Experience

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  Freelance

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Freelance writer & editor

  - Writing various articles for journals and magazines- Editing and proof-reading various texts

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  Katalikų radijo "mažoji studija" | lrt

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Radio broadcaster

  Created and presented a series of the radio shows "The Art Of Music" (Muzikos menas), which was broadcast on Lithuanian National Radio

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  Baltos lankos

  May 2010 - May 2012

  - Assisted Editor-In-Chief- Managed book publishing projects and relationships with authors and production teams

  • Project Manager (Fiction and Education)

    Jun 2010 - May 2012

  • Intern

    May 2010 - May 2010
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  Vilniaus universitetas / vilnius university

  Oct 2012 - Jan 2015

  - Created a course "Introduction to Book Publishing"- Course included as an elective for bachelor students by the Faculty of Philology, Vilnius University- Teaching for 2 semesters

  • Lecturer / Faculty of Philology

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2015

  • PHD Student, Teaching Assistant

    Oct 2012 - Jun 2014
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  Edit street art festival vilnius & klaipėda

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2017

  Founding director & curator

  - Founded first international big scale street art festival in Lithuania - Curated artist line-up and talks- Raised and managed finances- Created and executed strategies for communication and PR- Managed productionEDIT Vilnius Street Art festival was the first international street Art festival in Lithuania. It had 5 editions (Vilnius 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Klaipėda 2017), over 25 big scale urban art projects was created, over 20 world famous artists was participating from USA (Mark Jenkins), Italy (Millo, Tellas), Great Britain (Mobstr), Poland (M-City, Sepe), Malaysia (Ernest Zacharevic), Brasil (Os Gemeos), Lithuania and other countries. Show less

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  Leidykla lapas (lapas books)

  Sept 2013 - now

  - Founded and developed publishing house with a focus on architecture, humanities, arts and literature- Led team of 4 employees and over 20 freelancers for different projects- Created financial and accounting structure- Fundraising from private and government institutions - Curated publication portfolio- Edited fiction titles of young authors- Edited architectural books- Curated book designers and visual identity- Transfered leadership role to new directorLAPAS is a boutique publishing house based in Vilnius, Lithuania.We publish humanitarian studies, architecture books of original content and fiction, aiming to stand out not just for the quality or a clearly focused profile. Our team tries to enhance every book with experiences that bring authors and readers together into a living social network.Book as a design object: We treat books as media content as well as design objects that enrich the space around them.Book as an event: Instead of a traditional event, every new book can be accompanied by an exhibition or a new object in town.Book as a social network: We seek to build a dynamic social network where authors and readers, artists and curators could all meet.Every book of ours has a mission to become a mediator for ambitious and inspiring personalities.www.leidyklalapas.lt / www.lapasbooks.com Show less

  • Founder, Publisher

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Founding Director & Publisher

    Sept 2013 - Dec 2020
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  British council lithuania

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Consulting project manager

  - Coordinated project Baltic Countries @ London Book Fair 2018 - Hosted Lithuanian guest writers during London Book Fair

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  Vilniaus universitetas / vilnius university

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2023

  University lecturer

  Introduction to Book Publishing

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  Lithuanian publishers association

  Jun 2024 - now

  Board member