Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
References
Timeline
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Rithiya Sreu

Rithiya Sreu

London,England

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in creating digital content and managing social media platforms, showcasing a strong ability to design policies and develop business model canvases. Proven track record in writing management reports and conducting market research, complemented by skills in scenario planning and proofreading accuracy. Dedicated to leveraging these competencies to drive organisational success and innovation.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Editor-in-Chief

Fresh News
Phnom Penh
03.2018 - 05.2025
  • Company Overview: 10 million subscribers based in Phnom Penh. Industry: Media and Communication.
  • Lead English newsroom to edit and publish news on website, app, Facebook, Telegram, and X.
  • In five years, social media followers increased from 75K to 250K, team member from 2 to nearly 20.
  • Successfully trained young media leaders to provide insightful news for readers to make knowledgeable decisions, promote public access to information, and contribute to building a more open, democratic, and inclusive Cambodia.
  • 10 million subscribers based in Phnom Penh. Industry: Media and Communication.

Part-time Researcher

Asian Vision Institute
Phnom Penh
04.2019 - 05.2025
  • Company Overview: An independent think tank in Phnom Penh working to promote inclusive and sustainable societies in Asia through research. Industry: Education and Research.
  • Publish over 5 commentaries, translate book chapters and Cambodian leaders’ speeches from Khmer to English.
  • Coordinated for nearly 50 of AVI commentaries and policy briefs to be widely broadcasted on local media, contributing to promoting public access to quality information.
  • An independent think tank in Phnom Penh working to promote inclusive and sustainable societies in Asia through research. Industry: Education and Research.

Member of the media committee

Union Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC)
Phnom Penh
02.2017 - 05.2025
  • Company Overview: An NGO working to empower youth to participate in all fields of socioeconomic, cultural and humanitarian development.
  • Founder of AMS One-minute (2020), a social media project publishing visual content on Cambodia’s development policies.
  • 340K followers on Facebook, Telegram, and TikTok.
  • Recruited 10 volunteers and equipped them with news writing and video editing skills (data as of 2024).
  • Co-founder of CambodiaMyHome (2021), a social media project publishing visual content to attract tourists to visit Cambodia, contributing to creating jobs for local people and youths.
  • Over 75K followers on all social media platforms.
  • An NGO working to empower youth to participate in all fields of socioeconomic, cultural and humanitarian development.

Education

Media Management MA -

University of Westminster
09.2024 - 09.2025

BA - International Relations

Pannasastra University of Cambodia

Skills

  • Media leadership
  • Digital transformation
  • Content innovation
  • Audience growth
  • Storytelling
  • Social media management
  • Data analysis
  • Collaboration
  • Creating digital contents
  • Managing social media platforms
  • Designing policies
  • Creating business model canvas
  • Writing management report
  • Scenario planning reports
  • Market research
  • Competitor analysis
  • Creativity in problem-solving
  • Outstanding written skills
  • Communication proficiency
  • Resilience under pressure
  • Project management
  • Proofreading accuracy

Accomplishments

    Chevening (Government of the United Kingdom)

    United Kingdom, Sep 2024 – Sep 2025

  • International leadership programme, offering a one-year master’s degree in the UK. Highly competitive, only 2-3% selected from over 60,000 applicants for the 2024 cohort. Only 9 Cambodian people were chosen out of approximately 500 applicants.
  • InteRussia Fellowship for Journalists from Asia (Government of Russia)

    Russia, Jun 2024 – July 2024

  • Leadership and journalism skills trained by Sputnik media specialists; visiting renowned educational, research and socio-political platforms and events by top Russian experts and analysts.
  • Global Political Parties Media Leaders (Communist Party of China)

    China, Apr 2024 – Apr 2024

  • Media leadership, capacity building and networking. Visiting Chinese news agencies, communication technology corporations and cities, and exchanging with the Chinese side on strengthening external publicity of political parties and promoting party media communication and cooperation.
  • Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (Government of Japan)

    Japan and ASEAN countries, Oct 2017 – Dec 2017

  • A two-month educational and cultural exchange program for over 300 ASEAN and Japanese youth was conducted on the Japanese Ship Nippon Maru. Seminars and discussion topics include Good and Bad Aspects of Globalisation, Roles of Media in Politics, and International Relations. The ship navigated Asia-Pacific and docked in Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia for participants to learn about local culture, institutional capacity building and economic development.
  • Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (Government of the United States)

    United States, Aug 2016 – Sep 2016

  • A 5-week program for young AEAN leaders to master their leadership capabilities; promote cross-border cooperation to solve regional and global challenges, focusing on global environmental issues, hosted by the University of Montana. Included study tours to Washington D.C. and Louisiana on topics of foreign affairs and environmental sustainability.

Certification

Journalism courses in the Google News Initiatives training centres

(1. Environmental journalism 2. Multimedia storytelling 3. Data Journalism 4. Google Trends 5. Grow digital ad revenue 6. Storytelling with Google Earth)


References

  • Lim Cheavutha, Founder and CEO, Fresh News, +855 97 500 0001, lim.cheavutha@gmail.com
  • Cheunboran Chanborey, Member of the Board of Directors, Asian Vision Institute, +855 77 570 660, boreymfaic@aupp.edu.kh
  • Ms. Seng Someta, Vice-president, UYFC Phnom Penh, +855 17 333 316
  • Charles Brown, Principal Lecturer, University of Westminster, +44 20 7911 5000, C.Brown1@westminster.ac.uk

Timeline

Media Management MA -

University of Westminster
09.2024 - 09.2025

Part-time Researcher

Asian Vision Institute
04.2019 - 05.2025

Editor-in-Chief

Fresh News
03.2018 - 05.2025

Member of the media committee

Union Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC)
02.2017 - 05.2025

BA - International Relations

Pannasastra University of Cambodia
Rithiya Sreu