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New York, NY, 10128 YANG LIN

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EDUCATION The New School, New York | M.S. in Media Management Dean’s Merit Scholarship of the New School Public Engagement Social media campaign: Promoting OpenPirmeries.org on social media Degree project: Project YL, a research about “self-media” in China and a related translation experiment

5/2015

Communication University of China, Beijing | B.A. in Art of Announcing and Anchoring CCTV, China National Radio and China Radio International Scholarship (top 3% of 400+ applicants) Outstanding Graduate of Communication University of China (top 5% of 2000+ graduates) Degree thesis: Language Differences Among TV Programs in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Mandarin Speaking Certificate A (score 97.4 out of 100)

6/2010

EXPERIENCE

Production Administrative Intern at Optomen Productions USA in New York, New York 3/2015 - Present

• Proofread transcriptions, titles, names and other information for varied TV documentaries before being aired

• Manage footage and documents, upload into the server and create description sheets for editors to review

• Work on set when shooting to assist the Art Crew, the G & E Crew, the Camera Crew and more

• Assist producers with consolidating Music Cue Sheet, Release Contract, Appearance Log and more

News and Marketing Intern at Phoenix Satellite TV (US) in Los Angeles, California 5/2015 - 8/2015

• Translated three to five business and international news from Fox Network for anchors to review on a daily basis

• Collected data and wrote the “Stock Brief” of “the Phoenix American News” on a daily basis

• Wrote sponsorship and advertisement proposals and reported to the Director of Marketing Department

• Successfully proposed a new program (10mins) which would be launched during the 2016 Olympics on prime time

• Designed and made presentations in order to serve advisors, sponsors and marketing campaigns

• Assisted Camera Crew and Master Control Room during recording and live broadcast

Presenter and Co-Producer at The Travel Channel (China), in Beijing, China 3/2012 - 3/2013

• Hosted “Polo GTI Racing Line”, a television documentary series about car racing (one season, 35 episodes)

• Successfully acquired the sponsorship from Volkswagen (China) for shooting

• Wrote 22 episodes including lines for host and voice over, and proposed a 10-day shooting plan in Germany

TV Host at Star Group (China), a News Corporation subsidiary in Beijing, China 2/2010 - 2/2012

• Hosted “Chinese Top 20”, a weekly series about pop music (46 episodes), and “The Tipping Point Show”, a weekday talk show (85 episodes), both of which had received good reviews nationally

• Hosted “Red Carpet Show” of 14th & 15th “China Music Awards”, the longest-running music awards in China

SKILLS Software: Avid, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, PS, AI, Premiere, PowerPoint, Keynote, Excel

Mandarin & English dubbing: provided voice-over for TV program guides, news, advertisements, and more

Equipment: Video cameras, DSLRs, microphones, audio mixers, lighting kits, transfer room, and more

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES Volunteer Marshal of NYC’s 42nd Village Halloween Parade, assisted NY1 broadcasting 10/2015

Driving by myself from west coast to east coast to share live reporting on Chinese social media 8/2015

Teaching Assistant of two video production courses taught by Professor Mario Paoli 8/2014 - 5/2015

Chief Editor of the “2009 Introduction Book of the Communication University of China” 12/2009