Aaltje Wiersma

Aaltje Wiersma has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Aaltje currently works as the Director of Commercial Operations B2B at Hearst Netherlands since 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Operations Director at Off The Record from 2021 to 2022, where they were responsible for managing a team and overseeing operational and HR tasks. Before that, they held the position of Head of Operations at Wayne Parker Kent from 2019 to 2021, where they managed various teams and played a key role in the company's management team. Aaltje also worked as the Manager of Crossmedia & Project Management at Mediahuis Nederland from 2017 to 2019, where they built and coached a team in addition to being part of the leadership team. Aaltje Wiersma's earlier experiences include serving as a Crossmedia Specialist and Bestuurslid Young TMG at TMG (Telegraaf Media Groep), an Account Manager Crossmedia at Sky Radio Group, and a Business/Operational Manager at Longbloom. Aaltje also had a brief role as a Gastcollege lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Aaltje Wiersma completed their Master of Science degree in Beleid, Communicatie en Organisatie from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, they obtained their HBO degree in Media en Entertainment Management from Stenden Hogeschool Leeuwarden from 2005 to 2009. In addition, they have obtained a certification in Online Marketing Foundations from LinkedIn in 2018.