ESTONIA
Despite its small size, my home country Estonia is a surprisingly diverse and welcoming country. I am proud that we have accepted over 62,000 Ukrainian refugees – as a share of population, more than any other EU country. The population of Estonia is 1,3 million. You can read more about Estonia: news.err.ee and estonianworld.com.
JOURNALISM
I have been working in media since 2006. For 12 years I was the Editor in Chief for Best Marketing, the biggest marketing and advertising news portal and conference organizer in Estonia owned by the business newspaper Äripäev.
For a couple of years (2019–2021) I was the Editor in Chief of the news site of the Estonian Marketing Association, a non-profit organization that unites and represents marketing and advertising professionals in Estonia. At the same time I contributed as a journalist to the Viimsi community newspaper Viimsi Teataja.
For ten years I covered the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's biggest festival of its kind, for the Estonian audience. I have belonged the jury of the EPICA Awards, the only creative prize awarded by journalists working for marketing and communications magazines around the world.
Currently, since 2020, I am working as a chief specialist of foster care communication at the Social Insurance Board of Estonia. Every child needs a home and a family. No child should grow up alone. Every child has the right to quality care. Unfortunately, there are approximately 800 children in Estonia living in orphanages. It is extremely important to find families for those children and it is my duty at the Estonian Social Insurance Board to touch the hearts of potential foster families with the stories and interviews that I publish in media.
I am always open to new job and co-operation opportunities. I can create web sites and fill them with relevant content – articles, news, interviews, photos and videos.
My personal interests include politics, queer rights, women's rights and citizen activism. I wish to contribute to diminishing social injustice in the world.
EVENTS
I have been involved in organizing more than 100 marketing, advertising and business conferences and seminars over the years. I have organized the most prestigious competitions of marketing in Estonia – the Marketing Effectiveness Awards, the Media Effectiveness Awards, the Digital Marketing Effectiveness Awards and the International Festival of Creativity Balticbest. I am one of the organizers of the Estonian National Festival of Creativity Kuldmuna. I am experienced in working in high-stress multi-lingual environments.
I am a member of the Estonian Union of Journalists.
If you think that I can help you, feel free to contact me via e-mail silja.oja@gmail.com or over the phone +372 53 079 151
Silja Oja