JULIANNA
GARBO
Journalist and Communications Specialist
DETAILS
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PROFILE
Decisive and dependable news-gatherer, producer and communications analyst. Currently seeking a public-facing role which leverages a dynamic set of skills in planning, coordination, and execution acquired from +15 years of crafting stories, building relationships and thriving under pressure. Proactively implements pragmatic, yet empowering and positive solutions to project management, team-building and result delivery. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Journalist, Researcher and Communications Consultant, Los Angeles (US) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 2016 — 2020
• Pitched and conducted in-depth research project for New York Times Best-Selling author Dan Heath’s book “Upstream: How to solve problems before they happen”
• Pitching, reporting and writing stories, along with video production, filming and hosting for Brazilian media outlets and corporate videos
• Crafting social media strategies for small companies operating in various industries Correspondent and Reporter, Consultor Juridico Magazine, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2014 — 2016
• Consistently the bureau’s best-performing reporter, delivering +40 articles weekly, including hard news, profiles and features related to Brazil’s hard-to-navigate legal landscape while managing web content flow and publication
• Extensive real-time events coverage and strong source development led to production of revealing news items, such as on Brazil’s historic corruption scandal: Car-wash Operation
• Responsible for intensive coverage and relationship building as the only correspondent in Rio de Janeiro On-Air Presenter, Reporter, Writer and Producer, Gazeta TV, Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2013 — 2014
• Pitched, produced and wrote nationally-syndicated feature video segments exploring the cultural happenings shaping the worldview of Brazil’s younger generation while presenting the program on air in an engaging and thoughtful manner
• Surpassed ratings goal by delivering a differentiated product, increasing share of younger viewers by 72% within a year and social media engagement by 66% within six months
• Proactively led pre- and post-production, developing storyboards and scripts
• Trained and supervised assistant producers
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration in Project Management, Getulio Vargas Foundation Expected completion Feb/2022
BA in Social Communications - Journalism, Casper Libero College, Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2005 — 2010
Brazil’s preeminent communications program.
SKILLS
Pitching & Content
Script Writing
Filming & Photography
Public Relations Strategies
Digital Communications
Event Budgeting, Planning and Hosting
Relationship Building
Leadership
Video Production
Crisis Management
Marketing
Creative Thinking
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
English
French
COURSES
Social Media: Planning, Implementing, and Monitoring, Getulio Vargas Foundation (Latin America's leading business university)
OCTOBER 2020 — JANUARY 2021
Communications, Planning and Media Convergence in Marketing, Getulio Vargas Foundation JUNE 2020 — SEPTEMBER 2020
The Business of Entertainment, UCLA
MARCH 2019 — JUNE 2019
Cinematography (40 hours), Globo Group
MARCH 2008
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
International Investigative Journalism Congress, Sao Paulo (Brazil) 2010 — 2017
Held by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji)