Adam Peaker
@adampeaker
I am a foreign news editor specialising in multilingual global current affairs and multimedia content.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
I am a Foreign News Editor who curates global current affairs, political reporting, financial journalism and international sports coverage for multilingual daily digests reaching thousands of maritime and leisure audiences. I produce concise, culturally aware briefs and tailor content across languages for wide distribution.
Within three months of my current role I assumed editorial responsibility for three major news streams: 'France-Actualités', 'Tagesrundschau' and 'International Finance'. I write in-house articles and features for the 'News, Just News' project, source stories and photo highlights from international newswires, and edit video and audio round-ups.
I bring practical experience in web design, coding a project webpage, social media and campaign work that delivered measurable results, and Chinese-language educational content production. I seek to join a newsroom or media project that values multilingual storytelling, multimedia skills and intercultural perspective.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Foreign News Editor
KVH Media Group
Apr 2025 - Present (5 months)
Produce daily multilingual digest newspapers and digital features delivering news to over 9,000 vessels worldwide; within three months assumed editorial responsibility for three major news streams and launched content for the 'News, Just News' site.
Marketing Assistant
Global School Alliance
Dec 2024 - Mar 2025 (3 months)
Managed social media, events and CRM tasks and led a condensed campaign delivered in five weeks that drove a 20% year-over-year sales increase.
Web Designer
Tell Us a Story Project
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 (6 months)
Designed, developed and coded a responsive webpage for the School of Modern Languages' 'Tell Us a Story' project to support school–student storytelling collaboration.
Educational Content Producer
Learners2Producers
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 (5 months)
Produced Chinese-language digital learning content for primary and secondary schools to integrate into online curricula and learning platforms.
General Secretary
Warwick German Society
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 3 months)
Managed society operations and administration, grew social media engagement and membership through targeted Instagram activity and cross-society collaborations, improving long-term retention.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UWUniversity of Warwick
Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Languages and Literatures
2019 - 2023
Activities and societies: General Secretary, Warwick German Society; contributed to language-related projects and web design for student initiatives.
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literatures with study focusing on Chinese and German from 2019 to 2023.
Helsby High School
GCSE, GCSE
2015 - 2017
Completed GCSEs at Helsby High School from 2015 to 2017.
HTHarbin Institute of Technology
Exchange Programme, Chinese Studies
2022 -
Participated in an exchange programme in Chinese Studies from February to July 2022.
Helsby Sixth Form
A Levels, A Levels
2017 - 2019
Completed A Levels at Helsby Sixth Form from 2017 to 2019.
RCRenmin University of China
Summer School, Chinese Language and Literature
2023 -
Attended the Renmin University of China summer school for Chinese Language and Literature in July 2023.
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