Curriculum Vitae: Connor Walsh [email protected] (+44) 07913790441/(+32) 0488 18 58 84

Employment Multimedia Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London 2011 - 2013 Producer • Brought monthly audio listens on Chathamhouse.org from 450 to 19,000 • Produced 80 podcasts – the complete process from sourcing to recording, editing and posting, in Chatham House and on duty trips to Cairo and Istanbul • Vision-mixed 45 live streams • Produced 150 videos – complete events, event highlights, and original research, all self-shoot/edit, posted to YouTube and embedded on website • Guided multimedia strategy, systems, budget and practice. • Reference available

Senior Researcher In The Dark, London 2010 - present and Events • Representing this radio storytelling development collective at international Manager festivals including the Prix Europa, EBU Think Tank Leipzig, International Features Conference (IFC), Third International Audio Festival Chicago • Delivering presentations at Hors Transistor Paris, Grenzeloos Geluid Amsterdam, World Radio Day London, IFC Bergen, and the Glastonbury Festival • Coordinating the planning and operation of live events • Co-curating live events, an album, and podcast • Liaising with producers worldwide to stock the listening library and Invisible Picture Palace radio record store. • Voluntary role. Reference available.

Podcast Producer, International Crisis Group, Brussels 2008 – 2009, 2010 Media Assistant • Media assistant – intern role covering media release and op-ed drafting, video production, designing the ICG Podcast • Returned as a consultant to revamp expand the podcast strategy and production capacity, including equipping remote offices • Refining the approvals process, improving display of content online, and assessing the impact of audio.

Specialist Apple Store, Kingston upon Thames 2010 • Implementing the APPLE steps-of-service in customer support and sales • Part-time job giving insight into the culture of a highly successful creative and retail organisation • Now capable of intermediate level maintenance of Apple hardware and software.

Independent Audio NGO and Education clients, London 2009 - 2011 Producer and • Training teenagers and young people in basic radio for podcasting or to excite Educator them about university

• Clients included Saferworld, the Academic Development Directorate at SOAS, and the Chinese Mental Health Association. • Voluntary programme making and mentoring at SOAS Radio, London Chinese Radio, and shortscience.co.uk

Audio Sub-editor Radio , 2007 - 2008 • Preparing world news audio from partners (BBC, CNN, ABC, wires etc) and scripting world news for hourly bulletins • Recording phoned-in reports • Training new casuals • Occasional features producer at RNZ National and reporter at RNZ International, BBC Chinese stringer in New Zealand. Casual contract on working holiday, interspersed with wildlife sound recording.

Broadcast BBC World Service, Chinese Service, London 2005 - 2007 Assistant • Studio producing live news broadcasts to China • Finding audio, maintaining running orders and playlists, assisting editors • Maintaining programme paperwork • First line of office technical support & coordination • Leading Broadcast Assistant (BA) team when required, and training new BAs • Arranging and staffing Chinese New Year stand in Trafalgar Square. Two stints on maternity/attachment cover, with a two-month gap.

Sub-editor, China Radio International English Service, Beijing 2003 - 2004 producer, presenter • Producer and presenter of weekly feature interview ‘Voices from Other Lands’ • News sub-editor and presenter, including weekly ‘Reports from Developing Countries’ and ‘CRI Roundup’ • Motorsports reporter with web column and radio coverage from Shanghai F1 race.

Assistant Ted Walsh & Associates Environmental Consultants, Wexford 1997 - 2005 • Field surveys in woodland, coastal and mountain areas • Drafting text for Environmental Impact Statements and Assessments • General office manager duties. Occasional role in family business, in gap year and between jobs subsequently.

Skills Complete process of audio/video feature and news production and presentation. Field recording. Commissioning & reviewing. Social media practice and development. Multimedia and broadcast strategy planning. Good Mandarin Chinese, learning French, basic German.

Technology Audio and video production hardware and software. iOS devices. VoIP, ISDN. Adobe CS 6/Creative Cloud, YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud, Audioboo. Social media including Facebook Page operation. Office and productivity packages. Drupal, Wordpress. ArcGIS, Wind Farm. Trail cams. Bat detectors.

Education BA (Hons) Chinese, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. 2002 Diploma, Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Normal University. 2004 German B1 Superintensiv, Goethe Institute Frankfurt. 2005 French B1.1, Alliance Française Europe Bruxells. 2013

Recent Features

Iraq: Reflections A selection of short interviews with Iraqi political figures and analysts looking at the on a Decade decade since the invasion of the country. https://soundcloud.com/chathamhouse/iraq-reflections-on-a-decade

Pointe des A fun field recording as the sun sets on Africa's most westerly point. Almadies http://www.coffeeflavouredtea.net/wordpress/?p=1795 SARS Ten Years When SARS broke out, how different or similar were the reactions among the public Legacy at ground zero in China, and the policy directors who tackled it globally at the World Health Organization? Chatham House Podcast picked up by British Public Radio. https://soundcloud.com/chathamhouse/sars-ten-years-legacy The Sound of Designed to gently inspire people working in radio advertising, this In The Dark Music podcast for the D&AD piece celebrates the musicality of speech radio. http://www.dandad.org/inspiration/features-and-opinion/in-the-dark-the-sound-of-music

I wanted to Settle The culture clash between China and Europe, channelling Adorno and Confucius, Down Here tied up in a TV talent show and personal exploration. http://www.coffeeflavouredtea.net/wordpress/?p=1673

Rate Card Online audio/video Podcast up to 10 minutes duration: £160/€170 per English episode, production on production language versions £90/€100 Podcast 10 - 30 minutes duration, production period 1 week: £550/€600 Podcast 30 - 60 minutes duration, £500/€550 per week.

Sound Engineering Event Recording, processing, posting online: £120/€130 Sound operator for video: £120/€130 per day.