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Guillermo Kurten

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Freelance Writer
United States

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  • Digital Trends
    Freelance Entertainment Writer
    Digital Trends
    Feb 2022 - Feb 2024 (2 years 1 month)
    • Specializing in covering pop culture TV and film topics. • Topics demand turning in feature stories and list articles to the Lead Entertainment Editor on tight deadlines. • Published reviews on blockbuster movies and TV shows, including The Batman and the anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0. • Regularly pitch and write 12 or more articles on a monthly basis. • Interviewing skills: Conducted an on-camera interview with film director Ayumu Watanabe of the anime film Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. • Have been approved for screener access to several anime films, including One Piece Film: Red.
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    Intern
    HOUSTON CHRONICLE
    Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 (4 months)
    • Covered the Houston Dynamo, tasked with showcasing strong foundational knowledge in the sport and applying it to writing and interviewing club personnel. • Conducted interviews with senior-team members for feature story pieces on individual players and overall tactical analysis. • Experience and practice in AP-style writing.
  • Valnet
    Senior Writer
    Valnet
    Nov 2019 - Feb 2024 (4 years 4 months)
    • Writing feature-style list articles across all four contributing networks. Experienced with WordPress in formatting/editing text as well as uploading and inserting custom images for entries and more. Comfortable with Emaki. • Over 300 published articles across four networks. Accustomed to submitting work on strict deadlines. Comfortable and active in using Asana for managing tasks. • The vast majority of published work is self-generated, pitched, and manager-approved topics. • Covering a wide range of popular-culture media topics including film, TV, comic books, and gaming that have often accumulated viewership well into the 1,000s range.
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    Freelance Reporter / Writer
    The Cougar
    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019 (6 months)
    • Pitched and contributed two articles/bylines with The Cougar's online version of the newspaper with practice in AP-style writing and editing. • Covered a match report for the UH collegiate women's soccer team and a student-organized political event on the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis. • Conducted interviews with Venezuelan members of UH's student body talking about contemporary and personal accounts of the tense political climate and turmoil.
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    Freelance Content Contributor / Writer
    Bayern Strikes)
    Sep 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 6 months)
    • Consistently provided multiple articles every week and on firm deadlines. • A strong foundation of knowledge in soccer in general. • Provided written columns, match and player coverage, and analytical and editorial pieces.
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    Bachelor of Business & Bachelor of Arts
    University of Houston - Office of Admissions
    Aug 2017 - Jul 2020 (3 years)
  • Lone Star College
    Associate of Arts and science
    Lone Star College
    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017 (2 years)