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Projects include​ - ​Contemporary Istanbul, Gallerist, Portland Gallery, Ballon Rouge, Museum of Art & History, Geneva.● Devising and implementing PR campaigns and securing editorial coverage in monthly, weekly and online national and international publications.● Working in-house (​Contemporary Istanbul​) to ensure the overarching communication strategy devised by external PR agencies were inline with the ambitions of the fair and that these targets were kept on track.● Proactively reaching out to the media, pitching story ideas and inviting art writers attend exhibition openings for exhibition reviews.● Drafting press collateral (including press releases, image sheets, Q&A docs)

London, United Kingdom

Projects included - Frieze Art Fair, Stephen Friedman, Thomas Dane, Jerwood Collection, Dau, Deutsche Bank, British Pavilion, 58th Venice Art Biennale (2019), ​Israel Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale (2017), ​Pamela Joyner & Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection● Responsible for developing and implementing media relation strategies and executing media campaigns.● Crisis and reputation management: Pr​eparing Q&A documents and briefing documents, identifying sensitivitiesand issues that may arise around media campaigns and at journalist meetings.● Worked alongside the company's founder to manage project budgets.● Oversaw the arts team and the staff assigned to each project.● Maintained and nurtured relationships with existing clients.● Implemented a schedule of regular communication to clients and led meetings to review the status of eachproject.

Istanbul, Turkey

Flint Istanbul is the first international communication agency in Turkey specialising in the arts and culture. With offices in London and Delhi and an affiliate office in the USA, Flint provides a truly global communications service for museums, galleries, art biennials, festivals, art fairs and cultural institutions. Clients included – ArtInternational, Sakip Sabanci Museum, Art Jameel, Rampa Gallery, Borusan Contemporary, Cappadox Festival, Çanakkale Biennial●Built and maintained the agency’s reputation with key external stakeholders (journalists, arts professionals, partners)●Boosted the agency’s profits by 40% and portfolio of clients by 20% through developing and actioning a new business strategy.●Increased stakeholder awareness and understanding of Flint Istanbul as a leading international arts communications agency with a global outreach●Created and ran integrated communications strategies on behalf of clients (including strong digital and social media elements)●Trained the agency’s local team (account managers, executive and interns) and oversaw staff workloads●Worked closely with Flint’s Managing Directors to ensure a strategic and effective approach to new business and industry engagement. ●Managed the agency’s finances (client billing, staffing, offices expenses) and reduced staffing costs by 30%●Compiled client reports and wrote project case studies to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative outcome of projects

London, United Kingdom

Clients include – Istanbul Foundation for Arts & Culture (IKSV), Contemporary Istanbul, Design Days Dubai, Jerwood Foundation, EY/Tate partnership, Assouline, Kochi Biennial (2012), A.G. Leventis Gallery▪ Worked alongside a team of colleagues based in Brunswick Art’s international offices ( Paris and Dubai) to develop and run projects.▪ Drafted proposals, attending meetings and pitching for new business▪ Briefing and preparing Q&A documents and identifying sensitivities and issues that may arise aroundmedia campaigns.▪ Proactively sold in stories to journalists to secure coverage on behalf of clients▪ Secured journalists, organised programmes and managed press trips on behalf of clients.▪ Quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated projects and drafted final reports▪ Organized and oversaw client launch events, including press moments, drinks receptions, press breakfasts▪ Oversaw a team of Account Directors and Executives to implement media campaigns

Postgraduate Diploma In Asian Art (Level 7 - Equivalent To Masters), Asian Art History

Indian Art Module Chinese Art Module Islamic Art Module

Master Of Arts - Ma, History Of Art & Architecture Of Islamic Middle East

Specialising in: - Boundaries of the Body - Art & Archeology of the Silk Road - Islam and the West - Islamic Archeology - Film & Society.