R e s u m e
EDUCATION
2021 - 2023 M.S. in Journalism – Boston University. College of Communication. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2017 - 2021 MPA – Tbilisi State University & German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. Dual Degree Master’s Program, Georgia and Germany.
2014 - 2015 Erasmus Mundus Study Abroad Fellowship – Tallinn University. School of Law, International Law, Estonia.
2011 - 2016 Tbilisi State University. Bachelor of Law, with a Major in International Law.
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
10/2023 – 03/2024
Essex Media Group. Copy Editor.
Main Duties: As a Copy Editor at Essex Media Group, I ensure accuracy and quality across diverse publications in a fast-paced environment spanning nine cities and towns. My role involves reviewing, fact-checking, editing, and enhancing content for various platforms, including a daily newspaper, a 24/7 news website, weekly newspapers, a real estate publication, and four lifestyle and golf magazines. I collaborate daily with the newsroom team, focusing on clarity and flow. I extend my editing expertise to social media content, headlines, and cuts, maintaining a consistent standard of polished, error-free, and engaging material for our broad audience.
09/2022 - 01/2023
The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Statehouse Correspondent through Boston University Statehouse Program.
Main Duties: Covering political, legislative, and education-related stories; attending Massachusetts state agencies’ meetings; developing professional connections with state legislatures. Two of my articles were included in the Politico and MassInsider newsletters.
10/2020 - 07/2021
Euronews Georgia. Newsroom Intern.
Main Duties: Producing and editing international and local news stories daily (including breaking news), using Associated Press and Euronews online resources; conducting thorough political and legal research about assigned topics (including filtering and visualizing data for news shows); monitoring social media; assisting production team with graphics and gathering video elements; copy editing for the reporters; assisting a senior producer with the newscast and fact-checking; doing voiceovers; editing packages; pre-interviewing the respondents; coordinating with other Euronews stations to gather content; communicating with public agencies and organizations to confirm information; translating video magazines from English to Georgian.
09/2022 - 05/2023
Boston University. Teaching Assistant.
Fall 2022 Semester: Teaching Assistant for ‘Long-form Video Storytelling’ (JO502) and ‘Visual Storytelling’ (JO205 D1). Spring 2023 Semester: Teaching Assistant for ‘Long-form Video Storytelling’ (JO502), ‘Visual Storytelling’ (JO205 D1), and ‘Digital Tool-Kit’ JO710.
09/2011 - up to date
Freelance Photographer and Videographer.
I have experience in both commercial and documentary photography. I have worked with NGOs, Georgian national agencies, and fashion brands, including the Ministry of Refugees, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Regional Development, and Ministry of Justice of Georgia; Students for Liberty, European Students for Liberty, European Law Students Association, and Time Georgia & CoMode. I have covered workshops, governmental training events, and national and international conferences and created portfolios and look-books. I have professional knowledge of the following equipment: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon C100, Sony PXW-Z150, Fujifilm X-T5; Zoom H5 & H4n Handy Recorders and Sennheiser EW 100 & Sennheiser EW 112P wireless Microphones; and LED lights and soft boxes.
LAW, GOVERNANCE & ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
12/2019 - 07/2021 | Good Governance Institute. Executive Assistant.
Main Duties: Maintaining and monitoring project plans and project schedules; organizing, attending, and participating in stakeholder meetings; creating databases; assisting the project manager in developing project strategies. Additionally, I contributed to writing the 2021 Election Law Reform proposal for the Georgian government.
10/2016 - 06/2017 | Ministry of Refugees of Georgia. Quality Unit Intern.
Main Duties: Quality check of the refugee status granting procedures; planning, organizing, and managing the special study courses to improve the department’s overall performance; writing training modules on human rights issues; producing minute sheets of the asylum procedures and attending the asylum interviews. I researched and created two training modules – “Interpreting in Asylum Procedures” and “The Freedom of Religion and Asylum Procedures,” and trained the Refugee Department of the Ministry.
06/2014 - 08/2014 | Central Election Commission of Georgia. Research Assistant of the Commissioner.
Main Duties: Assisting the commissioner with conducting Election Law-related research concerning Georgian, German, and American election law practices.
09/2013 - 12/2013 | Parliament of Georgia. Staff Member of the Temporary Commission of Inquiry.
Main Duties: Attending testimonies concerning the breaches of media law and freedom of expression in Georgia. Filing reports in Georgian and English. Providing international organizations with reports and translating the final report of the Commission of Inquiry.
06/2013 - 09/2013 | UNHCR. Protection Unit Intern.
Main Duties: Providing translations of the various legal documents for the protection officers; conducting legal and political research; attending the asylum, refugee, and IDP interviews; providing the officers with reports; and assisting the office with various administrative tasks. Interpreting from Georgian to English and Russian and vice versa.
TEACHING AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Spring 2023
Teaching Assistant for Long-form Video Storytelling (JO502) with John Baynard.
Teaching Assistant for Visual Storytelling (JO205 D1) with John Baynard.
Fall 2022
Teaching Assistant for Long-form Video Storytelling (JO502) with John Baynard.
Teaching Assistant for Visual Storytelling (JO205 D1) with John Baynard.
Teaching Assistant for Digital Tool-Kit (JO710) with John Baynard.
Spring 2022
Graduate Assistant for Feature Writing (JO309), with Caryl Rivers.
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
2015-2022
Freelance English Tutor
I taught English to more than 150 students. I created my teaching method to help them improve their speaking and writing skills.
2017 -2018
Freelance Consecutive Interpreter.
I worked with non-governmental organizations and governmental agencies. I provided them with three language services: English, Russian, and Georgian.
2019
Spend Your Summer In Georgia - Social Campaign
I co-founded the viral social campaign that increased the tourism rate in Georgia by 14% in the summer of 2019 and and received a National Award from the National Tourism Agency for Extraordinary Contribution to Georgian Tourism.
STUDY AWARDS
2021 - 2023 | Dean’s Scholarship. Boston University, Full Academic Program.
2018 - 2019 | Tuition Scholarship. Tbilisi State University, three semesters.
2014-2015 | Erasmus Mundus Year Fellowship for Abroad Studies, Tallinn University.
LANGUAGES
Georgian – Native.
English – Professional Proficiency.
Russian - Professional Proficiency.
French - Professional Working Proficiency.
Arabic - Beginner
SKILLS
Interviewing & reporting – Advanced.
Multimedia Production – Advanced.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere – Advanced.
Microsoft Office – Advanced.
AVID Media Composer - Advanced.
Photo, video, and Audio Editing – Advanced.
Copyediting - Advanced.
Project Management – Advanced.
Shorthand – Advanced.
Tableau for Data Visualization – Very Good.
Wordpress, Squarespace – Advanced.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2011 – 2014
European Law Student Association. Member.
2014
International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICC Moot). Tbilisi State University Team member and speaker.
2017
Translating and Interpreting in Asylum Procedure. Training organized by Ministry of Refugees of Georgia and UNHCR.
2018
Documents Check in Asylum Procedure. Training organized by Ministry of Refugees of Georgia and International Migration Organization