Angela Waters

Angela Waters https://angelawaters.de Angela Waters Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:27:28 +0000 https://angelawaters.de en Interview Producing http://angelawaters.de/Interview-Producing Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:27:28 +0000 Angela Waters 397216 About Me        My Favorite Piece        News Coverage     Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content      Panels & Podcasts       Social Media Management        Branded Editorial        Frequently Asked Questions Interview Producing <img width="630" height="785" width_o="630" height_o="785" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3cc3dd65e2f98f2d47a4d1139d897b21d8f422327766a6c0d10b8eeef37b56cb/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-15.24.27.png" data-mid="1049136" border="0" data-scale="60"/><img width="630" height="786" width_o="630" height_o="786" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c13656c24d28d08851c9be7e8f1f5de13c365a676e3411461032073850100bf6/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-15.23.10.png" data-mid="1049135" border="0" data-scale="60"/><img width="630" height="785" width_o="630" height_o="785" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8aa8bb3784c494e7ba80332432657e39093ed3c1e4554b3d10d4abd6fdc08f19/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-15.23.52.png" data-mid="1049137" border="0" data-scale="60"/>One of my favorite ways to work with brands is producing interviews. With street casting becoming a larger trend in advertisement, it can be difficult to get responses from people who are not professional models or actors that strike a balance between authentic and on-brand. I work with casting and production to formulate audio interviews with strong narratives that have the warmth of genuine responses, but stay on-brief. <img width="1071" height="805" width_o="1071" height_o="805" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bd85add8cdfe0799ba555959a212ca8061efa4b6041edbb77c343c21e335a519/Screenshot-2021-02-25-at-10.09.16.png" data-mid="1057382" border="0" data-scale="73"/><img width="1077" height="811" width_o="1077" height_o="811" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c910652fe41742b4c7a5fcfbec63dbe2a409d39b7d878ca00d17bccbb21df321/Screenshot-2021-02-25-at-10.07.56.png" data-mid="1057381" border="0" data-scale="73"/><img width="1081" height="810" width_o="1081" height_o="810" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9c9c1504fb7af9df94cee6230efa2740d31ee334a8d8a87fac477bd3056a054a/Screenshot-2021-02-25-at-10.08.05.png" data-mid="1057379" border="0" data-scale="73"/><img width="1080" height="753" width_o="1080" height_o="753" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9cf9fac3fcc3a0952590dd542361cbbf38509efe084a1acc5a143f7a8234ba60/Screenshot-2021-02-25-at-10.07.46.png" data-mid="1057380" border="0" data-scale="73"/> About Me        My Favorite Piece        News Coverage     Culture Features & Profiles  ... Frequently Asked Questions http://angelawaters.de/Frequently-Asked-Questions Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:04 +0000 Angela Waters 397212 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage  Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness &       Beauty Content Interview Producing      Panels & Podcasts        Social Media Management  Branded Editorial Frequently Asked Questions <img width="512" height="347" width_o="512" height_o="347" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/75751346f1dfe055db5e7022d2f0d44fae4466b16d22b3fc86da8f5380f9cc85/unnamed-1.jpg" data-mid="1049167" border="0" />Here are some questions that I’ve been asked during job interviews: Where did you attend University and what did you study? I went to the American University of Paris, where I majored in International and Comparative  Politics, with a double minor in Psychology and Journalism. I also spent a semester studying abroad at NYU Buenos Aires, where I learned a little Spanish and a lot about fun businesses that can exist when you live in a country that has it’s own interpretation of copyright laws. What is your favourite book? “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism” by Kristen Ghodsee. She does such an amazing job at making data-driven connections between relationship dynamics and structural choices by governments. What is your favourite project that you’ve ever worked on? See My Favourite Piece tab. What was the most random job you’ve ever had? When I was 24, I had a side job being a personal shopper on an app targeted to men in Silicon Valley. It was a fun mix of solving problems and using the encyclopaedic information on fashion that women are often socialised with. What are your interests outside of