Christiana Courtright has joined creative agency Kingsday as social strategist, working on all international business. Christiana brings a wealth of experience from a varied background in tech, governmental and journalism.
Christiana (29) is of British, American and German origin and has worked in Sydney, Berlin, London and now Amsterdam. She has a strong voice and presence on social and started out as an influencer back in 2008, when her blog got picked up by Microsoft and they offered her a job.
After Microsoft, she worked as a journalist at an international news agency and helped set up the social media department at RUPTLY (the all Russian news agency). Then she worked as a social media consultant for a variety of successful start-ups, executing creative social media campaigns that had tangible impact.
Kingsday social strategist, Christiana Courtright: “Kingsday is fearless. It’s impressive to see just how much talent and how many skills are to be found here, under one roof on the Amsterdam canals. This is an agency that embodies the belief that a fantastic idea can come from anybody.”
Kingsday managing director Sander Volten: “We are always looking for the best and most interesting international talent to work with at Kingsday. Especially people who have worked in different categories – and indeed different continents - as this adds so much value to our work and agency culture. Christiana is sharp as a knife, and we’re thrilled to have her on board.”