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http://www.sofiaperpetua.com Twitter: @sofiaperpetua Nov. 2016 - Feb. 2016 English teacher - Athens, Greece Jun. 2016 - Oct. 2016 Journalist - Rio 2016 Olympic Committee - Rio de Janeiro June 2013 - Jan. 2016 Video Journalist - The New York Times - New York Produced, shot, edited and published videos to NYTimes.com. Writo headlines and news summaries using SEO best practices and created metadata for videos and multimedia pieces to accompany print stories from different desks, as well as on social media. Working with the award-winning Video Unit of The New York Times. Feb. 2013 – May 2013 Journalist - NBC - New York

Researched, fact-checked, reported and wrote multiple stories. Covering US News as well as international and business stories like the death of Hugo Chavez, elections in Venezuela or the gay marriage bill in Minnesota, the Arkansas oil spill or the Texas fertilizer plant explosion.

Oct. 2011 – July 2012 Broadcast Reporter - New York Financial Press - New York Reported out of the NYSE about the markets for Portuguese and Spanish-speaking audiences. Interviewed traders on the trading floor, edited and wrote reports. Worked with editors from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Dec. 2010 – Sept. 2012 Reporter - 24 Horas Newspaper - New Jersey Covered US stories like hurricane Sandy, the 2011 earthquake or the Occupy Wall Street movement. Political coverage of Newark City Hall for daily national Portuguese 40,000 circulation newspaper.

April 2008 – June 2008 Assistant PNND - PNND - Lisbon, Portugal Assisted the Global Coordinator for Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Alyn Ware setting and organizing meetings with key Portuguese lawmakers, ministers and members of the Portuguese government. Sept. 2007 – Jan. 2008 Showbiz Tonight Intern - CNN - New York Worked closely with anchor Ines Ferre. Helped prepare interviews with key figures like the current president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and the Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem. Covered Bill Clinton’s speech at the conference of Latino businessmen at the Waldorf-Astoria in October 2007. Coordinated video for daily national cable show, transcribed interviews, organized files. Responsible for collating and distributing anchor scripts. Interviewed candidates and provided translation for major network events like CNN Heroes. CUNY Graduate School of Journalism - 2013 - New York M.A. Journalism - Video storytelling and Business concentration Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Conversational French & Dutch. SOFIA PERPÉTUA