Agneta Gestrin Email & Phone Number

Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Currently I work in the Finnish-Swedish Evangelical Lutheran parish in Espoo. Espoon seurakunnat - Esbo församlingar consists of six parishes.

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

Espoo, Finland

Research for guest speakers mainly to art and culture events. To promote and market these events to a variety of different audiences, through different media channels. Co-ordination, networking and fundraising. A part of the job included moderating and setting up new exhibitions in the Hanaholmen Gallery; the latest 'Into the Woods' by the Swedish actor and artist Mikael Persbrandt.

Greater San Diego Area

I shaped the curriculum for kindergarten, teaching Swedish and cultural traditions with creative approach in speech, art, film, dance and music.

Greater San Diego Area

Part-time work.Arrange monthly mixers with Members and Guest Speakers. Develop Website for the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce, San Diego (FACC, SD)Networking and joint events with Swedish American Chamber of CommerceFACC, SD is a partner of Team Finland http://www.facc-sd.com/index.html

Greater San Diego Area

The Secretary's responsibilities are wide-ranged - Board/Member Minutes, fundraising, to arrange events/excursions for members, update social media, network/contacts and handle all communication with members of House of Finland.http://www.houseoffinland.org/During this period I collaborated with Lux Art Institute in Encinitas, California. The outcome was a very successful excursion to meet Finnish painter Jarmo Mäkilä, who was an Artist-In-Residence at the museum at that time.https://www.luxartinstitute.org/artists/jarmo-ma-kila/

Helsinki Area, Finland

Researching/planning for news/current affairs in five regions in Finland.Decide/co-ordinate on a daily basis the TV-news exchange among the Northern countries' public service broadcasting companies.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Lead the work of the editorial staff to strive for top-notch visual appearance and covering topics not yet on everyone's lips, in the current affairs TV show Obs. in Swedish.Responsibility to cover further the main stories/topics in politics/business/society nationwide, likewise in foreign countries.The work included close teamwork with editors, photographers, directors, film editors, news producers, HR-personnel, freelancers, translators, foreign correspondents, graphic designers and the anchor of the show.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Taking part in news conferences, but even more to be observant for developing news and "scoops". Research/contact people for interviews.Teamwork with a photographer on the field.Teamwork with a graphic designer.Writing text/assemble and edit with a film editor. Readiness for going On Air commenting, reporting about latest developments in a news story.This work has given me insight into every angle of the Finnish society; from homelessness to the Head of State. From visiting nuclear plants, shipyards and paper mills to meet sheep farmers, CEO:s, nurses, authors, scientists - hardly any professions are uncovered for me.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Close communication with the news producer, director, editors and all people involved in a live show.Writing textparts/checking language/spelling.Contacting guest speakers for live studio - writing questions for live interviews.Timing and content flow of the news show.All kinds of situations can happen on air. Therefore a news anchor has to be flexible and also ready in a split of a second for breaking news, when the world faces dramatic events. My most challenging news shows to pull through was the day after the WTC Terror Attack 9/11. https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2006/10/26/dagen-efter-wtc-attackerna

Helsinki Area, Finland

Organize the prime time show for a dynamic flow.In charge of the a.m. newsroom meeting. Monitor news agencies/network feeds national/international.Keep in touch with reporters/crew on the field about the progress of the news stories.Coordinate guest speakers/correspondents live.Constantly communicate with director, anchor, graphic designer, photographers, film editors.Time the show.The News Producer title has been in my portfolio since and I've stepped into the role several times during my career at YLE.

Iran

Exceptional work opportunity in Customer Services for me as a foreign woman in a Muslim country to gather country/service/sociocultural facts. The outcome was a guide to serve new Nokia foreign personnel in Iran. For Nokia's further business in Iran I also gathered marketing information about major cities.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Ethnology & Anthropology, Art History, Social Sciences

Master's thesis with focus on the identity-concept, cultural interaction/communication as well as cultural borders in meeting between two.

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design

Training in Mac-environment | Orientation in Internet and its services | www- project for Spinefarm Records