work? I really enjoy shopping. Not so much the buying part, but informing myself on different online vs brick-and-mortar vendors, what selections looks like for different categories in my area and if things come in more sustainable options. This capitalist hunting manifests itself in different goals, like scouring resale websites for kitchy 70’s recipe cards or figuring out where I can get refillable household cleaners and soaps to ameliorate the plastic guilt that comes from bringing down the recycling to the courtyard. About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage  Culture Features & Profiles      ... Branded Editorial http://angelawaters.de/Branded-Editorial Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:03 +0000 Angela Waters 397211 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage      Culture Features & Profiles       Health, Wellness & Beauty Content        Interview Producing     Panels & Podcasts     Social Media Management  Frequently Asked Questions Branded Editorial <img width="1174" height="670" width_o="1174" height_o="670" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cc3dddf4585eed6c1afea41c48a35378ec2439943ffeb5befff3709b3c16af4e/Screenshot-2021-02-25-at-10.02.51.png" data-mid="1057378" border="0" data-scale="89"/> There is a fine line between commercial writing and pure editorial, but to make sponsored content interesting there needs to be a level of genuine interest. A good place to start is, finding the most interesting people connected to a brand and pinpointing interesting things you want to hear them talk about. <img width="1152" height="755" width_o="1152" height_o="755" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/97126f1f3dbe8b912bf174404f8abcea53350b388d6660b03d6d64d7083d3830/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-16.51.54.png" data-mid="1049163" border="0" data-scale="84"/><img width="1045" height="642" width_o="1045" height_o="642" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4972dbe57f2e07f958e53d6affd7a89d6528f62eac065edb6ff8021882e7969f/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-16.56.20.png" data-mid="1049165" border="0" data-scale="76"/> About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage      Culture Features & Profiles    ... Panels and Podcasts http://angelawaters.de/Panels-and-Podcasts Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:02 +0000 Angela Waters 397210 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage     Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content        Interview Producing        Social Media Management    Branded Editorial       Frequently Asked Questions Panels & Podcasts <img width="666" height="578" width_o="666" height_o="578" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bdc7976ba6e40d9727cb046b89cad2ff631b9a52abe843afccf854cbc2122532/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-15.46.09.png" data-mid="1049150" border="0" /> Panels and podcasts are a great way to go in-depth on a topic, creating the informative structure of an article in real time. I conceptualised and debuted the Sleek Magazine podcast, moderating discussions between face filter creators like Johanna Jakowska and Andy Picci. While hosting a live panel is similar to podcasting, a challenge -- especially when interviewing experts in technical fields, such as virtual reality avatars -- is pausing the conversation long enough to bring the audience up to speed on technical developments related to what the speakers are discussing without interrupting the natural flow. <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/af543e2e569ac13d05b49c85d39ca99872e2869130fa6c17927de14b7fa16f30/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif" data-mid="1049160" border="0" data-scale="35"/>         <img width="600" height="600" width_o="600" height_o="600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/adb74f4924ae74e285ffc49b1325decf84c7fd11187251ccc7077dbcac13fc8a/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gif" data-mid="1049162" border="0" data-scale="35"/> About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage     Culture Features & Profiles    ... Social Media Management http://angelawaters.de/Social-Media-Management Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:01 +0000 Angela Waters 397209 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage      Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content        Interview Producing        Panels & Podcasts       Branded Editorial      Frequently Asked Questions Social Media Management <img width="1102" height="725" width_o="1102" height_o="725" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e0c3732254498994742832004dfda08627429e8dc1f6d58cf06ad1e021e0438d/feed.jpeg" data-mid="1049166" border="0" />Working