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CHOU, YU JIN
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A bilingual (English/Mandarin) journalist, interpreter and editor born and raised in Taiwan. Has been chasing her American dream since 2009. Equipped with excellent communicational and interpersonal skills, as well as characteristics to lead and motivate a team. Advocate of doing what one excels at and passionate about.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mandarin Quarterly Magazine, Chicago IL Senior Editor, Aug 2011 present
● Built the first ever business and lifestyle city centric Chinese publication from ground up
● Strategically plan and execute editorial contents for print magazine and digital platforms
● Facilitate to expand the publication from one city edition to both New York and San
Francisco
● Build loyal readership from 0 to 55,000 for print and 6,000+ for digital
● Secure high profile subjects and brands for editorial collaborations
● Conduct bilingual interviews, produce photoshoots and fashion shows, style
subjects/models
● Lead the entire editorial team and oversee 20+ contributors and photographers
● Provide creative solutions for visuals in print and digital
● Produced and edited over 1000 pieces of editorials for print and digital
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Chicago Chinese News, Chicago IL
Reporter, April 2011  Aug 2012
● Covered general assignment stories for the weekly newspaper. Topics covered included
economics, politics, local news, art, community and entertainment

Cook County Sheriff s Office, Chicago IL
Press Intern, Aug 2010  Dec 2010
● Shot and edited videos, wrote script and voiced over B rolls
● Conducted interviews with the Sheriff, his staff and inmates of Cook County Jail
● Gathered daily news exposure of the Sheriff
● Facilitated counsel generals of various nationalities and Sheriff s team to ensure foreign
inmates  rights remained and un jeopardized
● Researched on criminal records
● Served as an interpreter for Sheriff s office and the law enforcement team from
Guangdong Province, China
● Generated editorial contents for Sheriff s official website

Freelance Legal and Medical Interpreter, Chicago IL
April 2011 present
● Interpret for physicians and patients of NorthWestern Memorial Hospital, Loyola Hospital
and Rush University Medical Center
● Interpret for immigration and civil cases

EDUCATION
Roosevelt University, Chicago IL
Master of Arts in Journalism, Aug 2009 April 2011
● Magazine and investigative reporting focus
Chung Jung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpretation, Aug 2001 June 2005 ● Trained on simultaneous and consecutive interpretation
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
● Final Cut Pro
● InDesign
● Elementary proficiency in French, Japanese and Cantonese
PORTFOLIO
www.chounalist.wix.com/1613