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Hi, I’m Matteo Valentini, a multi-disciplinary media professional with a background in film direction, screenwriting, translation, and digital marketing. I create engaging content and campaigns across film festivals, studios, and agencies, bridging creative storytelling with strategic social media and localization.
I work across languages (Italian, English, Spanish, French), manage projects, test AI systems, and translate; I love cinema, art, and tech, and I enjoy turning ideas into compelling results for audiences around the world.
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Language
Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
French
Intermediate
Work Experience
Social Media Manager at @mambo_milanomarittima
September 30, 2025 - October 15, 2025Developed content strategy, visuals, and video campaigns to maximise dinner-show bookings. Video editing, reel creation, posting. We went from 15k to 27k followers in 1 summer.
Social Media Manager at @oceano_milanomarittima
September 30, 2025 - October 15, 2025Managed all social channels, content creation, editing and posting, achieving steady growth of +1 000 followers per month, going from 10k to 16k followers in 6 months.
Social Media Manager at @lmsuk_
February 28, 2025 - October 15, 2025SMM for the UK leading social media agency focusing on indie music artists worldwide managing the social media profiles of 20+ clients per month.
Freelance Social Media Manager at Oceano Dinner Club
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025Managed social media channels to maximise bookings; achieved consistent follower growth; responsibilities included content planning, graphic design, video editing and copywriting.
Freelance AI Tester (Machine Learning) at Outlier.ai
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025Wrote prompts in Italian for an AI chat with constraints, tested instruction-following, truthfulness, and writing quality; identified issues, rewrote responses, and submitted final reports in English.
Content Curator at @cineportoemiliaromagna
September 30, 2024 - October 15, 2025Curated and edited daily film-related content, articles, and promotional reels for film culture and festivals. Started from 0, the page has now 44K followers.
Freelance Social Media Manager at Wjob employment agency
January 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025Managed company channels, content creation, graphics, reels; executed campaigns to improve social presence and collect more client resumes.
Recruitment Campaign Manager at @wjobagenzialavoro
January 1, 2024 - PresentCreated multi-platform recruitment campaigns to increase CV submissions and brand awareness. Active recruiting on Facebook and socials.
Localization Tester at Localsoft.com
July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023Reviewed and translated subtitles; performed Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA) and Functional Quality Assurance (FQA) for video games; translated between English, Italian, and Spanish.
Freelance Content Creator at Cineporto of Emilia Romagna
February 1, 2023 - October 31, 2025Created daily posts, researched and wrote journalistic articles on auteur cinema, and covered film news, festivals, and the film environment.
Freelance Content Strategist & Social Media Marketer at LMSUK
November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025Supported musicians with daily social media tasks, developed monthly editorial plans, produced video/images/reels/artworks, wrote texts, and managed campaigns to grow brand awareness.
Freelance Social Media Manager at Visioni Corte Film Festival
September 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025Managed daily content creation, during and after the festival; researched and authored journalistic-style articles focused on festival films; documented event highlights.
Marketing Manager, Film Programmer, and Script Reader at Raindance Film Festival
June 30, 2022 - June 30, 2022Managed social media channels, developed marketing strategy, analyzed data, grew followers, produced engaging content; utilized Google Ads, Analytics, and social platforms.
Social Media Manager at @raindancefilmfestival
May 31, 2022 - October 15, 2025Handled all social channels, boosting engagement and followers. Developed creative visual identity for one of Europe’s most influential indie film festivals.
Film Programmer and Script Reader at Various Film Festivals and Script Competitions
January 1, 2020 - October 31, 2025Provided film and script coverage for festivals and competitions worldwide (FilmFreeway, Coverfly, Raindance, Santa Fe, Screamfest, Visioni Corte, etc.).
Freelance Translator at Freelance
April 1, 2016 - October 31, 2025Italian-English-Spanish-French translation, proofreading, and formatting on fixed-term contracts; articles, social media content, books, scripts, and more.
Education
HND in Marketing and Foreign Languages at Bologna, Italy
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015Masterclass in Social Media Management at Milano, Italy
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Film Direction and Screenwriting Certificate at London, UK
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Associate Degree in Marketing & Foreign Language Interpretation at IIS A. Paradisi, Vignola (MO), Italy
July 1, 2011 - July 1, 2011Master class in Social Media Managing and Platform Administration at Milan International Admin and Business School, Milan, Italy
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019Film direction, production and screenwriting course at Raindance Film School, London, UK
September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2018Qualifications
Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education, Travel & Hospitality
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