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matteo pascoletti

@matteopascoletti

Writer and editor at Linguistica 360 and Valigia Blu, covering politics, propaganda, human rights and media in English and Italian.

United Kingdom
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At Linguistica 360, I write podcasts, and as a freelance writer I cover politics, propaganda, human rights and media. My features have appeared in both Italian and English, including in Valigia Blu, Vice Italia, Il Tascabile, Not, Media Diversity Institute and openDemocracy.

At Living Rent, I lead branch communications activities and develop campaign plans while supporting members in taking on communications tasks. I've also worked across web editing, content creation and translation, including for the International Journalism Festival, and bring a background in Italian literature and literary criticism.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Living Rent logoLR
Current

Living Rent, branch communications officer

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

- Member of the Dennistoun branch committee for Living Rent, Scotland tenants' and community union
- Lead communications activities and support other members of the branch in taking on communication tasks
- Develop communication campaign plans

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Current

Podcast writer

Nov 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Worked as Podcast writer at Linguistica 360.

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Current

Freelance Writer

Jun 2010 - Present (16 years 3 months)

My work focuses on politics, propaganda, human rights and media. My features have been published both in Italian and English - among others, on Valigia Blu, Vice Italia, Il Tascabile, Not, Media Diversity Institute and openDemocracy.

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Editor

Jan 2022 - Jun 2026 (4 years 5 months)

Worked as Editor at Valigia Blu.

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Web Content Specialist

Dec 2011 - Apr 2023 (11 years 4 months)

- Content creation, review and translation for the event's website: https://www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/;
- Part of the social media team;
- Web magazine (2013 - 2019) content supervisor;
- Volunteer coordinator (web magazine volunteers).

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Technical Support Representative

Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 (8 months)

Worked as Technical Support Representative at PTW.

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Italian Language Localization QA Game Tester

Jul 2020 - Oct 2020 (3 months)

Worked as Italian Language Localization QA Game Tester at PTW.

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Creative Writing Teacher

Oct 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 2 months)

- Prepared course content and materials such as homework assignments and handouts;
- Performed reviews of students on regular basis involving assignments;
- Planned lessons in accordance expediting written skills and to the needs and requirements of the diversified classroom structure.

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Social Media Strategist

Jan 2019 - Mar 2019 (2 months)

Work as consultant for social media strategy to promote "Il libro nero della Lega" (The Black Book of the League Party). The book - written by journalists Giovanni Tizian and Stefano Vergine and published by Editori Laterza - is the investigation that revealed for the first time the financial and political plots of Matteo Salvini's party.

My job included:
- analysing the possible impact of the b

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Head of Content - Community Manager

Feb 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 3 months)

- Content supervisor for the website;
- Management of Twitter and Facebook profiles;
- Forum moderator

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Web Content Specialist - Community Manager

Jul 2014 - Jun 2015 (11 months)

Coordination of digital communication and social media profiles for the Agenda Digitale dell'Umbria (Digital Agenda for Umbria). Social media advertising and newslettering.

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Copywriter

Jul 2012 - Nov 2012 (4 months)

Content creation, review and management for the event's website: http://www.umbrialibri.com/

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Community Manager

May 2012 - Jun 2012 (1 month)

Social Media Manager for the event "Repubblica delle Idee" (Bologna, 14-17 June 2012):

- Built a digital community around the event;
- Social media management (Facebook, Twitter, Google +).

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Online Tutor

Nov 2011 - Jun 2012 (7 months)

Conception and realisation of video content (Italian literature).

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Università degli Studi di Perugia

PhD in Italian Studies, Italian Literature, Literary Criticism

2008 - 2011

Research project focused on the relationship among sensations, imagination and writing in the work of Alfieri, Foscolo and Leopardi.
Dissertation title: "Feeling, portraying and writing in Alfieri, Foscolo and Leopardi"
Grade: Excellent

UP

Università degli Studi di Perugia

Laurea magistrale, Italian literature, literary criticism, philology, history

1997 - 2006

Dissertation on "Pascoli's nest as a biographic and poetic metaphor"

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