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Di (Dawn) Gao is a seasoned translator, editor, and educator with expertise in Mandarin, English, and French. A holder of a Master of Arts degree from King's College London, she has developed a unique understanding of comparative literature and its applications in cultural contexts. With a strong foundation in Chinese and Western literature, Dawn has successfully translated and edited content for various clients, including British Council and Phoenix TV. Her proficiency in English, as demonstrated by her IELTS certification, enables her to effectively communicate with international audiences.

Credentials

  • IELTS
    British Council
    Jul, 2014
    - Apr, 2026
  • Teacher’s Certificate (Mandarin)
    Ministry of Education of China
    Sep, 2007
    - Apr, 2026
  • Mandarin Proficiency Test certificates
    State Language Commission of China
    Apr, 2007
    - Apr, 2026
  • College English Test Band 4 Certificate
    Ministry of Education of China
    Sep, 2005
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

  • Phoenix TV
    • Beijing, China
    • Translator and Editor
      • Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
      • Beijing, China

    • Online Teacher (Mandarin&English)
      • Sep 2019 - Oct 2021

      • Having 55 courses in total with 100% attendance and 100% response• Students rate my courses as 5.0 stars (highest level)• Students recommend my courses and leave comments such as prepared and engaging, very well structured, very effective method, and easy to communicate

    • China Research Associate
      • Jul 2018 - Sep 2021
      • Beijing City, China

      ▪ Translating all files related to the project of ‘China-UK Connections through Culture’ of British Council, including the questionnaires, survey responses, and director’s speeches (roughly 5000 words in total)▪ Taking charge of evaluation and translation of the project ‘Musicians in Residence China’ from British Council▪ Translating between Chinese and English of all related files for roughly 5000 words ▪ Setting up interviews with 12 Chinese artists and culture organizations that have received grants in the projects▪ Updating information and liaising with Chinese artists, British Council officers and colleagues from the TFCC

    • Social Media Editor
      • Mar 2018 - May 2018
      • Beijing

      ▪ Devising/updating bilingual news for CGTN’s Weibo platform with more than 8 pieces per shift, which balancing the delivery of policy priorities with social topics▪ Drafting/compiling news articles for CGTN’s bilingual Wechat platform to curate our identity and draw on more audience▪ Producing an analyzing report with several insights of improvements of developing communication strategy based on assessing content and data of CGTN’s Weibo platform (10000 characters)▪ The follower number increased for more than 5000 people per day at most

    • Social Media Editor
      • Apr 2017 - May 2017
      • London

      • Gathering information from daily newspapers (BBC, Google News, etc) and assessing news value to select news subjects that suited the style of Phoenix CNE’s official Wechat account.• Drafting/compiling news articles for Chinese audiences and the subjects varied from European politics to culture, to Royal family anecdotes, and breaking news.• Creating multimedia news products comprised of pictures, videos, and articles that fit the mobile phone media platform.• The click-through rate of most of my news articles is roughly 1,500-2,000, and some reach 4000.

  • 搜狐网
    • Beijing City, China
    • Editor
      • Dec 2011 - May 2012
      • Beijing City, China

      • Monitoring the Sohu twitter platform’s constant updates, selecting the hottest topics to promote into ‘trending’.• Selecting subjects from trending (or other influential news websites) to create twitter topics by pictures and videos. • Choosing important news from influential news websites in China to publish through Sohu twitter, curating Sohu twitter’s news identity.• Selecting the speeches of leading twitterers to comment the rolling news in the homepage of Sohu.com for publicity purposes.

  • Takungpao.com
    • Beijing City, China
    • Journalist
      • Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
      • Beijing City, China

      • Based at a state-owned newspaper angles of covering, outlining subjects such as Politics, Economics, Culture, Education, and Society of China. • Interviewing people across very broad ranges of life, which included government officers, scholars, businessmen, artists, petty dealers and a fortune teller.• Writing news in different forms, including formal informative pieces, features and commentaries from 200 words to over 10,000 words.• One article was submitted to Ministry of Culture and another one to Ministry of Education for policy-making and adjustment.• Three news articles have been reprinted by other influential, mainstream media of China, such as People’s Daily and China News Service.

    • Chinese Teacher
      • Nov 2006 - Dec 2006
      • Beijing, China

      •. Teaching Chinese language and literature to senior school students and taking charge of their daily administration • Devising a new method which improved students with their writing• Designing questionnaires using teaching research methods for research on ‘How reciting text influences students’ Chinese language learning • Giving specific instruction to cope with the requirements of national exams • Marking students’ works in a detailed and conscientious manner• Exchanging teaching and learning strategies with other teachers

Education

  • 2014 - 2017
    King's College London
    Master of Arts (MA), Comparative Literature
  • 2014 - 2014
    The University of Edinburgh
    English for Academic Purpose, Successful Completed
  • 首都师范大学
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Chinese Language and Literature

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