Isabelle Dann Email & Phone Number

London, GB

As Media Strategy Director at Aspectus Group, a global PR and marketing agency, I tell the stories of high-growth technology companies and investors through strategic media relations and compelling content. Sector specialisms include deep tech (e.g. artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber security, mixed reality), fintech, healthtech, climate tech.

Previously Everyday Analysis (online articles and printed books); rebranded and turned into a podcast in November 2020.

London, United Kingdom

Worked for a specialist PR agency, partnering with technology businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and the surrounding ecosystem (including law firms). Designed and delivered media activity for clients in various sectors (e.g. cyber security, telecoms, angel investor syndicates), coming up with original ideas for impactful content, which I’d pitch and.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London

3-month internship in the Media and Corporate Affairs division of the Communications team, assisting in communicating key messages about Nesta’s work to various external stakeholders.Most of my work revolved around FutureFest, Nesta’s flagship festival of futuristic ideas; headline speakers included Edward Snowden (via Google Hangouts) and Helena Kennedy.

London, United Kingdom

2-week internship placement on the features desk. Duties included: writing transcriptions; compiling interview cuts; pitching festive events to cover; writing up events for the new website launch; fact-checking printed articles for the new website launch.

Healthy and Healthy For Men---------------------------------7-week internship followed by temporary freelancer work for in-office activity and separate paid articles. Key responsibilities included writing new articles (print and online) and repurposing material for the new website, ensuring everything was SEO-friendly. I also managed social media accounts.

London, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Co-produced two pages of content on a weekly basis. To achieve this, I wrote my own weekly column, attended weekly meetings with other section editors and contributors to help pitch ideas, and I co-created the section itself using InDesign and WordPress. This position required the ability to research independently and efficiently, proof/sub-edit other.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Similar duties to ‘Lifestyle Editor’ position. During the first academic year, I co-produced content with another section editor to fill one page weekly. For the second year, the newspaper pages were reduced and so I was the only Beauty Editor, producing a weekly column for the section. The first year gave me valuable teamwork experience, while the second.

London, United Kingdom

Duties included writing product descriptions and designer biographies for the company’s ecommerce site and lifestyle features for their WordPress blog. I also created unique social media content, liaised with press for upcoming events, and managed databases. I was invited to sit in on meetings with potential new designers and to offer critical opinions.

Master'S Degree, English Literature, Distinction

Dissertation: 'Nymphs, Animals, Sirens: The Anxiety of Mortality in Ulysses' Taught modules: 1) ‘Disability in Early Modern England’ 2).

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature, 2:1

Exchange Program, English Literature