Si (Cici) Chen

Experience

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  China Entrepreneur

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  News Editor

  - Worked with Magazine: China Entrepreneur's Official Website, Official Weibo account, Mobile Phone Newsletter, and Wechat news account in the Department of Emerging Media.- Full charged of writing and editing daily Mobile Phone Newsletter.- Planned topics and collecting news for Official Website, Weibo account, and Wechat news. - Worked as Chief Editor Assistant in 2013 (13th) Future Stars of Chinese enterprises, an opening Meeting and Award Ceremony hold by China Entrepreneur, helping with reporting the business forums in the meeting. Show less

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  May 2014 - Feb 2016

  -Developed a cohesive and academically-focused community by organizing floor meetings and events, which emphasizes active student involvement, inclusion, service, and appreciation of diversity.-Collaborated with hall staff team to assess needs of residents, plan, advertise, and implement educational interactions for the learning community.-Contacted and coordinated with local organizations to create monthly community services for the residents, and served as a resource to make residents and staff aware of service opportunities within the local community.-Provided administrative assistants and enforced policy to ensure Residence Hall administration is complete and accurate.-Provided Individual support and help with solving their problems and issues in college life to motivate students to succeed academically and personally. Worked with 400 students directly.-Responded to student crisis and other emergencies during night and weekend. Show less - Assisted guests by checking them in and out of housing, issuing keys and meal cards, updating records, answering questions and other front desk duties as assigned.- Being tour guide for incoming freshman and parents and serve as a referral / resource to conference participants.- Served in duty rotation that includes evening tours, ensuring safety and security, and appropriate policy adherence by guests.- Inspected rooms in residence halls, note needed repairs and report concerns.- Other duties and responsibilities included cash handling, operate Conference Programmer, making bulletin boards, etc. Show less

  • Community Adviser

    Aug 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Conference Assistant

    May 2014 - Jul 2014
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  KBIA 91.3 FM

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Associate Producer

  - Facilitated production of KBIA Views of the News (pitched, researched and recording), a weekly program offering media, criticism and analysis of journalism industry.- Produced feature pieces for radio and web, including write-ups, Facebook and Twitter Post.

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  Thomson Reuters

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Investigative Reporting Intern

  - Participated in special reports, supported investigative and enterprise projects, and conducted investigative research- Worked on the international education reporting series: Cheat Sheet, for which the team was named a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting.- Collected background information, found multiple sources for special reports, made interview appointments, and did phone interviews.- Transcribed interviews, briefed, and concluded information.- Edited and proofread the translation of news reporting into Chinese. Show less

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  Newsy

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Video producer

  - Pitched story ideas, planned topics for Newsy website, and independently produce the video series Internet in China. - Wrote script and edited videos with focus on sharing on social media.

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  United Nations

  Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

  Economic Affairs Intern

  - Worked as economic affairs intern under the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Development Policy and Analysis Division (DPAD), Committee for Development Policy Unit (CDP).- Used InDesign to prepare press releases, research papers, info graphics, brochures, and excerpts, improving CDP publication design for better dissemination of the unit's activity.- Conducted quantitative and qualitative research, policy analysis and collected data on the economic issues related to Least Development Countries (LDCs).- Proofread the content and statistics in economic papers and official documents.- Managed communications and campaign with more than 20 UN system organizations/entities.- Photography and produced video for meetings and events. Show less

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  The Associated Press

  Oct 2017 - Aug 2022

  Researcher/Multimedia Journalist

  - Collaborated with investigative team and colleagues around the world to deliver deep-dive angles on breaking stories and long-term journalism projects, including electric vehicles, COVID-19 outbreak, the opioid crisis, US-China relations, etc.- Being part of the team named as a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Investigative Reporting for an in-depth investigation into China’s early response to the coronavirus outbreak.- Worked with the Greater China team on breaking news, executed multi-format stories, and hunted for UGC on social media.- Found sources, conducted interviews with Chinese officials, academics, and people from all walks of life, got first-hand and exclusive information, and conducted due diligence.- Translated documents, conducted industrial research and investigation, and mined documents and data.- Performed administrative management duties and handled annual tax declarations for the correspondent in Shanghai. Show less

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  University of Chicago

  Sept 2023 - Jun 2024

  Teaching Assistant

  PPHA 30562 Telling Stories with Data Visualization (TA)PPHA 35565 Infrastructure and Development (TA) PPHA 35578 Qualitative Methods for International Development Policy (Tech-Prep TA)

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  Mercor

  Nov 2024 - Feb 2025

  Journalism Intelligence Analyst

  - Annotated, labeled datasets, edited prompt responses, and generated comprehensive process documentation for 15+ common user scenarios, enhancing AI reasoning clarity and behavior pattern accuracy.- Collaborated with GenAI researchers to optimize data collection frameworks and annotation guidelines, improving training dataset quality and reducing model error rates.- Implemented quality assurance protocols that increased annotation consistency and resolved systemic labeling discrepancies. Show less