LILIANA MICHELENA

Contact information
lilianamichelena@gmail.com
lmichelena@berkeley.edu
(510) 860-5682
twitter.com/lilimichelena
JOURNALIST linkedin.com/in/lilimichelena

ABOUT ME TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY

Peruvian journalist, graduated from the New Media track at the Adobe Creative Suite
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Seven years of HTML/CSS/Python
experience in breaking news, analysis and feature writing in R-Studio
Spanish, plus two in English, for both web and print produc- Tableau/Fusion Tables
tion. Experience with a wide range of beats, from Politics to AVID
Sports. Covered the Rio 2016 Olympics as a sports and culture Editorial design
writer. Especially interested in the potential of digital journalism Social Media Management
and multimedia storytelling to serve an ever-evolving audience. Video and photo equipment

WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS

KQED Active listening

Interactive Producer, 2019 Creativity
Teamwork and communication
Produce and package our reporters' work for digital Bilingual reporting
distribution, with an emphasis on audio editing and visuals. Database research and fact-checking
Produce arts, culture and sports content and scripts. Manage
the social media accounts of the KQED News vertical.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LANGUAGES

Global News Intern, 2017

I worked as an intern in the AP Rio de Janeiro bureau, producing English

multi-format reporting, spot news and enterprise stories of Spanish
global and regional interest. Focused especially on Brazil’s Portuguese
political and economic crisis, citywide security issues and French
Olympic legacy.
AWARDS
DIARIO EL COMERCIO
Special Projects Writer, 2015-2016 EL COMERCIO’S AWARD FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE -
BEST DESIGN
Reported on local, international, sports and cultural subjects.
Executed the newspaper’s plan for a graphic and editorial EL COMERCIO’S AWARD FOR JOURNALISTIC EXCELLENCE -
makeover in collaboration with the infographics and design BEST INTERACTIVE WORK
departments. Covered sports administration crises (FIFA, IOC, Lima, 2016
IAAF). Newspaper’s correspondent at the Rio Olympics, including
Won in collaboration with my colleagues for an interactive
live Twitter coverage, daily stories and blog posts.
special that reflected the expectations and the numbers of The
Rolling Stones’ long-awaited first concert in Peru. The awards
recognized the combination of multimedia resources and
EDUCATION navigation elements in a developing story. Can be found at:
http://elcomercio.pe/especiales/rolling-stones-tour-ole/
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Berkeley, California, 2016-2018
Graduate School of Journalism
EXTRACURRICULARS
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ
Soccer (former
Lima, Peru, 2008-2013 XC Mountain biker
Communication Arts and Sciences - Journalism Peruvian international)

Clips viewable at: lilianamichelena.com