AMANDA DINGYUAN HOU

amanda.dyhou@gmail.com | 917.601.5352 | www.amandahou.com

EXPERIENCE
New York Wealth Planning Group, New York, N.Y.
January December 2015
Digital Marketing Specialist (January April 2015)
Business Development Manager (May December 2015)
Wrote articles on local newspapers, shot and edited promotional videos to enlarge audience engagement. Pitched and
managed PR campaigns on both traditional and social media platforms. Spearheaded the creation of corporate brochures.
Copyedited the firms website and newsletter content. Developed and maintained strong relationships with real estate
developers, attorneys and the compliance team. Led key research projects in US-China cross-border investments.
The Village Voice, New York, N.Y.
July December 2014
Video Producer/Shooter/Editor on Mary Wright Fellowship
Pitched story ideas. Shot and edited web videos, covering breaking news events, arts, food and culture. Wrote compelling
headlines, summaries and tweets for the videos.
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
September December 2013
Editorial Intern for Specialized Units
Assisted producer Gerry Wagschal with stories that aired on Nightline. Logged tapes. Drafted proposal letters. Booked
interviews. Conducted pre-interviews. Translated interviews from Chinese to English.
NBCUniversal, New York, N.Y.
February August 2013
Multimedia Intern for NBC Local Integrated Media
Wrote U.S. & world news blogs, entertainment and health stories. Developed interactive maps for the JFK 50 app. Created
photo galleries for breaking news stories. Edited videos for nbcnewyork.com. Assisted on video shoots for Taxi TV played
in 7,000 NYC cabs.
New York City News Service, New York, N.Y.
August 2012 June 2014
Reporter
Covered the Chinese diaspora community for Voices of NY. Reported and produced radio wraps, broadcast packages and
live TV newscasts. Conducted voice-overs and on-camera standups.
International Channel Shanghai, Shanghai, China
June September 2011
Broadcast Intern at Shanghai Live award-winning English TV program in Shanghai
Wrote international and local news scripts that were aired on daily newscasts. Selected and edited videos and sound bites
from field tapes.
EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
M.A., Journalism, digital journalism and international reporting

June 2014

Xiamen University, Fujian, China.

B.A., Journalism

June 2012

Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Summer School. Government studies and international development
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Exchange Program. Best Individual Speaker of 2009 Fall English Debate Tournament

July August 2012

September 2009 June 2010

SKILLS:
Software: Final Cut Pro X, Avid Newscutter, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, WordPress, Reaper, CartoDB, Twitter
Hardware: Canon 5Dii, Canon 60D, Zoom H4N, Marantz audio recorders, Rode Mic
Languages: English (bilingual), Chinese (bilingual), Korean (basic)