I am a UK based Icelander with a B.A degree in media & communication and a postgraduate student in scriptwriting from Bournemouth University. I have a varied experience in media. In summer of 2012, I was hired to be a radio assistant for RUV, The Icelandic National Broadcast Service. The job included working closely with the reporters and make sure they had their news articles ready on time for the radio news hour. I then worked with both the radio news reporter and the technicians to make sure that the news hour went smoothly. It was often times a difficult job and I had no prior experience but I never hesitated when offered this challenge. I learned how to be punctual and work under pressure, something that I have worked on since.
In the summer of 2017, I got a summer job as a newly graduated journalist. I started working for Morgunblaðið newspaper (The Morning Paper), the longest running and one of the most respected newspaper in Iceland. I was thrown into the deep end, and right from the start I took part in meetings with more experienced journalists and editors, I conducted various interviews with MP‘s at the parliament, the Icelandic prime minister and many other high profile people. I never said no to any job. In January 2018, Morgunblaðið called me and offered me a freelance.
In between those two jobs, I had various others in the media. In 2013 I wrote articles for the web version of an Icelandic women‘s magazine called Bleikt (meaning Pink), I wrote news for two news websites, Frettastofa.is and Landposturinn.is. During my B.A studies in media and communications, I worked one day for the television station N4 and did one report for the radio channel, Channel 1, which I did from scratch, conducted the interview, did all the editing and made sure it was ready for the news. I am a hard worker and make it a rule to challenge myself as much as I can, for it is the only way I believe one can really learn. I always make sure I am on time, I work well in a group and my previous work experience has taught me how to deal with various issues that may come up. I am a fast writer, which always comes in handy. I speak, read and write English and Icelandic fluently, and I can also read Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Faroese fairly well, although I cannot speak nor write those languages.
Work history
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JournalistMorgunblaðið
Reykjavík, IcelandFreelance
Been working as a journalist for the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið, the longest running and most respected newspaper in Iceland. It has been published since 1913 and has long established itself as a high quality newspaper.
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Assistant EditorFelagi.is
- Reykjavík, IcelandFreelance
Worked as an assistant editor for the news website Felagi.is. It was a news website run by media students in University of Akureyri.
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Skills
- Organised
- Time Management
- Article Writing
- Fast Typing
- Hard Working
- Ceative Writing
- Group Work
- Passionate
- Quick Learner
- Eager Learner
Education
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Post-graduateBournemouth University - Media School
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Just finished a post-graduate study in script writing from Bournemouth University and will graduate in November.
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Bachelor of Arts and Culture Studies University of Akureyri
- Akureyri, Iceland
Got my Bachelor Degree in multimedia journalism from University of Akureyri 10.June 2017