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Purpose-driven strategist, leader, communicator, editor, and journalist, with more than 30 years of experience - both operational and strategical - from local, regional, and national newsrooms/media houses, communications departments, and foundations. I enjoy building teams and combining creativity, skills, structure, and a common goal.Most current position was as the Project Director for the Tinius Trust Foundation, focusing on developing, finding, and funding projects and initiatives that support the general framework for free, independent journalism and newsrooms, and working with insights into media markets, and technology.Key experiences:Fmr Project Director at Tinius Trust, working throughout the Nordics and Europe with projects to enhance free and independent newsrooms, media market & technology insightsFmr Head/Executive Editor of Current Affairs, Investigative Journalism & Documentaries at NRKFmr Head of Digital/New Media and Head of Editorial Innovation at NRKFmr Head of Communication at the Directorate of E-health, NorwayFmr Head of Digital/Executive Editor at AftenpostenBoard Member of Arena for Journalism in EuropeFormer board member & temp.chair of the Association of Norwegian Editors, OsloFormer board member of E24.noSome insight from what I have been doing together with teams, or through my management groups:- Developing multi-platform digital editorial, technological, and commercial strategies & workflows for national newspaper- & broadcasting houses.- Implementing digital strategies in the newsroom and SoMe operations.- Initiate, implement, and run consistent brand profile publishing & communication operations.- Contribute and initiate processes to build and develop digitally focused leadership in "legacy organizations".- Strategic & operational leadership to both work day-to-day management, and innovate and produce award-winning and agenda-setting in-depth & investigative journalism on all platforms (TV, radio, podcast, mobile & social media).- Leading editorial innovation, doing change management, and work insight-driven - both strategic and operational - within large, complex organizations. Hands-on experience with CMS, CRM, and user analytics systems.- Advisor, mentor, and teacher in management consulting, communications, AI (strategies & operations), prompting, and investigative journalism.

Listed skills include Online Journalism, New Media, Newspapers, Journalism, and 21 others.

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  Senior Strategic Advisor

  Amedia

  Oct 2024 - Present - Oslo, Norway