Olena Hrazhdan
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Elementary proficiency
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Ukrainian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Онлайн-курс з економічної журналістики "Як писати про економіку без помилок"
EdEraOct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Copywriting Intensive
Практична школа комунікацій BazilikJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
SMM Strategy Intensive
Практична школа комунікацій BazilikJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Journalism Full Course
Практична школа комунікацій BazilikDec, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
8-ий набір Відкритого університету реформ
Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM)Dec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Журналістська Кузня "Жук 6.0": журналісьскі розслідування
КМО "Фундація регіональних ініціатив"May, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Правозахисні воркшопи
ВМГО "Фундація регіональних ініціатив"Jul, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Курс "Боротьба з корупцією"
Prometheus MOOCJun, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Yound Adults Advanced
British Council UkraineApr, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Standartkurs A2.2
Goethe-Institut UkraineMar, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Certificate in Advanced English
University of Cambridge ESOL ExaminationsJul, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
First Certificate in English
University of Cambridge ESOL ExaminationsJul, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Page
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Ukraine
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Journalist and Editor
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Business Journalist and PR writer (freelance)
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Jun 2022 - Sep 2023
Articles for media outlets (Institute of War and Peace Reporting, Liga, Zn.ua, Biz.Censor, Neruhomi, Äripäev) Ghostwriting Op-Eds: full process of brainstoring article ideas, agreeing with media's editors, co-writing, editing and publishing. Media: Ekonomichna Pravda, NV, RBK-Ukraina, Forbes. Clients include Ukrainian media, IT companies and an IT university, insurance companies, a law firm, Vkursi big data platform, NGO that creates content about the Nobel Prize. Articles for media outlets (Institute of War and Peace Reporting, Liga, Zn.ua, Biz.Censor, Neruhomi, Äripäev) Ghostwriting Op-Eds: full process of brainstoring article ideas, agreeing with media's editors, co-writing, editing and publishing. Media: Ekonomichna Pravda, NV, RBK-Ukraina, Forbes. Clients include Ukrainian media, IT companies and an IT university, insurance companies, a law firm, Vkursi big data platform, NGO that creates content about the Nobel Prize.
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Forbes Ukraine
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Ukraine
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant News Editor
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Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
Wrote about 180 news publications about the war in Ukraine, Ukraine's economy and business during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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News Desk Reporter (Кореспондент відділу швидкого реагування)
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Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
16 articles about media, creative economy, retail/FMCG, real estate and business conflicts.Conducted interviews with all sides of business conflicts to ensure everyone will be heard. Average time of producing ar article: two days.
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Український капітал (ucap.io)
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Kyiv City, Ukraine
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Business Journalist
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Oct 2020 - Jan 2022
Created 78 articles for Ukrainian Capital, interviewed all sources needed, searched and analysed basic financial data and visualise it in a simple way in Flourish or Datawrapper. My stories covered: - banking and finance, - Ukraine's National Bank and its regulations - bills and laws considering Ukraine's economy - Ukraine's judicial system, law enforcement and rule of law - nonbanking financial institutions - tax amnesty - public finance - Ukraine's state banks privatisation I have also created articles about: - land market reform in Ukraine - M&A deals between Ukrainian companies - special tax regime for IT in Ukraine - Ukrainian real estate - relationships between Ukraine and the IMF - cryptocurrency and mining - high natural gas prices - trading statistics between Ukraine and the European Union - hydrogen economics Show less
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Dead Lawyers Society
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Ukraine
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contributing Writer
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Nov 2020 - May 2021
For DLS, I wrote brief articles (posts) about legal tech and news about law firms or legal services around the world. For DLS, I wrote brief articles (posts) about legal tech and news about law firms or legal services around the world.
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School of Visual Communication
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Ukraine
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Graphic Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Strategist (project)
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Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Research for creating the brand strategy (researching competitors, company's history, interviewing the company's owners) Co-writing brand strategy in a team Social media strategy research (company's SM strategy as well as competitors' SM strategies) Creating a communication strategy Conducting in-depth interviews for brand and communication strategy Research for creating the brand strategy (researching competitors, company's history, interviewing the company's owners) Co-writing brand strategy in a team Social media strategy research (company's SM strategy as well as competitors' SM strategies) Creating a communication strategy Conducting in-depth interviews for brand and communication strategy
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UATV Channel
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Ukraine
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Broadcast Journalist Intern
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Mar 2020 - May 2020
○ Following the latest agenda on political and social topics, as well as rule of law and law enforcement agenda○ Creating news bulletins and soundbites, editing the news package footage and the package text○ Working with cameramen in the field, and with video editors developing the high-quality footage for news bulletins○ Creating a website article about Ukrainian Fashion Week FW20-21○ Editing news packages and news bulletins for publishing on Brightcove and BRNA platforms
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International News Content Editor
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Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
○ Editing the news package footage and the package text○ Editing news packages and news bulletins for publishing on Brightcove and BRNA platforms
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Court Reporter Intern
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Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
— Writing articles about the court's decisions — Visiting court hearings and making articles — Writing articles about the court's decisions — Visiting court hearings and making articles
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BookInBag
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Kiev Region, Ukraine
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Public Relations Intern
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
- writing and planning blog posts for a photo exhibition event page - editing texts about the exhibition for external publications and handouts in Ukrainian and English - negotiating with polygraphy - writing and planning blog posts for a photo exhibition event page - editing texts about the exhibition for external publications and handouts in Ukrainian and English - negotiating with polygraphy
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Communication Assistant (Intern)
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
The Eidos Centre for Political Studies and Analysis is a thinktank specializing in public procurement analyzing, local politics and communities as well as political education. In the communications department of the centre, I created 3 articles: - an article about public procurement in Ukraine and the role of ProZorro system - posts about free access to public information - an investigation article about importing of new cars for personal use without payment of customs duties that are made by Ukrainian civil servants Another task was making a video survey asking Kyiv citizens about public information access. Show less
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Education
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Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Bachelor's degree, Ukrainian Language and Literature