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Hello, I’m Cristina Caicedo Smit, a bilingual multimedia journalist who specializes in shooting, editing, and producing for broadcast and digital media. I thrive on turning complex stories into clear, compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with a global audience. Over the years, I’ve led award-winning productions, built dynamic social media strategies, and mentored teams across VOA and Telemundo. I’m passionate about investigative storytelling, editorial innovation, and collaborating with diverse sources to illuminate important issues.…Hello, I’m Cristina Caicedo Smit, a bilingual multimedia journalist who specializes in shooting, editing, and producing for broadcast and digital media. I thrive on turning complex stories into clear, compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with a global audience. Over the years, I’ve led award-winning productions, built dynamic social media strategies, and mentored teams across VOA and Telemundo. I’m passionate about investigative storytelling, editorial innovation, and collaborating with diverse sources to illuminate important issues.

Cristina Caicedo Smit

Video Editor, Content Producer, Photographer, +5

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Hello, I’m Cristina Caicedo Smit, a bilingual multimedia journalist who specializes in shooting, editing, and producing for broadcast and digital media. I thrive on turning complex stories into clear, compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with a global audience. Over the years, I’ve led award-winning productions, built dynamic social media strategies, and mentored teams across VOA and Telemundo. I’m passionate about investigative storytelling, editorial innovation, and collaborating with diverse sources to illuminate important issues.…Hello, I’m Cristina Caicedo Smit, a bilingual multimedia journalist who specializes in shooting, editing, and producing for broadcast and digital media. I thrive on turning complex stories into clear, compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with a global audience. Over the years, I’ve led award-winning productions, built dynamic social media strategies, and mentored teams across VOA and Telemundo. I’m passionate about investigative storytelling, editorial innovation, and collaborating with diverse sources to illuminate important issues.

Available to hire

Hello, I’m Cristina Caicedo Smit, a bilingual multimedia journalist who specializes in shooting, editing, and producing for broadcast and digital media. I thrive on turning complex stories into clear, compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with a global audience.

Over the years, I’ve led award-winning productions, built dynamic social media strategies, and mentored teams across VOA and Telemundo. I’m passionate about investigative storytelling, editorial innovation, and collaborating with diverse sources to illuminate important issues.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Visual Journalist / Press Freedom Reporter at Voice of America

March 1, 2020 - Present

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.

Video Journalist / Editor at Voice of America

August 1, 2014 - September 5, 2025

Lead producer and editor of weekly TV magazine Venezuela 360. Researched and developed contacts for TV and digital content; identified diverse sources to adapt VOA web and TV stories into targeted, well-balanced news, current affairs, and features content. Produced content for TV, radio, web, and social media in Spanish and English; translated breaking news content for VOA language divisions. Led assignments on location nationally and internationally, including Russia, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Miami, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Weather Anchor / Culture Reporter (Spanish language) at Telemundo WZDC

December 1, 2011 - September 5, 2025

Produced weather coverage in studio and on location for breaking news with a daily viewership of 900,000. Researched and produced TV interviews with local and international artists for a weekly cultural show. Designed strategies and events to boost community involvement in newscasts.

Marketing TV Producer (Spanish Language) at Telemundo WZDC

December 1, 2011 - September 5, 2025

Produced marketing materials for Telemundo Washington, DC; developed strategic plans for marketing and promotions; collaborated on corporate events and community partnerships; designed graphics for promotional materials; produced promos and calls to action for station events and partnerships.

Weather Anchor / Culture Reporter at Telemundo WZDC

August 1, 2014 - September 5, 2025

Researched and produced weather presentations for daily newscast (900,000 viewers); produced weather coverage in studio and on location; coordinated and produced TV interviews with local and international artists for weekly cultural show.

Marketing TV Producer at Telemundo Washington, DC

August 1, 2014 - September 5, 2025

Produced marketing materials for Telemundo Washington; developed strategic plans for marketing and promotions; wrote, produced, and edited teasers, promos, and calls to action for station events and community partnerships; designed graphics for promotional materials including ads, flyers, posters, and signage.

Video Journalist / Editor at Voice of America (VOA)

March 1, 2020 - September 5, 2025

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.

Lead Visual Journalist at Voice of America (VOA)

March 1, 2020 - Present

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.