Public Relation & Marketing
Ridi Djajakusuma has acquired media experience during his career at the Voice of America
at the Indonesian Service. Below are some of the many experiences he has gained.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: creating a variety of programs and shows for diverse audiences with different backgrounds to promote the organization’s image.
MARKETING: promoting VOA to its audience in Indonesia through radio, TV shows, and website; responsible for VOA Email Direct and VOA Indonesian Service electronic newsletter, sent weekly to more than 6,000 subscribers.
SOCIAL MEDIA: more than 500K Twitter followers and up to 20K likes on Facebook.
COVERING EVENTS: covering sports, entertainment, food, and American culture for both radio and TV shows. Tasks include script writing, hosting, camera operation, and video editing.
COVERING SPORTING EVENTS for VOA programs and shows, including:
- NBA season 2002–2003, Washington D.C.
- NBA season 2005–2006, Washington D.C.
- NBA season 2007–2008, Washington D.C.
- WNBA season 2005–2006, Washington D.C.
- MLS season 2005–2006, Washington D.C.
- MLS season 2007–2008, Washington D.C.
- Washington Capitals, NHL season 2006–2007, Washington D.C.
- 2006 USA Soccer Team – International Friendly, U.S. MNT vs. Jamaica, at SAS Soccer Park, North Carolina
- 2006 Freddie Mac Hoops for the Homeless Charity Basketball Tournament – interviewed: Magic Johnson and Carlos Rogers
- 2007 The FIBA Americas Championships at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
RADIO PRODUCTION: copywriting, reporting, voice-over, audio editing, and translation from English to Bahasa Indonesia.
TV PRODUCTION DUTIES: hosting, writing, shooting, video editing, and producing stories for VOA TV affiliates in Indonesia.
WEB SUPPORT TEAM: updating daily news and promotions on the VOA Indonesia website, designing layout, maintaining the site, and utilizing HTML, ColdFusion, CommonSpot, Javascript, Photoshop, Paintshop, Whatcounts, Adobe Photoshop.
