SOFIA

CHESNOKOVA

1201Marlboroughdr.
AnnArbor,MI48104

7348340009

kach@theprovince.ru

http://www.thevillage.ru/
http://unconejitodemihombre.tumblr.com/

SUMMARY

Journalistwithwideprofessionalexperience,whohasbeenworkinginmultiple
mediaoutletsforthelastthreeyears.Incrediblyfastlearning,experiencedwith
resolvingcomplexpersonnelproblems,findingcommonlanguagewith
differentpeopleanddevelopingnewsolutionsunderanycircumstances,
includingextremesituations.

ProfessionalpseudonymSofiaKachinskaya(.)

EXPERIENCE

ContributingAuthor,Blogger,Onlinenewspaper"TheVillage
Moscow"(thevillage.ru)
Moscow,Russia2012present
Accomplishments
Writingandediting
Compositionofpersonalcolumn/blog
Connectingwiththeaudience
Interviews,accreditations,organizationofphotoshootings
Relationshipswithgovernmentalstructures.

CofounderandEditorinChief,Onlinenewspaper"TheProvince"
(theprovince.ru)
Irkutsk,Russia20122013

Accomplishments
Supervisingthecreationoftheonlinenewspaper,creatingitsstructure
andpolitics,recruitment
Interviews,accreditations,reporting,organizationofphotoshootings
Writingandediting
Supervisionofinterns.

ContributingAuthor,Onlinenewspaper"TheVillagePetersburg"
(thevillage.ru)
Petersburg,Russia2012present
Accomplishments
Writingandediting
Connectingwiththeaudience
Interviews,accreditations,reporting,organizationofphotoshootings
Connectionswithgovernmentalstructures
Generatingideasforstoriesonevents,notablefiguresandcitylife.

EDUCATION

BaikalStateUniversityofEconomyandLaw
MasterofArtsinJournalism20082013

158credithours,researchonTechnologyofCommunicationanditsaffecton
theperceptionofanindividual,GPA3.87.

WashtenawCommunityCollege
AssociatesDegreeinLiberalArts2014present

Focusingonanthropology,sociology,EnglishandSpanish.

SKILLS

English(fluent),Russian(fluent)
Photoshop,InDesign
Photographyandfilmmaking
Experiencedatexploringandunderstandingpersonalstories
Eventmanagement
DJing
OraltranslationsintoRussianandEnglish,tourguiding
Crossculturalcommunications
TraveledtoplentyofcountriessuchasIndia,France,Estonia,Israel
andothers.

REFERENCES

KristinaFarberova,EditorinChief,TheVillage(thevillage.ru)
Moscow,Russia

+79852500487
farber@lookatme.ru

OlgaPolishuk,Curator,InstituteofMediaandDesignStrelka
Moscow,Russia

+79099437429
polishuk@strelka.com

OlgaKrasnoyarova,PhD,BaikalStateUniversityofEconomyand
Law
Irkutsk,Russia

+73952249687
olgakrasnoyarova@rambler.ru