Melanie Garcia Sieiro

Journalist

A Coruña, Spain
My journalistic interests are broader than just current events, my concern is for culture. I enjoy navigating the nooks and crannies of the internet, analyzing social trends, and being up-to-date in the digital era. But what I love the most is taking a closer look at the happenings of the world in terms of art. Some questions that I ruminate on a non-stop basis: why do we love the music we listen to? Why do we enjoy certain artists and not others? Why do we connect with the art we find fascinating?

Work Experience

Marco Montiel-Soto

Editor

Mainly text production, edition, translation (Spanish / English), and regular Wordpress website updates.
May 2015 - August 2015 United Kingdom

Benshimolarte

Writer / First Editor

Editorial leadership for blog, interviewed artists, collectors, gallerists, and art critics. Video production and scripting, community management across all social media channels, regular Wordpress website updates. All work is online at www.benshimolarte.com.
January 2015 - Present New York, United States

The Exotic Embassy

Writer / First Editor

Written texts for conceptual artwork by a group of artists from Nuova Academia di Belli Arti (NABA). All work is online at www.exoticembassy.org.
November 2014 - November 2015 Spain

Miista

Social Media Intern

Social media research, in-house blogging, interviewing, zine development. Internship based in London.
May 2015 - August 2015 United Kingdom

Papersoul

Digital Media Strategist

Collaborations in writing, art direction consultancy, global strategy, cross-media monitoring. Freelance position based in NYC.
January 2015 - Present New York, United States

Arriezu Vineyards

Media Brand Coordinator

Media supervisor and coordinator: branding, web development, social media communications and content production teams.
November 2014 - November 2015 Spain

Telva

Digital Art Direction Intern

Intern at the Digital Art Direction department. iPad design, interaction and art direction. TELVA is the #1 fashion magazine in Spain in terms of sales and popularity. Internship based in Madrid.
July 2014 - October 2014 Spain

CALIOPE

Editor-in-Chief

Final Journalism project at Universidad de Navarra (FCOM). Coordinated an editorial team of 15 to put forth a digital magazine about music and its artists. Pamplona, Spain.
September 2013 - April 2014 Spain

TEDxUniversidaddeNavarra

Community Manager

Managed social networking (Twitter, Facebook) for a TEDx event at Universidad de Navarra 2013. The following year I served as Curator for the event, coordinating a team of 20 people and overseeing speakers, talks, finances, social media, etc.
February 2013 - March 2014 Spain

98.3 Radio

Talk Show Host

Hosted talk show "Easy culture" (Cultura Sin IVA) as a project at college.
August 2012 - December 2012 Spain

Fcompass

Writer

Online newspaper for fcom (Communications school at Universidad de Navarra).
September 2012 - December 2012 Pamplona, Spain

Ocean Drive Magazine

Writer

Intern in the Editorial department and hired as a freelance collaborator shortly thereafter, writing at least five articles per month. Based in Caracas.
June 2009 - August 2011 Venezuela

Education

Universidad De Navarra

Degree in Journalism

Average: 8.04/10.
September 2010 - May 2014 Spain

Languages

Spanish (Native),
English (Fluent),
German (Conversational),
French (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Collage, Digital Photography, Microsoft Office, Prezi,