Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience

Communications & Digital Media Specialist - Conestoga College (present), Kitchener, Canada

  • developing and managing social media content across five platforms

Online Editor - Goethe-Institut (2021-2022), Munich, Germany

  • editing articles, columns, and interviews

  • researching topics and experts on subjects such as postcolonialsm, anti-racism, and restitution as well as postdigital culture, sustainability, and climate change

  • preparing and conducting written interviews

  • using social media platforms to promote new publications

Freelancer - Innovation Origins, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2021)

  • researching topics relating to science, technology, and sustainability

  • writing articles on science-related subjects so that a non-expert audience can follow and understand

Investigative Reporter Intern - Frontal 21 (ZDF), Berlin, Germany (2020)

  • conducting extensive research and fact-checks for investigative TV items

  • conducting filmed interviews

  • researching key interviewees and experts

Translator for science-related news - Innovation Origins, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2019- 2020)

  • languages: German and English; Dutch to German/English

  • ensuring the translated version of articles used the same tone and maintained the journalistic storytelling of the original

  • publishing articles via content management system WordPress

Freelancer - Recklinghäuser Zeitung, Recklinghausen, Germany (2017- 2020)

  • writing articles and taking photos for the newspaper

  • coverage of local events

  • connecting and forming a bond with local organizations and communities

Public Relations Intern - Grimme-Institut, Marl, Germany (2018)

  • writing press releases, newsletters, and blog posts to promote the institute’s work and mission

  • publishing and promoting content via social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

  • preparing interview briefings

Reporter Intern - Radio Vest, Recklinghausen, Germany (2018)

  • recording and editing audio

  • conducting interviews with local figures and organizations

  • surveys on the street for matters concerning local residents

Reporter Intern - Recklinghäuser Zeitung, Recklinghausen, Germany (2017)

Mentor for first-years of American Studies - University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2015)

  • leading group sessions to help first-years transition from high school to university

  • providing study tips and guidance on important contact persons as well as course material

Director’s Assistant Intern - Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany (2013)

  • coordinating actors, props, and costumes during rehearsals and performances to ensure a smooth run of an opera involving over thirty singers and actors

Education

MA Journalism - University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2018 - 2020)

  • specialization: Global Journalism

  • writing articles: news, online, feature and investigative

  • recording and editing audio using Adobe Audition

  • recording and editing video using Adobe Premiere Pro

  • data journalism: how to evaluate and use data for journalistic purposes

  • investigative journalism

BA American Studies - University of Groningen, The Netherlands (2014-2017)

  • Minor: Media and Journalistic Culture

  • Semester abroad in 2016: Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Abitur - Hittorf-Gymnasium, Germany (2004-2013)

  • Bilingual certificate

  • Two-week-long exchange with Wymondham High School, England

  • High School Year in 2010/2011: Cherokee High School, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA

Other activities

Committee “Human Rights of Groningen” - Amnesty International Student Group Groningen, The Netherlands (2017)

  • Researching human rights issues in the city

  • conducting interviews

  • posting findings on social media

Reporter for the student newspaper “The Paladin” - Furman University, Greenville, USA

  • Writing articles

Skills

Languages

  • German (native)

  • English (fluent)

  • Dutch (good)

  • French (conversational)

Programs

  • Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

  • Adobe Audition

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Content-management systems WordPress and Squarespace

  • Google Sheets

Other

  • Driver’s License