SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
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Jan 2017 - Present
FREELANCE WRITER / Smithsonian Institution
Contracted under the 'My Armenia' program to write feature-length articles on topics related to Armenian cultural heritage published across Smithsonian digital platforms.
Jan 2017 - Present
Aug 2016 - Present
FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR / Toprak Petq Chi
Led social media campaign, developed creative content, organized public events, and led production for line of reusable totebags in grass roots initiative targeting plastic bag pollution in Armenia.
Aug 2016 - Present
July 2016 - Jan 2017
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST / Smithsonian Institution & USAID
Managed and developed marketing and storytelling content across digital platforms for the ‘My Armenia’ rural tourism development project.
July 2016 - Jan 2017
Nov 2015 - Sept 2016
STAFF WRITER / PicsArt Photo Studio
Composed 6-10 blogs per month on relevant topics in photo editing and creative industries.
Nov 2015 - Sept 2016
Oversaw content marketing for crowdfunding campaigns of up to $50,000 and managed storytelling & communications across digital platforms (blog, newsletter, social media, website).
MEDIA & CONTENT MANAGER / ONEArmenia
Oversaw content marketing for crowdfunding campaigns of up to $50,000 and managed storytelling & communications across digital platforms (blog, newsletter, social media, website).
Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
EDUCATION
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Class of 2014
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Masters of Studies in Musicology
Class of 2014
Dissertation: Jazz in the Soviet Union
Class of 2011
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field in Psychology
Class of 2011
Certificate in Neuroscience
SKILLS
Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Video Editing (Premiere Pro)
Crowdfunding (Indiegogo, Classy)
LANGUAGES
English (Native)
Eastern Armenian (Fluent)
French (Conversational)
Russian (Beginner)