Gemma Ghiglia, COMMUNICATION OFFICER

Gemma Ghiglia

COMMUNICATION OFFICER

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER

Location
Italy
Education
Master's degree, International Relations
Experience
9 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 9 Months

COMMUNICATION OFFICER at ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
  • Italy
  • My current job since January 2017

In charge of all digital communication, social media and media relations at Action against Hunger - Italy HQ.
Support of overall communication related to Action against Hunger Italy: institutional, donor care, F2F and special initiatives.
Liaising with fellow Communication Officers within the international network in order to coordinate activities, gather content and develop a common communication strategy.
Writing contents in Italian and English, translations from English, French, and Spanish into Italian, pitching stories to the media, editing videos.

Head of Content at THE SUBMARINE
  • Italy
  • June 2016 to January 2017

Co-founder of Italian independent web magazine "The Submarine".
In charge of planning the overall work of the newsroom, assign articles, writing story, supervise social media activity and crowdfunding activity.

EDITORIAL INTERN at ALKEMY DIGITAL ENABLING
  • Italy
  • January 2016 to April 2016

Writing and editing articles for the company-related cultural websites (Prismo and The Towner) and social media managing for their respective Facebook and Twitter channels.

RADIO PLANNING ASSISTANT at NewLife Radio
  • Italy
  • March 2013 to May 2014

Supporting the planning of the radio schedule.
Creating and editing podcasts.
Co-hosting "Il Motivatore" radio show - about self-motivation and overcoming obstacles.

EDITORIAL INTERN at VICE
  • Italy
  • January 2013 to April 2013

Translation of articles from English into Italian.
Line-editing of articles and selection of photo galleries for VICE Italy website.

Education

Master's degree, International Relations
  • at University of Milan
  • December 2016

Thesis on Hybrid Warfare in the Ukraine civil war. Professor: Alessandro Colombo, head of International Relations department at the University of Milan. Final evaluation: 102/110

Bachelor's degree, Communication and Society
  • at University of Milan
  • December 2012

Thesis on War Journalism in Vietnam. Professor: Ada Carla Gigli, senior journalism professor at University of Milan Final evaluation: 107/110

Specialties & Skills

Social media strategy
Audio, photo and video editing
SEO and Google Analytics

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate
Italian
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Winter School on Disarmament and Armament Prolifertion Control (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Milan
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
100 hours
News planning and storytelling (Training)
Training Institute:
Flair Media Consultancy
Date Attended:
May 2016
Duration:
70 hours

Hobbies

  • Journalism
    Co-founding an independent web magazine (The Submarine)