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Ella Yuan

Ella Yuan

BS in Advertising, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Experience: President of Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF), UIUC branch; worked in Shanghai Media Group (SMG) as an individual producer assistant and finished two full episodes of decoding finance with high rating and online CTR

Areas of Interest: Visual arts, Photography, Video/digital media, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing, Advertising

Ideal Job in 10 Years: Senior Account Executive or director of digital media department in Top 5 (digital) Advertising Agency; Owner of a digital advertising/marketing consulting agency.

What led you to enroll in the MSLCE program at Northwestern? The combination of finance, management and media/art knowledge in the program curriculum; the opportunity for industry connection that the program provides

What is your favorite Chicago landmark/attraction, or what are you most excited to visit? Cloud Gate and Lake Michigan

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Fiji

How do you plan on spending/did you spend your summer before starting MSLCE? Enhance PS skills and read more useful books

Where is your dream internship for next summer? AE at Ogilvy & Mather

If you could donate one million dollars, which cause/organization would you choose to support? OCEF to support the education of children in poor area in China

Where are you from? Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

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