Hello, I'm Jelena.

education

• 2021-2022
  Online specialisation courses
  Python 3 programming & applied data
  University of Michigan, US
• Online certificate
  Serious gaming
  Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Online certificate
  Gamification
  University of Pennsylvania, US
• Online specialisation course
  Front-end web design (HTML, CSS, JS, accessibility, responsive design)
  University of Michigan, US
• Online certificate
  Programming foundations with JavaScript, CSS and HTML
  Duke University, US
• 2013-2014
  Master of Advanced Studies
  Museology and Heritage conservation
  University of Geneva, CH
• 1999-2005
  Licence ès Lettres
  French literature, History of Art, Philosophy, Gender studies
  Award for academic excellence (Prix de Faculté)
  University of Lausanne, CH

bio

My name is Jelena Ristić. I was born in Belgrade (Serbia) and raised in Vevey (Switzerland). I take interest in analogue and digital alike, and I believe that great content relies not only on truthful and solid sources but also on insightful and meaningful storytelling. I love delving into the wondrous world of digital humanities to find new ways to create and curate new perspectives, while having fun in the process! I am also a keen traveller and have visited a few inspiring places, such as Iceland, Norway, and Antarctica. Purpose-driven, I abide by the KISS principle in my work, as complex does not have to rhyme with complicated.

languages

• French
  
• English
  
• Serbian
  
• Italian
  
• German
  

software

• General
  MS Office
  
• Graphic design
  Adobe Creative Cloud, Krita, Autodesk Sketchbook
• Procedural art & 3D modelling
  Blender
• Video editing
  HitFilm Express and equivalent
• Audio engineering
  Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cakewalk
• Web publishing
  Wordpress, Drupal

my strong skills

• Content creation, curation & writing
  popularising science, factsheets, articles, videos, timelines, explainers, infographics
• Conceptualising & ideation
  for a refreshed user/visitor experience
• Digital project management
  content conversion for online experience, novel bespoke creations
• Exhibition creation
  researching, selecting, writing, creating, mounting
• Copyediting & proofreading
• Languages & translation
  French English

experience

• 2017-2022
  Curator
  Alimentarium, Vevey, CH
• 2014-2017
  Assistant curator
  Alimentarium, Vevey, CH
• 2018-present
  Jury member
  Alice Rivaz Literary Prize, Alice Rivaz Association, Lausanne, CH
• 2014
  Conservation intern
  Maison d'Ailleurs, Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
• 2009-2013
  Founding committee member, writer and translator for the literary review Hétérographe
• 2010-2013
  Senior consultant in insurance
  Inswift, La Tour-de-Peilz, CH
• 2005-2010
  Assistant, gender studies and comparative literature
  University of Lausanne, CH

programming

• html5
  
• css3
  
• javascript
  
• python