Peeter

Peeter Helme
Lviv, Ukraine | [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») | [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») |
Portfolio: www.clippings.me/peeter78

WORK EXPERIENCE

Euromaidan PressRemote/Lviv, Ukraine
Business Journalist | 2025 – Present
• Founded Money Matters, Euromaidan Press’s first dedicated business and economy section.
• Shaped its editorial approach around clear, data-driven reporting and visual storytelling.
• Produce 2–4 daily stories on Ukraine’s economy, business, and science.

UlmelungRemote
Copywriter | 2023 – Present
• Produced press releases and campaigns that increased ticket sales by up to 200%.
• Boosted media visibility around concerts, theatre, and social initiatives.

Nova SvobodaOdesa /Lviv, Ukraine
Creator and Editor-in-Chief | 2024 – 2025
• Founded an online ad-zine for the Ukrainian advertising sector.
• Led copywriting efforts, curating engaging content that doubled user engagement.

KosmoRemote
Copywriter | 2024
• Created recommendation letters and blog posts for UK Global Talent Visa applicants.

STEX GmbHOdesa, Ukraine
Consultant | 2023 – 2024
• Delivered bilingual (German/English) customer service, raising satisfaction by 15%.
• Trained and mentored new staff for the Tbilisi branch, cutting onboarding time by 50%.

Independent and Studio Game DeveloperTallinn, Estonia
Video Game Creator | 2020 – 2025
• Founded and led a game studio, overseeing creative development.
• Developed card games and completed pre-production of a turn-based strategy title.
• Designed and published two narrative-driven indie games on itch.io, applying storytelling and Unity programming skills.

FreelancerTallinn, Estonia
Translator and Copywriter | 2003 – 2025
• Translated books and articles from English and German into Estonian, reaching 250,000+ readers.
• Provided journalism and copywriting across Estonian media for 20+ years.

EDUCATION

Free University of BerlinBerlin, Germany
Guest semesters History, Theology

Georg-August University of GöttingenGöttingen, Germany
Guest semesters in History, Theology, Art History

University of TartuTartu, Estonia
Bachelor of Arts: History, Art History, Theology

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

• Founded and scaled Money Matters, the first business section of Euromaidan Press.
• Increased ticket sales for cultural campaigns in Estonia by 50–200%.
• Secured international clients for the co-founded start-up Team OCCAM in under 2 months.
• Built a readership of 250,000+ through translations and media writing.
• Developed and published two indie video games.

LANGUAGES

• EstonianNative
• GermanC1
• EnglishC1
• FinnishB2
• UkrainianB1
• RussianA2
• PolishA1

SKILLS

Business & Economic Journalism • Copywriting & Editing • Sales & Client Relations • Project Leadership • Cross-cultural Communication • Unity & C# (Junior Programmer certification) • Translation (EN/DE ↔ ET)

INTERESTS

• Historical literature, contemporary geopolitics, and global economy, with a focus on how narratives shape societies.
• Science fiction and speculative writing as tools for exploring technology and ethics.
• Game design and interactive storytelling, combining creative and technical approaches.