Robin Yang

Current

• Assistant Editor at AOL GameDaily
• Freelancer at Web Design / Photography

Past

• PR Director / Producer at Exclusion Suite
• Online Editor at Columbia Daily Spectator
• Associate Production Editor at Columbia Daily Spectator

• Editor in Chief at The Current

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Education

• Barnard College
• Malibu High School

Connections

77 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Robin Yang’s Summary

Extensive experience with online media companies, print publications, and web-based productions. Specialized in video gaming, social networking.

Current goals: looking for freelance or full-time opportunities in entertainment/technology media in editorial/copy capacity.

Robin Yang’s Specialties:

Copy-editing, online media production/promotion, content management systems, newspaper design and production, web development, advertisement design.

Robin Yang’s Experience

• Assistant Editor

  AOL GameDaily

  (Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  - Cover news, previews, interviews and other articles for AOL-owned video game portal.
  - Regular contributor on GameDaily Radio Weekly Podcast
  - Assemble images and text for site features, including larger packages such as the Holiday Guide and Giveaways.
  - Circulate features through in-site hub pages, cross-promotion on AOL Games and Games.com, and through viral marketing on social networking sites including Facebook and Digg.

• Freelancer

  Web Design / Photography

  (Online Media industry)

  September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  - Assisted Columbia student groups with website creation/design, advertising campaigns, event photography.
  - Organizations include Asian American Alliance, Liga Filipina, Korean Student Association, CU Records, CU Relief, Barnard Writing Fellows, Columbia East Asia Review.

• PR Director / Producer

  Exclusion Suite

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)

  - Managed promotional campaign of student-created campus soap opera.
  - Created/maintained website for online-exclusive episodes and other media, including production diaries, video interviews, and show-related downloads.
  - Solicited funding from local vendors, targeting college students at Columbia University.

• Online Editor

  Columbia Daily Spectator

  (Newspapers industry)

  January 2007 — September 2007 (9 months)

  - Created online department, and restructured publication's existing websites.
  - Established strong branding across the sites as well as expanded the production of multimedia, podcasts, and other web-exclusive features.
  - Member of the managing board of the Columbia Daily Spectator.

• Associate Production Editor

  Columbia Daily Spectator

  (Newspapers industry)

  January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year)

  - Responsible for producing (design/layout/formatting) the news section two to three times a week, including the front page. Also contributed to supplements and design elements in other sections.

• Editor in Chief

  The Current

  (Newspapers industry)

  September 2004 — June 2005 (10 months)

  - Editor in chief of The Current, Malibu High School's official student newspaper.
  - Spearheaded a redesign of the paper for its tenth anniversary.
  - Tenured during period in which the paper won First Place with Special Merit from the American Scholastic Press Association.

Robin Yang’s Education

• Barnard College

  Bachelors , Sociology , 2005 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Columbia Daily Spectator, CU Relief, KSA, Women in Computer Science, Exclusion Suite

• Malibu High School

  N/A , High School Diploma , 2001 — 2005

Additional Information

Robin Yang’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Robin Yang’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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