in small teams, I had the opportunity to shape the social media presence for different outlets in addition to my editorial work. I created social calendars and campaigns for accounts ranging from 100k followers on the Sleek Magazine Instagram to 3 million on the Facebook page of Berlin Art Parasites. About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage      Culture Features & Profiles    ... Culture Features and Profiles http://angelawaters.de/Culture-Features-and-Profiles Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:00 +0000 Angela Waters 397208 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage Health, Wellness & Beauty Content       Interview Producing.     Panels & Podcasts     Social Media Management      Branded Editorial      Frequently Asked Questions Culture Features & Profiles <img width="1118" height="735" width_o="1118" height_o="735" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e800fed8c2e561610948258cf6aaaa6a8528fa9a2de1c9b35474868b161945b6/Screenshot-2021-01-26-at-15.52.01.png" data-mid="1049338" border="0" /> My feature articles and profiles have been some of my favorite projects for culture publications like Highsnobiety, Vice, Sleek Magazine, Electronic Beats and The Travel Almanac. <img width="536" height="531" width_o="536" height_o="531" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/97a54e6292d1a8ffa673250555208969a418c3752db9af67f80330ff8d1c6d45/Screenshot-2021-01-26-at-16.03.08.png" data-mid="1049339" border="0" /><img width="1029" height="630" width_o="1029" height_o="630" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f9a503d23d91746de5adf0d0134d1aef2a7a541dfde931bc4ac9c01ba67db0e5/Screenshot-2021-01-26-at-15.59.47.png" data-mid="1049340" border="0" data-scale="64"/><img width="877" height="604" width_o="877" height_o="604" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/14f9efe9e425cd57fa3d13261888b95d800d430111e1aa462786635aaf97e3c1/Screenshot-2021-01-26-at-16.14.14.png" data-mid="1049341" border="0" data-scale="65"/> About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage Health, Wellness & Beauty Content      ... Health, Wellness and Beauty http://angelawaters.de/Health-Wellness-and-Beauty Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:48:59 +0000 Angela Waters 397207 About Me        My Favorite Piece        News Coverage Culture Features & Profiles        Interview Producing  Panels & Podcasts        Social Media Management      Branded Editorial       Frequently Asked Questions Health, Wellness & Beauty Coverage <img width="930" height="718" width_o="930" height_o="718" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/70e4f375b2c65112990c987b9152428ab908aa4f95eceb472c1e3301b0a5d6a6/Male-Birth-Control.png" data-mid="1049124" border="0" data-scale="85"/> I’ve spent years covering healthcare, wellness and beauty, both for a broad youth culture audience, as well as industry experts -- focusing on German regulatory bodies and drug pricing -- on subscription-based daily services like APM Health Europe and Politico Pro. Working in a technical field like this makes you very good at knowing what you don’t know and figuring out who to ask. Out of any experts, doctors usually have the best sense of humour and make for the most fun interviews. <img width="839" height="583" width_o="839" height_o="583" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f92f4b05da1425ff5055f111c65e1044d4b0b52b5eea89969fe63c35942412ca/Screenshot-2021-02-06-at-15.12.30.png" data-mid="1049126" border="0" data-scale="61"/> About Me        My Favorite Piece        News Coverage Culture Features & Profiles       ... News http://angelawaters.de/News Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:48:57 +0000 Angela Waters 397206    About Me        My Favorite Piece        Culture Features & Profiles           Health, Wellness & Beauty Content        Interview Producing     Panels & Podcasts       Social Media Management       Branded Editorial      Frequently Asked QuestionsNews Coverage <img width="734" height="445" width_o="734" height_o="445" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ab79bfe71be0f7443fdfd83226aeb2fa70c060a0c9c3edb8c1dae1a01a3282d4/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-11.43.12.png" data-mid="1047476" border="0" /> In my career, I have produced breaking news coverage of terror attacks and political events on the ground.  