Pınar Aksu

Pınar Aksu

Brand & Project Director at Cumhuriyet

Istanbul, Türkiye

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Pınar runs brand and project work at Cumhuriyet: partnerships, summits and the paper’s special sections on energy, sustainability, technology and culture. Before that, close to two decades across Turkish media — editor, video producer, live broadcast presenter, digital lead. She writes a column, and is finishing an MSc in Energy & Sustainable Development.

Experience

  1. Brand & Project Director

    Now

    Cumhuriyet · 2024 — present

    Partnerships, summits and new special sections across the paper.

  2. Columnist

    Now

    Cumhuriyet, “Sarı’nın Köşesi” · 2024 — present

  3. Brand Partnership Coordinator

    Aposto · 2023

  4. Digital Content Executive & Digital Lead

    Turkuvaz Media Group · 2021 — 2023

    Digital strategy and content for the group’s magazines, among them Vogue, GQ, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and House Beautiful Türkiye.

  5. Program Editor

    Sera Film Services · 2021

    Field production and story editing on 112 Acil Çağrı for TRT.

  6. Economy Editor · Live Broadcast & News

    EKOTÜRK · 2021

  7. Production Editor

    Medya Fikir Kulübü · 2020 — 2021

    Research and editing on historical and political documentaries for TRT.

  8. Corporate Communications Manager

    LÖSEV, Istanbul · 2019

  9. Columnist, Editor & Video Producer

    Ciner Media Group — Habertürk / HT Hayat · 2008 — 2018

    Columns, web editing, live broadcast moderation and original video production. Earlier, editorial work for Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Empire and Marie Claire Türkiye.

Education

  • MSc, Energy & Sustainable Development

    Kadir Has University · ongoing

  • Radio, Cinema & Television

    Kadir Has University · 2005 — 2010

Certification

New Media Workshop for Journalists

IPS Communication Foundation / bianet · 2018

Languages

  • Turkish
  • English