Grace Medina - Resume/Profile

Brief Presentation of Career Path & Objectives

Nationality: Venezuelan
Resident of: Doha, Qatar
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single

Short Term Objectives? 1 Year Horizon Scenario

To find an interesting job where I can develop my skills as Social Comunicator and can make a meaningful career, giving and receiving added value.

Competitive SKILLS SET, Know How and Functional Abilities?:

* Native Language:
- Spanish (Fluent).
*Other Languages:
- English (Intermediate Level). Preparing to test International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
- German (Advanced Level).

*Personal Skills and Competences:
- Leadership.
- Capeableof establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.
- Open to new challenges.
- Spontaneous and creative.
- Collaborator.


*Organisational Skills and Competencies:
- Able strengthen both communications within a company and public relations with the mass media/press.
- Excellent skills in Spanish, English and German.
- Able to organize events logistics (meetings, conferences, etc.)
- Able to lead groups.

*Computer Skills and Competencies:
- Proficient at using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Internet Explorer, etc.)

Professional Experience supporting Objectives?:

Two years

University and Year of graduation? Academic Majors and specialties?

Santa María University.
Graduation Date: 26/11/2007

Second Languages? - Percentages? (Writing, Reading, Speaking)

Reading: Intermediate
Writting: Intermediate
Conversation: Intermediate

Email for Making Contact:

http://grace.medina@gmail.com

SKYPE

US$ 35.000 per year

Track Record: Jobs/Positions Performed in each Company/Country from Present to Past?

*October 2006 – October 2007 : Economic Journalist Gerente Magazine.
Address: Paseo Colón Avenue, Caracas Teleport Building. Plaza Venezuela. Caracas – Venezuela. www.gerente.com
Telephone: + 58 212 5768585 ext 205. Contact: Armando Pernía (Editorial Manager) armandojpernia@gmail.com

* March 2006 – September 2006: Junior Economic Journalist El Mundo Newspaper.
Address: Panteón Square. La Prensa Tower. Floor 4. Caracas, Venezuela www.elmundo.com.ve
Telephone: + 58 212 5961449. Contact person: José Gregorio Yépez (Economic area coordinator) jyepez@cadena-capriles.com

* November 2005 – March 2006: Agency Assistant Agency PANA
Address: Orinoco Avenue. Bello Monte. Papagayo House. Caracas, Venezuela. www.agenciapana.org
Telephone: + 58 212 9528955. Contact person: Eurídice Vásquez (Main Journalist) euridice@hotmail.com

Describe Accountabilities/Responsibilities for each Job/Position performed - Highligth major Achievements and Goals reached?:

- Wrote about various economic subjects.
- Coordinated guidelines for freelance journalists.
- Established direct relationships with communications agencies and departments of public relations at several distinguished Venezuelan companies, in order to publish information in Gerente or to conduct interviews with company spokespeople.
-Developed and maintained frequent contact with informed sources of economic sectors like: corporations, trade unions, government officials, managers and directors of banks, lawyers, economists and other key players in the Venezuelan economy.
- Identified, investigated and complied daily information related to the macro and micro national economy.
- Wrote special reports on current subjects with direct impact on society. These news articles had a direct and simple language that presents daily economic issues to readers.
- Reviewed and edited stories national and international news agencies that served to complement the information on the economic pages of the newspaper.
- Supported logistics and the organization of external activities carried out by the Agency (press conferences, seminars, forums…)
- Filed information regarding children and adolescents found in seven Venezuelan newspapers (El Universal, El Nacional, VEA, Últimas Noticias, El Carabobeño, El Tiempo and Panorama).
- Selected news related directly to children and adolescents in order to add the content, with suitable language, to the daily review published on the agency’s website.
- Updated the agency’s database, entered information.

Relevant Training and Courses taken so far and aligned to Career Objectives?

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Professional Recommendations and Referrals from Bosses/Managers, Colleagues, Subordinates and Suppliers?: (Name, Position, Company, Relationship)

* Antonio Medina
Mechanical engineer / Qatar Gas
E-mail: medinaaxc@hotmail.com

* Jhonny De Abreu:
English Teacher / Alpha Learning Institut
E-mail: jhonnyteacher@hotmail.com


* Scarlett Ascanio:
Journalist / Gerente Magazine
E-mail: scarlett.ascanio@gmail.com

City, State and Country of Residence? For which Cities, States and Countries are you available?

Doha, Qatar