Maria Groot Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Studio Birthplace is a creative studio telling ecological & humanitarian stories for a sustainable future for our planet

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

• Interviewed over a thousand people to gather information for stories • Provided expert on-air commentary on Dutch and Belgian national radio stations • My work was published in a.o. Slate, Internazionale, De Groene Amsterdammer, Roads & Kingdoms, De Standaard, Courrier International, MO*, Apache, De Nieuwe Reporter

• Set up several international teams of journalists to conduct collaborative investigative projects in Nigeria, Mauritania, Belgium and The Netherlands• Raised over €25.000 in funding for investigative projects from Journalismfund.eu, Free Press Unlimited, Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism and Vlaams-Nederlandse Journalistenbeurs

• Wrote the copy of social media campaigns, B2B magazines and promotional material• Increased brand awareness for clients• Improved clients' online presence and online search results through SEO Clients include: City of Antwerp, Triodos Bank, 3.zone and Koninklijke Nederlandse Drogisterijbond

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Wrote up blog posts for the website and social media channels • Analyzed campaign performance using tools such as Facebook Analytics• Composed daily newsletter in Mailchimp

Brussels Area, Belgium

• Contributed to the entire production process: research, casting, site surveying and video editing• Liaised with stakeholders, including producers and scriptwriters to develop new program content• Managed day-to-day administrative duties: status reports, obtaining film location permits

• Winner of the annual 'Summer reporter' competition organized by the Dutch journalism website De Nieuwe Reporter. • Travelled to eight European countries to report on Creativity in Journalism• Received funding from De Mediapraktijk

Bachelor, Fine Arts

Department of Visual Arts with a specialisation in Painting Laureate of a Starters stipend from The Netherlands Foundation for Visual.

Postgraduate International Researchjournalism

Data-driven, entrepreneurial, cross-border postgraduate program organized in collaboration with Journalismfund.eu

Bachelor, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Internship at The Word Magazine, a Brussels-based, bi-annual lifestyle, photography and art magazineErasmus.