Experience
Freelance, Remote --- Editor-For-Hire
January 2017 - Present
2 years of professional editing for comics across both online and print platforms, providing consultation and revision suggestions through extensive and robust knowledge of sequential art for over 70 clients. Clients include both publishers and individuals, and projects that have been nominated for both Eisner and McDuffie-Awards.
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Freelance, Remote --- Community Organizer
August 2017 - Present
Helped organize community projects related to comics, including Helsinki Zine Fest (2017), Icecon (2018), and Bjór & Blöð (2018-present), focusing on organization and moderation of convention panels.
Freelance, Remote --- Comics Writing
March 2015 - Present
Established comics creator with 4 years of experience, including contributions to anthologies like WE’RE STILL HERE (2017) and ESCAPE FROM BITCH MOUNTAIN (2018).
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Miðlun, Iceland --- Sales Representative
October 2018 - May 2019
Sales representative at a call centre focusing on donation drives for charities and nonprofits, specializing in the Icelandic chapter of the suicide-centre organization Pieta. Regularly topped the cold-list amount during shifts, which required expert communication skills, as well as a generous amount of charisma.
LANGUAGES
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Icelandic (Native)
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English (Native)
SKILLS
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Editing and consultation
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Comics Writing
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Project coordination
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Community organizing
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CONVENTION APPEARANCES
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Helsinki Zine Fest (2017)
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Flamecon (2018)
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Icecon (2018)
PROJECTS
Tedx Reykjavík
2019 — Presenter
Gave a TEDx Talk on the subject of how a multitude of mediums, such as comics and video games, might help students with learning disabilities understand subjects better.
Icecon
2018 — Organizer/Moderator
Helped organize one of Iceland’s first literary conventions from 2016 to 2018, as well as moderating a panel on the subject of disability in speculative fiction.
Flamecon
2018 — Workshop organizer
Worked as a guest of Flamecon on a small workshop/lecture on the realities of creators working in freelance, regarding commission, prices and other related concepts.