Nina Ratavaara

NINA RATAVAARA PORTFOLIO ABOUT ME I am an international communications professional with several years of experience and a focus on music, social media and events. I also work as a freelance writer, translator and blogger, mainly but not exclusively in the music industry. Currently, I am also broadening my knowledge with the Music Manager Course organized by the Finnish Music Managers Forum, Music Finland, and Universities of Applied Sciences Arcada and SeAMK. For a more detailed CV visit my LinkedIn profile or download my CV here. NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- - WHAT I DO COMMUNICATION Aus Finnland Music Finland's GSA Internationalization Project: Website, Social Media, Event communications Nokia & Microsoft Corporate, Internal & Event Communications WRITING The Metal Phenomenon Music Blog AllMetalFest Festival & Concert Reviews Helsinki Times / 6Degrees English language newspaper & magazine Finnland-Magazin Magazine of the Association of Swiss Friends of Finland MISC Translations For projects, bands, festivals (FIN-ENG/GER, ENG-GER-ENG) Proofreading & Editing Books, press releases, lyrics & booklets Events/Hosting Organization, hosting guests, bands at fairs, festivals NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- - REFERENCES AUS FINNLAND- https://musicfinland.com/en/news/finnish-music-exports-surge-in-germany http://ausfinnland.de/de/ Aus Finnland, carried out in 2015-16, was the biggest internationalisation venture for Finnish music ever. The two-year venture encompassed the entire Finnish music industry. During the initiative, companies’ turnover expanded significantly in the region and Finnish music was seen and heard throughout German-speaking Europe (GSA: Germany, Switzerland and Austria), including on radio and at concert venues. My tasks: All German communications (social media, website, writing), event organization, hosting. THE METAL PHENOMENON 2016 www.themetalphenomenon.com Metal music blog created completely by myself. Concert & Festival reviews, interviews, articles. NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- - REFERENCES ALL METAL FEST- (Festival & Concert reviews) www.allmetalfest.com Jalometalli Festival: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 Steelfest Open Air: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Tuska Open Air Metal Festival: 2016, 2015, 2014 Concerts: Beastmilk, Alcest, Watain, Amon Amarth, Jex Toth, Pain, Solstafir, Agalloch, WITTR BIRGIT'S GARDEN 2015 (English language editing & proof reading) www.eijamakivuoti.net/birgits-garden/ Birgit's Garden is an art photography book by Eija Mäkivuoti. Through photographs and short texts, a multifaceted story is told about the Faroe Islands, a hidden place no one happens upon by chance. NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- - REFERENCES HELSINKI TIMES & 6DEGREES 2010 (English language newspaper & magazine) www.helsinkitimes.fi www.6d.fi My work as editorial intern consisted of editorial tasks such as copyediting, proofreading, as well as writing articles and reportages. After the internship ended I continued writing occasional articles for both publications on a variety of topics. OFFENSE ZINE 2013 http://offensezine.com/ Offense zine, a cooperation project between Estonia, Finland and Switzerland, brings its readers both old and forgotten as well as new interviews with famous and not-so-famous black/death metal bands. I conduct the newer interviews and do proofreading and editing for the zine. NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- - REFERENCES FINNLAND-MAGAZIN- (Print magazine of the Association of Swiss Friends of Finland) www.svff.ch I wrote articles and conducted interviews on a broad variety of topics for the German language part of the Finnland-Magazin. MISCELLANEOUS I have translated, proofread and edited various texts for projects, organizations, festivals, events, and bands a.o. such as press releases, Terms & Conditions, booklets, lyrics and other texts. Find more direct links to my articles here. NINA RATAVAARA - WWW.NINARATAVAARA.COM --- -