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PERSONAL DETAILS
Full name: Tommaso De Benetti
Address:
(finnish): Torivoudintie 12 A 5 00640 Helsinki
Phone:
(finnish): +358 404850167
E-mail: tommaso.debenetti[ A_T ]gmail.com
Nationality: Italian
Date of birth: 18/02/1983
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Copywriter and analyst for Microtask (www.microtask.fi) - current job
- Communications Specialist at Lots (www.lots.fi) - current job
- Lecturer in the course Creating a Web Magazine at the University of Helsinki (2008 and 2009)
- Marketing Assistant for AlmaMedia.fi - Mascus division
- Database and network administrator + graphic advisor at Falcon - Commerciale Falco srl in Preganziol (Treviso) (November 2006-August 2007).
- Freelancer for Binari Sonori (Milan) providing translations as well as software and booklets localisation.
- Freelancer for national videogame magazines (Videogiochi, Evolution, PiùGiochiPS2) as well as magazines about fantasy culture (Kaos).
- Telemarketing operator for Telecom Italia (June 2005-May 2006)
EDUCATION
- 2010: Master in Social Sciences (Communication), University of Helsinki. Thesis: “Music Distribution: Analysis of Two Emerging Business Models”
- 2003 – 2006: BA in Communication, Università Degli Studi di Padova (Padua University of Studies). Thesis: “Online Worlds and Communities, Analysis and Evolution Perspectives”
- In 2001 I attended the “Creation of web sites for electronic commerce” course, organized by the Zuccante Institute in collaboration with the Prometeo company of Mirano (Venice).
- 1997 – 2003: IT Technician, Institute ITIS ZUCCANTE (Mestre, Venice) / ITI GALILEO GALILEI (Treviso).
SKILLS AND LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
Native language: Italian Other languages: English (Proficient), Finnish (Elementary, still studying it)
Personal peeks: I have initiative, personality and a strong sense of duty. I’m comfortable in a position of responsibility and efficient at organizing team work. I have good intuition and empathic abilities, enabling me to relate with others with due diplomacy and sense of humor. Finally, I’m capable of adopting different communicative approaches, according to the situation, as well as being skilled with words. I also have previous experience in coordinating editorial staff and art groups.
Technical skills:
Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX, as well as common software applications, such as Office, iLife, iWork, DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Photopaint and video editing programs like Adobe Premiere and Ulead VideoStudio. I know how to manage and run a website. I’ve also a fairly decent hand at photography and graphic.
Projects:
- I run one of the bigger game podcasts in Italy (iTunes keyword: RingCast) as well as an audio show about politics (iTunes keyword: City17).
- I manage and contribute to the gaming portal http://www.parliamodivideogiochi.it, which since the opening in December 2009 is enjoying an exceptional grow rate. The portal aggregates the best Italian underground projects and writers related to the gaming culture.
- My personal portfolio can be found at http://www.gehennainc.com. Under the
Gehenna Inc. brand I wrote, directed and edited the
two short movies The Light At The End Of The World and
Piange la Bella Anguana. The first video won the
Special Prize of Jury in 2006 in the Pordenone
Festival. Gehenna Inc. is also distributing and
promoting music of some selected artists.
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