Olivier Acuña
Maidstone
Summary
Freelance writer with extensive experience in breaking news, newswires, international news agencies, print, and multimedia, specializing in editorial strategy and media relations. Demonstrated success in investigative journalism and content creation, driving audience engagement through compelling storytelling. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with strong research skills and a collaborative approach to projects.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Online Writer
Euro Weekly News
03.2025 - Current
- I cover news in all areas for all sections of the primarily expat-focused news outlet, which comprises a website (2.2 million readers) and eight print versions distributed to over 500,000 people in Spain's southern coastal region.
- My stories mainly focus on politics, economics, finance, business, cryptocurrency, and Web3.
- News monitoring.
- Translating from Spanish to English.
PR/COMMS DIRECTOR
IoTeX
11.2021 - Current
- Writer and media placement specialist, Op-Ed and Thought Leadership writer, project, content, campaign planning and strategy.
- Maintaining and growing their network of web3 and traditional media.
- Event planning and logistics.
- Internal and external communications.
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
TH3FUS3
03.2024 - 10.2024
- Editorial meetings.
- Editing AI-generated articles to train our AI content generator to write like a human and pass undetected by AI content detectors.
- Write and report on several different events.
- Coordinate writers, contributors, and the social media team.
PR MANAGER
Electroneum
07.2019 - 10.2021
- Writer and media placement specialist.
- Event manager.
- Establishing contacts with media, stakeholders, influencers, KOLs, and potential partners.
- Community management and crisis management.
- Content planning and strategy.
- Maintaining and growing network of ecosystem partners and media representatives.
TV/ONLINE NEWS CONTENT MANAGER
Bloxlive.tv
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Full network responsibilities, including editorial control, program planning, script writing and editing, supervising video, graphics, all infographics, full staff supervision, evaluation, and KPIs, budget control, establishing dynamic news ethos, coordinating social media, guests, interviews, and overall production.
- Writing included market analysis and business in crypto and blockchain.
SENIOR WRITER
Coin Rivet
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Provision of up to 7 web-based articles daily, covering blockchain, cryptocurrency, altcoins, and FinTech, for a digital currency news outlet, covering conferences, summits, and events globally and undertaking extensive online research and monitoring to provide in-depth sector analysis.
- Financial, business and web3 market news.
FREELANCE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
The Guardian & ITV News
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Undercover investigative research, reporting, and investigations.
- Editorial content for those assignments.
- Primarily, a months-long undercover investigation into the UK's second-largest chicken factory, uncovering health code violations and abusive conduct against the immigrant workforce.
- Convinced many workers to come forward for on-camera interviews regarding those issues.
- Nominated for a UK National Press Award.
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
TeleSUR English
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Led a team of 30-40 to produce TV news output, editing and writing international, regional, and local news, including finance, business, market analysis, organised crime, economy and politics.
- Utilised industry-standard TV production software alongside the coordination of cameras and recording.
- Online writers' coordination and training in Quito, Ecuador.
- Succeeded in significantly increasing website traffic through data analysis, enhancement of social media strategies, and proper editorial training-translations from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.
- Met all internal editorial procedures and complied with editorial policies and guidelines as well as official regulations.
STRINGER/CORRESPONDENT
Associated Press (AP)
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Covering major stories in northwestern Mexico.
- Wrote in English and Spanish.
- Conducted undercover investigations into organised crime, primarily working in the violent-plagued northwestern region of Sinaloa.
- Politics, economy and finance in the region.
EDITOR / PRODUCER
Televisa, Mexico City
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Senior editor and producer for two news programs, including story and image choice and priority.
- Departmental supervision of 15+ multi-skilled personnel, allocating and coordinating responsibilities.
- Writing and editing scripts for two live shows that included finance, business, politics, economy, elections, sports and culture.
- Ensured all content was in line with the company's interests, commitments and complied with regulatory procedures and guidelines, as well as internal editorial policies, style, voice and guidelines.
