Milana Vinn

milanavinn@gmail.com (347) 463-7957 LinkedIn

EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism New York, NY
MA, Journalism, Expected in December 2017
Business and Economics Concentration
Digital and Multimedia Reporting workshop, July-August 2014
Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg, Russia
BA, Journalism, June 2015
Danish School of Media and Journalism - rhus, Denmark
International TV semester, fall 2014
Won a Nordic grant for producing a documentary about a homeless man who was running for a
parliament seat during elections in Nuuk, Greenland in November, 2014.
EXPERIENCE
RTVi Russian TV International Intern, New York, NY
October
2015-December 2015
RTVi is an independent television network broadcasting for Russian-speaking communities of nearly 50
million people around the world, primarily in US, Israel, Germany and Latvia.
Reported on-air about New Yorks MTA Capital Plan. (RTVis version)
Researched and gathered local news, scanned social media for developing trends and newsworthy
events, wrote scripts, scheduled interviews with top level representatives, reported in Russian and
English.
Hermes-Sojitz International Investment Foundation Assistant Public Relations manager
February 2015-July 2015
Wrote business and financial articles about Chinese and Russian investments in African countries
with growing economy. Wrote real estate articles about construction of first skyscrapers and malls in
West African region.
Wrote corporate news and created presentations concerning economically beneficial strategies for
potential investors.
Kommersant Online one of the major business network Intern, Moscow, Russia
July 2014-August 2014
Wrote over 30 breaking news stories daily on tight deadlines for the publications website,
monitored news databases and international media.
Published a breaking news story about controversial speech of Turkish Vice President Bulent Arinc
Sobaka.ru the major lifestyle magazine in the city Writer, St. Petersburg, Russia
September 2013- August 2015
Pitched articles on arts and culture and interviews with chefs, designers, start-up creators,
developers in the magazines print version.
First Line journalism students publication Writer, St. Petersburg, Russia
September 2011-May 2015
Pitched stories covering social and education issues, travelling, art and literature critique.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Russian. Experienced translator from Russian to English and English to
Russian.
SKILLS
Video and editing: Canon C100 camera, Final Cut X, Final Cut Pro
Design and photography: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign

Web platforms: WordPress, Tumblr, Cowbird, ScribbleLive, Vimeo

Social media as a reporting tool and smartphone reporting: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn via
computer or iPhone

Permanent Resident of United States.