About me
Dedicated and eager communications professional with a multidisciplinary background and international experience. Natural communicator with a sharp eye for detail, self-propelling and proactive.
Intrigued by how communication and new media practices influence various modes of social life, I specialise in cross-border communication, new media, community management & digital culture.
Cannes Lions evangelist, part of the NL Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity representative team with Kerrie Finch & Kyra Roest.
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NSG/SWAT
Tamara Ingram
Former Chairman
Wunderman Thompson
Bruno-Georges David
Président
Communication Sans Frontières
Joe Sciarrotta
USA CCO
Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago
Mark Lund
President McCann Worldgroup UK and Europe
McCann Worldgroup UK
Positions
- Curates content in various shapes and forms for FinchFactor and our clients
- Develops social media strategies & manages online communities for FinchFactor and our clients
- Brings online communities offline
- Head of speaker engagements
Ambassador and Coordinator for OrangeLions, the NL representative body for Cannes Lions Festival Of Creativity:
- Assists the reps team on their duties including jury submission, promo & activation
- Builds industry relations by creating and implementing ambassador programmes, organises events and manages the online presence of Orange Lions
- Develops social media strategies & manages online communities for FinchFactor and our clients
- Brings online communities offline
- Head of speaker engagements
Ambassador and Coordinator for OrangeLions, the NL representative body for Cannes Lions Festival Of Creativity:
- Assists the reps team on their duties including jury submission, promo & activation
- Builds industry relations by creating and implementing ambassador programmes, organises events and manages the online presence of Orange Lions
Communications & Social Media Manager
Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 2015 - August 2016 (1 year)
Communications Executive & Social Media Manager
Amsterdam, Netherlands
February 2014 - August 2015 (1 year 6 months)
Accounts include: The Ambassadors, GCRS, Festival of Media Global, Mr. President, Etcetera, MediaMonks, North Kingdom, viagogo, Anomaly
- Ambassador and coordinator for OrangeLions (the Dutch representative for Cannes Lions Festival Of Creativity)
- Managing social communities for FinchFactor and OrangeLions
- Ambassador and coordinator for OrangeLions (the Dutch representative for Cannes Lions Festival Of Creativity)
- Managing social communities for FinchFactor and OrangeLions
Social Media Manager
PIF World
December 2013 - February 2014 (2 months)
PIF World is the crowdsourcing platform that connects people and non-profit organisations.
Home to more than 60 leading non-profit organisations, including Oxfam Novib, Plan Nederland, War Child and Artsen zonder Grensen.
Home to more than 60 leading non-profit organisations, including Oxfam Novib, Plan Nederland, War Child and Artsen zonder Grensen.
Translator
CityBooks NL
October 2011 - February 2012 (4 months)
I, along with other students from the Universities of Cambridge, Nottingham and UCL, translated a city book written by Dutch author Abdelkader Benali from Dutch to English.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - European Social and Political Studies w/Dutch Language
2008 - 2012 (4 years)
Activities and Societies: Global citizenship program
Subjects include:
EU LawInternational RelationsThe Politics of European IntegrationScience, Communication and the Global CommunityScience, Technology and Global CitizenshipThe Anthropology of Nationalism, Ethnicity and Race
Dissertation title:
"Virtual Spaces and Communities - A case study of the skateboard community in Amsterdam and their use of communication technologies".
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Communication and Media Studies Grade Grade average A / 8.6
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Erasmus Exchange.
Subjects include:
New Media and Digital CultureEthnic Diversity and Popular Culture Intercultural Communication Media Worlds Web 2.0
