Xinyu(Ciao) Zhao

Executive Film Assistant at Rideback
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States, US
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Adobe Certified Associate in Digital Video Using Adobe Premiere Pro
    Adobe
  • Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
    Adobe

Experience

    • United States
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Film Assistant
      • Aug 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Script Reader
      • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Intern
      • 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

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Director of Academic Culture Assembly
      • 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

    • Development Intern
      • 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

    • Development Intern
      • 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

    • Advertising Services
    • Marketing & Operations Associate
      • 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

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • Script Reader
      • 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

    • Development Intern
      • 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

    • Research Assistant
      • 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

    • United States
    • Movies and Sound Recording
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Intern
      • 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

    • United States
    • Entertainment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Programming Director
      • Aug 2019 - May 2020
    • Production Intern
      • 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

    • Education Administration Programs
    • Writing Consultant
      • Apr 2018 - May 2019
    • China
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Distribution Intern
      • Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

Education

  • University of Southern California
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Cinema and Media Studies
    2019 - 2022
  • University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication
    2018 - 2022
  • Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU
    2011 - 2018

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