PhD Student, Independent Public Relations and Communications Professional, Journalist, Web Content Manager
Ticino, Switzerland
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- Research Assistant and PhD student at Università della Svizzera Italiana
- Independent PR Professional, Freelance Consultant and Lecturer at Self-employed
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- Member of the Board of Management UniFERPI at FERPI
- Researcher at University of Udine
- Columnist, RES Magazine at University of Udine
- Project Manager at Adlab @ Go
- Press office at Province of Gorizia
- Graphic Designer and Columnist for Gomitolo, monthly newspaper at University of Udine
- Journalist at Insiel S.p.a.
- Planner at Univeristy of Joensuu
- Trainee at Savonlinna Institute for Regional Development and Research
- Journalist at Editoriale FVG - Messaggero Veneto
- Web Content Manager at Pungo.it - Gorizia Univeristy Portal
- Graphic designer for FERPI News Magazine at FERPI
- Press and media relations at University of Udine, World PR Festival
- Coordinator & Head Organizer at Prospettive
- Intern Journalist at Editoriale FVG - Messaggero Veneto
- Trainee at Net S.p.a.
- Education
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- Università della Svizzera Italiana
- Università degli Studi di Udine
- Università degli Studi di Udine
- Liceo Scientifico Copernico
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Marco Bardus’s Summary
Born in Udine (Italy), I hold a Master of Arts degree in Corporate Public Relations from the University of Udine in Gorizia (2007). I began my PhD studies in June 2008 at the Institute of Communication and Health, Università della Svizzera Italiana where I also work as a research assistant.
During the last few years I gained expertise in various sectors, such as journalism, PR and media relations, event management, web content management, and in the research field, functioning as project manager and coordinator of various organizations and associations in Italy and abroad.
Among the most important experiences, I worked first as an intern and then as a planner for the Savonlinna Institute for Regional Development and Research, University of Joensuu (Finland), (August 2005 - August 2006) and as press officer for the Province of Gorizia (in 2007). I have also held positions as a research assistant, project manager for several different projects, and consultant for laboratories and departments within the University of Udine. Since July 2005, I have worked as a free lance journalist and I am also an active member of UniFERPI, the students’ branch of the Italian Federation of Public Relations.
Due to my curiosity and need of novelties, I would like to work in the PR industry within big international companies especially in the high-tech, telecommunications, computing, videogaming and energy sectors (Nokia, Google, Samsung, Sony or Apple, just to name a few of my Lovemarks).
I would like to work with people who are willing to share with me their experience, their knowledge and values, exchanging viewpoints and personal opinions.
Marco Bardus’s Specialties:
- Research
social media, internet PR, evaluation & measurement, branding, corporate communications, media relations.
- Software used
SPSS, Dimensions, Surverymonkey.com
- Graphic Skills
Adobe CS 3 (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash), PageMaker 7, QuarkXpress 5.
- Web & Internet
HTML, xHTML, CSS and PHP (basics).
CMS: Joomla! (1.0.12 and 1.5 ver), Drupal, Wordpress.
Various social media platforms and apps.
Marco Bardus’s Experience
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Research Assistant and PhD student
Università della Svizzera Italiana
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I am working at the Institute of Communication and Health, Faculty of communication sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana
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Independent PR Professional, Freelance Consultant and Lecturer
Self-employed
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
- Consulting for political candidates (elections for the municipality of Udine 2008 and european elections 2009)
- Education and training in public relations (public speaking)
- Web content management with open source CMS such as Joomla, Wordpress. -
Member of the Board of Management UniFERPI
FERPI
(Non-Profit; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Managing and writing on the association's blog (http://uniferpi.wordpress.com).
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Researcher
University of Udine
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)
I carried out a survey-based research project about a local brand in Gorizia consisting on interviewing people and analyzing data with SPSS software.
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Columnist, RES Magazine
University of Udine
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)
I used to write on the column "International Campus", dealing with international exchange programs for students.
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Project Manager
Adlab @ Go
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2007 — December 2007 (7 months)
I coordinated the team in charge of researching and analyzing the social communication campagin for blood donation conducted in our Region (Friuli Venezia Giulia). We presented the research paper at the 3rd Internationa Conference of Social Communication, held in Milan, November, 27 2007.
