Esther Gaitán-Fuertes

Esther Gaitán-Fuertes has a diverse range of work experience. Esther worked as the Head of Digital Communications at ACN International Aid to the Church in Need, where they produced multimedia content and maintained the organization's website and social media channels. Esther was also a freelance translator for Ediciones RIALP SA and a freelance producer for Pod Academy. At the London Review of Books, they worked as a Digital Production Assistant, supporting the publication cycle and working on digital projects. Esther also had roles as an SEO Analyst and freelance SEO writer at iProspect UK. Esther completed a PhD dissertation and worked as a researcher and department assistant at Complutense University of Madrid, where they also co-organized conferences and edited a book. Esther interned as a script-reader at Blake Friedmann Literary, Film & TV Agency and volunteered as a coordinator for cultural activities at the Studentinnenheim und Kulturzentrum Währing. In addition, they worked as a researcher at Sport + Markt AG Communications Research, where they created a database and fostered relationships with potential sponsors.

Esther Gaitán-Fuertes holds a PhD in Communication and Media Studies from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, which they obtained from 2006 to 2011. Esther also completed a Master of Arts (MA) in Film/Cinema/Video Studies at Queen Mary University of London from 2009 to 2010. Prior to that, they earned a Licentiate degree in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Navarra, where they studied from 2001 to 2005. Esther'sundergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, which they completed from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, Esther has obtained certifications in various areas such as fundraising copywriting, email and newsletter marketing foundations, and search advertising.