Creative Producer
Here are a few things I made from scratch. Some weird, some serious, some fun. All thoughtful, genuine, and very me.
Happily available for freelance projects in creative production & storytelling collaborations!
I make things because they feel important and/or sound fun and/or cover my diverse interests: from bees and baby brains to atomic energy and global inequalities. BA in Sociology and 8 years in video production equipped me with a great tool kit both for building flower beds and for creating videos, posts, events, podcasts — you name it — that can spark meaningful discussions or brighten up the day for a quick sec.
Some of these projects are in Ukrainian — created for and with my community. English summaries provided.
“UA Episodes” Insta Story Series
Monthly episodes in the stories on my Instagram account, in which I covered various aspects of Russian full-scale inv4sion, my personal experience of it and ways to support Ukraine. The episodes were aired every 24th of the month throughout 2024, there are 11 episodes of 6-10 stories.
Ep.1 - Intro
Ep.2 - February 24, 2022
Ep.3 - Sumy The Hometown
Ep.4 - My Scattered Mates
Ep.5 - UA Filmmaking and W4r
Ep.6 - 50 Shades of Bad
Ep.7 - How We Deal With the Aftermath
Ep.8 - Civilians at W4r
Ep.9 - Glimpse at Refugee Life
Ep.10 - Ukrainians and Russian Language
Ep.11 - Do I Plan to Go Back?
Available to click through in archived highlights on my Instagram profile.
“Statham Sisters” Podcast
The podcast where two very different sisters are figuring out whether they have anything in common besides their last name. The podcast is in Ukrainian and has 1 season of 6 episodes, about 75 unique followers and 1400 plays across all podcast platforms.
My sister and I grew up in the same family, went to the same school, attended the same after-school classes, and even hung out in the same friend groups. However, we were constantly told we were very different. Having grown up, we decided to find out if this was actually true! In each episode, we discuss a particular sphere of life, describing our attitudes, analysing family history, and seasoning it all with childhood memories (happy, sad, weird).
I acted as a co-hostess, creative producer, editor, copywriter, and SMM.
“I’ll take it!” TG Channel
The channel on Telegram with a tagline “Fantastic beasts and why are they being sold on olx.ua” (OLX in UA is something like Gumtree in the UK). From being the main tool for prop sourcing, OLX became a major source of memes my mates and I chuckled at, so I started the channel to save the funniest offers. The channel was an ode to the ingenuity and creativity of Ukrainians, who sell potatoes, sneakers and chimneys with equal zeal. It was up for 2 years until I decided to quit Telegram as its link to Russia’s Security Service was revealed.
KMAP’s Offline Events
Non-commercial student-run organization in my alma mater (NaUKMA). It started with me thinking “I want to be a copywriter, but I’m not sure what exactly they do”, and grew into a series of offline meet-ups with NaUKMA alumni who talked about their jobs, answered questions and shared tips about how to find a professional "path with the heart".
Over two years, as a team of 5 students, we conducted 12 events with 19 alumni, published 8 interviews and posted helpful bits and bops on our Facebook page.
I acted as a Founder & Head.
WIP
Currently working on the memorial website dedicated to Ukrainian filmmakers who joined the military forces and will never be back on set.
Looking for a web designer for a bilingual landing page with animation, please get in touch if you want to help!
oryna.stetsenko@gmail.com