Valeriia Snopkova is a newsroom assistant at the Kyiv Independent. Before joining the team, she worked as a project manager at Shche, a social media management and content bureau. Valeriia has also worked as a project assistant at The School of Equal Opportunities, an NGO focused on initiatives for Ukraine’s youth. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism and is completing a master’s degree in advertising and public relations at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.