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Wenyin Zheng

Wenyin Zheng

Tokyo

Summary

  • Diligent linguist and language teacher with 7 year progressive career across both internal and external communications and translation/interpretation. Offering excellent management and organizational skills to coordinate multiple, concurrent projects. Articulate writer with talent for creating engaging content.
  • Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
  • Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
  • Dedicated individual successfully facilitates communication between people of different cultures and backgrounds. Brings wealth of knowledge and experience to organizations requiring interpretation and translation services. Committed to providing quality service and results.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructor & Coordinator, University Liaison

Daohe 100 Co., Ltd.
06.2023 - Current
  • Teaching & Curriculum Leadership
  • Served as the lead English instructor, specializing in international curricula including IB, A-Level, AP, IGCSE, TOEFL, and IELTS. Designed tailored academic programs and successfully guided students toward admission to top global universities such as the University of Cambridge, LSE, University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and the University of Sydney
  • Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
  • Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Developed and clearly presented classroom rules, guidelines and objectives.
  • Academic Affairs & Student Development:Monitored student academic performance and exam readiness, provided strategic academic counseling, and developed data-driven analysis using Python and Excel to improve student outcomes. Delivered methodical guidance to help students unlock their academic potential and develop global adaptability.
  • University Partnerships Coordinator:Acted as the primary liaison between the company and international universities across Europe, North America, and Australia. Managed cross-cultural communication, coordinated collaborative projects, and drafted application materials including personal statements, portfolios, and recommendation letters. Oversaw the preparation and submission of international admissions and visa applications, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
  • Administrative & External Communication:Contributed to branding and outreach by creating promotional content using Adobe Photoshop and other design tools. Participated in outreach campaigns to enhance the company’s visibility and international credibility. Supported the planning and coordination of school-wide events, while maintaining clear and timely communication with international stakeholders.

News Assistant/Translator/Interpreter Part-time Contractor

SMG (Shanghai Media Group, Tokyo Bureau)
09.2022 - Current
  • Provided on-site simultaneous interpretation (Chinese-English) and document translation for high-level international conferences and ministerial summits, including APEC, ASEAN (2022 & 2023), EXPO Osaka, IISS, and other diplomatic events
  • Translated and localized interview scripts, subtitles, and press materials for international media coverage, ensuring cultural accuracy and editorial consistency
  • Served as Chief of Administration, managing liaison efforts with partners across Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia for international event coordination
  • Handled comprehensive logistics including hotel and flight bookings, visa arrangements, and itinerary planning for delegations and media teams
  • Created and maintained detailed daily call sheets and schedules, ensuring smooth operations and clear communication across multilingual teams
  • Assisted in live on-set news reporting and recordings, providing real-time interpretation and editorial support during international events

Personal Tutor

01.2017 - Current
  • Taught ICGSE, Alevel, and IB courses online to students aged 11 to 18 from international schools in China and Japan, and tutored subjects such as English literature, economics, history, psychology, biology, chemistry, and others; taught personal statement, extended essay, and other essay writing; Taught IELTS, TOEFL and TOEIC courses both 1-1 and in large groups
  • Helped with the preparation of university, postgraduate, and doctoral application paperwork, English language enhancement, interview skills training, and other services
  • A significant number of my students have been admitted to top universities in the United Kingdom, Japan (SGU programs), Hong Kong, and the United States

Communication Coordinator

United Nations
12.2020 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: Department of Operational Support (DOS), Crisis Preparedness and Support Unit Client Support and Special Situations Section (CSSSS), Public Health and UN Medical Emergency Response Team (UNMERT)
  • Created promotional and informative visuals, including posters, greeting cards, brochures, and short videos to promote events among UN Staffs, whilst strictly followed the 'DOS, UN's Branding and Style Guides'
  • Helped with managing the Public Health and UNMERT's Email inboxes; tasks include reply to requests and organize email inboxes
  • Helped with monitoring and distributing Covid-19 related regular reports, news; prepared UNMERT's monthly newsletters
  • Scheduled, organized, and took minutes for internal virtual meetings as well as meetings with vendors and partners
  • Created analytical charts in Excel with given data to present and compare trends for 'Total Covid-19 Reported Cases, UN Staffs & NYC', which was used to be presented during the meetings with high level officials at the Secretary General, and is still updating on a weekly base
  • Drafted and published social media posts, articles and proposals for the UN's internal blogs, such as the Knowledge Gateway, CSSSS and Public Health Iseek pages and UNMERT CASAVEC Hub
  • Collaborated closely with data analyst and researched and drafted briefs for the construction of 'Disease Surveillance Dashboards' on Power BI
  • Department of Operational Support (DOS), Crisis Preparedness and Support Unit Client Support and Special Situations Section (CSSSS), Public Health and UN Medical Emergency Response Team (UNMERT)

Talent Acquisition (Full-time & Part-time)

CENTI Group
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Assisted in searching primarily on Linkedin for qualified professionals (IT, chemistry, biology, etc.) for our clients and partners in China, which are New District-based firms
  • I utilized Excel to capture and summarize candidates' personal information in order to more efficiently identify the most qualified candidates for each company
  • Designed posters and logo for online events

