OlesyaYakunina

Full CV / Resume

Professional experience record

1. PR-manager. Grafitec company. Moscow (January 2013 – present)
Field: distribution of electronics, Hi-Fi audio, computer hardware and accessories.
Creating news for company’s sites and social media (, VK). Promotion of 19 brands such as Monster, Phiaton, TDK Life on Records, Razer, Cresyn, Pantone, Datacolor and other high-quality products from Europe, Asia and the USA. Media activity: creating press releases, getting free press coverage (publications, reviews), pitching our brands to press (GQ, ELLE, Marie Claire or professional IT media RBK, IXBT, 4PDA). Planning, press clippings and analyzing commercial advertisements.
Achievements: a significant increasing of brands’ mentions in the media, access to social media (contests, communication with audience), increasing recognition our products among end-users, as well as loyalty of professional audience (reviewers and buyers).


2. Journalist. Moscow (2004 – present)
Interviewing celebrities (mostly artists, directors, ballet dancers, musicians) and businessman, reports, reviews, news in well-known print media: Kommersant, Teatral, Profilj, Karjera, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, L’Officiel, Playboy, Grazia, Psychologies, Cosmopolitan, Beauty, Shape, Mini, CosmoMagic, CosmoPsychology, Joy, Atmosfera, Gastronom, Vash Dosug, Zhenskije Sekrety, Gorod Zhenshin, Prestizh, Mobi, Travel+Leisure, Na Rublevke and also -site – и , , VIM magazine.
Themes: Culture (drama and music theatre, cinema). In addition – health and beauty, psychology, travel, society.
Project jobs as a writer, PR manager, translator:
– Cooperating with PR-company АА+ – creating presentation for Edinaya Sluzhba Pomoshci (2010, freelance project)
– Writing articles about beauty for , texts about company (2012, freelance project)
– Translating and writing articles for Greek yachting company Aris Drivas Yachting. I visited about 200 yachts in Athens and get acquainted with useful and interesting people from this area, managers and crews. (2011-2012, Greece, freelance)
– Preparation analytical report for Savvaidis & Assosiates participation at the II Greek-Russian Real Estate Forum in Athens. Translating and editing some articles for company’s site. (2012, Greece, freelance)
– Articles and presentation for the biggest Russian trading network of RC models Pilotage (2014)
– Writing booklet for agroengineering company Mikula (2015)
– -site editor of design-bureau Project 8/8 (2015)
3. PR-manager Organic Systems (UK). Moscow (June 2011 – July 2012)
Producing de luxe professional organic products for hair.
Promotion company at mass media, social media, among salons and ultimate consumers. Press releases, press-clippings, making and designing booklets and other printed materials. Organizing presentation of products, stage and exhibition. Updating -site, writing interviews, news, articles.
4. PR-manager, press secretary. Property Development Thessaloniki, Greece (November 2010 − May 2011)
Startup of a new project World. Development of company image, -site: panels-logical solution, rubrics, texts: news, articles, staff histories, slogans, presentations, interviewing owners of properties. Creating a scenario for shooting videos about real estate, video biographies of staff, interviewing the President of Editing, captions. Promotion of the company at various events.
Video on YouTube:

5. Ho guide. South Cross Travel Agency. Kos Island, Greece (April – July 2010)
Welcome transfer from/to airport, meetings in ho (app. 60 persons groups), excursion’s sales, helping with information. Leading sales manager of South Cross Kos Department. Worked at Mitsis Blue Domes De Luxe, Mitsis Summer Palace 5*, Mitsis Family Village 4*, Sol Kipriotis Village 4*.
3-days excursions with international groups to Symi Island. (July-August 2010)
6. Guide. Beleon Tours. Rhodes Island, Greece (June – October 2009)
Airport transfers and excursions to Bays of Rhodes, Saint Tsambika. (full-fledged program, creative mix of factual information, history, local myths and personal impressions).
7. Life Editor, Grazia magazine. Moscow (March – September 2008)
Interviewing Russian and overseas celebrities, writing, editing, rewriting, and proofreading of all the articles, creating themes. Organization of photoshoots, cooperation with guest writers, interpreters.
As example, interviews with a Russian TV-Star
8. Correspondent. Newspaper of the Bolshoi Theatre. Moscow (March 2005 – October 2006)
Interviewing Bolshoi’s stars and other staff, news, articles.
9. Reporter. Publishing house ComNews Group. Moscow (February 2004 – December 2005)

News, analytical articles, interviews about business, ecom, politics.
Education
Kursk State Technical University − Economics (diploma with honours). Courses of journalism (Lomonosov Moscow State University), courses of ballet history (The Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS)).
Personal skills
English language – Advanced. Greek – Elementary. Russian – native speaker.
Advanced user – Windows, Mac OS, InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro.
Hobbies and interests
Music education (class in accordion). Worked as an excursion guide in Greece (Rhodes, Symi, Kos). Candidate master of sports in cross country skiing. Practicing yoga for the last 6 years, 5Rythms meditation in dance, contemporary dance, Klein-Technik™, Gaga technique. One of my biggest passions are drama and musical theatre. Used to live in Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes Island, Berlin, Istanbul.
Some of my articles you can find here:
Interview with famous Greek director Teodor Terzopoulos


Article about Pina Bausch for Psychologies:


Article about gastronomy tourism at one of the most respected business newspapers in Russia “Kommersant”


Article about an unusual person – a master who makes pointes for the Russian ballet stars at the same publishing house “Kommersant”


Article about a famous Russian actress at Cosmopolitan


Interview with a famous Russian actor


Interview with a famous Russian actor


More interviews with links, photos and scans of journals you can find at my page in : ;type=3