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Ifigenia Moumtzi

London

Summary

Research Associate at Signify, with over 2 years experience in countering online abuse and disinformation campaigns. MEP Candidate in the 2024 Greek European Parliament Elections. MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science. BSc, University of Bristol. Seeking a career in tackling online threats and making the internet a safer place.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Research Associate

Signify
London
09.2023 - Current
  • Actively monitored online abuse using Signify's Threatmatrix product, dealing with abusive and/or violent content in real time. Produced client reports and led the creation of the company’s ethics policy.
  • Led human rights and cause-based projects, overseeing research planning and managing data analysts' deliverables. Fostered client relationships, wrote reports, and presented findings to clients.
  • Spearheaded the development of new products at Signify, including co-creating "Narrative Trace," a tool designed to track the origin and spread of disinformation campaigns, moving beyond traditional fact-checking.
  • Proactively showcased Signify's work by initiating marketing insights projects. These efforts were featured on ITV's Peston the evening before the UK general election.

Intern

Signify
London
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Addressed online abuse and threats directed at athletes, teams, and sports events across Twitter (X), Meta (Facebook & Instagram), and TikTok.
  • Manually collected data from thousands of accounts and inputted the information into our system.
  • Worked both weekdays and weekends to ensure coverage of global sports events.

Intern

Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
04.2023 - 05.2025
  • Supported IRMS with their launch of Anti-Supremacist trainings examining authoritarian movements, and key issues on male supremacist mobilzations such as online misogyny.
  • Designed and managed their digital content using SquareSpace.

Digital Content Officer

Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
, Remote
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Managed social media content across multiple platforms (X, LinkedIn, Facebook) and the company website.
  • Led media and communications efforts ahead of CARR's relaunch, including developing the website, creating content, and preparing the digital communications strategy.

Associate Consultant

TalentBox
London
07.2022 - 02.2023
  • Software recruiter for Series A - Series E startup vendors in cybersecurity, data & analytics, and cloud infrastructure. Worked with companies such as Zesty, Atlan, Dataiku, and Lightrun.
  • Sourced candidates, cold called, pitched opportunities to potential hires, and reached out to startups to fulfill their hiring needs.

Media Sales Executive

Immediate Media
London
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Managed print and digital media sales for BBC Gardeners' World and Immediate Media's food titles, including BBC Good Food, Olive, and delicious.
  • Sourced and cold-called prospective clients, securing marketing deals for print advertising, newsletters, DMPUs, and competitions.
  • Closed the largest sales deal in the history of these titles, generating over £50K in revenue for my team just three months after joining Immediate Media.

Research Intern

Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
, Remote
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Carried out studies on the diversification of extreme right-wing party strategies during COVID-19 with a Senior CARR Fellow at the University of Hong Kong; right-wing extremism on social media and content moderation; far-right extremism in Greece after Golden Dawn's imprisonment.
  • Assisted CARR Steering Group in monthly meetings and day-to-day activities.

Intern

Bristol City Council & Quartet Community Foundation
Bristol
01.2018 - 11.2019
  • Produced a research report on organizational resilience of the charity sector in the South West of England with the aim to determine the effectiveness of Bristol City Council's Youth Sector Support Fund.
  • In April 2018 was offered a three- month extension to the internship due to our successful performance.

Intern

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Thessaloniki
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Worked in the Internal Audit Department, focusing on business ethics, financial reliability, internal processes, and governance.
  • Contributed to risk management, internal governance, and compliance projects.

Education

MSc - Political Theory, Department of Government

London School of Economics And Political Science
09.2020 - 09.2021

BSc - Philosophy and Politics

University Of Bristol
09.2017 - 09.2020

Skills

  • Revisiting the Use of the Term ‘'Totalitarianism'' in Contemporary Politics At: St Antony's International Review (STAIR), the University of Oxford's only peer reviewed journal of International Affairs
  • Credibility Deficit and Credibility Excess: Two Sides of the Same Coin At: BILT, the University of Bristol's peer-reviewed student journal

Accomplishments

  • Candidate for SYRIZA (then-lead opposition party), 2024 European Parliament Elections in Greece.

Elected by party members through SYRIZA's primary elections.

Youngest MEP Candidate across all parties.

Received 17.848 votes across Greece.

  • Member of SYRIZA's Human Rights Think Tank (2024)

Selected as one of the 5 members to lead SYRIZA's policy on human rights, with a personal expertise on countering racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia and, religious discriminations offline and online.

Co-drafted SYRIZA's policy on addressing the burning issue of femicides.

  • Ambassador, Human Rights Watch Next Generation (2023-present).

Supporting HRW Next Gen events in London with a focus on human rights and tech.

  • Member of the European Youth Parliament (2014 - present)

Selected as a delegate of Greece in International EYP sessions.

President of the Tbilisi City Session 2019 of EYP Georgia and the 1st Digital Session of EYP Portugal. Decided the committees' agendas, trained a chairs team of 10, co-authored topic overviews for each committee, and chaired the General Assemblies.

Led EYP UK's Annual Members Training Weekend (2023) as Head Trainer. Prepared and delivered trainings to EYPUK Members on topics like EU law and competencies.

  • Young Ambassador for the Future of Europe (2021)

Prepared policy recommendations for bolstering democratic institutions in the European Union. Presented those recommendations in a summit with the 27 Ministers of European Affairs.

  • Volunteer at the Global Parliament for Mayors (2019)

Provided assistance to the delegation of Mayor and local government officials from Thessaloniki.

Certifications & Languages

  • Open-source Intelligence, Basel Institute on Governance (2023).
  • Introduction to Digital Journalism, Reuters (2023).
  • Data & SQL, Code First Girls (2023).
  • Python, Code First Girls (currently enrolled).
  • Languages: Greek (Native), English (Bilingual, IELTS 8/9).

Timeline

Research Associate

Signify
09.2023 - Current

Intern

Signify
06.2023 - 08.2023

Intern

Institute for Research on Male Supremacism
04.2023 - 05.2025

Associate Consultant

TalentBox
07.2022 - 02.2023

Digital Content Officer

Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
03.2022 - 03.2023

Media Sales Executive

Immediate Media
01.2022 - 07.2022

Research Intern

Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
09.2021 - 02.2022

MSc - Political Theory, Department of Government

London School of Economics And Political Science
09.2020 - 09.2021

Intern

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
06.2018 - 08.2018

Intern

Bristol City Council & Quartet Community Foundation
01.2018 - 11.2019

BSc - Philosophy and Politics

University Of Bristol
09.2017 - 09.2020

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