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Dengkai Xiao

New York,NY

Summary

Effective and well-rounded Social Media Specialist with strong eye for detail and understanding of web strategies. Excellent copywriting, brand management and marketing expertise with dedication to proactivity. Great problem solving and critical thinking skills. Exceptional Actor well-versed in all aspects of theater and performance. Skilled at memorizing lines quickly, evoking strong emotions and collaborating with other actors to deliver flawless performances. Driven Director with experience planning and coordinating all aspects of productions. Proficient in selecting scripts, coordinating writing and supporting directing and editing. Multifaceted leader with talent orchestrating coordination of all records, plans and personnel to accomplish fast-paced work. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Motivated high school student with a track record of academic excellence looking for part-time work. Intends to develop professional work experience utilizing excellent communication and time management skills.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Video Editor and Producer

Blue focus Group
10.2023 - 01.2024
  • Created video content for various clients, including over 5 corporate and ten entertainment industry professionals.
  • Edited raw footage into cohesive narratives using Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Organized and archived media assets in an efficient manner.
  • Collaborated with more than 20producers, directors, and other creatives on projects to ensure desired results.
  • Implemented visual effects, animation, color correction techniques, and audio mixing to enhance the overall quality of videos.
  • Integrated motion graphics into completed projects as needed.
  • Provided technical guidance to production staff when needed.
  • Assisted with lighting setups before filming began.

Social Media Operator

Henan Broadcasting System
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Developed and implemented social media strategies to increase brand awareness and engagement.
  • Created content for over 5 social media channels, such as TikTok, Wechat and Weibo.
  • Managed daily activities on all social media accounts, including responding to comments, messages, and reviews.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to optimize user experience on social platforms.
  • Analyzed social media metrics to track thesuccess of campaigns and adjust strategies accordingly.

Theatre Performer

Zhengzhou No.47 High School
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Conducted research into the historical context of plays to add realism.
  • Incorporated accents into dialogue as needed for specific characters.
  • Memorized lengthy monologues for solo performances on stage.
  • Worked with more than 10 sound technicians to adjust microphones for optimal sound levels.

Director

Personal Studio
03.2023 - 04.2023
  • Responsible for overseeing a duo of independent artists' music videos' pre-production, production, and post-production stages.
  • Assisting with creative planning in the early stages, writing scripts and shot lists, arranging photography lighting and props, directing five character performances within their environment, editing shots during post-production to create a cohesive visual narrative, adjusting colors for aesthetic consistency, creatively editing music sound rhythms to match the desired style, and finalizing pressing and publishing of promotional samples.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Gallatin School of Individualized Study

New York University
New York, NY
06.2027

Skills

  • Blogging
  • Social Media Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • People Management
  • Digital Video
  • Visual Design
  • Photo Editing
  • Acting
  • Production Support
  • Creative Collaboration
  • Photography
  • Shooting Live Video

Affiliations

  • CEO of Feminine Hygiene Product Company, ASDAN Business
    Simulation. Designed product to eliminate menstruation shame; proposed business solutions for affordable products to poor women; won Best Marketing Award
  • International Feminist Cinema Online Research, Under the Guidance of Prof. Holly Willis from the University of Southern California. Learned film history and theory; discussed topics of gender in film, including gaze, subjectivity, sexual difference… Published a paper on film Maléna
  • SheShapesArt+ Fellow Member. The SheShapes Women's Growth Public Welfare Program is initiated by the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum in Beijing, focusing on women's growth, emphasizing career development, and empowering women. The SheShapes Art+ project aims to explore the core driving framework within the art world, understand the key factors driving the art industry, and discuss how, as an art management practitioner, one can shape the art world with a humanistic spirit.

Accomplishments

  • Improved relationships with customers by soliciting feedback and encouraging interactions with customers on social media.
  • Wrote prose, poetry, movie reviews, essays on equal rights, domestic
    and foreign events...Published on Chinese Poetry Network, obtained
    400,000 views
  • Vis Major Zine. As a photographer and a model, devoted in photographing images and achieved the goal of creative project of Vis Major in 2023 Fall , funded Fashion Business Association NYU.

Additional Information

  • Extreme Sports Enthusiast.
    Insisted on rock climbing, parachuting, bungee jumping to challenge
    myself and push beyond my physical and mental limitations
  • Red Blue Belt, Taekwondo
    Practiced from 9 years old; taught other girls self-defense skills on P.E.
    class and community activities.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Korean
Elementary

Timeline

Video Editor and Producer

Blue focus Group
10.2023 - 01.2024

Social Media Operator

Henan Broadcasting System
05.2023 - 08.2023

Director

Personal Studio
03.2023 - 04.2023

Theatre Performer

Zhengzhou No.47 High School
01.2023 - 05.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Gallatin School of Individualized Study

New York University
Dengkai Xiao