Project Management Assistant Intern

Visionary Media
03.2020 - 05.2020
  • Completed competitive analysis about digital marketing strategies and wrote daily reports for successful advertising campaigns and product placement advertising for popular streaming shows in China
  • Helped with designing and preparing social media campaigns for 'Heart Signal 3', a streaming show that's co-produced by the company

News Intern

Fujisankei Communications International
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Applied fundamental news-gathering skills and participated in all elements of scheduling and production, including prepared guests for on-air segments, logged tapes, coordinated scripts, researched story, conducted preliminary interviews, and on-field video shoots and edits

International Sales/Marketing & Acquisition Intern

Adler and Associates Entertainment
06.2019 - 09.2019
  • Managed outsource services, provided oversight on project construction, conducted market research, drafted catalogue highlights for on-hold films, helped with film acquisitions and selections, and translated film subtitles and participated in successful deal negotiations
  • Led global tactical details and maintained communication with global consumers in international territories while gathering information for data analysis; wrote briefs to direct the cross-functional teams in marketing strategy, branding, creative direction and pitching of films

Product and Marketing Planning Intern

NetEase
12.2018 - 02.2019
  • Completed product and market investigation reports on programming courses for young children in China
  • Result was based off extensive industry competitor analysis that looked into their sales and marketing channels and target market

Video and Game Development Intern

The BLURR App
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Initiated game development settings research, developed several demo games to illustrate features supported by the integration of The BLURR App and supported independent developers who were using the app to improve game design, and helped with debugging and code revision

Assistant Producer

Intertelemedia Inc (ITM)
12.2016 - 01.2017
  • Participated in projects associated with ABC, CCTV, Beijing TV, Shanghai Dragon TV and Booing.com; collected raw materials, transcribed interviews, translated documents, sound recording, reported live news, schedule coordination as well as on-set and post-production
  • Ensured all live and scheduled broadcast were delivered in a timely manner while meeting targets
  • Assisted in the production of 'The Air Pollution in Beijing', 'CCTV 13 Tokyo Live New Year's Eve Broadcast', 'Meeting Between Japan and Russia with Regards to the Matter of Disputed Islands', 'FIFA Club World Cup Final' and many more

Education

MA - Media,Culture and Communication

Waseda University
Tokyo
05.2023

MA - Film Studies with Audiovisual Translation

University College London
London
06.2021

MFA - Documentary Film

Stanford University
Carlifonia
05.2020

BFA - Film and TV Production & BSc Computer Science

NYU Tisch School of Art
NYC
05.2018

Skills

  • Language Teaching
  • 3D Maya
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Power BI
  • Adobe Suites
  • Final Cuts
  • HTML
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Keynote
  • Maya 2019
  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • MongoDB
  • Multitasking
  • Communication
  • Team management
  • Team collaboratio
  • Cultural awareness
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Analytical skills
  • Content adaptation
  • Written document translation
  • Consecutive interpretation
  • Simultaneous interpretation

Interests

Animals & Nature, traveling, tennis, horse riding

PTA Programs

  • Deloitte China In-Sight Training Programme, Remote, Business Analyst Assistant, 2018-10-01 ~ 2018-12-01, Built a logical regression data-mining business model based on Star Financial Services' company dataset with SAS JMP software to predict potential default line of credit from both business and statistical perspectives., Presented the time series forecasting report with a classical time series decomposition model, moving averages and ARIMA models.


  • Electronic Arts Inc., Remote, Participant, 2018-08-01 ~ 2018-09-01, Analysed algorithms using real-life EA data to build a logical regression model that predicted player conversion rate and data visualisation insight on the purchase trends and distribution of FIFA 15 -16. Improved presentation skills during the report to the marketing team.

Certification

  • China Accreditation Test For Translators and Interpreters II (CHN-ENG/ENG-CHN)
  • CIOL Qualifications Level 7 Diploma in Translation (Legal, CHN-ENG/ENG-CHN)

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Japanese
Advanced (C1)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Instructor & Coordinator, University Liaison

Daohe 100 Co., Ltd.
06.2023 - Current

News Assistant/Translator/Interpreter Part-time Contractor

SMG (Shanghai Media Group, Tokyo Bureau)
09.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition (Full-time & Part-time)

CENTI Group
09.2021 - 04.2022

Communication Coordinator

United Nations
12.2020 - 06.2023

Project Management Assistant Intern

Visionary Media
03.2020 - 05.2020

News Intern

Fujisankei Communications International
09.2019 - 12.2019

International Sales/Marketing & Acquisition Intern

Adler and Associates Entertainment
06.2019 - 09.2019

Product and Marketing Planning Intern

NetEase
12.2018 - 02.2019

Video and Game Development Intern

The BLURR App
06.2018 - 08.2018

Personal Tutor

01.2017 - Current

Assistant Producer

Intertelemedia Inc (ITM)
12.2016 - 01.2017

MA - Film Studies with Audiovisual Translation

University College London

MFA - Documentary Film

Stanford University

BFA - Film and TV Production & BSc Computer Science

NYU Tisch School of Art

MA - Media,Culture and Communication

Waseda University
Wenyin Zheng