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Kristina Räsu

Tallinn
Kristina Räsu

Summary

  • Native speaker of Estonian and advanced knowledge of the English language
  • Great writing and research skills
  • Team player and great communicator
  • Talent to incorporate storytelling and use copywriting to create an emotional response, and trigger the desired action from the target locale.
  • Ability to create and/or transform content that's culturally adapted while still on brand
  • Culture-specific knowledge about the target market and pop culture.
  • Great command of CAT, translation, and localization software.
  • Attention to detail and great commitment to quality.

Overview

18
years of professional experience

Work History

Notino
Tallinn

Creative Lead
03.2023 - Current

Job overview

• Managing translation teams by assembling skilled professionals and delegating tasks effectively.

• Ensuring the quality of localized products through rigorous adherence to established standards.

• Executing localization testing to guarantee content accuracy and cultural relevance while optimizing for SEO.

Paul Rich

Writer
10.2022 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Managing Paul Rich's website and press materials through copywriting and branding.
  • My responsibilities included:
  • Keeping core messaging consistent with the target market and stage of the buying cycle
  • Assuring brand standards work with matching visual elements and language
  • Creating headlines, slogans, and other creative copy
  • Writing press materials
  • Reviewing agency work and giving constructive feedback
  • Working closely with SEO and Marketing Leads to streamline our work.

Apple

Creative Director & Language Lead
01.2010 - 10.2020

Job overview

  • Copywriting, Localization and Team Management of translators, writers and editors for Apple's Estonian website and marketing materials.
  • My responsibilities included:
  • Providing training and guidance on Apple's tone of voice to translators, writing team and resellers
  • Keeping core messaging consistent with the target market and stage of the buying cycle
  • Maintaining brand standards and matching visual elements and language, so they would work in concert
  • Transcreating headlines, slogans, and other creative material
  • Creating training materials
  • Reviewing translations and giving constructive feedback
  • Working closely with other EU Copywriters and Language Leads to streamline processes
  • Collaborating with X-functional to deliver excellent results
  • Meeting tight deadlines and removing the technical headaches.

MeetFrank
Tallinn

Creative Writer
05.2018 - 04.2019

Job overview

  • Copywriting and Brand Managing for MeetFrank's online and offline presence and marketing materials from the birth of the brand.
  • My responsibilities included:
  • Creating MeetFrank's character, style, and tone of voice to set up the brand from scratch
  • Introducing visual elements and language for customer-focused, easy-to-understand, and helpful marketing materials
  • Creating the brand manual, creative campaign materials, inbound marketing emails, articles, and blog posts
  • Conducting thorough research and interviews
  • Collaborating with designers, PR, and other professionals on large- and small-scale marketing projects and guerilla campaigns.

Optimist Creative
Tallinn

Senior Copywriter
01.2017 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • Copywriting and conceptual idea making for advertising campaigns, branding materials and translation requests from clients.
  • My responsibilities included: Supporting my Creative Team with copywriting
  • Handling translation requests from English-speaking clients as the main contact for translations
  • Collaborating with designers, PR and other professionals on large- and small-scale marketing projects
  • Generating and pitching creative marketing ideas
  • Collaborating with designers, PR and other professionals on large- and small-scale campaigns.

Marie Claire
Tallinn

Contributing Author
08.2007 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Writing world-class interviews and articles.
  • My responsibilities included:
  • Researching articles and interviewing sources
  • Writing and submitting interviews
  • Verifying statements and facts
  • Establishing and maintaining contacts
  • Attending events, spotting trends, uncovering insights
  • Liaising with editors, designers and photographers
  • Setting the relevant editorial agenda, and then bringing it to life using words.

Education

Baltic Film and Media School
Tallinn, Estonia

BA from Audiovisual Media

University Overview

GPA: 4

Skills

  • Writing skills
  • Research skills
  • Team player
  • Communication skills
  • Storytelling
  • Copywriting
  • Cultural adaptation
  • Cultural knowledge
  • CAT tools
  • Translation software
  • Localization software
  • Attention to detail
  • Commitment to quality
  • Asana
  • Jira
  • Junction
  • Monday
  • Canva
  • Plunet
  • Phase
  • Lokalise
  • Grammarly
  • WordTune
  • Google Sheets
  • Slack
  • XCode
  • MailChimp
  • Lightroom
  • Search engines
  • Social media platforms
  • Blogging tools

Timeline

Creative Lead
Notino
03.2023 - Current
Writer
Paul Rich
10.2022 - 03.2023
Creative Writer
MeetFrank
05.2018 - 04.2019
Senior Copywriter
Optimist Creative
01.2017 - 05.2018
Creative Director & Language Lead
Apple
01.2010 - 10.2020
Contributing Author
Marie Claire
08.2007 - 01.2010
Baltic Film and Media School
BA from Audiovisual Media
Kristina Räsu