Curriculum Vitae

Personal Profile

Accomplished multimedia journalist with 15 years of experience in international reporting, including 4 years as Asia correspondent based in Bangkok for Germany’s international broadcaster, DW. Reported from conflict and crisis areas. Excellent storytelling skills and news judgement, proficient in videography, video- and audio editing. Experienced live on-air reporter.

Professional Experience

Multimedia- and Broadcast Journalist, 06/2019 - present

  • Reporting from the US for DW, ZDF, ARD (public radio), Welt, Arte in German and English

  • Covered US as correspondent for German news agency dpa

  • Reported on US presidential and mid-term elections for German broadcasters ZDF and Welt

  • Moderated panels for the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN

Asia Correspondent, Field Producer ‑ Deutsche Welle (DW), 05/2015 - 04/2019

  • Responsible for proactively initiating news coverage from the Asia-Pacific region

  • Internal recognition of compelling storytelling e.g. covering the Rohingya refugee crisis and the drug war in the Philippines

  • Independently researched, conceived, and produced news packages as multimedia journalist (acting as producer, camera operator, video editor)

  • In charge of coordinating news coverage with HQ

  • Successfully organized and managed field production, created high quality output, incl. live on-camera reporting

  • Managed small teams in crisis and conflict areas to guarantee desired production results (e.g. Palu earthquake in Indonesia, rebel areas in southern Philippines)

International Reporter, Field Producer, News Writer ‑ DW, 06/2009 - 05/2015

  • Reported from the field on current affairs in Europe, Africa, Asia

  • Produced up to 12 min packages as video journalist (report, camera, editing)

  • Dealt with complex situations in the field efficiently (e.g. reporting on conflict in eastern Ukraine, Libya, Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines)

  • Compiled, wrote, and produced news reports in a busy newsroom environment

  • Reliably delivered high quality output meeting tight deadlines

Media Trainer ‑ DW Akademie (media development agency), since 2013

  • Conceptualized and conducted multimedia journalism workshops for up to 20 participants in Myanmar and Bangladesh

  • Led on-camera training for country managers of Friedrich Naumann Foundation

  • Conducted workshop on election reporting, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

Education

  • Journalism Trainee Program ‑ Deutsche Welle, 09/2007 - 03/2009

  • M.A. Chinese Studies ‑ School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London, UK

  • International Business and Cultural Studies (dipl. univ.) ‑ Passau Univ., Germany

Skills

Journalistic

  • Storytelling

  • Research

  • News writing

  • Live on-air reporting

Technical

  • Videography

  • Video editing (Adobe Premiere, AVID Media Composer)

  • Audio editing (Adobe Audition)

Language

  • German: native

  • English: native

  • Spanish: proficient

  • Mandarin: basic

  • French: basic

Personal

  • Communication

  • Analytical Thinking

  • Problem-solving

  • Flexibility

  • Teamwork