Cristina Caicedo Smit

Award-winning lead visual journalist with proven record in pitching and producing original, impactful content for a weekly global audience of 350 million; successfully led production of award-winning documentary; oversaw shot lists and video shoots in Washington, DC and Prague; designed and implemented dynamic social media strategy and templates adopted by other VOA divisions; trained junior colleagues in TV interview techniques; collaborated with multiple news divisions to identify and develop story pitches; sole producer of original TV reports from conception to air; moderated conferences on media freedom at national and international events.

Oversaw content sharing across VOA divisions to identify and re-pack age content relevant to a global audience; lead producer and editor of weekly TV magazine Venezuela 360; managed budgets and commissioned reporters abroad; lead reporter for enterprise multimedia projects; translated breaking news content for VOA language divisions; produced content for TV, radio, web, and social media in Spanish and English; led assignments on location nationally and internationally including Russia, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Miami, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Award-winning bilingual journalist with a proven track record in pitching and producing original, impactful content for a weekly global audience of 350 million. Led the production of award-winning documentaries, oversaw shot lists and video shoots in Washington, D.C. and Prague; performed video editing, design, and theme development; designed and implemented a dynamic social media strategy adopted by other VOA divisions. Trained junior colleagues in TV interviewing techniques and collaborated across divisions to develop enterprise story pitches and maximize shared content for a multimodal format.