Irina Wirjan

About Me

Media and Communications senior hoping to use my global experiences and diverse interests to do mission-driven work in journalism and media.

Location

New York, NY
Aurora, IL
Education
    New York University
    August 2015 - May 2019
    degree
    Bachelor's
    majors
    Communication
    Journalism
    Media and Entertainment
    minors
    Business
    Chinese
    Media Business
    coursework
    Entertainment Media Industries
    Advertising and Society
    Introduction to Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
    Statistics
    Marketing
    Economics of Media
    Journalism
    Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Work Experience
    Electric Orange Creative
    DIGITAL STRATEGY INTERN
    NY, United States
    July 2018 - present
    company
    Electric Orange Creative
    title
    DIGITAL STRATEGY INTERN
    overview
    • Assists in influencer outreach to promote collaboration for clients • Writes SEO copy and implements on back-end CMS including Shopify, Wordpress, and Magento • Researches keywords using Google Ads/Adwords to use for client optimization strategy • Assists in creation of digital ads, creating ad mocks for Facebook/Instagram ad campaigns
    Suraj Patel for Congress
    Press Communications Intern
    New York, NY, United States
    March 2018 - June 2018
    PragueCast
    Podcast Intern
    Prague, Prague, Czechia
    January 2017 - May 2017
    Revlr
    Social media intern
    New York, New York, United States
    February 2016 - September 2016
    Anastasia Chatzka
    PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    July 2015 - August 2015
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Fun Fact

I'm teaching myself how to play the ukulele and to pennyboard! Let's just say one is going better than the other...

Passion

I am incredibly fascinated by the way we tell stories through media. As someone who has always been motivated to work towards social good, I believe media has the power to affect positive change in our society. I am passionate about journalism and learning things about our world and its people.

Skills
Languages
ChineseIndonesian
Skills
adobe indesignadobe photoshopbasic html/ css/ javascriptMicrosoft Excelmicrosoft powerpointMicrosoft Wordproficient in mandarin and indonesian
Volunteer
    Cabrini Immigrant Services Food Pantry
    February 2018 - May 2018
Leadership
    Asian Cultural Expressions
    Creative Team member/ Model
    September 2015 - April 2016
    Global Media Scholars
    Scholar/ Prague Site Ambassador
Hobbies
Photography
Film
Fashion
Reading
bowling
Traveling
Hiking