Euny Hong
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Euny Hong is a journalist and content strategist, specializing in finance and culture. Formerly with The Financial Times and CNBC. Author of three books, including an Amazon Editor's Pick, that have been translated into 22 languages. Languages: English (native), French (certified C1 near-native), Korean, German. Published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Vogue, and others. Fulbright Scholar. Higher Certificate, Wine and Spirits Education Trust. Yale BA in Philosophy.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Journalist/Communications Freelancer
Various
New York
01.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Writing articles and book reviews for NYT, Vogue, Washington Post, The Week, others
- Copy editing/factchecking clients include The World Bank, Cigna Health, Forbes 1000 companies, Kiplinger Personal Finance
- Writing articles and book reviews for NYT, Vogue, Washington Post, The Week, others
- Copy editing/factchecking clients include The World Bank, Cigna Health, Forbes 1000 companies, Kiplinger Personal Finance
- Updating 2nd ed
- Of book The Birth of Korean Cool (pub date Apr '25)
- Writing articles and book reviews for NYT, Vogue, Washington Post, The Week, others
- Copy editing/factchecking clients include The World Bank, Cigna Health, Forbes 1000 companies, Kiplinger Personal Finance
Head of Educational Content
Decrypt Media
Paris, France
11.2022 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: A web3 media company
- Run the Learn vertical for a web3 media company
- Prepare courses, assign and edit articles on Al, blockchain, and web3
- Broke Decrypt traffic records in my first month
- Created 15 courses on topics like Ethereum, AI, and NFTS, taken by 230,000+ users
- Increase user engagement via the curation of Discord communities, user polls
- Work with Decrypt partners and clients to create sponsored content on tech and finance topics
- A web3 media company
Director of Content
Gemini Payments Ltd
Dublin, Ireland
01.2014 - 06.2022
- Company Overview: A leading global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
- Create and implement a world-wide content strategy for Gemini, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
- Drive PR campaigns for new product launches: blogs, email campaigns, social media
- Edit and assign content for Cryptopedia, Gemini's educational resource
- Find opportunities for brand partnerships, thought leadership
- Use SEO and conversion optimization to increase customer sign-ups
- Create content to convert users to customers
- A leading global cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
Writer/Editor
CNBC
Pézenas, France
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Wrote and edited articles on personal finance for a joint content project between CNBC and Acorns
- Wrote and edited a popular daily stock market summary
Digital News Editor
France 24
New York
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Edited and managed France 24 news website on evening shift
- Translated wires from French to English
- Occasional on-air television reporting
Author of The Power of Nunchi
Penguin Random House
New York
11.2018 - 09.2019
- Book author at Penguin Random House
- Author of The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success, a non-fiction wellness book published by Penguin Books in Sep
- 2019
- Foreign rights sold in 18 countries
Supervising Editor, Senior Editor
Investopedia
New York
10.2013 - 11.2018
- Company Overview: Made Investopedia into a destination site for news on finance, economics, and crypto
- Edited financial news, launched new 'Future of Money' platform
- Assigned and published 50+ articles weekly
- Raised site traffic by 23% in 2016 and 25% in 2017 by devising a new content and SEO strategy
- Made Investopedia into a destination site for news on finance, economics, and crypto
Digital News Editor
France 24
Paris, France
03.2007 - 09.2012
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Foundation
Berlin
08.2006 - 04.2007
Book Author, Kept: A Comedy of Sex and Manners
Simon & Schuster
Berlin, New York
07.2004 - 08.2006
Politics, Finance, and Culture Writer
Various
Berlin, Washington D.C.
08.2001 - 08.2006
U.S. Television Columnist
The Financial Times
New York
06.1999 - 08.2001
Education
DALF C1 (near-native French Certification) -
French Ministry of Education
Paris, France12-2024
Fulbright Foundation
Berlin04.2007
B.A. - Philosophy
Yale University
Higher Certificate -
Wine and Spirits Education Trust
Skills
- Blockchain
- Brand Partnerships
- Content Strategy
- Content Strategy Development
- Conversion Optimization
- Copy Editing
- Course Preparation
- Data Visualization
- Drupal
- Editing
- Fact-Checking
- Financial & Economic News
- Google Analytics
- Google Suite
- Keynote
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- PR Campaigns
- SEO
- Site Traffic Analysis
- Sponsored Content Creation
- Television Reporting
- Thought Leadership
- User Engagement
- Web3
Languages
- English, Native
- French, Near-Native
- German, Advanced
- Korean, Advanced
Books
- The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success, Penguin Random House, 2019, 17
- The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture, Picador Books, 2014, A best-selling nonfiction book about how South Korea built a pop culture export empire. Amazon Editor's Pick for 'Best Non-Fiction'., 8
- Kept, Simon & Schuster, 2006
- Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the 90s to Now, Harpers, 2022, Contributor of three essays
Timeline
Journalist/Communications Freelancer
Various
01.2024 - Current
Head of Educational Content
Decrypt Media
11.2022 - 01.2024
Writer/Editor
CNBC
08.2020 - 05.2021
Digital News Editor
France 24
05.2019 - 08.2020
Author of The Power of Nunchi
Penguin Random House
11.2018 - 09.2019
Director of Content
Gemini Payments Ltd
01.2014 - 06.2022
Supervising Editor, Senior Editor
Investopedia
10.2013 - 11.2018
Digital News Editor
France 24
03.2007 - 09.2012
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Foundation
08.2006 - 04.2007
Book Author, Kept: A Comedy of Sex and Manners
Simon & Schuster
07.2004 - 08.2006
Politics, Finance, and Culture Writer
Various
08.2001 - 08.2006
U.S. Television Columnist
The Financial Times
06.1999 - 08.2001
DALF C1 (near-native French Certification) -
French Ministry of Education
Fulbright Foundation
B.A. - Philosophy
Yale University
Higher Certificate -
Wine and Spirits Education Trust
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