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Find out more about life after graduation from our alumni Tessa, Claudia, Christina, Alise and Amy.
Tessa
Current position: Assistant Brand Manager Conimex
Hi there! I studied Media & Communication as a bachelor, took a gap year in Rotterdam to gain work experience (board year + side jobs) and then did the Media & Business master the year after. I lived in Rotterdam during my student life and recently moved to Amsterdam. I work for Unilever where I have had both a sales and marketing function. Happy to help with any questions!
Claudia
Current position: Global Internal Communications Specialist
Born and raised in Italy, I moved to the Netherlands for the Media & Business (MA) course in 2016. Thanks to my Master's thesis supervisor, I stumbled upon the world of internal communications and employee engagement, and haven't looked back since. Right now, I'm a Global Internal Communications Specialist at TomTom, where I focus on people communications and engagement, employee experience, and employer branding.
Christina
Current position: Content Marketing Analyst
Working as a Content Marketing Analyst for a scale up called Global Savings Group. My every day tasks include writing compelling content for SEO purposes, analysing the marketing performance of over 25 brands and analysing brands’ data in order to help them gain more revenue via their affiliate marketing activity.
Alise
Current position: Business Development Specialist
I am Alise, and since 2012 I have been living, studying, and working in the Netherlands. I moved here from Riga, Latvia, right after finishing high school (literally within a month), and lived in The Hague for several years while studying Bachelor International Communication Management at THUAS. After graduating, I worked for a few years in several large and medium-sized international organizations until I realized that all I wanted to do was to study again. This brought me back to EUR, where I had already worked once before, for Premaster's and Master's programs and for the last couple of years Rotterdam has been my home! Now that I have my MA in Media & Business I am working in Amsterdam for a creative tech company and learning a lot about this industry. My ultimate dream is to work in higher education sector, with and for students.
Find out more about life after graduation from our alumni Ulisses, Palesa and Josien.
Find out more about life after graduation from our alumni Fonne & Kelly.
Kelly
Huidige functie: Adviseur Communicatie & Kennisbenutting
Hi! Ik ben Kelly, een alumni van Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication. Voel je vrij om alle vragen die je hebt aan mij te stellen! Bijvoorbeeld over de master Media & Journalistiek, het leven na afstuderen en het zoeken naar een baan :)
Find out more about life after graduation from our alumni Mariëlle, Joyce and Alysa.
Mariëlle
Current position: Projectmanager Sustainability
Hi! I'm Mariëlle and I'm from Rotterdam. I work as a projectmanager sustainability for the municipalities Uithoorn and Ouder-Amstel. That's pretty far from Rotterdam, but thanks to Corona, it's doable because I've been working from home since March. I love my job, but I also have a life besides work. I love to go out for walks with my mom's dog (she's the cutest) and to spend time with my friends. We often plan trips, like going to different thriftstores in the Netherlands or going to the beach. There is so much more I could tell about myself, but let's first meet!
Joyce
Current position: Risk & Crowd Service Manager
With over a decade of experience working on major dance festivals I can help you understand all parts that come into play in such productions. For example the ins and outs regarding permits and crowd management. Studied media & entertainment, arts media & culture and media & culture (MA). So I can also answer all your questions about these studies and all the partying that goes along with it. Currently living in Rotterdam.
Find out more about life after graduation from our alumnus Nicky.
Nicky
Current position: Video Content Manager
Hi! I'm an alumnus of the Communication and Media program. I'm half Dutch and half Moluccan, and I used to do bilingual VWO and the IB English program during my time in high school. During my BA I did an internship at a newspaper company and after that I went on exchange to San Francisco. Upon graduation, I enrolled in the Master: Media & Creative Industries. Besides my studies, I work as a content manager for het Algemeen Dagblad, and as Student Assistant to my study program. During my time in IBCoM, I used to be an ambassador, IBCoMpanion, exchange mentor, and blogger for the IBCoMagazine. Having so many extracurricular opportunities (besides being able to an internship and go on exchange) are some of the amazing features of this study program! Don't hesitate to ask me anything :)
Alysa
Current position: Social Media Engagement Specialist
Hi, I'm Alysa, I have both a Dutch and Surinamese background and I love that I was able to grow up in both countries. I graduated from my master fairly recently and entered the job market during these unprecedented corona times, so I have had my fair share of applying for jobs. I currently work two part-time jobs: I work as a social media engagement specialist for an international company; and I fulfill marketing and projectmanagement tasks for a startup branding & marketing agency, as a freelancer. Feel free to shoot me a message with any questions you might have about entering the labor market or my current jobs, I'd be happy to share my advice and experiences thus far :)