Talia Klein

Current

Director of Community and Social Media at Sparkeo.com

Past

Product Manager at ArticlesBase
Product Manager at RayV
VTR Operator at Channel 10 News

Community Manager at Metacafe
Content Editor at Metacafe
VTR Operator at Hertzelia Studios
Marketing and International Relations at Dekel Publishing House
Teacher and Hebrew specialist at Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, Texas
Various at PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) Channel 8 in Houston, Texas
Teacher at Institute of Media Literacy in Houston, Texas
Camp Counselor at Camp Young Judaea Texas
Teacher at Congregation Beth Yeshuren, Houston, Texas
Assistant Regional Director at Young Judaea - Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana

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Education

Bar-Ilan University
University of Houston
Westbury Senior High School

Tali School in Hod Hasharon

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Industry

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Talia Klein’s Summary

Experience in building new communities from scratch as well as giving boosts to old ones who have yet to develop. Specializes in online Media.

Talia Klein’s Specialties:

Media, both offline and online.

Talia Klein’s Experience

Director of Community and Social Media

Sparkeo.com

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Product Manager

ArticlesBase

(Internet industry)

January 2009 — June 2009 (6 months)
Product Manager

RayV

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

December 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 2 months)
VTR Operator

Channel 10 News

(Broadcast Media industry)

January 2003 — January 2008 (5 years 1 month)

VTR Operator for Channel 10 News in Israel on a freelance basis.
Community Manager

Metacafe

(Online Media industry)

September 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Content Editor

Metacafe

(Internet industry)

March 2006 — September 2006 (7 months)
VTR Operator

Hertzelia Studios

(Broadcast Media industry)

July 2001 — March 2006 (4 years 9 months)

Duties included working with production staff, studio staff, and directors. Works on mostly live shows such as:
* Channel 10 News
* Yaztpan
* Yair Lapid
* Dudu Topaz
* Rokdim Im Cochavim (Israel's "Dancing with the Stars")
* Award shows such as Anshei Hashana and Masach Hazahav
* Specials and Telethons such as Yomtov
* Children's programming such as Arutz Hayeladim, Nickelodeon, and Fox Kids (now Jetix)
* International productions such as ABC News with Diane Sawyer (Good Morning America) and Ted Koppel.

Work included editing on Beta, DV, and Profile, and duties of assistant director.
Marketing and International Relations

Dekel Publishing House

(Publishing industry)

2005 — February 2006 (1 year )

* Working with various oversees publishers, editors, and writers, and supervising production.
* Maintaining relationships with oversees clients through both oversees travel, correspondence and negotiations (with oversees clients).
* Preparation of marketing and advertising materials, mostly in English, but also in Hebrew and Spanish.
* The job also included translating and editing in English.
Teacher and Hebrew specialist

Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, Texas

(Religious Institutions industry)

August 1999 — June 2001 (1 year 11 months)

Taught Hebrew and Torah. As a Hebrew specialist, was also in charge of individually tutoring children (during school hours) and bring them up to class level.
Various

PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) Channel 8 in Houston, Texas

(Broadcast Media industry)

August 2000 — May 2001 (10 months)

Jobs included technical director, assistant director, director, and VTR Operator.
Teacher

Institute of Media Literacy in Houston, Texas

(Broadcast Media industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )

Duties included teaching classes in communications to elementary and middle school children about media, advertising, video camera use, elementary documentary production, and public service announcements.
Camp Counselor

Camp Young Judaea Texas

(Religious Institutions industry)

June 1995 — August 2000 (5 years 3 months)
Teacher

Congregation Beth Yeshuren, Houston, Texas

(Religious Institutions industry)

August 1998 — May 1999 (10 months)

Taught Hebrew, Jewish Ethics, Internet research, and published the school newspaper.
Assistant Regional Director

Young Judaea - Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana

(Religious Institutions industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Duties included keeping in touch with local clubs around the three states and Mexico, traveling to those places to participate in local club activities, and coordinate regional conventions including travel information and organizational information for all the children (usually between 100-200 children.)

Talia Klein’s Education

Bar-Ilan University

Masters , Political Science and Public Communications , 2004 — 2006
University of Houston

Bachelors , Advertising/PR and Journalism , 1995 — 2001

* Graduted Cum Laude
* First prize in web design at the School of Communications at the University of Houston.

Activities and Societies:

* President of the Advertising Society.
Westbury Senior High School

1991 — 1995
Tali School in Hod Hasharon

1985 — 1991