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SAOIRSE KERRIGAN
SKILLS
Adept at crafting long-form and short-form text, both SEO and otherwise.
Experience writing for print and online media.
EXPERIENCE
Interesting Engineering, interestingengineering.com — Writer
MARCH 2018 - PRESENT
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Writer of daily science and technology listicles.
Writing engaging, long-form SEO text for the website.
Researching the latest in STEM topics, and delivering the final written
project to a sharp deadline daily.
Candid Magazine, London, UK — Featured Writer
FEBRUARY 2017 - PRESENT
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Film reviewer and features writer for Candid’s film section.
Conducted an interview with and wrote a piece on Academy Award-nominated
short film director, Aske Bang.
Published in Candid’s Luxury Issue (September 2017) with a
print-exclusive feature on the work of Sofia Coppola.
Stoyo Media, Berlin, Germany — Senior Copywriter
JUNE 2016 - DECEMBER 2017
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Responsible for writing viral videos for MTV, Comedy Central UK, National
Geographic and more.
Managed a team of freelance copywriters, offering critique and
proofing/editing their work.
Assisted in branded campaigns for Colgate, A&O Hostels and Hotels, DHL,
and others through copywriting, researching, and developing pitches.
EDUCATION
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland — Post-graduate Diploma
SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY 2013
Post-graduate diploma in Film Theory and History. Grade awarded: 2.2.
University College Dublin, Ireland — Bachelor of Arts
SEPTEMBER 2009 - MAY 2012
BA in English and Film Studies. Grade awarded: 2.1.
AWARDS
Assistant Director on Running Commentary, which screened at the Dublin Feminist
Film Festival 2014, the London Feminist Film Festival 2015, and the Indian
Feminist Film Festival 2015.
Winner of Audience Choice Award, UCD Student Film Festival 2010.
