Jessica Aszkenasy

Jessica Aszkenasy

Journalist, copywriter and stand-up comedianLondon, United Kingdom
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Jessica Aszkenasy

Jessica Aszkenasy

Journalist, copywriter and stand-up comedianLondon, United Kingdom
Work history
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    Lead EditorSave the Student
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    At Save the Student I report and edit news stories and features on personal finance and higher education aimed at a 18-24 demographic. A major part of my role consists in optimising our content and downloadable resources for SEO. I'm also involved in brand development and increasing our visibility to students via guest blogposts and online community building via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. I'm also involved in social strategy development and content creation, as well Google signalling and interlinking research, development and strategy.
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    Freelance journalistSelf Employed
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    I have been commissioned by Vice, Funny Women and Objectively Funny. - Vice: an investigation I lead on a Facebook group sharing illicit photos photos of women on dating apps; https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/59v37k/the-facebook-group-where-men-shared-nude-photos-of-their-dates - Funny Women: an analysis of comedy and the future of satire; https://funnywomen.com/2020/07/21/on-the-future-of-satire/ - Funny Women: an explainer of the Self-employment Income Scheme; https://funnywomen.com/2020/05/19/hmrc-a-translation-for-comedians/ - Objectively Funny: an explainer of the Self-employment Income Scheme; https://www.objectivelyfunny.com/post/chancers-of-the-exchequer-soothing-news-for-the-self-employed
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Skills
  • Fluent Spanish
  • Fluent French
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Wordpress CMS
  • SEO Optimisation
  • SEO Copywriting
  • Content Creation
  • Google Analytics
  • Basic Html
  • Editing Proofreading
Education
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    Masters, International JournalismCity University London
     - London, United Kingdom
    The course's main focus was news writing and production for television, radio and online platforms. I was also co-creator of a magazine and was able to assist in brand development and production. The course also specialised in social media strategy. To round off the course, I did my final project on the environmental impact of the Westernisation of dietary habits in China and the crossover between sexism and climate change policy development
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    Masters in International and European LawUniversidad Nacional de La Plata
     - La Plata, Argentina
    The course focused on public international law, Argentinian political economy, agribusiness and human rights. I was able to undertake investigative project on the viability of the information produced by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina, and graduated with a distinction.
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