Carlos Corao has 25 years’ experience as senior communication expert and team leader in international media and in institutional communication departments; and supporting international organisations with the design and implementation of communication strategies and the production of audiovisual materials. He has extensive experience as a communication expert working for DG DEVCO – EuropeAid projects, and in-depth knowledge of the EC Visual Identity Guidelines and the Interinstitutional Style Guide.
Carlos is the Director of the official video ‘European Union – Senegal, Joint Strategy 2018-2023’, a compilation of success stories, impact and results of actions and activities funded by the European Union in Senegal. Since 2016, he is the team leader responsible for managing the Communication & Outreach plan for the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Management in the CARIFORUM Programme.
Carlos also managed the Audiovisual Communication campaign for the promotion of sustainable production and consumption patterns in the Dominican Republic, a project hosted by the European Union Delegation in the Dominican Republic in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment of the Dominican Republic.
Carlos has also created the visual identity and communication deliverables of the following projects: Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF); the European Film Festival, an initiative hosted by the European Union Delegations through the World; the Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa programme (2016), as well as the logo and branding of the BEKOU programme (2016, 2015, 2014) – the European Trust Fund for the Central African Republic.
In 2018-2019, Carlos directed and produced the video series “Open South”, a compilation of success stories on cultural entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco). In 2016 Carlos was the General Producer of the video series “Voices of Youth for the Sahel”, an audiovisual production addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa and the Sahel countries.
Throughout his professional career and especially in the last 10 years, as Communication Package’s General Manager, Carlos has directed full production cross-functional teams for over 70 communication projects (journalists, copy-writers, proof-readers, photographers, videographers, editors, sound-engineers, voice-over, graphic designers, printing teams, community managers, etc.); managing the complete production framework including visual identity guidelines, working methodologies and production schedules. English, Spanish and French are his primary working languages.
The iimpact of this action is to support the bi-regional association between the EU and Central America in accordance with the principles and objectives of the EU-CA Association Agreement, as well as with the EU-Panama bilateral cooperation and agenda. Focusing on common political priorities, including green and blue recovery, digitization, gender equality and the fight against inequalities. Implement the Secretariat of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica Program to ensure coherence and adequate coordination between the components and with other interventions.