StellaCommunicates

I'm an experienced communication professional, specialized in corporate communication for companies in the IT sector. I worked in public relations at twago, a German based Internet freelancer platform, and managed the internal and external communication at Gossamer Threads, Inc., a Canadian web technology and hosting company.

My experience in external communication includes developing and realizing communication strategies for product releases and client communication, writing press releases, blog articles, proposals, and HTML newsletters, and organizing company events for client visits. I also successfully participated in several relevant business contests and organized talks and presence at relevant conferences and trade-fairs.
My internal communication experience includes organizing staff meetings and events, as well as setting up a Wordpress-based intranet which allows the staff to quickly find information about the company's HR policies and other company information. I also used the blog for updates on projects and office news.

I like to learn new skills and quickly adapt to new tasks and responsibilities. After a short introduction to HTML and WordPress I created mobile friendly HTML newsletters and managed a WordPress-based website, installing new plugins and making changes to the CSS layout, among others.

I also created this website myself (using CSS media queries) and the WordPress website awesomephototours.com which combines my interests in photography, travelling, and culture.

For more information read the PDF or HTML version of my CV.

"It was a pleasure to work with Stella on branding our new hosting website GT.net. She is focused, driven, and enthusiastic and always eager to improve workflows and to help out wherever needed. She helped build our intranet and managed our internal & external communications. Stella also wrote blog articles, proposals and quotes that led to new projects and business, and organized several company and client events. I was very happy to have her as part of my team and would be pleased to work with her again." -

Alex Krohn, Owner and Founder of Gossamer Threads, Inc.

"It was great to have Stella in my PR team. Together with a colleague, they managed to get unbelievable PR coverage with 400+ clippings in relevant media in just 12 months. Clippings included some major German, European and worldwide newspapers such as The Times and #1 tech blog tech crunch. Besides writing great articles which the journalists used sometimes without any adaptions, Stella managed to organize and prepare several CEO-talks on major German startup conferences. Last but not least: we have been awarded several awards such as IT innovation prize which Stella prepared. You will be very happy to have Stella being part of your team. Trust me :)" -

Gunnar Berning, Advisor bei Berning-Market-Research.de

"I had the opportunity to engage Stella as a Public Relations Strategist in relation to our new book, The Abundant Not-for-Profit. Stella is enthusiastic, professional and was eager to contribute her talent to our mission. She worked with us to create a media kit, draft multiple press releases and identify journalists who might be interested in the book. We were lucky to have the opportunity to have Stella as part of our talent team!" -

Lynda Gerty, Director Engagement at Vantage Point

Follow these links to see an excerpt of my German portfolio. For English writing samples please visit my blog.

copy editing

- Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Presse im Ausland

articles

- IT Fachkräfte aus dem Netz (newspaper)

- Bella Italia — Geschäfte mit Italien (blog)

- Lost in Translation 3 — When in Rome... (blog)

- Großbritannien — Die Welt zu Gast bei twago (blog)

- Der perfekte Arbeitsplatz (blog)

- Effektiv arbeiten als Freelancer (blog)

- Treuhand — Geschäfte sicher abwickeln (blog)

- twago safePay (blog)