Luis Escobar

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New York, N.Y.10023

Email: ac8ebc@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 212-***-****

Cell: 917-***-****

Professional Experience:

Freelance Editorial Consultant and Research Analyst for First Benefit Corp. (Garantice su Futuro)

(May 1, 2016 – Present)

Write, translated, edited, proofread and researched information for company’s client across the Hispanic community in the United States

Updated the information according to department’s needs.

Engaged, through editing and proofreading books, press releases and other materials

JP Morgan (Consultant Latin American Marketing), New York, NY (June 2015-May 2016)

Wrote, translated, edited, proofread and researched information for company’s client across Latin America and Spain

Updated the information according to department’s needs.

Engaged, through editing and proofreading, in the marketing of our services

TheStreet.com, New York, NY

(May 2013- May 15)

Contributor

Wrote and edited stories about a variety of general topics in both English and Spanish

Interviewed sources, experts and performed due research.

Used the metrics available to follow traffic related to my articles.

Dow Jones News Wires /The Wall Street Journal Interactivo (Aug 1999-Feb 2012)

Editor/Document Translator

Wrote, edited, translated and researched information for Dow Jones Latin American Desk and the Internet edition of The Wall Street Journal in Spanish.

Contributed to the creation of macros and templates to speed up and facilitate the flow of information.

Updated the information constantly and according to the flow of news mainly in the financial area.

Talked to clients and customers about our products and services.

Engaged in the marketing and promotion of our services.

The Associated Press / Latin American Desk (Mar 1996-Aug 1999)

Wrote, translated, edited, proofread and researched information from our newswire services across Latin America and Spain.

Updated the up to the minute information according to the flow of news, including financial, general and sports.

Kept constant contact with clients and customers to get the proper knowledge of their needs.

Met and talked with vendors and advertisers about the marketing our products.

Contributed to the creation of webpage.

El Diario / LA PRENSA

(Feb 1992-Feb 1996)

Wrote, edited, translated, researched and proofread the information to be published in the daily edition.

Wrote articles related to business and finances.

Met with vendors and advertisers about marketing our product.

Moody’s Investors Services: Translator (1987-1992)

Translated research, edited and analyzed financial information of international companies.

Analyzed the fundamental metrics of each company included in the quarterly and annual reports as well as the prospectuses.

Followed macro and microeconomics trends in the countries where those companies were based.

Corporate Communications Consultant /Writer (1985-2015)

Advised companies on media strategy and their planned targeting Latin America and the Hispanic Community in United States.

Translated and condensed article of interest to the clients.

Followed socio political topics and market moving trends and news of interest originating in Latin America and Spain, including economics indicators and central banks announcements.

Professor

(1980-1984)

Taught philosophy, political economy and Spanish as a second language at several institutions of higher education in Cuba.

Education

Yale University School of Management: Behavioral Economics (Immersion Course)

New York University NSCP: Postgraduate Courses: Behavior Economics

International Financial Markets

Neuroeconomics

University of Havana, School of PCC, Cuba

Major: Philosophy and Political Economy: Masters: Philosophy and Political Economy

Postgraduate: Political Economy, Economics and Literature

Institute for Foreign Students, Stockholm, Sweden

Major: Contemporary Affairs, Languages

Over 15 years of experience as a Journalist/Writer/Editor/Translator gained through positions held at Dow Jones, Moody’s Investor Services, Latin Vision Media, The Associated Press, el Diario/La Prensa, etc

Extensive experience writing, editing and translating newsletters, marketing material and other documents from Spanish to English and vice versa

Bilingual in English/Spanish and proficient in the entire Microsoft Office Suite

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