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EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Brooklyn, NYWORK EXPERIENCEFrettabladid Newspaper January 2021 July 2023Senior investigative journalist, project manager, TV commentator, and staff development specialist Reykjavk, IcelandLed investigative teams and managed projects on foreign affairs and Icelandic politics, among others.Managed training of new reporters on issues like writing, ethics, organization, and critical news analysis.As head of social media, led efforts to increase web readership, which became Iceland's second most popular news site, up from fifth place.Interviewed several high-profile politicians, including Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leading Icelandic politicians, ambassadors, and other notables.Regular commentator spot on the evening news show Frettavaktin, the second most popular in Iceland.As the papers COVID specialist, represented the newspaper in weekly televised government COVID briefings. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) January 2022 August 2022 Communications Specialist, Communications Division Brussels, BelgiumManaged internal communications for a multi-national organization of 100+ employees.Restructured internal communication protocols, increasing employee engagement and readership for press briefings on EFTA-related topics, including trade agreements and member-state developments.Social media manager and content creator on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, and social media takeovers in cooperation with external partners like member state universities.Led successful efforts to increase the number of traineeship applications from university students from less than twenty to around one hundred.Planned high-level events for visiting dignitaries, including the opening of EFTAs new building attended by foreign ministers from Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The United Nations February 2020 August 2020Public Information Intern, Department of Communications, Outreach Division New York, NYSelected from a significant competitive talent pool of dozens of applicants for a public information internship.Created content for Expo 2020 Dubai and the 75th anniversary of the UN based on archival research.Organized outreach efforts and stakeholder interaction for the #TheWorldWeWant photography contest. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RV) April 2018 January 2021 Reporter and radio news announcer Reykjavik, IcelandReported on news items for all distribution channels: web, radio, and TV, editing video and audio.Served as national public radio news announcer.EDUCATIONUtrecht University 2020M.A., International Relations in Historical Perspective Utrecht, The NetherlandsFocused on multilateral cooperation, intergovernmental organizations, international law, and decolonization.Thesis on the role of the African Union in developing human rights norms in the 21. century. University of Iceland 2015B.A., History Reykjavik, IcelandThesis on the history of search and rescue organizations with the president of Iceland as thesis advisor. SKILLS & INTERESTSSkills: Writing; editing; social media management; content creation; project management; internal and external communication; media and public relations; public speaking; email marketing; digital marketing; search engine optimization; Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Suite; Canva; Google Analytics; Blackboard; video and audio editing; news analysis; archival research.Interests: Urban exploration and travel; political history; films; international affairs; football. |