Kate (Jialing) Hou
About Kate (Jialing) Hou
Kate (Jialing) Hou is a Bilingual Associate Customer Content Specialist at Cision in Maryland, with extensive experience in communications, journalism, and language instruction.
Professional Title
Kate (Jialing) Hou is currently serving as a Bilingual Associate Customer Content Specialist at Cision.
Career at Cision
In her current role at Cision, Kate (Jialing) Hou directly communicates with clients to address their needs related to orders, membership, and other issues. She proofsreads, translates, and edits press releases in both Chinese and English for distribution through PR Newswire’s network. Additionally, she has taken part in recruiting and onboarding new content specialists to the team.
Previous Roles in Washington D.C.
Kate (Jialing) Hou has held multiple internships in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. In 2019, she was a China Practice Intern at Albright Stonebridge Group for four months. Earlier, she worked as a Communications Intern at Americans for Financial Reform for six months in 2018.
Experience as Culture and Language Instructor
Kate (Jialing) Hou worked as a Culture & Language Instructor at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, VA, from 2013 to 2017. Before that, she was a Language & Culture Instructor at Berlitz Corporation in Seoul, Korea, from 2009 to 2012.
Early Career and Journalism
In her earlier career, Kate (Jialing) Hou served as an Administrator at the American Citizen Services Section of the American Institute in Taiwan from 2007 to 2008. She was also a Journalist and Editor at 'FILM' Magazine in Shanghai City, China, from 2004 to 2006.
Academic Background
Kate (Jialing) Hou completed her Master's degree in Public Relations & Corporate Communication at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies from 2016 to 2019. She studied Communication and Television Broadcasting at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.