Stepan Botarev

— Wrote original articles reaching tens of thousands of readers for the Meduza's Kit newsletter — Helped attract several thousand new newsletter subscribers through articles I wrote — One of my articles was adapted into a YouTube video that received more than 90,000 views

— Developed story ideas, commissioned writers, and edited or substantially rewrote articles from pitch to publication for the KIT newsletter — Worked on stories about science, climate, technology, politics, and society — Articles I worked on reached tens of thousands of readers

KNIFE MEDIA (May 2020 – Dec 2023): — One of my articles was selected for inclusion in the book The End of the Familiar World — Wrote long-form features on culture, science, technology, education, and social issues, and conducted expert interviews — Covered topics ranging from lucid dreaming and neural networks used to study animal communication to hacktivism, critical pedagogy, and disability rights in the Soviet Union SKILLBOX MEDIA (Feb 2021 – Jul 2023): — Wrote dozens of long-form articles about educ

— Helped develop style and language guidelines to bring content in line with journalistic standards

— Helped increase user satisfaction with Kaspersky’s Spanish-language support website by 10% through translation, localization, content analysis, and A/B testing