reports on the 2016 US presidential race during the primary season:
-What do Florida (undocumented) immigrants think of Donald Trump? (From Miami, Florida)
-Donald Trump through the eyes of a former employee (who happens to be a former winner of The Apprentice TV show hosted by Donald Trump himself).
Interviews in English
Radio editing (Audacity software)
LOCAL RADIO REPORTER (INTERNSHIP)
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2014 (ALSO JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013) - LYON 1ERE - LYON
Coverage of local news: daily reports on politics, sports, business, culture, food, events...
Better knowledge of the city, its main events and actors (networking).
Radio editing, voice recordings (Winmedia software).
NEWS ANCHOR (INTERNSHIP)
MARCH-MAY 2014 - FREQUENCE PROTESTANTE - PARIS
Gathering and presenting local and national news in a 3-minute news bulletin broadcasted live.
Preparing and hosting a 15-minute radio show including radio reports and/or interviews:
-the reopening of Vincennes zoo
-the rise of studying abroad high school programs.
Founder of a brand new radio chronicle about the 2014 European elections, broadcasted at the end of the news bulletin and posted on Bobler (voice social network mobile application).
RADIO ANCHOR & REPORTER (INTERNSHIP)
JUNE-JULY 2013 - RCF VAUCLUSE - AVIGNON
Hosting a daily 15-minute live show about the Avignon Festival, conduct studio and phone interviews of comedians and directors.
EDITORIAL SECRETARY (INTERNSHIP)
MARCH 2013 - OUEST FRANCE - LE MANS
Re-reading, re-writing, layout of some of the paper' local pages.
DIGITAL WRITER / LOCAL REPORTER (INTERNSHIP)
MARCH 2012 - FRANCE WEBZINE - LYON
Writing online local news stories (politics, sports, culture, business, music...), conduct interviews, attend press conferences.