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Mexico City Times
01.1995 - 12.1998
- Managed and mentored 60+ reporters and graphic designers, defining news coverage and leading editorial meetings.
- Wrote daily editorials for the newspaper and specialised in economic, political, sports, and financial and business news.
- I led content planning and strategies.
- Supervised coverage and ensured newspaper layout was in line with the company's interests, commitments, and editorial guidelines and policies.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR / REPORTER
Reforma / El Norte
01.1992 - 12.1995
- Responsible for the daily selection and prioritisation of content, coordinating copywriters, editorial assistants, correspondents, graphic designers, and the production team to ensure successful editions.
- Specialist reporting included international, economic, political, organised crime, and sports coverage.
- Adhered to official governmental regulations and internal editorial policies and guidelines.
- Ensured we aligned with the newspaper's tone, voice and style.
CORRESPONDENT / TRANSLATOR
United Press International, Mexico City
01.1984 - 12.1992
- Reporting responsibilities included politics, financial and business news, organised crime, regional news, immigration, economics, sports, and show business.
- Translator from English to Spanish and vice versa.
- Writing in both languages.
- Content planning.
- Training new correspondents and translators.
- Communications with UPI newswire clients.
- Monitoring news.
Education
PG Certificate - Marketing
King's College London
01.2023
MA - Broadcast Journalism
Birmingham City University
01.2014
BA - Journalism
Carlos Septien School of Journalism
01.1988
Skills
- Editorial & Content Strategy
- Media relations
- News reporting
- Content creation
- Editing and proofreading
- Research and analysis
- Strategic planning
- Effective storytelling
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Brand voice consistency
- Content strategy expertise
- Interviewing techniques
- Storytelling techniques
- SEO
- Ethical journalism
- Fact-checking
- Strong research
- Press release writing
- Exceptional storytelling
- Press releases
- Proofreading expertise
- Investigative writing
- Copywriting
- Broadcast media
- Trending stories
- SEO strategies
- Scriptwriting
- Editing
- Print media
- AP style
- Creative collaboration
- Multimedia writing
- Journalism
- Multimedia content creation
- Content development
- Content editing
- Compelling headlines
- Idea brainstorming
- Team building and leadership
- Reliability
- SEO principles
- Web copywriting
- Copyediting
- Excellent grammar
- Persuasive writing
- Research
- Strong research skills
- Creative writing
- Keyword optimization
- Investigative Journalism & Storytelling
- Breaking News & News Monitoring
- Newsroom & Team Management
- Copyediting & Fact-Checking
- SEO & Digital Content Optimisation
- Editing in English and Spanish
- Writing in English and Spanish
- Translating to and from English and Spanish
Locations
- Spain
- UK
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Freelance Online Writer
Euro Weekly News
03.2025 - Current
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
TH3FUS3
03.2024 - 10.2024
PR/COMMS DIRECTOR
IoTeX
11.2021 - Current
PR MANAGER
Electroneum
07.2019 - 10.2021
TV/ONLINE NEWS CONTENT MANAGER
Bloxlive.tv
11.2018 - 07.2019
SENIOR WRITER
Coin Rivet
01.2018 - 12.2018
FREELANCE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
The Guardian & ITV News
01.2017 - 12.2018
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
TeleSUR English
01.2014 - 12.2016
STRINGER/CORRESPONDENT
Associated Press (AP)
01.2010 - 12.2012
EDITOR / PRODUCER
Televisa, Mexico City
01.2008 - 12.2010
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Mexico City Times
01.1995 - 12.1998
INTERNATIONAL NEWS EDITOR / REPORTER
Reforma / El Norte
01.1992 - 12.1995
CORRESPONDENT / TRANSLATOR
United Press International, Mexico City
01.1984 - 12.1992
PG Certificate - Marketing
King's College London
MA - Broadcast Journalism
Birmingham City University
BA - Journalism
Carlos Septien School of Journalism
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