Whether it's writing match reports for our local football team, creating poetry or stories: Writing texts has always been incredibly fun for me. The only problem: you can't earn any money with it. At least that's what I thought for a long time – until I finally came to the realization during my studies of politics and society: Corporate communications is a profession after all (and a pretty sought-after moreover). From then on, my direction was clear, and I am now in the process of turning my hobby into a profession.

Virginia Sutter studied Literature, Philosophy and Business-Economics at the University of Durham, UK. She gained practical experience while working in editorial and press departments in the English and German publishing world.

As a passionate basketball player and fan of the sport, I know how important precision, team spirit and commitment are. If you want to be successful on the court, you must combine all these attributes. Even the most precise shooter cannot win if he does not involve his teammates in the action and is resting on the court. In fact, working in a PR agency makes the same demands. Without precise work, cohesion and the will to give your best, the game is already lost in the first quarter.

Schreiben war schon immer „mein Ding“. Das bestätigte mir bereits meine Deutschlehrerin in der Grundschule und meine Lehrerin in der fünften Klasse prophezeite: „Du wirst mal Journalistin“. Sicherlich war es auch dieser frühe Zuspruch, der mich dazu veranlasste, ein Studium der Germanistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft aufzunehmen und erfolgreich abzuschließen (= ich wurde keine Taxifahrerin). In die Zeitungsredaktion hat es mich trotz der Weissagung nur mal für ein Praktikum verschlagen. Jetzt haue ich bei HeadlineAffairs in die Tastatur. Von der Mitarbeiterzeitung, über den Kundennewsletter und die Pressemitteilung bis hin zu Blogbeiträgen und Mitarbeiterportraits begebe ich mich seit mittlerweile neun Jahren täglich auf die Suche nach Geschichten, die es aufzuschreiben lohnt.

As a passionate basketball player and fan of the sport, I know how important precision, team spirit and commitment are. If you want to be successful on the court, you must combine all these attributes. Even the most precise shooter cannot win if he does not involve his teammates in the action and is resting on the court. In fact, working in a PR agency makes the same demands. Without precise work, cohesion and the will to give your best, the game is already lost in the first quarter.

Noelia Aehnelt studied International Communication and Translation at the University of Hildesheim as well as Intercultural European Studies in the cities Madrid, Clermont-Ferrand and Regensburg. She gathered valuable practical experience through her internships in the online marketing section of a London e-commerce start-up, in the corporate communications department of a global company and working for the German Federal Foreign Office at UNESCO.

Whether it's bedtime stories, exciting novels or high poetry - I have always been fascinated by well-told stories. But just listening is not enough for me, I want to tell my own stories: Even in primary school I took the pencil in my hand to write very creative stories with very creative spelling. Since then my spelling skills have improved, creativity and joy of writing have remained. Today I tell headline stories for you at HeadlineAffairs.

I have always been fascinated by faraway places. Born and later raised in the Hanseatic cities of Soest and Rostock, I was practically born with a thirst for discovery. I wanted to become a diplomat or writer so that I could help shape world events on the ground or on paper. Having set sail, the ship soon set course, taking me to cities such as Dresden, Bath and Prague during my studies of international politics. In Berlin, I finally found my harbor. On board of the best crew, I have been communicating on logistics topics here ever since – an industry that can also only be thought of in cross-border terms.

Vanessa Eigner studied European Cultural History and English language and literature at the University of Augsburg. She worked for a cultural magazine as well as for the marketing department of a software and training company.