Xinyu(Ciao) Zhao
Executive Film Assistant at Rideback- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Adobe Certified Associate in Digital Video Using Adobe Premiere Pro
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Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
Adobe
Experience
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Rideback
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United States
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Film Assistant
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Austin Film Festival
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United States
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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100 - 200 Employee
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Script Reader
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Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
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Atlas Entertainment
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Intern
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Jan 2022 - May 2022
• Write extensive coverage on feature scripts, TV pilots and books for potential commercial viability • Perform tasks including rolling calls, covering reception, logging corporate files and managing office supplies • Write extensive coverage on feature scripts, TV pilots and books for potential commercial viability • Perform tasks including rolling calls, covering reception, logging corporate files and managing office supplies
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USC Undergraduate Student Government
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Director of Academic Culture Assembly
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Jan 2019 - May 2022
• Manage annual budget of $55,000 • Lead 15+ Executive Board members and interns • Guide the planning and execution of 20+ annual events catering to the entire student body at USC • Manage annual budget of $55,000 • Lead 15+ Executive Board members and interns • Guide the planning and execution of 20+ annual events catering to the entire student body at USC
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Development Intern
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Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
• Read and evaluate 10+ spec submissions and writing samples for both feature and TV departments • Update production calendar, research intl. series for adaptation, and provide admin support when needed • Read and evaluate 10+ spec submissions and writing samples for both feature and TV departments • Update production calendar, research intl. series for adaptation, and provide admin support when needed
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Development Intern
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
• Write coverage on 10+ scripts, TV pilots, books, plays and short story collections for development consideration at Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s production company • Perform administrative tasks, including logging incoming submissions and creating dossiers for directors • Write coverage on 10+ scripts, TV pilots, books, plays and short story collections for development consideration at Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker’s production company • Perform administrative tasks, including logging incoming submissions and creating dossiers for directors
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DxChannel
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Advertising Services
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Marketing & Operations Associate
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
• Produced 4 mini-doc explainers about China’s millennial consumer culture garnering 160k+ views on YouTube • Coordinated filming schedules, budgets, crew and itineraries for all 7 in-house video producers • Spearheaded marketing campaigns and customized materials for 15 videos, reaching 1,000,000+ followers • Produced 4 mini-doc explainers about China’s millennial consumer culture garnering 160k+ views on YouTube • Coordinated filming schedules, budgets, crew and itineraries for all 7 in-house video producers • Spearheaded marketing campaigns and customized materials for 15 videos, reaching 1,000,000+ followers
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GRAVITY PICTURES
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United States
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Media Production
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Script Reader
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Sep 2020 - May 2021
• Covered bilingual, big-budgeted features with international settings to evaluate global market potential • Proposed script revisions at biweekly meetings to enhance story logic, character relatability and visual appeal • Drafted summaries and comparisons of female-centered movies to research selling points of the genre • Covered bilingual, big-budgeted features with international settings to evaluate global market potential • Proposed script revisions at biweekly meetings to enhance story logic, character relatability and visual appeal • Drafted summaries and comparisons of female-centered movies to research selling points of the genre
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Development Intern
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
• Write, narrate, film, and edit 5-min paranormal-related informational videos for YouTube channel ParanormalX • Establish cohesive branding, sustainable content structure and audience engagement strategy for new channel targeting global audience with 6 teammates from France, Brazil, India and China • Analyze user demographics, interactivity and monetization on Chinese OVPs (Tencent Video, iQiyi, Bilibili, etc.) and propose channel launching strategy in China • Write, narrate, film, and edit 5-min paranormal-related informational videos for YouTube channel ParanormalX • Establish cohesive branding, sustainable content structure and audience engagement strategy for new channel targeting global audience with 6 teammates from France, Brazil, India and China • Analyze user demographics, interactivity and monetization on Chinese OVPs (Tencent Video, iQiyi, Bilibili, etc.) and propose channel launching strategy in China
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Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
• Perform quantitative research under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D., and Project Administrator Marc Choueiti • Analyze speaking characters in top-grossing films for portrayals of disability, gender, sexuality, age, appearance, and ethnicity • Perform reliability checks on data collected by other research assistants on the demographics, appearance and sexual orientation of speaking characters in top-grossing films • Perform quantitative research under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D., and Project Administrator Marc Choueiti • Analyze speaking characters in top-grossing films for portrayals of disability, gender, sexuality, age, appearance, and ethnicity • Perform reliability checks on data collected by other research assistants on the demographics, appearance and sexual orientation of speaking characters in top-grossing films
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SK Global Entertainment
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United States
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Movies and Sound Recording
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Intern
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Jan 2020 - May 2020
• Composed 20+ coverages on feature scripts, TV pilots and books with specialization in Asian and female-driven stories to analyze potential for development • Collected 10-20 news articles per week from Variety and Hollywood Reporter on international market trend • Composed 20+ coverages on feature scripts, TV pilots and books with specialization in Asian and female-driven stories to analyze potential for development • Collected 10-20 news articles per week from Variety and Hollywood Reporter on international market trend
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USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association
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United States
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Programming Director
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Aug 2019 - May 2020
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Production Intern
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
• Help produce and edit explainer videos on the "whys" and "hows" of Chinese millennial consumer trends • Organize raw clips in the media database Content distributed on Youtube, Weibo, WeChat, Bilibili, etc. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuwRke43bi6P-Hs93RPG4Og • Help produce and edit explainer videos on the "whys" and "hows" of Chinese millennial consumer trends • Organize raw clips in the media database Content distributed on Youtube, Weibo, WeChat, Bilibili, etc. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuwRke43bi6P-Hs93RPG4Og
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Shuying Academy
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Education Administration Programs
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Writing Consultant
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Apr 2018 - May 2019
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Shanghai New Culture Media Group Co., Ltd.
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China
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Distribution Intern
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Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
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Education
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University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cinema and Media Studies -
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication -
Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU