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London, England, United Kingdom

• Advanced from “Head of PR” through promotions, expanding responsibilities to include celebrity and ambassador relations, CEO reputation management, and digital strategic communications• Leads a diverse, international team, restructured and extended the team with new recruitments, streamlined workflows • Creates and leads global and regional PR and communications strategies, coordinating with international policy and communications teams to deliver targeted campaigns for key policy… Show more • Advanced from “Head of PR” through promotions, expanding responsibilities to include celebrity and ambassador relations, CEO reputation management, and digital strategic communications• Leads a diverse, international team, restructured and extended the team with new recruitments, streamlined workflows • Creates and leads global and regional PR and communications strategies, coordinating with international policy and communications teams to deliver targeted campaigns for key policy, public, and media audiences, example media coverage can be seen on ITV, Channel 5, The Independent and The Guardian• Leads a thought leadership strategy to elevate the profile of in-house spokespeople through press interviews with top outlets such as Newsweek, BBC, ABC, NatGeo, The Telegraph, and Reuters, and social media platforms (X, LinkedIn, website), provides media training• Manages the CEO’s profile in public and media, securing top tier interviews with outlets like CNN and ABC, leads global campaigns to promote her personal projects, including her book and film, supports her public appearances and speaking engagements • Recruits and manages high-profile and celebrity brand ambassadors such as with Jane Goodall, Judi Dench, Joaquin Phoenix, and Ricky Gervais to amplify the organisation’s voice in the media, support fundraising, and engage decision-makers, example media coverage can be seen on Sky News, HELLO!, OK, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Independent• Advises the board on strategies for global stakeholder engagement, including with media, government officials, academia, peer organisations, and key decision-makers• Produces multimedia content in various formats, including video, photo, graphics, creative copy • Manages PR budgets, oversees external PR and creative agencies, and implements media monitoring and reporting tools and software programs Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

• Promoted to "Head of Communications" within four months, tasked with forming and leading a new communications team• Developed and executed communication strategies for the brand and the launch of a new corporate foundation on sustainability and food justice• Recruited and managed a network of brand ambassadors for PR and social media campaigns, organised events with ambassadors, journalists and key officials to promote the brand and the CEO’s profile• Developed and implemented a… Show more • Promoted to "Head of Communications" within four months, tasked with forming and leading a new communications team• Developed and executed communication strategies for the brand and the launch of a new corporate foundation on sustainability and food justice• Recruited and managed a network of brand ambassadors for PR and social media campaigns, organised events with ambassadors, journalists and key officials to promote the brand and the CEO’s profile• Developed and implemented a successful crisis communications strategy during the pandemic in 2020, to raise brand awareness by securing media coverage on Al Jazeera, BBC, Sky News, ITV, France 24, Monocle, Euronews.• Worked closely with the CEO for his profile-raising strategy, copywriting for his media appearances, blogs, and newsletters, examples can be seen on City A.M, Medium, Daily Mail• Led a creative team to launch the rebranded website and a branded mobile app, overseeing the editorial and visual content development• Executed a social media strategy that boosted Instagram followers by 25% in 5 months• Launched a new digital event series, generating additional income streams amidst the company's closure of food halls during the lockdown • Led the editorial management of the newsletters, increased open rates by 60% in six months• Provided communications consultancy for small businesses enrolled in the company’s business incubation programs, in partnership with King's College London, UAL, Mayor’s Fund, Prince’s Trust, TERN Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Worked for several international media outlets to cover international politics and current affairs alongside studying for a master's degree at King's College. Produced engaging digital and broadcast content for international audiences in English, Turkish and French.

London, United Kingdom

Graduated with "merit - upper second class honours" (2:1)• Modules: Digital Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing Communications, Digital Consumer Behaviour, Social Media and Marketing, Neuromarketing, Marketing Analytics, Research in Marketing, Brand Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Models.• Dissertation: "The AR Effect in Our Pocket: The Impact of Augmented Reality on Willingness to Buy Through User Experience in a Mobile Shopping Environment."

Lyon Area, France

• A progressive career at Euronews with promotions to roles with increasing accountability. Led a team of international journalists and content creators with editorial management and responsibility of news output for digital and broadcast platforms.• Selected to the team for the launch of the new TV and digital channel in partnership with NBC.• Supported the creation of the editorial guidelines, liaising with senior management to deliver a strategy aligning all language services across… Show more • A progressive career at Euronews with promotions to roles with increasing accountability. Led a team of international journalists and content creators with editorial management and responsibility of news output for digital and broadcast platforms.• Selected to the team for the launch of the new TV and digital channel in partnership with NBC.• Supported the creation of the editorial guidelines, liaising with senior management to deliver a strategy aligning all language services across TV and digital platforms• Authorized to sign off TV and digital content for accuracy, legal and ethical compliance.• Produced news, interviews and feature content for TV and digital channels. Show less

Lyon Area, France

The position managed a team of journalists and content creators in Turkish service, with the overall editorial, ethical responsibility and legal liability, reporting to Editor-in-Chief.. Promoted to launch the Turkish news service as a standalone TV and digital channel. After the successful launch, the new channel has gained significant credibility among Turkish and international audiences.. Created and implemented a digital strategy that increased audience growth, development and… Show more The position managed a team of journalists and content creators in Turkish service, with the overall editorial, ethical responsibility and legal liability, reporting to Editor-in-Chief.. Promoted to launch the Turkish news service as a standalone TV and digital channel. After the successful launch, the new channel has gained significant credibility among Turkish and international audiences.. Created and implemented a digital strategy that increased audience growth, development and engagement on multiple platforms. Developed and quality assured the work of a team of journalists and content creators. Led a team of journalists, and trained them to adopt new practices, digital tools.. Approved scripts and video productions for accuracy for broadcast and digital publishing.. Created rundowns for newscasts, directed live broadcasts. Participated in the editorial meetings, planning the news outlooks, content and production calendars. Produced news stories and opinion pieces, conducting live and recorded interviews, presentations in the studio and on the ground. Video and photo editing, created infographics Show less

Lyon Area, France

. Commenced as a multimedia journalist with rapid promotions to "Duty and Senior Web Editor", managed international teams. Instrumental in leading the transformation to digital, including content strategies, analytics and coaching and developing colleagues. Digital content and website management for different language editions. Produced live and recorded coverages and interviews on a diverse range of topics

Istanbul

Producing news reports and interviews, live TV reporting, video editingFollow up news, setting the daily news outlook for the international news Developing story, interview and news coverage ideas

Istanbul, Turkey

Writing news articles and video editing Developing story, interview and news coverage ideasVoice over

Istanbul, Turkey

Writing news articles and video editingProducing news reports and interviewsDeveloping story, interview and news coverage ideas

Online Certificate, Business Sustainability Management

Master Of Science - Ms, Digital Marketing & Media

Neuromarketing, Social Media Management, Digital Marketing, Behavioural Economics, Brand Management

Certificate, European Studies/Civilization

European Policy Advisor and Project Manager Certificate

Masters, Communication Studies And Public Relations

Bachelors, Economics