About meMy company has been registered at the Chamber of Commerce since 2005. That year, I started writing travel guidebooks for the Dutch publisher ANWB Media.
Before that, I had finished the first year (Propedeuse degree) of Journalism and Communication at the Windesheim University of Applied in Zwolle and studied Arabic at Radboud University Nijmegen (Master degree cum laude). After having worked at embassies (the Dutch embassy in Kuwait and the Iraqi in The Hague), coordinator at Amnesty International and science editor at Erasmus University Rotterdam's Erasmus Magazine, I decided to work as fully independent/ freelance journalist and writer in 2014. Meanwhile I had obtained a postacademic journalism degree at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. I have worked as a correspondent in Tunisia for a few years after that for clients such as Al-Jazeera English, BBC and the ANP, the largest news agency in the Netherlands. I now work from my coworking space in The Hague, at home in Scheveningen or sometimes at another location for clients in the Netherlands and elsewhere: communication and content marketing agencies, companies, international organisations and media. My articles and content appear in magazines, on websites and in other publications. |
Photo: Eelk.nl
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Collaborating with me means:
Quality: I deliver good quality articles and other content thanks to my background in journalism and my experience as a content marketing writer (I've been in the business since 2005).
On time: You can be sure to receive the work before the deadline.
Dutch or English: I write content in both languages (native speaker level).
Photos: I can also take photos accompanying articles, for example a potrait photo.
Pleasant collaboration: clear communication, good agreements. planning ahead and a nice, preferably long-term cooperation.
Large network of freelance content marketingwriters and journalists: I'm a recognised member of Tekstnet, the professional organisation of Dutch writers. That means I keep developing myself by regularly taking part in courses, workshops and an intervision group with colleagues. And if I'm not available, I can reccomend another writer from this (or another) network.
On time: You can be sure to receive the work before the deadline.
Dutch or English: I write content in both languages (native speaker level).
Photos: I can also take photos accompanying articles, for example a potrait photo.
Pleasant collaboration: clear communication, good agreements. planning ahead and a nice, preferably long-term cooperation.
Large network of freelance content marketingwriters and journalists: I'm a recognised member of Tekstnet, the professional organisation of Dutch writers. That means I keep developing myself by regularly taking part in courses, workshops and an intervision group with colleagues. And if I'm not available, I can reccomend another writer from this (or another) network.
Fun Facts
- I live at a 5 minutes walk from the beach with Sjoerd-Jeroen, Noerani (8) and Ardan (1).
- I lived in 3 Arab countries and visited 55 countries.
- You don't need to be sparse with emoji's, smileys when you write me.
- My first books were about the adventures of a family of cats (written when I was 8 years old).
- When I was 19, I have hitch-hiked and lived in a tent Europe and the Middle East for 9 months.
- I should practise riding my skateboard and playing my trumpet more.
- Don't hesitate to send me marzipan, white chocolate and tripel beer.