About me
A born (and trained) communicator, I have worked with a variety of subjects, but always trying to be as accessible as possible.
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I AM CURRENTLY part of the Sexuality and Policy Watch (SPW) team. Since 2021, my work has involved projects, research and communication. I connect different parties and partners in a project, and participate from planning to completion. I ensure that deliverables are completed on time and advise on how to do so in accordance with our standards, even when I'm not involved in the execution myself. I also research, analyse, write, proofread and edit at SPW. I am also a regular contributor to Ação Educativa, as a reporter, since 2020.
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My focus is on gender and sexualities, and I have many years of experience in the third sector.
Most of my experience comes from writing, reporting, proofreading, translating, social media management, scriptwriting and producing podcasts/radio broadcasts. But I've also done consultancies work focused on gender and diversity, research, and I'm used to assisting projects.
I've also had podcasts, blogs, YouTube, chaired societies and I'm always learning something new and taking courses.
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I'm [very] organised, hard-working, and willing to learn. To use Linkedin terms: I'm ‘versatile’, 'flexible', and ‘multitasking’. Through years of freelancing, I've become even more organised, independent, good at time-management and working with simultaneous projects.
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You will find a summarised CV below. Some of my work can be seen in the ‘Texts’ and ‘Projects and Campaigns’ sections.
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To find out more about me and the work my portfolio doesn't show, get in touch: nana@soaresnana.com.
CV
Languages
Portuguese - Native
English - Fluent
Spanish - Advanced
French - Elementary
Libras (Brazilian Sign language) - Elementary
Education
2018 - 2019
University of Sussex / Institute of Development Studies | MA Gender and Development
The dissertation focused on LBQ health and it was the highest-graded paper of that year.
Chevening Scholar.
2010 - 2014
University of São Paulo (ECA-USP) | Bachelors in Communications
Focus: Journalism
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW)
Project, research and communications officer.
Project officer, from the planning phase to completion. Assisting on research, producing periodic analyses of global sexual politics, organising events and providing secretarial support. Producing articles, managing communication channels
2020 - Present
Ação Educativa [Educational Action]
Reporting to different projects, especially De Olho nos Planos, Tô no Rumo and Gênero & Educação.
In 2020, for De Olho nos Planos project: reporting, project assistance, event organisation, management of all communication channels, podcast production, and scripting.
2018 - 2021
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2015 - 2016
Freelancer
Reporting, copywriting, branded content, corporate communications, translation, proofreading. Services provided to: Estadão, Editora Globo, Editora Abril, Artigo 19 (Brazil and London), Gênero e Número, Think Olga, Projeto Draft, Itaú Mulher Empreendedora, Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora, Programaria, Tear, among others.
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Consultancies and workshops focused on gender equality. Services provided to: AlmapBBDO, 99, ProPay, among others.
2017
Portal Aprendiz
Reporter. Portal Aprendiz and Educational Cities Project, text reports on the right to public space, politics, education and democracy.
2016 - 2017
A2ad agency
Copywriter. Institutional communication and branded content projects, texts and social media. Clients included Twitter Brasil and a company in the wind sector.
2016
Twitter Brazil
Content curation. Identifying, editing and publishing discussions and trends in real time during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
2015
Estadão
Trainee in Economic Journalism at the 5th Estado Course in Economic Journalism. The special issue produced at the end of the course, a guide to financial health, won the Estadão Journalism Award that year for best reporting in services.
2015
Observatório do 3Ëš Setor [Third Sector Observatory]
Reporter, covering the third sector ecosystem in Brazil. Scriptwriter of the Observatory's radio program, (2h duration - 2x per week).
2013 - 2014
Educar para Crescer (To educate for growth)
Journalism and social media intern. Writing articles on Education. Social media channels: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, which at the time totalled +1 million followers.
2012 - 2013
Agência de Notícias da Aids [Aids News Agency]
Journalism intern.
Main themes: HIV/Aids, Science, Politics, Health, Education, Gender, Sexuality, Race, Human Rights
2011 - 2012
Agência USP de Notícias [USP News Agency]
Journalism trainee. Reporting on researches from the University for the website and weekly spots on Rádio USP.
Other courses
2020
Public Health based on Evidences
Unicamp
2017
Gender, Development and Human Rights
University for Peace/UN
2017
360° content for brands
SP Digital School
2015
International Women's Health & Human Rights
Stanford University (MOOC)
2015
Microeconomics and Finances
FGV/Estadão
2015
Gender Studies
FFLCH/USP