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Work experience

Digital Communications Manager

from 01.2017 to now (7 years 4 months)
The Ukraine Business Journal, Киев (Online Media)

Digital communications manager for the Ukraine Business Journal, a premium quality online journal dedicated to unbiased reporting on business in Ukraine and the country's economy.
I am primarily responsible for social media management, but also sales, customer support, videography and infographic design.
I have achieved consistent page like growth of 15% per week on Facebook and a similar level on Twitter.
My responsibilities extend to advertising and public outreach campaigns focused on social media and other forms of public communication.
In addition, I also write for the UBJ and research aggregated stories for publication.

Country Editor

from 06.2016 to 12.2016 (6 months)
Genesis, Kiev (IT)

Managing editor of Kami.com.ph, one of the main news and entertainment websites in the Philippines with a focus on viral content.
I am responsible for leading a team of over 30 editors and writers as well as creating content direction and implementing growth strategies.
Within my first month in control of Kami, our traffic increased by over 150% and our daily readership now stands at over 100k unique users.
I have also lead the creation of unique and viral content that will firmly establish our brand on the Filipino media landscape.

News Editor

from 12.2015 to 06.2016 (6 months)
Genesis (Naij.com), Kiev (IT)

Writing and editing news for Naij.com, the leading news website in Nigeria with 13 million monthly readers and nearly three million social media users.
Aside from writing and editing news articles, I was also responsible for publishing user submitted content and opinion pieces and managing our social media pages.
Two new initiatives I took charge of were writing one to two video scripts per day based on the latest news and trending topics, and compiling daily reports on the best and worst articles our site publishes.

Editor

from 12.2014 to 12.2015 (1 year)
Interfax-Ukraine, Kiev (Press agency)

Chief English language editor of one of the leading press agencies in the Eastern Europe region.
I oversaw a fast-paced news paced news feed with an average daily rate of 150 articles on business, politics and transport news.
Aside from editing work, I also had human resources responsibilities that included interviewing prospective employees and mentoring new staff.

Education

Charles University of Prague

Eastern & Central European Studies, Prague
Higher, from 2012 to 2013 (9 months)

Central & Eastern European Studies Erasmus Placement
A
I continued my study of the Central and Eastern European region with hundreds of students from across Europe and the wider world.
My specialties included Czechoslovak society under communist rule, European politics, Czech cinema and culture, and Jewish history and culture with a focus on Ashkenazi history.

University of Glasgow

Central & Eastern European Studies/Slavonic Studies, Glasgow
Higher, from 2010 to 2014 (3 years 9 months)

MA Hons (2:1)
CEES: Central European politics and sociology (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland & Slovakia), the politics, sociology and history of the Baltic States, Russian geo-politics and politics, Ukrainian history, politics and society.
Slavonic Studies: Czech history and culture, Polish history and culture, Russian history and culture, the history of the Byzantine Empire.
Dissertation: The Rise of the Right in Hungarian Politics: Fidesz and Jobbik

Additional education and certificates

Member of the National Union of Journalists (UK)

2015

Fully ATO Zone accredited

2015

Knowledge and skills

Additional information

Outstanding knowledge of Ukrainian history, politics, and the wider geo-political situation affecting the country.
Excellent organisational skills.
Eloquent and emotive writer.
Dedicated and focused work ethic.
Confident public speaker.