Luis Escobar
New York, *0023
Email: ************@*****.***
Cell: 212-***-****
Tel: 917-***-****
Professional Experience:
JP Morgan (Consultant Latin American Marketing ) (2015-May 2016)
Write, translate, edit, proofread and research information for company’s client across Latin America and Spain
Update the information according to department’s needs.
Engage, through editing and proofreading, in the marketing of our services
TheStreet.com (2013- Present)
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.
Latin Vision Media (2012-2014)
Editor
Created and designed the website targeting the Hispanic business community in United States.
Wrote, selected, edited, translated and researched information and news for company’s magazine.
Interviewed sources, experts and conducted the proper research in the areas and themes of interest.
Contacted possible customers and advertisers.
Engaged in the marketing and promotion of our magazine.
Created macros to facilitate the flow of information.
Used different the metrics to follow the traffic in our webpage.
Dow Jones News Wires /The Wall Street Journal Interactivo (1999-2012)
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 (1996-1999)
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 (1992-1996)
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 (1984-2015)
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
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