Resume General Communications Thailand
Resume General Communications Thailand
Resume General Communications Thailand
MONSICHA HOONSUWAN
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/monsichahoonsuwan EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND D RAKE U NIVERSITY B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication; B.A., International Relations GPA 3.89 Magna Cum Laude, Certificate of Language and Culture K WANSEI G AKUIN U NIVERSITY Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan T RUMAN H IGH S CHOOL Independence, MO, USA T RIAM U DOM S UKSA S CHOOL Bangkok, Thailand August 2007 May 2011 April 2010 July 2010 August 2006 May 2007 May 2004 July 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE P RODUCTION A SSISTANT Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Washington, DC, USA August 2011 June 2012 Spearheaded YouTube inbound marketing strategies: implemented standardized SEO practices, wrote effective call-to-action, applied analytics-driven audience engagement tactics, organized playlists and designed the new interactive channel Increased average monthly unique views of Pulitzer Center YouTube channel by over 16% and led traffic to the main website Originated Global Gateway education portal on YouTube: conceptualized its brand, content and marketing strategies Oversaw a comprehensive outreach project for student fellows reporting; coordinated the production of innovative content complemented by creative social media programs Supported web content generation: wrote articles and event listing, produced videos and audio slideshows, troubleshot coding issues on Drupal, streamlined old content and moderated daily comments Designed and arranged the production of communications material including flyers, donation cards and weekly newsletters Mentored, trained and supervised new interns on content management, digital design, YouTube optimization and multimedia content production S ENIOR E DITOR Think Magazine Des Moines, IA, USA January 2011 May 2011 Conceptualized the magazines mission and generated as well as curating story ideas Macro and micro edited articles for content, style, and tone, ensuring stories objectivity, accuracy and completeness Coached six writers on research, source-finding and story approach and helped them resolve deficient articles Coordinated editorial and design in consultation with the art director, designers and photographers Won 2011 Pacemaker awarded by Associated Collegiate Press and first place in General Excellence awarded by AEJMC I NTERN Iowa Refugee Support Project Des Moines, IA September 2010 December 2010 Assisted in developing communications channels: built a user-friendly website and publicized the organizations activities through monthly newsletters, Researched the needs of refugees and volunteers in Des Moines and assembled health care and immigration resources for refugees E DITORIAL I NTERN Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand December 2009 February 2010 Assisted the Digital Media Manager on content production and SEO for travelandleisureasia.com Executed community engagement strategies on Facebook, Twitter and blog.travelandleisureasia.com Assessed editorial needs and philosophy, proposed ideas, researched stories, interviewed sources and wrote four FOB articles Maintained the publications high integrity through thorough fact-checking, proofreading and photo-sourcing S OCIAL M EDIA T EAM Hubbell Realty/9 Homes in 9 Days Des Moines, IA September 2009 Executed strategic updates on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, engaged the audience with unique stories of human devotion and construction highlights and promoted Hubbells core values and its commitment to communities Gained new audience and potential customers for Hubbell Realty by attracting 248 fans on Facebook, 68 followers on Twitter and more than 2,300 views on YouTube in nine days Recognized for developing creative video stories, consistent dedication to the community project and social media aptitude
E DITORIAL I NTERN Lifestyle and Travel Bangkok, Thailand June 2009 July 2009 Initiated a collaborative magazine redesign by researching competitors, conceptualizing new front-of-book identity, pitching and writing service articles and creating new design prototypes Wrote more than 15 editorial pieces for two issues, sub-edited and proofread articles, developed story ideas, organized inhouse photo shoots and prepared mock-ups, meetings, as well as workshop material
R EPORTING I NTERN Matichon Newspaper Bangkok, Thailand June 2008 July 2008 Aggregated foreign news from international wire services Translated and summarized articles for Thai readers Researched and wrote articles on lifestyle and technology for Matichon Online and its print counterpart
SKILLS W EB AND C ONTENT M ANAGEMENT WordPress Drupal CSS HTML SEO Google Analytics YouTube Analytics MailChimp W RITING AND E DITING Travel News Call-to-Action Analytical AP Style Proofreading Fact-checking M ULTIMEDIA Final Cut Pro Soundslide iMovie Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Graphic design Logo design Prezi M ANAGERIAL AND A DMINISTRATIVE Project management Content origination Microsoft Office Suite SEO training Brand Conceptualization L ANGUAGE Bilingual in Thai and English Conversational Japanese Elementary Mandarin HONOR SOCIETIES Pi Sigma Alpha: National Political Science Honor Society Kappa Tau Alpha: National Journalism and Mass Communication Honor Society Alpha Lambda Delta: National Honor Society for First Year Students Mortar Board: National College Senior Honor Society The National Society of High School Scholars ACTIVITIES Global Ambassador Iowa International Fellow Japanese workshop instructor Emerging Leadership Model Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute International Student Mentor Habitat for Humanity Circle K Amnesty International at Drake