I'm an international editor and journalist, currently based in Beirut. My passions are travel and human interest stories. I've traveled across the world and lived in eight different countries across three continents. Currently I work as an editor for a Lebanese human-rights NGO. I can offer strong experience in print and digital (including SEO). Successful in a range of styles, with a talent for transforming dense or technical subject matter into clear and accessible copy as well as writing for diverse audiences. Working as an investigative journalist primed me in unabashedly pursuing interviewees and unearthing unconventional finds in unexpected places. I speak fluent English, French and Latvian, and some Spanish and Arabic.
Work history
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EditorThis Is Lebanon
Beirut, LebanonFreelance
I work as editor for This Is Lebanon, an NGO and activist group which helps abused migrant domestic workers. The website is currently undergoing a redesign, but you can see some of the stories I have edited. Many of these stories are long, complicated, and have either been written by, or been told to us by, people whose first language isn’t English. The challenge is to retain their voice while also ensuring the story is understandable and accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Due to the sensitive nature of the stories I also have to be aware of potential libel issues.
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Freelance travel writerSpotted by Locals
Beirut, LebanonFreelance
I'm one of the four key writers involved in creating Spotted by Locals' new Beirut guide. For Spotted By Locals, I've covered everything from the best of Beirut's street art, to architecture (from the more unusual, to the very traditional), and restaurants.
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Skills
- Research Writing
- News Reporting
- Feature Writer
- Content Marketing
- Journalism
- Copywriting
- Content and Media Writing
- Article Writing
- Sub-editing
- SEO Optimisation
Education
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Master of ArtsCity University London
- London, United Kingdom
I hold an MA in Investigative Journalism. Topics covered included business and financial journalism to investigations into individuals, organisations and corporations to miscarriages of justice. I learned the essential skills required by the media industry such as producing news and feature material, interviewing, production, law, structure of government and ethics.
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Master of ArtsUniversity of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I hold an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology. It very much tied in with my interest in justice and social issues. I spent one year on Erasmus exchange studying the same subjects in French at the Université Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, France.