CURRICULUM VITAE
Copywriting
After five years in domestic and export sales, I have been in the communications business since 1985. I have wide experience in marketing projects for industrial companies, particularly in the engineering, pulp & paper, electronics and information technology industries. One special expertise area is corporate identity.
My assignments include advertisements, ad campaigns, brochures, direct mail pieces, articles for trade and customer magazines, TV commercials, presentation materials, annual reports, graphics manuals, WWW pages.
Transcreation
Finnish into English, English into Finnish: advertising campaigns, manuals, communication strategies, video and multivision scripts, presentation materials, magazine articles, annual reports, share issue materials, WWW content.
Fiction: novels by Sidney Sheldon, Ken Follett, Agatha Christie, Andrew Klavan, Alistair McLean, John Grisham, Danielle Steel from English into Finnish for WSOY, Finland’s largest publishing house.
Project management
I have held several managerial positions being responsible for corporate communications, clients’ communication planning and implementation, and corporate identity programmes. Assignments have involved strategic and tactical planning of Integrated Marketing Communications to maximise the yield of clients’ communication investments. Costing, scheduling and sourcing of projects have also been part of my work.
Language skills
- Finnish (native language)
- English
- Swedish
- Estonian
- German
- French (tourist level)
Positions held
- Linkama OÜ, Otepää, Estonia
Owner, Copywriter 2005 – * Freelance copywriter, Finland
1996-2005 - A&L Grey, Helsinki, Finland (b-to-b advertising agency)
Copywriter 1994-96 - Keyword, Helsinki, Finland
Managing Partner, Copywriter 1993-94 - Taucher Communications, Helsinki, Finland (affiliated to Y&R)
Business Unit Director 1992-93 - Varis & Ojala, Helsinki, Finland (graphic consultancy)
Account Executive 1989-92 - Fiskars Corporation, Helsinki, Finland
Head of Corporate Communications 1988-89 - Anderson & Lembke, Helsinki, Finland (b-to-b advertising agency)
Copywriter, Campaign Planner 1985-88 - Finnair, Region Helsinki & South Finland (national airline)
Sales Consultant 1982-85 - Botnia-Carpet, Finland (rug manufacturer)
Export Manager 1980-82
Portfolio
I will be more than happy to discuss my work with you in more detail. If you are interested in my portfolio, just drop me a line in the e-mail or give me a call.
