Mauro Torres Martin
Berlin / Portfolio 2026

Mauro
Torres Martin

Communication & Media Specialist. Live coverage, humanitarian storytelling and engagement. From news production to fundraising.

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01 / Snapshot

Newsroom skills, applied to fundraising

I am a Berlin-based journalist and producer. For more than a decade I ran content production and live coverage for international news agencies, from US elections and Olympic Games to breaking news and sudden onset crises. I manage from small teams to groups of dozens of staff and freelancers under deadline.

At UNICEF I have brought that experience to fundraising and engagement: I manage the production of Virtual Experiences that take donors close to the work in the field, and the areas where children and families need the most support.

Worked with

UNICEF / The Associated Press / Ruptly / Instituto Cervantes / Generalitat Valenciana / GLOBE

100+live donor events produced for UNICEF
4US presidential and midterm election cycles covered
5consecutive Olympic Games, Summer and Winter
2FIFA World Cups
9UEFA Champions League finals
02 / Selected work
Case 01 / UNICEF / 2022 to present

Bringing donors into the field, live

UNICEF Virtual Experiences are live briefings that connect High Value donors with field staff and experts. I manage their production end to end, and the content that keeps donors engaged between events.

The brief

Give major donors a direct, trustworthy view of UNICEF's work without travel, at a steady monthly rhythm.

My role

Content producer and strategist for the program, supporting the Virtual Experiences Task Force.

What I did

Produced 100+ events: speaker preparation, run of show, live production, monthly invitations, the donor mailing list and the program hub.

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Case 02 / UNICEF / 2022 to present

Emergencies, explained to the people who fund the response

When a sudden onset emergency strikes, I produce live briefings that connect donors with UNICEF teams responding on the ground, from the State of Palestine to Nepal and Venezuela.

The brief

Give donors timely, accurate updates on what children need and how UNICEF is responding, while the situation is still unfolding.

Example

UNICEF's 100th Virtual Experience, Emergency Response and Equity: two sessions timed for Asia and for Europe and the Americas, with live interpretation into five languages.

My role

Producer: editorial line, speakers, invitations, interpretation and live delivery.

Case 03 / News agencies / 2012 to 2022

Live and Packaged

Planning and producing live and on-the-day coverage of the stories that defined a decade: four US election cycles, the Capitol siege, G20 Hamburg, the Yellow Vests and Germany's 2021 federal election.

Scale

Everyday management of teams of dozens of staff and freelancers across locations and time zones.

Range

Hard news, livestreams, explainers and human-interest features for global client newsrooms.

Team recognitions

Shorty Awards 2021, winner, Best Live Event Coverage: Beirut port explosion livestream (Ruptly)

Webby Awards 2020, nominee, Events and Live Streams: Yellow Vests livestream (Ruptly)

WatchUS Capitol 2021German election 2021Yellow Vests2018 reel
Case 04 / Sport / 2008 to 2022

The biggest events in sport, planned to the minute

Production lead for major multi-day sporting events, with working relationships across FIFA, the IOC and UEFA.

Events

Five consecutive Olympic Games through Beijing 2022, FIFA World Cups including Russia 2018, UEFA EURO 2012, Champions League finals.

What it takes

Accreditation, rights, logistics and editorial planning months ahead, then fast decisions on the day.

Transferable

Large live events with many partners: the same muscles as a global donor event.

Watch / readBeijing 2022Tokyo 2020World Cup 2018
03 / Archive

More work

Live and events

Hard news

Features and sport

Digital, print, design

04 / What I bring

Live and virtual events

Donor briefings, livestreams, hybrid events, run of show, speakers, interpretation.

Donor engagement content

Invitations, newsletters, stewardship stories, event follow-up.

Editorial leadership

Planning, commissioning and managing staff and freelance teams under deadline.

Ethical storytelling

Accurate, dignified coverage of children and people in crisis.

Get in touch

Let's talk

Email

maurotorresmartin@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/maurotorresmartin

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@maurista

Based in

Berlin, Germany