Mario Marcolongo
Research, Editorial & Community Operations Specialist
Evidence synthesis · editorial coordination · research programs · community engagement · AI-enabled workflows
Italy · EU work authorization · Open to worldwide relocation and international B2B contractingmariomarcolongo.com[email protected]LinkedInGitHub
Research, editorial and content-operations specialist with paid experience across 59+ documented Entropy for Life projects inside an Italian science-communication brand with 267K YouTube subscribers and 36.5M channel views. Work spans primary-source fact-checking, scripts and visual production, performance-aware packaging, selected thumbnails, professional writing and web operations.
Selected evidence
36.5MYouTube channel views267K subscribers · established creator-brand context
55+Research initiatives coordinatedVerification, metadata and public participation records
4,317Public knowledge contributionsLong-running editorial and source-work record
2022–25Sensitive research facilitationRemote focus groups with autistic participants
Relevant experience
Scientific Research, Fact-Checking & Website Operations Contractor
Entropy for Life · Independent contractor
- Support a small recurring science-communication team across 59+ documented published projects: 55+ YouTube video projects and 4 co-authored articles.
- Research primary literature, check claims and communicate corrections; depending on the project, also develop scripts, visualizations, slides, on-screen assets and selected thumbnails.
- Manage the project website, hosting, DNS, SSL, WordPress configuration, technical SEO and day-to-day troubleshooting.
Volunteer Focus-Group Co-Facilitator & Research Operations Contributor
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS), University of Padua · supervised by Marta Panzeri
- Served as lead or co-facilitator across approximately 4–5 recorded Zoom focus-group sessions, typically lasting 1–2 hours, with autistic participants discussing sensitive sexuality and relationship topics.
- Co-developed the protocol, including pseudonymous naming, explicit recorded consent, optional captions and written-chat participation, timed turn-taking, scripted prompts, recording boundaries and two-person facilitation handoffs.
- Supported participant recruitment, bibliographic research, technical preparation and protocol feedback from an autistic perspective; coordinated with Marta Panzeri, researchers and a second autistic volunteer facilitator. Participant information remains confidential.