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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

▪ Planning, creating, and disseminating external and internal communications campaigns in line with the organisational strategic priorities.▪ Coordinating the production and dissemination of high-quality content with funders, partners, and contractors, including videos, thought pieces, calls for proposals, and more.▪ Maintaining multiple websites on various platforms (WordPress, Wix, Thinkific).▪ Ensuring consistent messaging and branding that aligns with Women Win's values and objectives.▪ Supporting Women Win team in stakeholder engagements, resource mobilization, and proposal writing.▪ Facilitating knowledge management and centralization.

▪ Managing own sole proprietorship, administration, marketing, and communication.▪ Producing creative concepts, content (photo, video, graphics), and written SEO copy resulting in consistent messaging and improved brand recognition, achieving 100% client satisfaction.▪ Strategizing and designing social media campaigns to increase clients' visibility, engagement, and sales, keeping up multiyear partnerships and working with up to 7 clients at a time.▪ Clients:- Brlog zadružna pivovara (Craft beer brewery)- BioAndina (Natural supplements)- Corner69 (Sexual wellness shop)- Honey Play Box (Sexual wellness shop)- Igra užitka (Sexual wellness shop)- Carnium Botanicals (Natural supplements)- Chilly (Intimate wellness)

Zagreb, Croatia

▪ Writing a bi-monthly column related to current regional events and news.

Zagreb, Croatia

▪ Writing a monthly column on sexual wellness and comprehensive sexuality education.▪ Ideating concepts and topics related to current regional and global events.

▪ Collaborated on creative concepts, researched content, co-produced, and hosted a video podcast on sexual wellness with leading global scholars, s*x workers, and content creators as guests.

Zagreb, Croatia

▪ Writing grant and project proposals, supporting national and international NGO project planning, implementation, management, and evaluation.▪ Managing multiple websites, content, design, and building (WordPress).▪ Creating, managing, and writing email campaigns with a consistent open rate of around 60% and an average CTR of 14%.▪ Communicating with partners, funders, retailers, and customers.▪ Created and implemented the team's first SEO strategy which grew organic traffic by 30% and improved site's ranking in two months.▪ Organized national (Croatia, 90 cinemas) and international (Germany, UK, Ireland) film tours and distribution for 'Love Around the World', the most viewed Croatian film in 2021.▪ Trained and coordinated teams of up to 6 event volunteers.▪ Conducted literature review to identify key findings in existing research, leading to the development of a successful project and campaign to popularize social science through culture and education.▪ Supported creative book writing process with academic fact-checking and proofreading of Davor Rostuhar's book 'Love Around the World', the most sold Croatian book in 2021.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

▪ Conceptualizing marketing campaigns following fashion seasons, coordinating content creation, and managing strategy implementation.▪ Creating print and digital communication products - press releases, portfolio, brand books, look books, SEO copy for social media and website.▪ Co-organizing fashion events, meetings, and content creation studio production.▪ Managing internal and external global communication with media, retailers, suppliers, clients, resulting in increased (social) media coverage..▪ Managing social media, website content and design (WordPress).▪ Managing administrative and CRM processes, inventory, invoices, and orders.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

▪ Researched keywords and audience to tailor targeted content.▪ Wrote articles, interviews, and social media copy on sexual wellness and comprehensive sexuality education by following research, news, and trends.▪ Collaborating on creative concept and content creation processes.

▪ Researched, wrote, and designed educational and critical social media for @kriticki (Instagram followers: 77k) reflecting regional and global events in human rights and feminism.▪ Managed content creation and publication process, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of content.

Zagreb, Croatia

▪ Wrote a monthly column on feminism and comprehensive sexuality education.▪ Conceptualized topics based on current regional events.

Zagreb, Croatia

PROJECT: Sex Ed Video Glossary▪ Co-managed international comprehensive sexuality education video project sponsored by Stars4Media innovation exchange program for media professionals, in collaboration with RTV Slovenia and Sex vs. The Stork (Romania).▪ Maintained communication with interviewees and participants.▪ Designed and wrote educational content, hosted a series of 4 educational videos.

Zagreb, Croatia

PROJECT: SexEd by Reci.hr▪ Co-managed national comprehensive sexuality education video project planning and production, advocating for national education changes.▪ Designed and wrote educational content aimed at youth and adolescents.▪ Hosted a series of 10 educational videos.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

▪ Facilitated student community of 20 international students through monthly programs to promote university values, safe space, and introduce available university and national resources.▪ Managed event and program budget, community and safety protocols.▪ Managed office administration for a team of 20 employees.

Abu Dhabi, Uae

▪ Assisted with regular library tasks.▪ Created social media campaigns, content, and managed social media accounts.▪ Created promotional materials, online and offline communication products.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

▪ Co-edited a weekly NYUAD student publication News section.

Zagreb, Croatia

▪ Wrote research articles, personal commentaries, and travel reports for University of Zagreb student publication.

Opuzen, Croatia

▪ Co-produced culture media reports for national television.▪ Wrote creative concepts and content, interviewed festival guests and participants.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Gender Studies

Activities and Societies: Graduate Honours Interdisciplinary Seminars

Bachelor’S Degree, Social Research And Public Policy

GRADUATE THESIS: The Congregation Family: Youth Integration into the Croatian Catholic Church AWARDS AND HONORS ▪ cum laude ▪ GPA 3.852 /.

Peace Studies

Peace studies are a non-formal education program which educates, motivates, strengthens, and connects people working on social change..

High School, Bilingual Grammar School

ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 - Rotary Youth Exchange Universidad del Valle de México, Querétaro, México