Melissa Yilmaz

I am a trained radio presenter and editor with five years of professional experience, having worked at several radio stations in Germany where I handled on-air hosting and worked behind the scenes on scripts, interviews, presentations, and research. I am now eager to establish myself in the Canadian job market and look forward to the international opportunities.

● Field Reporting
● Editing
● Research
● Broadcast Media
● Social Media Content Creation
● Communication
● On-Air Interviewing
● Multitasking
● Certified Radio Operator
● Creative Writing

Radio Host/Content Producer, 05/2022 – 07/2024
REGIOCAST Group – Kiel, Germany
• Hosted the radio show on Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm
• Wrote scripts, conducted interviews, and conducted field reports for incorporation in radio content
• Hosted events onstage such as “die Kieler Woche” and “R.SH Pop Am Strand”

Radio Host, 05/2021 - 05/2022
Radio ENERGY Hamburg (NRJ) – Hamburg, Germany
• Hosted four-hour weekday show which covered music, news and gossip
• Conducted interviews and field reports
• Created content for Instagram

Apprentice, 05/2019 - 04/2021
Radio Ostfriesland – Emden, Germany
• Hosted several shows. Presented and reported on music, news and talked about everything that moved people
• Conducted interviews and field reports, including street surveys

Radio Intern, 01/2019 - 03/2019
Radio ENERGY Hamburg (NRJ) – Hamburg, Germany
• Wrote scripts about musicians for NRJ broadcasts
• Conducted street surveys and further developed field reporting skills
• Developed skills in on-air hosting

Newsroom Intern, 08/2018 - 10/2018
REGIOCAST Group – Kiel, Germany
• Conducted interviews and street surveys
• Wrote scripts for REGIOCAST programming