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I'm a product and communications professional with over 15 years of experience in newsroom environments, focused on product strategy, content leadership, and data-driven storytelling. I’ve managed journalistic software, led dissemination work packages in European projects, and contributed to major Greek outlets. I excel at opening new markets, designing revenue-generating training, and translating complex topics such as disinformation, AI, insurance, and geopolitics into accessible narratives for diverse audiences.…I'm a product and communications professional with over 15 years of experience in newsroom environments, focused on product strategy, content leadership, and data-driven storytelling. I’ve managed journalistic software, led dissemination work packages in European projects, and contributed to major Greek outlets. I excel at opening new markets, designing revenue-generating training, and translating complex topics such as disinformation, AI, insurance, and geopolitics into accessible narratives for diverse audiences.

Christos Gavalas

Project Manager, Writer, Content Creator, +4

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I'm a product and communications professional with over 15 years of experience in newsroom environments, focused on product strategy, content leadership, and data-driven storytelling. I’ve managed journalistic software, led dissemination work packages in European projects, and contributed to major Greek outlets. I excel at opening new markets, designing revenue-generating training, and translating complex topics such as disinformation, AI, insurance, and geopolitics into accessible narratives for diverse audiences.…I'm a product and communications professional with over 15 years of experience in newsroom environments, focused on product strategy, content leadership, and data-driven storytelling. I’ve managed journalistic software, led dissemination work packages in European projects, and contributed to major Greek outlets. I excel at opening new markets, designing revenue-generating training, and translating complex topics such as disinformation, AI, insurance, and geopolitics into accessible narratives for diverse audiences.

Available to hire

I’m a product and communications professional with over 15 years of experience in newsroom environments, focused on product strategy, content leadership, and data-driven storytelling.

I’ve managed journalistic software, led dissemination work packages in European projects, and contributed to major Greek outlets. I excel at opening new markets, designing revenue-generating training, and translating complex topics such as disinformation, AI, insurance, and geopolitics into accessible narratives for diverse audiences.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Greek, Modern

Fluent

English

Fluent

French

Advanced

Work Experience

Product Manager / Project & Communications Lead at Athens Technology Center (ATC)

January 1, 2022 - Present

Led the Truly Media product, a collaborative fact-checking and verification platform co-developed with Deutsche Welle; expanded into new geographic markets and segments, including universities; designed and launched training and capacity-building programs to generate new revenue; managed product roadmap and cross-functional coordination between technical teams, partners, and editorial users; led dissemination work packages for European projects (EDMO, SHIELD vs Disinfo, MedDMO), coordinating consortium-wide social media and website activities to meet KPIs.

Web TV Manager & On-air Journalist at CNN Greece

February 1, 2019 - June 1, 2022

Managed CNN Greece's Web TV operation, leading a team to deliver a digital-first news schedule; executive producer and anchor of the outlet's first web daily newscast; oversaw live special coverage of the 2020 US presidential elections; produced interview-based series on Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, the evolution of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and implications of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Digital News Editor at MEGA TV

January 1, 2011 - September 30, 2016

Oversaw the online presence of one of Greece's leading television newsrooms, ensuring around-the-clock digital coverage with fast publication while maintaining accuracy, context, and editorial standards; balanced speed with verification and alignment with broadcast reporting; collaborated across politics, economy, sports, and social issues; operated across multiple newsroom and publishing tools.

Freelance Journalist at Underwriter.gr; Kathimerini; LiFO

January 1, 2021 - Present

Wrote long-form features on insurance and financial services, focusing on how technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain drive digital transformation in the sector; analyzed and communicated the impact of these changes on policyholders and broader society, with particular attention to younger generations and evolving consumer expectations.

Production Assistant (Intern) at CNN - New York

October 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006

Internship supporting newsroom operations and production tasks.

Press Coverage Assistant (Intern) at United Nations - New York

September 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006

Internship supporting press coverage and communications activities.