Giulio Bajona

PhD in English Linguistics with impeccable research, writing and communication skills, strategic project management and data analysis proficiency. Accomplished market analyst generating revenue through high-quality content. With a background in editorial roles, I possess a keen eye for detail and the ability to maintain high standards in written English. I am self-motivated, flexible, and able to collaborate effectively under tight deadlines.

September 2022 - Present · Argus Media · Market reporter – Crude oil

Writing news, market commentaries and features; reviewing, editing and fact-checking the West Africa Oil report; assessing and reporting oil prices; analysing global oil trade flows; presenting to national oil companies.

• Revenue generation: responsible for crafting content that generates the largest income stream for the company.
• Communication skills and productivity: produce and edit at least 1,000 words a day for news and market commentaries across West Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
• Stakeholder management: make 30 or more contacts a day with key players in the oil industry to gather crucial intelligence.
• Quality impact: demonstrated exceptional writing skills and market analysis, resulting in multiple pieces being selected for open access on the company's website. 

Week-long placement in a newsroom: community reporting across Gwent; daily meetings with editors and reporters; pitching own ideas and working on assignments; producing data-driven and investigative pieces.

• Multitasking: 10-20 contacts a day with private sector, local charities and politicians while working on multiple cases.
• Creativity and commercial awareness: excellent ability to spot news stories, translating national headlines into ideas relevant for local readership. 
• Engagement: two of my pieces were the second and third most commented stories over a 24-hour period.

First-person writing; deep dive into topics at the intersection of linguistics and psychology.

• Quality and engagement: consistently earned praise from my editors due to my ability to achieve outstanding engagement on social media with my features. 

Ensuring smooth editing process, from initial grammar checks to later contacts with authors and reviewers; ensuring timely completion of tasks to meet deadlines.

• Impact: was responsible for the new launch of the journal after years of inactivity. 

Regular contributor to News, Lifestyle and Arts and Culture sections.

January 2021 – February 2021 · UK National Commission for UNESCO · Research & Communication Intern

Creating and implementing communication strategy for World Radio Day 2021; interviews with international experts and in-depth research to gather high-quality content; strategic planning of social media assets and blog posts; product design through use of editing software (Photoshop, PremierPro) and the Commission’s CMS; long-form feature to summarise and present research findings.

• Impact and reach: my Twitter posts reached 80,000 people, and my feature had over 3,000 views. 
• Legacy: advanced the organisation’s wider policy strategy and its commitment to media literacy; my project was the starting point for new fruitful relationships between the Commission and some of my interviewees. 

Proofreading and editing articles written by Italian academics for publication in English journals.

• Quality: all three manuscripts I worked on were subsequently accepted for publication. 
• Organisation: always met the deadlines set by my clients while also balancing the demands of my PhD.

Communicating with all internal and external stakeholders as first point of contact; managing high-profile and complex customer queries with professionalism and empathy.

• Quality: received 100% score from external quality review in English and Italian. 

October 2018 – December 2022 · University of Leeds · PhD in English Linguistics (Pass with no corrections) 

Exceptional research and writing skills; project management; regular presentations at conferences; teaching undergraduate students.

• Developed a new linguistic model, which was recognised by the Dean of the Doctoral College for its research excellence.
• Managed and oversaw the launch event of a ‘postgraduate forum’, attracting different stakeholders through an excellent communication and dissemination strategy. 
• Effectively adapted to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 outbreak by introducing an 'asynchronous' teaching methodology via an online learning platform.

October 2012 – March 2015 · University of Palermo (Italy) · Master’s in Developmental Psychology (Distinction)

• Won a €6,000 scholarship to study data analysis at the University of Pennsylvania.

October 2009 – July 2012 · University of Palermo (Italy) · BA in General Psychology (First class) 

Workshops: Feature writing and digital storytelling with Jon Henley, Writing opinion pieces with Polly Toynbee and Tim Dowling, How to be a critic with Rachel Aroesti, Ways into writing: How to begin your story with Cathy Rentzenbrink, The science of storytelling with Will Storr, The beginner's guide to creating a successful blog with Charly Lester.

Languages: Native-like proficiency in English and Italian.

IT Skills: Microsoft Office, InDesign, Censhare, Vortexa, PhotoShop, PremierPro, Audition, Wordpress, SPSS, Salesforce, C4C.