career objective                              

results-driven, motivated senior editor with extensive experience in communications and media relations, eager to contribute dynamic project management and team-building skills toward actively supporting a progressive organization in optimizing performance

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of editorial experience with expertise in directing busy newsrooms, developing premium media brands, launching new products, and building highly successfully websites

ø  demonstrated ability to successfully identify and capitalize on opportunities to penetrate and develop markets, grow internet presence, and drive internal customer traffic

ø  solid record of hiring, leading, and managing top-performing support teams; strategically plan and coordinate workflow

ø  accurately forecast financial growth, prepare and manage multi-million dollar budgets, and negotiate vendor contracts

ø  actively participate in all aspects of operations; routinely appear on-camera, provide voice work, assist in illustrating page one and section stories, and participate in shooting, editing, and production of content

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, and relationship management skills

 

~language proficiencies ~

english ~ mandarin chinese ~ german ~ cantonese ~ french ~ japanese

professional experience                

dow jones & co., inc.                                                                                                                                       7/94 c present

senior editor c video, the wall street journal online, new york, ny (4/08 c present)

news editor, the wall street journal online, new york, ny (6/06 c 3/08)

managing editor c  emea money & economics, dow jones newswires, frankfurt, germany (6/02 c 5/06)

news editor c emea financial services, dow jones newswires, frankfurt, germany (1/01 c 6/02)

news editor c core europe, dow jones newswires, frankfurt, germany (5/00 c 1/01)

news editor, dow jones newswires, frankfurt, germany (7/99 c 4/00)

hong kong bureau chief, dow jones newswires, hong kong (10/97 c 6/99)

forex & china and hong kong equities reporter, dow jones newswires, hong kong (7/94 c 9/97)

           

~ key achievements ~

         in recognition of outstanding performance, steadily progressed within leading provider of global business news and information services to attain position as chief editor for web video journalism responsible for steering in excess of 500% traffic to video

         successfully established wsj online s preeminence in the streaming video arena with more than eight million monthly streams, a higher volume than any key competitor 

         identified and harnessed technologies to convert video content into an interactive user experience that effectively drives traffic to other pages within the wsj digital network

         prepared and administered $10m operational budget and up to $3m capital budget for wsj.com; planned allocations, approved expenditures, and instituted cost controls

         served as the sole recruiter and trainer for wsj.com ; proficiently recruited, trained, and coordinated reporters, editors, and  technology specialists  to optimize productivity and efficiency while controlling labor costs

         as managing editor of emea money & economics, oversaw 40 reporters, editors, and bureau chiefs in 28 distinct offices

 

~ additional experience, honors, & affiliations ~

east-west center fellow                                                                                                                                                 2009

co-author, stooples: office tools for hopeless fools, st. martin s press                                                                           2005

finalist - journalist of the year in europe                                                                                                                      2001

regular taiwan and china stringer c marketplace, american public radio, taipei, taiwan                                    11/93 c 7/94

producer / anchor c  insert name of news program, icrt radio, taipei, taiwan                                                   11/93 c 7/94

newsman, the associated press, san francisco, ca                                                                                            5/93 c 11/93

freelance journalist                                                                                                                                              6/86 c 9/92

education                                           

abd for master of journalism and m.a. in asian studies, 3.8+ gpa uc berkeley, berkeley, ca                             8/91 c 5/93

                       

bachelor s degree in asian studies, summa cum laude, phi beta kappa, bowdoin college, brunswick, me                  1990