Emily Gant

• Worked with SmartShanghai; collaborated in the creation of SmartReviews, a pilot F&B program for Shanghai’s most popular expat website; contributed restaurant reviews and F&B photography.
• Worked with Shanghai WOW!; edited content and localized material for an international audience on their official WeChat Chinese social media platform.
• Won an award at ChinaDaily for a published opinion piece in the China Reform and Opening up series.
• Wrote and delivered a story at the largest Unravel storytelling event to date in front of over 200 diverse and international audience members.
• Created advertising material for Ladies Laugh @ Lychee, Women's Comedy Workshops, and Comedy UN; published content across appropriate social media platforms and online expat media.

Comedy UN is a comedy club, putting on stand-up shows seven nights per week in English, Mandarin, and Shanghainese. 

• Increased profits and return audience members by 200% over six months; completely rebranded all advertising material and target audience for English shows.
• Created an improved digital system on the Chinese Yoopay platform to monitor conversion rates for online ticket sales and promotions.
• Collected data on comedian performance, including video to be used for marketing purposes and set KPIs for regular bookings based on collected data on audience response.
• Diversified content and customer base and expanded social media marketing network for the club on Facebook, WeChat, and several Shanghai online English publications; created content for these publications.
• Scheduled, coordinated, and booked local and international comedians.
• Managed a merger of local talent in a small scene.
• Collaborated on improved operations management for the bar.
• Prioritized diverse up and coming artists in Shanghai when choosing poster art, screen-printing merchandise, selecting comedians, etc.

Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government

• Increased the use of solar technology on ‘Ofu Island.
• Organized a speaker series with Tonga Family Health, Vava’u Environmental Protection Association, and The University of the South Pacific for at-risk youth.

EF Education First is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs, and cultural exchange.

• Worked in Asia and Latin America in numerous business settings with MNCs such as Johnson & Johnson, Philips, Bosch, and Coca-Cola.
• Improved the English reading, writing, and speaking skills of clients of diverse ages and backgrounds.

Minor: French

Research: Assisted Dr. Christophe Ippolito with his research in modern language studies and micro finance in Senegal and Cameroon.