Hello, I’m Davide Piazza. I’ve spent over 20 years in communications at RSI, shaping editorial content, managing partnerships, and coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder projects across Italian-speaking Switzerland. I led RSI’s presence at the Locarno Film Festival for 11 days each year, overseeing every aspect of the stand and public engagement, while contributing to RSI’s corporate rebrand and partnerships program. I excel at turning strategic goals into concrete actions, building strong relationships with institutional and corporate partners, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget. My approach blends sharp editorial judgment with a collaborative mindset, ensuring clear, consistent messaging across multilingual audiences.

Davide Piazza

Hello, I’m Davide Piazza. I’ve spent over 20 years in communications at RSI, shaping editorial content, managing partnerships, and coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder projects across Italian-speaking Switzerland. I led RSI’s presence at the Locarno Film Festival for 11 days each year, overseeing every aspect of the stand and public engagement, while contributing to RSI’s corporate rebrand and partnerships program. I excel at turning strategic goals into concrete actions, building strong relationships with institutional and corporate partners, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget. My approach blends sharp editorial judgment with a collaborative mindset, ensuring clear, consistent messaging across multilingual audiences.

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Hello, I’m Davide Piazza. I’ve spent over 20 years in communications at RSI, shaping editorial content, managing partnerships, and coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder projects across Italian-speaking Switzerland. I led RSI’s presence at the Locarno Film Festival for 11 days each year, overseeing every aspect of the stand and public engagement, while contributing to RSI’s corporate rebrand and partnerships program.

I excel at turning strategic goals into concrete actions, building strong relationships with institutional and corporate partners, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget. My approach blends sharp editorial judgment with a collaborative mindset, ensuring clear, consistent messaging across multilingual audiences.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
German
Fluent
German
Fluent
French
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Sponsorship Coordinator at Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Reworded TV sponsorship contracts, improving structure and language, with acknowledgement from the Head of Communications, the Legal Service and national SRG SSR Sponsorship. Checked the compliance of all sponsorship contributions with internal guidelines, ensuring broadcast delivery at the times and slots contractually agreed. Coordinated sales teams and internal departments to ensure timely fulfilment of contractual obligations related to TV sponsorships.
Partnerships Coordinator at Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Founded and built the RSI Partnerships function from scratch, addressing a gap versus other SRG SSR units by defining workflows and operating processes. Developed media partnership agreements with leading institutional and corporate organisations in Italian-speaking Switzerland, managing the full cycle from negotiation to signature in collaboration with the Legal Service. Created and maintained content for the corporate web page dedicated to partnerships and the internal SharePoint site used for cross-department communication and coordination. Oversaw the effective delivery of all company initiatives included in agreements, coordinating the departments involved in counter-performances.
Events Coordinator at Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2020
Managed RSI’s presence at the Locarno Film Festival for 15 consecutive years, running the corporate stand for 11 days: setup, programme coordination, communications and public engagement initiatives. Organised multiple editions of La Nuit blanche de la SSR for 400+ guests (film personalities, regional and national politicians), optimising the cost/service ratio and receiving internal and external recognition as the Festival’s best event. Managed the company’s participation in local events, covering catering, staging and technical set-up, artistic direction and communications plans, within budget. Selected, trained and coordinated hostess and steward teams for promotional activities, improving the quality of the company’s event presence.
Communications Assistant at Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2009
Contributed to the RSI corporate rebrand (unification of Swiss Radio and Television) as a member of the internal team, defining and applying all variations of the new visual identity, still in use since 2009. Drafted press releases, informational and promotional copy; designed and delivered campaigns including print ads, posters, TV and radio spots, branded items and competitions. Worked within a three-person interchangeable team, ensuring full coverage of press office activities and the organisation of events for the Communications department.

Education

Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences at Università della Svizzera Italiana
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2004
University studies in Psychology at Université de Genève
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996
Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences at Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2004
University studies in Psychology at Université de Genève
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education