LYNN XU / BIO
Creative Designer / Scriptwriter / Filmmaker / Media Productions / Brand Solutions / E-Commerce Expertise
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During Bachelor - I helped Friends of Earth, Hong Kong with shooting and editing for Promotion Trailer. Volunteered in Forever Young (Turkey); attended Harvard Asian Business Conference (Harvard University) as student representative; co-authored a broadcast opera script with MR.Ho Koo from Hong Kong Chinese University.
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When pursuing my Master - I interned in Hong Kong Asian Television Ltd., producing 2012 ATV Miss Asia Pageant; field serviced in 2013 Hong Kong Film Awards; became a panel member of 2014 Global Chinese Universities Student Film & TV Festival; finished producing & shooting <The Windfall Love> between Hong Kong & Taiwan.
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After Graduation - as assistant to director, I participated in the pre-production of drama <Youth No Regrets> in Mainland China; coordinated the 2014 All School Mini-Movie Competition with Hong Kong Wing On Group and YMCA; wrote Net-TV play <Modern Daydreamer>; wrote for the documentary <Saving Flying Tigers> and organised for its global exhibition; later worked in Billboard Radio China as producer for radio production & JBM International as Chief Creative Officer mainly for E-Commerce.
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Recent 2 Year - Intensive travels between Europe and Hong Kong as well as U.S. While trying to expand my business and doing some personal creative works (on drone shooting, illustration, animations and scriptwriting), I mainly worked as a freelancer helping business grow brands in broad range of product markets and brand solutions. Meanwhile, I worked together with Prof. Mark Burgess on various Promise Theory projects including 3 animations and 2 music videos; helped several brands ( Chitek-i, Aljabr, OSSC, Paby, Riversong, VCollective, Romoss, etc ) with graphic design and multiple branding/marketing projects.
I am a creative content producer, local to Shenzhen and Hong Kong, working in the field of Media and Creative Art. My experience spans Digital Media, Film, Television, and the application of these forms both commercially and non-commercially,online and offline.
Example pieces may be found in this site.
I help businesses grow brands in a broad range of product markets and look ahead to the roles in media/visual solutions.
My style combines elements from around the world, and is based on extensive travel over Asia, Europe, North America Africa and Mid East. In a consulting role, I work closely with people, guiding them in all aspects of product development, both in startups and larger brands.
When simplicity and power combine, creativity can be success.
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References from former bosses/colleagues:
" Lynn is modest but shows integrity and intellectual honesty beyond her years, and is highly selective in her choices. This combined with her broad international cultural interest makes her creative instincts engaging and her delivery unique, spanning from the simple and practical to the beautiful and edgy. She has the mind to lead, and the modesty to listen. I can only recommend her work, and I believe she would enrich any company she chose to work with. " ( Mark Burgess | http://markburgess.org)
" As a team player, XU ZHAOLING has demonstrated strong, consistent problem solving abilities and excellent results-driven communication skills. Acting as the primary link between the internal departments (regional marketing teams) and external agencies, ZHAOLING has established her great understanding and capability of localization and internationalization issues, proactively led to process improvements across the Sales and Marketing team with high degree of quality. " ( Wayne Liu | CEO http://www.riversongtech.com )
" Lynn always produced good, clean layouts—often under demanding circumstances. On occasion, she would jump in and provide artwork to liven up an otherwise dull product or page. She had a keen eye for the effective use of colour backgrounds and boxes. I feel qualified (and privileged) to say that Lynn is a top-notch designer who brings a seasoned perspective to every project. She masters the most current software applications and is always advancing her skills to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced marketplace. In addition, she is a high-energy, team player who will go the distance to make sure that every project is completed on time, within budget and meeting company expectations. If there were three words to describe Lynn they would be Imaginative, Dedicated and Integrity. Lynn took direction well and executed the work in an effective and creative manner. She often offered good, sound artistic advice and suggestions. Lynn was even so efficient that later led the entire Design Team ahead of other departments 2 weeks of workloads, that was what we never encountered with. Furthermore, despite her duty with design team, she also helped tutoring Product Department and Marketing Team with various marketing strategies due to her professional background. " ( Patrick Yeung | Sales Director www.jbmgear.com )
" Lynn is an individual who approaches a challenge with maturity, common sense, proficiency and methodology. She is not afraid to take the initiative nor work alongside her colleagues to collectively achieve the objectives set for her, or by her.
Her primary role was the general management, streamlining and upkeep of procedures related to the production side of the company, as well as being on hand to assist in non-core, administrative duties.
Her communication skills and personable nature suggest that, at some point, she will be a team leader.
Aside from her primary role, Lynn also contributed to an editorial capacity; providing text content during the formative phases of an online media platform. The role was wide ranging and required a need to research, reference, collect and consolidate information from English and Chinese language sources, prior to undertaking the tasks of writing and translating actual content.
As such, it required a unique skill set, which Lynn possessed in abundance. Her ability to work independently and efficiently; coupled with her deep sense of responsibility, responsiveness and thoroughness is as much a testament to her character as it is her work ethic." ( Greg Bowers | President www.billboardradiochina.com )