Isabelle Gius

Experience

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  The Rattlecap

  Mar 2018 - Jul 2021

  Co-President and Editor-in-Chief

  I co-founded The Rattlecap in March 2018 as a space where activism and radical thought could be central and accessible. Since 2018, The Rattlecap has grown into a thriving student-run publication, supported by the Edinburgh University Student's Association and the College of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures. Along with my co-President, I managed our monthly issues, edited and uploaded articles, led a fifteen-person committee, and managed a variety of additional projects from a virtual reading group to a podcast to a zine. Show less

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  FreshAir.org.uk Radio

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Reviews Coordinator

  Worked as part of a small committee to manage FreshAir.org.uk’s presence at Edinburgh Fringe Festival; organized and trained a team of reviewers, worked with performers and PR representatives to coordinate press tickets, and edited all written content before publishing online; also wrote reviews.

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  Educate.

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Grants Writer

  Worked with the Grants Team to research and put together grant applications for a small but growing non-profit based in Amsterdam; educate. works to empower children and young people in Honduras by supporting community-driven education projects; wrote and edited blog posts about voluntourism and changing the paradigms of development.

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  Human Rights Connected

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Digital Content Coordinator

  Coordinated efforts to provide support to human rights defenders; curated practical resources for the digital library (organizations, activism tools, and legal resources); conducted independent research on international human rights developments; uploaded resources weekly; quality control, comment moderation, and Google analytics.

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  Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Communications Intern

  Worked jointly with IASH and genderED (the University of Edinburgh's gender and sexuality studies research hub); produced blog content and developed a new website; ran social media campaigns and promoted research and teaching across the university; compiled and edited manuscripts, communicated with authors, and finalized the publication of two 'Dangerous Women' volumes.

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  The American Prospect

  Jan 2022 - now

  Reported for The Prospect's website and print magazine on a variety of topics, from tax policy to labor reforms to abortion; fact-checked articles on tight daily deadlines; assisted staff with various research and reporting projects; responsible for social media posts for an average of 4 new articles a day across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

  • Freelance Fact Checker

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Editorial Intern

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
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  Release

  Jan 2024 - now

  TalkingDrugs Editor
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  Why me? UK

  Jan 2024 - now

  Communications and Campaigns Officer