Giovanni Angioni [email protected] +372 588 557 67

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I worked as a professional journalist in several different countries covering events as European Councils and NATO international conferences. My main fields of expertise are politics, economics and the international gambling industry. I am a web-enthusiast and I am always open to try new technologies applied to journalism. I am currently based in Tallinn, Estonia where I work as European Sr. Editor for PokerNews.com.

EXPERIENCE iBus Media Ltd...... 2013-Present European Sr. Editor

• As European Sr. Editor, I am in charge of European features and news stories for PokerNews.com, world’s most trusted online poker guide and news-source. • Responsibilities include the recruitment and management of a stable pool of freelancers as well as the coordination of news-production amongst PokerNews International Network (20+ sites). • More responsibilities available on request. HighLight Media, Estonia-Malta ...... 2008-2013 International Editor

• International Editor’s task included full responsibility of the content production for 5 entertainment related top Italian sites, coordination of over 30 freelancers among the Italian, French, Danish, Spanish and Russian markets, implementation of onsite SEO strategies. • During this time I restructured both the Spanish and the Russian content team hiring new editors / freelancers, optimizing the budget invested and bringing the sites to their record levels in term of readers. • As an editor for PokerListings I have been traveling and reporting from all the most important international poker events (WSOP, EPT, WPT,…) realizing a number of feature stories and interviewing key speakers as , Mike Sexton, Phil Hellmuth, Weed’s producer Matt Salsberg and others. • I have also been developing precise editorial strategies for optimizing the work of all PokerListings international versions and I worked on developing cross- magazine cooperation to increase the brand visibility in mainstream and off- poker media. Tiscali.it...... 2011-2012 Columnist • ’s leading on line portal asked me to keep a column to discuss Italian politics and economics from abroad. Since my third story, the space became the most shared in social media among all the other ones.

EstonianFreePress...... 2009-2012 Editor-in-Chief

• The role included content production, preparation and implementation of SEO strategies, coordination of a group of over 10 reporters, constant contacts with Estonian public institutions and European officials.

LANGUAGES

Italian: mother tongue; English: mother tongue; French: fluent Portuguese: basic; Spanish: Basic

EDUCATION

Czech Centre for Public Policies, Prague, ...... 2005 Political Sciences

• Admitted and licentiate at the European Institute on the intensive course “Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels.

Instituto ISCTE, Lisbon, ...... 2003-2004 Political Sciences

• ERASMUS student Cagliari University, Italy ...... 2001-2006 Political Sciences

• Degree in Politics – International Relations (106/110) with a discussion on the European Enlargement, and the Turkish case under the supervision of Prof. Liliana Saiu, International Relations department.

HOBBIES

• Traveling, photography, reading, writing and having a good run with my dog.

GIOVANNI ANGIONI | [email protected] | +372 585 557 67