Raul Diaz-Perera
Pompano Beach, FL 33066
Phone: 305-***-****
***********@*****.***
www.adcopyuno.com
TV Editor-Videographer
WORK HISTORY
Currently
AdCopyUno
Self-employed editor, videographer, copywriter and graphic designer
July 2007 to June 26, 2009
. Copywriter Translator-Proofreader, Advertising Department, The Palm Beach
Post, West Palm Beach, Florida
Copy writing and editing in both English and Spanish languages;
proofreading advertisements in both English and Spanish; translating ads
into Spanish for La Palma Supplement; building and typesetting ads
utilizing Adobe InDesign CS and AdSpeed platforms.
July 2005 - January 2007
. Reporter/photographer - La Noticia Newspaper in Spanish. Charlotte, NC
Reporting local news, interviewing public servants, writing books and
movies reviews; proofreading and editing.
.Contract Copywriter, Media Producer, Videographer, Editor Clients:
Mecklenburg County Health Department, Bank of America, Progreso Financiero,
Mi Gente newspaper.
November 2004 - July 2005
. Senior Copywriter and Proofreader, English and Spanish
Bromley Communications, Miami - Le Groupe Publicis - Coral Gables, Forida
Writing ad copy in English and Spanish for print, TV, radio, direct mail
and public relations. Agency's editor and proofreader. Clients: BellSouth,
BMW, Zales, Lanc me, TXU, Chivas Regal, L' r al.
October 2002 - November 2004
. Videographer-Editor NBC-6; Noticiero Telemundo, MIramar, Fl
Shooting and Editing video for a one-hour daily talk show hosted by Rick
Sanchez, Editing and script writing promos and all kinds of support video
materials.
. Content Manager of international web site in Spanish and Portuguese - IFX
Corporation - Tutopia.com - Miami Lakes, Florida
Managing and supervising all content (news, editorial, sections, e-
commerce) for a Spanish-language international web site with offices in
Miami, FL, Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Writing a daily editorial and
scripting banners, animated java and flash ads. In this position I staffed,
trained and managed 40 journalists and content providers from 4 countries
in this start-up venture. Surpassed the monthly goals in terms of pageviews
and registration, and also management's accomplishment hurdles within
timelines.
December 1993 - August 1999
Producer Editor - CBS Telenoticias
New Media Producer - CBS Telenoticias-Starmedia, Hialeah, Forida
Editor for a 24-hour Pan-American news servicing. Producing segment stories
for "Vida" section Managing and supervising, video and news content of CBS
Telenoticias/Starmedia Website. Writing and editing news, e-commerce ads,
video content, news feeds and supervising a staff of 10 journalists and
content providers in Hialeah and New York. Live simultaneous interpreter
Spanish-French-English-Italian as requested.
EDUCATION
1981 TV Production Course -Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, Havana,
Cuba
1982 - Corso di Marketing e Publicit Turistica, University of Rome, Italy
1985 Dipl me Sup rieur de Langue et Litt rature Fran aises- cole
Internationale de Langues, Paris France. Mention Tr s Honorable.
1976-1980: B.A. Economy. Major in International Marketing, Foreign Trade
Institute - Univ. of Havana, Cuba.
LANGUAGES
Trilingual English-Spanish-French. Working knowledge of Italian.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook. Graphic design skills with
Adobe InDesign CS2, Photoshop and Illustrator CS2. Video editing with
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Avid Newsmaker (certified) and Avid Xpress DV.
REFERENCES
Gary Black, Head of Comm. Dpt. Mecklenburg County Health Dpt., Charlotte,
NC. Phone: 704-***-****
Bill Mondora - CBS Newspath - 212-***-****
Aida Levitan, COO Bromley Communications, Miami, Fl --Phone: 305-***-****
Gabriel Manjarrez VP Financial Progress, San Jose, CA - Phone: 980-***-****