CURRICULUM VITAE


Seeking freelance work in English-language writing, editing and proofreading, as well as Chinese-to-English translation.


Latest freelance projects

  • Editing an autobiography (around 120,000 words).
  • Translating article from Chinese to English for a contributor to a Macau hotel magazine.
  • Interviewing sources in mainland China and provide English write-up to Hong Kong journalist.
  • Proofreading for Asian Hotel & Catering Times.

5/2006-present

Senior Editor, WordAsia Ltd., Hong Kong

  • Plan content, write and edit articles as well as gather photo/graphic materials for an internal magazine of one of the world's largest multinational corporations.
  • Liaise with public affairs and communications personnel at client company.
  • Update content of client website (intranet) on a daily basis.
  • Manage special projects such as presentation materials for entry into competitions.
  • Supervise junior editor's work.
  • Proofread and edit books.

9/2003-4/2006

Editor, Greenwood Communications, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Write and edit articles as well as take photos for client magazines of Swedish multinational corporations.
  • Work with layout and graphic designers to ensure the quality of printed publications.
  • Create Web content and perform maintenance for client Web sites.
  • Translate articles from Swedish to English.

4/2002-11/2002

Assistant Editor, TOMORROW Publishing AB, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Wrote daily news articles and indepth monthly analysis for TOMORROW magazine's Web site.
  • Assisted the Editor-in-Chief in editing articles by freelancers, selecting photo materials and overseeing design and production processes.
  • Contributed content to the printed bimonthly magazine.
  • Acted as a knowledge management agent--researched, collected and distributed useful information for the company.
  • Assisted in writing and editing corporate communications materials.
  • Worked on special projects, such as the Chinese-language version of the magazine.

10/2001-4/2002

English Teacher, Folk University, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Taught adult students English conversational skills and grammar using self-designed course materials.

6/2000-6/2001

Producer, Office.com, New York City, USA

  • Created ideas, assigned and edited articles for the online small-business advice center. Responsible for content and editorial direction.
  • Recruited and managed freelancers and expert columnists, including foreign correspondents in Hong Kong, South Africa and Sweden.
  • Generated new ideas to increase stickiness of the online community. Recruited subject-matter experts for the discussion boards and followed up with readers' queries.
  • Input articles and various elements into online content management system.
  • Attended business conferences to make contacts with possible sources and writers; generated story ideas and wrote reports on the conferences.

1/2000-5/2000

Web Producer, Asia, Orientation.com, New York City, USA

  • Trained company licensees in Asia how to use the company's Web technologies to create online content for their local-language portals. Created licensee-training manuals.
  • Procured, reviewed and edited Web content from licensees.
  • Worked with in-house business-development, marketing, sales and technical teams to put together Web portals and to deepen content. Solved tough issues of presenting foreign languages and scripts online.
  • Identified best news providers for news feeds.
  • Performed quality assurance and monitored site launch.

10/1997-12/1999

Associate Editor, Management Review, American Management Association, New York City, USA

  • Generated story ideas, researched, interviewed and wrote in-depth feature articles for the monthly business magazine (circulation: 80,000 worldwide). Topics included latest management trends, business strategies and case studies.
  • Assigned to freelancers and edited articles for the "Technology," "Metrics" and "Member to Member" columns.
  • Contributed to magazine's online content.
  • Traveled within the USA and internationally to cover management conferences.
  • Proofread page proofs, identified photo opportunities, suggested art ideas and worked with production staff during the production period.


1/1996-7/1997

Editor, Asian Furniture News, Hong Kong

  • Edited, researched, interviewed and wrote feature articles in English and Chinese for the bimonthly trade magazine (circulation: 15,000).
  • Supervised design, layout and printing processes to meet quality standards.
  • Established, authored and maintained the magazine's Web site and improved publication's recognition and circulation.

7/1995-12/1995

Staff Reporter, Eastern Express, Hong Kong

  • Covered breaking news, political and labor issues for the English-language daily (circulation: 40,000).
  • Conducted research and wrote feature stories.


7/1994-7/1995

Bilingual Radio News Reporter, Metro Broadcast, Hong Kong

  • Covered political and general assignments and presented news in English and Chinese.
  • Covered Sino-British and China-Taiwan negotiations in Beijing, China.


1/2003-6/2003
Svenska som främmande språk (Swedish as foreign language), Level 3, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

8/2001-4/2002
SFI (Basic Swedish course for immigrants), Stockholm, Sweden

2000
Certified Master of Written English, USA

1995-1996
University of Hong Kong, School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong
Graduated with distinction in Certificate Course on Computer Art and Design.

1990-1994
University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and French, with Integrated Liberal Studies Certificate.
Graduated with Distinction (GPA: 3.7).

August 2002

Professional Member of Freelance Work Exchange Program


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May 1999
Economics fellow/CASE Scholarship, California State University, Hayward, USA, completed with honors.

March 1999
Guest speaker at Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Corruption, Rutgers University, Newark campus, New Jersey, USA.

February 1996
Merit Award for Print Media Coverage of HIV/AIDS for an article published in Eastern Express, Hong Kong.

Language skills:
Fluent in written and spoken English. Fluent in Chinese (written: traditional and simplified characters; spoken: Mandarin, Cantonese and Hangzhou dialects). High school level in Swedish. Working knowledge of French.

Computer skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, basic HTML scripting and some usage of java applets and perl scripts, FTP, extensive Internet research skills, Photoshop, ImageReady, InDesign, QuarkXpress. Experienced user of Windows 2000, XP and Vista; Mac OS9 and OS10. 


My interests include ballet, classical music, photography, traveling, reading, writing and taking walks in Nature.


Available upon request.