Experience
British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark
Digital Communications Consultant (volunteer)
Building and running the Chamber's Instagram presence.
Recorded in Gyldendal's studio
Founder and Host, Mellem Linierne
Literature podcast. Guests include Søren Sveistrup, the BAFTA-winning creator of The Killing and The Chestnut Man; Ann Lind Andersen, film critic and founder of What2Watch; and Elisa Lykke, author and literary agent.
Hi-Fi Forum
Marketing Consultant
Website, social media and digital presence.
Danmarks Radio
Intern, P1 Debat and Klog på Sprog
Editorial work on two programmes, including direct contact with government ministers. Credited as tilrettelægger (programme editor) on ten episodes of Klog på Sprog.
Danish Magazine for International Students
Founder and Editor, DMFIS
- Founded and edited a magazine for international students in Copenhagen with an all-volunteer editorial team and freelance writers.
- Raised 65,000 kr from Tuborgfondet and KU's Studiemiljøpulje.
- Sold more than 300 copies myself.
- Organised several parties for international students, among them the launch party, which more than 300 students attended, and an event with FriendsOfCph.
- Ran the magazine's Instagram.
Private lessons, incl. Welcome to Danmark
Private Danish Teacher
- Taught Danish to diplomats, executives and other professionals, including long courses of 80 to 150+ lessons.
- Taught Ukrainians and helped them obtain Danish residence permits.
- Wrote original practice tests for the PD2 and PD3 exams.
Private lessons
Piano Teacher
For children and adults. My favourite composer is Beethoven. Chopin comes a close second.
Street Mekka
Volunteer Instructor
Volunteer workshops teaching young people to write and rap.
Krebs' Skole
Substitute Teacher
Blågård Skole
Substitute Teacher (full time)
Education
University of Copenhagen
Cand.mag. in Comparative Literature
Thesis: Theis Ørntofts antropocæne poetik, on the Anthropocene in Theis Ørntoft's Digte 2014 and Solar. Supervised by Professor Frederik Tygstrup. Electives include Rhetorical Tradition and the philosophy module Politik, samfund og værdier.
Rysensteen Gymnasium
Upper secondary school (STX)
Extended project (SRP) on Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke, the First World War's most celebrated British poets.
Projects and writing
Channel and website
Learn Danish with Isaac
A YouTube channel with 1,200 subscribers and a website with practice sets, easy readers and video courses for learners of Danish. learndanishwithisaac.dk
Information
Letter: street language in Danish literature
Published in Information, 6 November 2023. Also published in Weekendavisen.
Skills
- Editing and editorial work
- Writing for print, web and audio
- Social media and digital communication
- Podcast production
- Fundraising and event coordination
- Teaching and explaining complex material
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- CMS
Languages: Danish and English, bilingual.
Contact
Book a talk.