I am a reliable and detail-oriented storyteller with over 20 years of international experience, including writing, script doctoring, acting, directing, and voiceover work. I have worked in diverse professional environments domestically and abroad. My extensive background also includes teaching ESL at the university level, ELA at high school level, and curriculum coordination. I am adaptable, curious, and committed to confidentiality and quality in everything I do.

Roger Silverstein

I am a reliable and detail-oriented storyteller with over 20 years of international experience, including writing, script doctoring, acting, directing, and voiceover work. I have worked in diverse professional environments domestically and abroad. My extensive background also includes teaching ESL at the university level, ELA at high school level, and curriculum coordination. I am adaptable, curious, and committed to confidentiality and quality in everything I do.

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I am a reliable and detail-oriented storyteller with over 20 years of international experience, including writing, script doctoring, acting, directing, and voiceover work. I have worked in diverse professional environments domestically and abroad.

My extensive background also includes teaching ESL at the university level, ELA at high school level, and curriculum coordination. I am adaptable, curious, and committed to confidentiality and quality in everything I do.

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Language

English
Fluent
Turkish
Advanced

Work Experience

Processor - Office of Admissions and Financial Aid at University of Pittsburgh
January 1, 2023 - Present
Processed undergraduate student applications by inputting data accurately into databases and spreadsheets, verifying and ensuring accuracy, reviewing and updating existing data, handling sensitive information securely, performing data cleanup, and following up with recruiters and students. Successfully helped process over 66,000 student applications for the 2025-2026 school year.
Coordinator and Instructor of English Language Arts and Literature at FMV Private Isik High School
December 31, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Created syllabi, conducted peer review and training, resolved problems with students, parents, and administration, maintained educational databases including screenshot records, assessed student eligibility for progression and graduation, and advised students including in the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) program.
Curriculum Coordinator / Level Coordinator / Instructor at Istanbul Commerce University - Department of English as a Second Language
December 31, 2020 - August 4, 2025
Designed courses for student development through the ESL English Preparatory Program, developed and coordinated curriculum as well as created and selected materials.
Freelance Voiceover Actor, Editor, Director at Self-employed, Istanbul, Turkey
December 31, 2021 - August 4, 2025
Provided high quality English language voiceover and dubbing for commercials and industrial films, edited copy ensuring grammatical accuracy and fluidness, translated Turkish scripts into English for voiceover use, and performed synchronized voiceover work for Turkish advertisements.
Contributing Editor at Time Out Istanbul (English Edition)
December 31, 2005 - August 4, 2025
Contributed film reviews and interviews, wrote articles about local interests including architecture and legends.

Education

Master's Degree - Communications - Screenwriting at Istanbul Bilgi University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Bachelor's Degree - Theater Arts at Kennesaw State University
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998
CELTA (Adult Education) Certification at UCLES (University of Cambridge), Istanbul, Turkey
January 1, 2002 - August 4, 2025

Qualifications

CELTA (Adult Education) Certification
January 1, 2002 - August 4, 2025
PA Child Abuse Clearance
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
PA Criminal Background Check
January 11, 2030 - August 4, 2025
FBI Background Check
January 1, 2018 - August 4, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    uniE603 Roger Silverstein - Polimeks Voiceover
    This was a straightforward informative voiceover that gave voice to an industrial film with music accompaniment.