Helen Etkina's detailed CV

 

Education:

Lomonosov Moscow State University (honors degree). Faculty: philological. Major: philologist,          

English language and foreign literature teacher

 

2006  Collège universitaire français de Moscou (sociology and law departments)

2002  GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) with grade “B”

2000-2001   Acting courses, courses of secretaries, business English, French and technical translation.

2000 Moscow School of Fine Arts #3

 

Skills:

• Composing and voicing newsblocks in various formats in Russian and English.

• Organizing, hosting international interviews and programs in English, Spanish and Russian.

• Producing international projects starring celebrities.

• Organizing and participating in international TV and film markets (MIPTV, Cannes Film Market, American Film Market, European Film Market, MIPCOM).

• Monitoring foreign press on the Internet, translating and editing articles, creating and choosing illustrative material.

• Business correspondence and negotiations with foreign partners.

• Organizing publicity campaigns (advertising events in the Media, inviting guests).

• Compiling press- and post-releases.

• Translation on the set, during press-conferences and meetings, offscreen (simultaneous and consecutive).

• Selling rights for films and TV series.

• Modeling and acting.

• Teaching English, Spanish, French and Russian professionally.

• Languages – Russian (native), English (advanced), Spanish (fluent), French (conversational).

• Computer literacy - experienced user (MS Office, Windows, Internet, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Filtre, Windows Live film studio, Pinnacle, creating web-sites).

 

Long-term work experience:

 

September 2015  - present "MediaVision" magazine. Photographer

Creating photo coverages at international TV and film events (TV content markets, film exhibitions, award ceremonies, TV festivals etc.)

 

2014  - September 2015 TV & Film industry. Head of international TV/film market.
Organizing major international TV/film events (video content market, national award ceremony,      

TV festival for children etc.). International business trips, negotiations and document management. 

Interviewing, creating photo coverages, articles, working as an announcer and video editing.

 

2009 - 2013    “Lizard Cinema Trade/Soyuz Video”. Head of international department.

Preparation and participation in international TV and film markets (MipTV’09, Cannes Film Market’09, American Film Market’09 – 10, European Film Market’10, MIPCOM’11). Acquiring new titles at international markets. Business correspondence, document management and sales. Consecutive and simultaneous translation. Modeling for various film covers.

 

Project work experience:

 

2014 – 2015  Film Studio. Deputy Director General in charge of international department.
Building the company's website, creating key-arts for films. 
International business correspondence and negotiations.

Promoting films internationally and submitting them to film festivals worldwide.

 

2012 - 2014    “K&V Films”. International Producer.

Producing international projects starring celebrities.
Translation and negotiations with international partners.

 

2009 - present   Mass Media projects. Video journalist, (photo)correspondent, actress, model.

 

• Work experience as a video journalist/newscaster:

2014 - 2015  Voicing over in English for QIS Production

2012 – 2013    Organizing, hosting interviews and programs featuring line-ups of films, busting stereotypes about the Balearic Islands (Ibiza and Mallorca), Spain and Russia

 (“Ibiza: myth busters” in English:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvZFRyt8W-g

 Detailed video/audio/ photo portfolio can be viewed here: http://helen-smartie.wix.com/helen-etkina#!video)

 

• Work experience as a (photo)correspondent:

2013 – present    Hosting interviews, composing articles and creating photos for the "MediaVision" magazine, on-line magazine “Right”, Napodiume.ru etc. as an officially accredited photocorrespondent (Cannes: MIPTV 2016. Moscow: “MUZ-TV awards ceremonies”, “Volvo” and “Mercedes Benz fashion weeks”, “Eco-fashion week”, “Ruki Vverh beach opening” and hosting interview with Sasha Zvereva from the “Demo” pop group and with the singer Vlad Sokolovkiy, “MSU physics day”, “Avtoekzotika”, “The biggest Fashion show Glamour” – taking part in the show as a model and photo-correspondent, interviewing the show’s director etc..),  making a photocoverage at the press breakfast and Jovani’s runway show for “Jovani”.  

 

2010      Interviews with film directors for a creative community “aTRIart”.

Participation in shooting of the film on the psychology of perception for the “TV3” channel.

 

• Work experience as an actress/model:

2013      Participating in shooting of Dima Bilan's video clip "Malysh" and Guru Groove Foundation's video clip "Moscow".

Modeling at the runway show by Glamour and Motivi.

 2012, 2014, 2015  Modeling for the “IKEA” catalogue cover 2013. Starring in the "Film factory" by Michel           Gondry. Dancing performance at "Raz TV".

 2010 -2011 Face of the internet provider “Rinet” and the website on fashion “Starlook”

 2009 – present  Modeling in photoshoots of various genres in studios (e.g. at “Cross Studio”) and on location.

 

2008  “Sony Pictures”. Interpreter, actress.

Simultaneous and consecutive translation on the set of TV series for the “TNT” and “TV3” television channels.

Shooting as an actress of episodes.

 

2008  “Center of Hearing and Speech “Verboton-M +”. PR-manager, interpreter.

Preparation and participation in the meeting of Paul Edward Kylikovsky, direct descendant of the royal dynasty, and Zurab Tsereteli in the Gallery of Arts on the initiative of the Prince Dimitri Romanov Charity Fund.

Preparation of and participation in the All-Russian Theoretical and Practical Seminar in the framework of the federal target program “Children of Russia”.

Simultaneous and consecutive translation. Organising publicity campaigns.

 

2006-2008  “World Fashion Channel”. Translator.

Translating films on foreign designers and videoclips.

Composing and editing newsblocks.

 

2007 Newspaper “Tvoj Den'”. Correspondent.

Monitoring foreign press.

Writing and editing articles, interviewing on the telephone.

 

2007 Television channel “Park Razvlechenij”. Editor of show business news, newscaster.

Translating news on world show-business, selecting videoclips.

Editing and voicing newsblocks.

 

2006  Internet radio station www.popwave.ru. Author and host of the program “Culture   news”, host of the live radio program “Po zayavkam”.

 

2002 – present   English, Spanish, French and Russian language professor.

2013 – present  Language club “Razgovor”.

Teaching general English.

2007 Moscow State University. Philological faculty.

Teaching general English to 2nd year students.

2006-2007 “Bank Renaissance Capital”.

Teaching Business English based on the course “Market leader”.

2002 – present Teaching English and Russian as a tutor.

Teaching general and Business English/Russian: all levels (beginners, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermendiate and advanced) and various age groups (children and adults).

 

Personal qualities: Hard-working, team player, results-driven, creative, well-organized.

Interests: Mass Media, production, journalism, fashion, film industry, foreign languages, tourism.

 

Travel passport, multi Schengen visa for 4 years and availability for international business trips.