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CV

Experience & Expertise

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Social Media Manager

November 2021 - Present

  • Manage all social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok

  • Prepare monthly social media reports to track engagement and growth
  • Produce content for YouTube and TikTok and edit videos in Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Create social media strategies to improve reach and gain followers
  • ​Design graphics for social media using Canva Pro

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Copy Writer

March 2020 - October 2021

  • Wrote English translations of texts for the booking platform 

  • Wrote lists of accommodations around the world such as ones with inspiring kitchens or treehouses

  • Communicated with English-speaking hosts and write profiles of their accommodations

Poland Today

Online Editor

June 2016 – March 2020

Poland Today

Editorial Coordinator

Feb 2018 – March 2020

  • Presented story ideas and features for the upcoming issue of the bi-annual magazine

  • Managed interns and freelance contributors by assigning tasks and sending edited drafts

  • Wrote headlines, captions and infoboxes, edited layout and made corrections in InDesign 

  • Proofread the entire issue and made last-minute corrections 

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Lead Journalist

July 2016 – April 2017

  • Wrote articles about Polish brands and companies for Time for Polska Magazine

  • Interviewed CEOs of popular Polish brands such as Inglot, Grycan and Ursus 

  • Assisted the editor-in-chief daily, copy-edited, and participated in the design process 

  • Managed the Time for Polska website by publishing the articles online 

Southern News

Managing Editor

August 2015 – May 2016

  • Planned weekly issues and assigned stories to reporters at the staff meeting 

  • Oversaw work of section editors and managed conflicts or communication issues

Connecticut Magazine

Editorial Intern

June – August 2014

  • Interviewed local business owners and wrote reviews about shops and restaurants

  • Contributed to four major features and was the leading journalist on a culinary feature

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Skills

  • Proficient in Word Press, Microsoft, Google Applications, Trello, Adobe InDesign & Premiere Pro

  • Interviewing sources for articles for print as well as video content

  • Multimedia and social media engagement on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube

  • Basic photography and video editing for online content using Canva, Premiere Pro, Cameo, Final Cut

  • Writing translations from Polish to English

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Higher Education

University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw

Graduated June 2019

  • Master’s Degree                                  

  • English Studies

  • Final Mark: Very Good

  • Thesis: “The Significance of Balanced Newsrooms: Bridging the Gender Gap in American Media”

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Southern Connecticut State University

Graduated May 2016

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Major: Journalism

  • Minor: Communications

  • GPA: 3.94               

  • Honors College

  • Robin Marshall Glassman Award

  • Summa Cum Laude Departmental Honors in Journalism 

  • Thesis: Breakthrough Magazine – Creative project which was a self-published magazine for college women  

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Additional Information

  • Completed a four-week study abroad program at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw, Poland 

  • Hold dual citizenship in Poland and the USA 

  • Traveled to 33 countries worldwide and documented them by posting videos on Vimeo

  • Started a YouTube channel about being a Polish-American in Poland (~4.7k subscribers)

  • Manage my personal social media accounts e.g. Instagram and TikTok (8k followers)

  • Appeared in 5 episodes of “Ameryka da się lubić” on TVP2

  • Hobbies include acting, reading psychological crime novels, biking and cooking American recipes

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