My written work on these subjects has appeared in outlets such as USA Today, The LA Times, Washington Times, GlobalPost, while I have appeared on international networks like CTV in Canada and Turkey’s TRT World as an expert commentator. I also work behind the scenes as a producer, helping news crews, such as UK’s Sky News, cover Brexit and healthcare from Germany. <img width="784" height="706" width_o="784" height_o="706" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6a94c8f0d00be7e77de00a5d1d2f76ed4b45f2048a405dd7b825a06b267df559/Screenshot-2021-01-26-at-15.57.36.png" data-mid="1049320" border="0" /> <img width="844" height="621" width_o="844" height_o="621" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/903071fe01873795137c072af97a69f9404330fbed23dfbeb24ef1535d63889e/Screenshot-2021-02-07-at-00.10.24.png" data-mid="1049335" border="0" /><img width="847" height="733" width_o="847" height_o="733" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6b47ae1cabe49f5c9402d664078c57e8ad43faba472b3c1023c701aa5c0effba/Screenshot-2021-02-07-at-00.09.31.png" data-mid="1049322" border="0" /> <img width="841" height="654" width_o="841" height_o="654" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/24a251a7e064984b17a07108ea9745b39a7ba2ea5e94d5d749990bbfffbc1db0/Screenshot-2021-02-07-at-00.13.32.png" data-mid="1049321" border="0" />    About Me        My Favorite Piece        Culture Features & Profiles        ... My Favorite Piece http://angelawaters.de/My-Favorite-Piece Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:44:17 +0000 Angela Waters 397205 About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage        Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content  Interview Producing  Panels & Podcasts      Social Media Management        Branded Editorial        Frequently Asked Questions My Favorite Piece <img width="2657" height="1742" width_o="2657" height_o="1742" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/57b2ecb73e056dd194bcfdd58ecd7c459525aaaf1395a0b1130a34fb68bc8656/ADISH-1.jpg" data-mid="1047473" border="0" /> This was a really special article for me, because I had the chance to use background knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which I picked up from ghostwriting for a UNHCR employee who had spent years negotiating in the region, to tell the story of a streetwear brand. While any business that brings opposing sides of the conflict together will get a perfunctory response of, “That’s so great”, when you get into the details of how they actually get it done, that’s when you can really understand why it’s significant. <img width="2657" height="1742" width_o="2657" height_o="1742" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cdce4c1df3b0be1a975dc0574e894d6046be748fd490ed775fedf574cdcb488e/Adish-2.jpg" data-mid="1047474" border="0" /> <img width="2657" height="1742" width_o="2657" height_o="1742" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/62fa19dbcc137a551d98efe7a1a8cebc2e2b01147f50f913b19aa71947e1932c/Adish-3.jpg" data-mid="1047475" border="0" /> About Me       My Favorite Piece       News Coverage        Culture Features & Profiles  ... About http://angelawaters.de/About Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:31:02 +0000 Angela Waters 397204  News Coverage       Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content        Interview Producing        Panels & Podcasts        Social Media Management       Branded Editorial       Frequently Asked Questions About Me I am a Berlin-based American journalist who believes that asking questions with genuine curiosity, in combination with researching the history and context of subjects, can make just about anything interesting. The foundation of my career is newspaper and wire-service journalism, reporting on events across Europe for USA Today, The LA Times, Washington Times, Global Post and Occupy and covering German healthcare developments for Politico Pro. Building on my news-driven work, the projects that draw me in most revolve around interviewing. Everything from casting voices to represent different sides of current issues, to humanising statistics through personal testimonies, to ghost writing and creating informative conversations with a narrative structure, are charactaristics of the work I do. This is the type of practice I use to write magazine features, host podcast interviews, moderate panels and produce on-camera interviews. While the lines of my professional experience seem natural to me, I do realise that they jump across a few different subject matters and mediums. Feel free to flip through the different tabs to see examples of what I do, who I do it for and how it looks. Best, Angela <img width="643" height="925" width_o="643" height_o="925" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/24a8e6c5683a7599342c9fc6d07d91643bee33ee0a68eec03446ebe5b368eda0/headshot-copy.jpg" data-mid="1049819" border="0" data-scale="43"/> angelar.waters@gmail.com  @angela_not_merkel  News Coverage       Culture Features & Profiles        Health, Wellness & Beauty Content     ...