Luca Ferrari - Italian professional

Writing is my business © Luca Ferrari

My name is Luca Ferrari (Venice, ’76). I’m a freelance Italian journalist-copywriter with large experience in Italian text-editing, translation (English-Italian) and social media from remote with local and international companies. My writing skills are about gambling, sports betting, trading online, cinema and travels.

I am always looking for new exciting collaborations.

My current job collaborations are:

• L'Italo Americano (magazine): Journalist/Photographer (work in remote)
• Ateneo Veneto (cultural institution): Social Media Editor (work in remote)

I guarantee impeccable Italian, punctuality and precision. For any further information about myself, you can directly visit my Linkedin profile and/or download my English CV from its. 


Awards

• 2017 Top review (June): The Circle – Best Movie (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2016 The best review in “Piaceri probiti” section: Singles – Ciak (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2015 The best tweet-review: Wild – Best Movie (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2015 La Rocca – Città di San Miniato International Poetry Contest – 1st Prize, section Anthology
• 2015 Top review: Avengers, Age of Ultron – Ciak (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2015 TripAdvisor (TheWayoftheMiles): title Top Reviewer – distinctive Explorer
• 2014 “ComingSoon/Notorious Pictures” top review about Devil's Knot movie
• 2014 TripAdvisor (TheWayoftheMiles): title Top Reviewer – distinctive Passport
• 2011 Top review (August): The Adjustment Bureau - Best Movie (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2011 Top review (June): Thor – Best Movie (Italian monthly magazine)
• 2008 2008 Free Lance International Press (journalistic award about human rights, nomination by Amnesty International sect. Italy)
• 1999 - 2017 Literary awards

 

Work experience

• 2021-23  GameLounge: content writer (work in remote)
• 2017-23  AvaTrade: content writer, link broker (work in remote)
• 2017-22  Università Internazionale dell'Arte: Social Media Editor (work in remote)
• 2015-18 Brilliant Wedding Venice (wedding company): SEO blogger (work in remote)
• 2015-18 Sigma Web Agency (web marketing company): SEO blogger (work in remote)
• 2015-17 Customer care online: expert in managing touristic apartment by the most famous booking sites (Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Wimdu, Expedia) + Social Media Editor, copywriter (work in remote)
• 2015 Webpals Marketing System: translator English  to Italian (work in remote)
• 2014-15 24Option_BetaMedia: contents/texts editor (work in remote)
• 2012-13 Bellydance Italia: founder, writer and photographer of the first Italian Bellydance magazine
• 2011 - 2013 Webpals Marketing Systems: contents/ texts editor about gambling (work in remote), sports betting.
• 2011 - 2012 La Voce di Venezia (www.lavocedivenezia.it): journalist/ photographer
• 2007 - 2012 il reporter (www.ilreporter.com): vice-director, journalist, photographer
• 2011 Tactic Company srl: contents/ texts editor (work in remote)
• 2010 Banca Finanza: journalist
• 2008-2012 Granviale.it (www.granviale.it): journalist, photographer, proofreader
• 2008-2011 Corriere Veneto newspaper (Venetian edition of Corriere della Sera): journalist
• 2009 - 2010 SBN Global Services: journalist, photographer
• 2008 - 2010 La Vetrina di Venezia (three monthly magazine): journalist, photographer, proofreader
• 2005 - 2008 La Nuova Venezia newspaper: journalist
• 2008 Mondointasca (www.mondointasca.org): journalist
• 2007 LoSport newspaper: journalist
• 2007 Spiagge d’Italia (three monthly magazine): journalist, photographer, proofreader
• 2006 – 2007 Osservatorio sui Balcani e Caucaso (www.balcanicaucaso.org): journalist
• 2005 - 2006 Carta Est-Nord (weekly magazine): journalist
• 2005 - 2006 Peace Reporter (magazine online): journalist
• 2005 - 2006 Scandicci Centro (periodical): journalist
• 2005 - 2006 Scienza e Pace, Rivista del Cisp Univ. di Pisa (magazine online): journalist
• 2005 Venice is not sinking (periodical): journalist
• 2005 Aghi di pino (periodical): journalist
• 2004 Il Gazzettino di Venezia newspaper: journalist
• 2002 - 2004 Il Brivido Sportivo (online sport magazine): journalist
• 2002 - 2004 Toscana News and Chianti News (touristic periodical): journalist

Education, qualifications, specialization

• 2016 Webinar – Instagram for Business, by Studio Samo
• 2016 Certificate in digital excellence (online course by Google)
• 2016 Webinar – Content marketing with LinkedIn
• 2016 Webinar – The new rules of business
• 2016 Digital storytelling – course sponsored by the Venetian Order of Journalists, Marghera 
• 2016 Webinar – Selling with inboud marketing
• 2014 “Digital Press Office” course sponsored by the Venetian Order of Journalists, Venice
• 2014 “Facebook Mastery” high specialization course, Padua (Italy)
• 2013 “Visual Story Telling” course (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram) – Studio SAMO, Bologna
• 2013 “Web Marketing – SEO – Social Network” course – Studio SAMO, Venice
• 2013 “Social Media and the Information” course, sponsored by the Venetian Order of Journalists
• 2011 English in Chester – English course in Chester (England, UK)
• 2009 - Membership of the Venetian Order of Journalists and Publicists
• 2008 Photography course at Spiazzi Cultural Association, Venice, Italy
• 2007 Press Office course at NetInfoMedia, Rome, Italy
• 2006 Peacekeeping and war conflicts University, registration – Florence
• 2002 European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), Venice: Word, File Control, Excel, Database, Power Point and Internet
• 1998-2001 International University of Arts, Venice, Italy
• 1990-1995 Liceo Classico “Marco Polo”, Venice, Italy (High school diploma in Classics)

Edited books

• Il magazzino dei mondi (Edizioni Passaporto, 2000) – poetry
• Ho scelto il blu per colorare l’anima (Edizioni Lo Spazio, 2001) – poetry
• Frenetica storia infinita (La Versiliana Editrice, 2008) – film poetry
• La fabbrica dei giorni (Granviale Editori, 2009) – journalistic fiction
• Sfregi (La Versiliana Editrice, 2009) – rock poetry
• Latitudini V - parole in viaggio (Granviale Editori, 2011) – travel poetry
• Belly Roads (Granviale Editori, 2012) – dance poetry

Activism

• 2011- AVIS (Association of Voluntary Italian Blood Donors): blood donor
• 2006 - 2008 UNICEF onlus: volunteer
• 2005 - 2009 Amnesty International onlus: volunteer
• 2004 - 2008 Emergency onlus: volunteer

Languages

• Italian: native speaker
• English: competent speech, reading; intermediate writing
• Latin: reading competence
• Greek: reading competence