Sierd Van Der Bij

Experience

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  VPRO 3VOOR12/Friesland

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2012

  Editor-in-Chief and Editor

  3VOOR12/Friesland is an online music magazine which functions as an online platform for musicians and writers. Frisian local music scene, reviews, interviews, cover stories and multimedia.

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  Omrop Fryslân

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2010

  Technical Assistant

  Autocue operation, camera assistance, cable management.

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  Friesch Dagblad

  May 2010 - May 2013

  Music journalist

  Keeping a finger on the pulse of the (Frisian) music scene. Reviews, interviews, stories and more.

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  Kuandika

  Apr 2012 - now

  Freelance Marketing and Copywriting

  Copywriting, freelance journalism, social media marketing, SEA, SEO and PPC.

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  Berlin Promotion Agency

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2016

  Account Manager Europe and Southern Africa

  Acquisition, sales, project management, research, copywriting, market expansion and cost cutting strategies.

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  Lufthansa InTouch

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2016

  Customer Service Consultant

  Active in the (Swiss) German and English teams for beneficiary Swiss International Airlines - General flight information direct sales and ticketing, special service requests, telephone check-in services, complaint handling, customer loyalty programme Miles and More, airport services, online booking support, travel agent support b2b.

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  Thomson Reuters World-Check

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  Research Analyst (OSINT/SOCMINT)

  Research in Dutch, German and French. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).

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  Amazee Metrics

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  Digital Marketing Consultant - SEO/SEM/SEA

  Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search Engine Advertising (Google AdWords Certified, Bing, Yandex and Baidu)Social Media Marketing + Advertising (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn)

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  Bookatrekking.com

  Jul 2018 - now

  Director of Marketing

  - All things marketing from startup to scaleup- Content strategy and implementation in English, Dutch, German and Spanish- Multilingual SEO and SEA- Multimedia: Video, Socials, Podcasting etc. "Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”- Jack Kerouac

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  Omrop Fryslân

  Aug 2022 - now

  Contributor Tsjil International

  Creating educational vlogs for a young audience for Dutch regional broadcaster. "Yn Tsjil International fleane we oer de wrâld om te sjen hoe oars it dêr is as yn Fryslân. Is der in ferskil yn hoe 't minsken dêr libje of hoe 't se har gedrage?"