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Press office
Province of Gorizia
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)
January 2007 — October 2007 (10 months)
As an intern, I used to work in the press office managing media relations helping my boss Stefano Caso, chief press officer.
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Graphic Designer and Columnist for Gomitolo, monthly newspaper
University of Udine
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 9 months)
I started working for the monthly newspaper edited by the students of the University of Udine in Gorizia both as its graphic designer and as a journalist. After 2 years I passed down the title of graphic designer and continued to contribute writing news and articles.
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Journalist
Insiel S.p.a.
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)
I used to collaborate as a journalist (another internship - not payed, though) with the editorial board of Aliasfvg.it, the news portal of Friuli Venezia Giulia region, held by the Local Government and managed by Insiel S.p.a. I wrote about science and technology, local news regarding university, students, interviews, etc.
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Planner
Univeristy of Joensuu
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
February 2006 — August 2006 (7 months)
I planned (hired as Suunnittelija) and organised an on-line course in Heritage Interpretation and I was in charge of parts of other projects connected to the Interpretation sphere in Finland and Russia.
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Trainee
Savonlinna Institute for Regional Development and Research
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
August 2005 — February 2006 (7 months)
As a Leonardo programme trainee I joined the staff of the institute for regional development and research and assisted for carrying on several projects in marketing and tourism sector.
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Journalist
Editoriale FVG - Messaggero Veneto
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2003 — August 2005 (2 years)
I cooperate with the local newspaper Messaggero Veneto after my internship. Since I work in a press office, I cannot write articles.
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Web Content Manager
Pungo.it - Gorizia Univeristy Portal
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; -; Internet industry)
January 2002 — July 2005 (3 years 7 months)
As a member of the editorial office of the portal I used to contribute with content and news. Pungo was dedicated to undergraduate students in Gorizia.
A sample of the portal - that has been hackered down - is visible in the following link: http://web.archive.org/web/20040522133825/http://www.pungo.it/ -
Graphic designer for FERPI News Magazine
FERPI
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2004 — June 2005 (1 year)
I formatted the magazine of FERPI.
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Press and media relations
University of Udine, World PR Festival
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)
World Public relations Festival 2005 - project organised by FERPI, Global Alliance and the University of Udine.
I was a member of the Press office. -
Coordinator & Head Organizer
Prospettive
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
August 2004 — November 2004 (4 months)
I used to manage and organize "Welcome Day 2004", an event for university freshmen in Gorizia. http://www.welcomeday.altervista.org/.
I was also in the organizing committee for other local events dedicated to students in 2003 (Prospettive) and 2004. -
Intern Journalist
Editoriale FVG - Messaggero Veneto
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 2003 — September 2003 (4 months)
I wrote about several issues regarding the City, politics and events happening in Udine and its surroundings.
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Trainee
Net S.p.a.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Renewables & Environment industry)
March 2002 — May 2002 (3 months)
I took part to a customer satisfaction research project. I delivered a questionnaire throughout face-to-face and telephone interviews. Then I analyzed the data and produced a final report.
Marco Bardus’s Education
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Università della Svizzera Italiana
Ph.D. , Health Communication , 2008 — 2011 (expected)
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Università degli Studi di Udine
MA (Hons) , Public Relations , 2004 — 2007
Dissertation titled “EMOTIONS, TRUST, RELATIONSHIPS: Measuring The Quality Of Relationships Between Reason And Feeling”, 2007, yet to be published.
- Activities and Societies:
- University representative for FERPI's students association
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Università degli Studi di Udine
BA (Hons) , Public Relations , 2001 — 2004
President of Prospettive-cultural association for PR in Gorizia (until june 2006), Member of PRIME
- Activities and Societies:
- National Representative of Student's Board of FERPI (Italian Federation of Public Relations) - march 2005-june 2006
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Liceo Scientifico Copernico
High School , 1995 — 2000
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Marco Bardus’s Interests:
Basketball, floorball, rowing, hiking, running, trekking and walking. Reading, watching movies, video-gaming (FPS, RTS, etc.).
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