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Name Valeria Kuka
Label Technical Writer & Content Manager
Email kavaivaleri@gmail.com
Summary Experienced technical writer and content manager specializing in AI/ML, social media marketing, and community building.

Work

  • 2024.08 - 2025.04
    Head of Content
    Learn Prompting
    Led content strategy for a platform with 3M+ users
    • Owned documentation (Prompt Engineering Guide), blog, newsletter, and social channels
    • Grew (in 9 months) organic users +98%, sessions +65%, average engagement +25-45 pp on the website
    • Launched weekly newsletter achieving 35-40% open rate and 4-6% CTR
    • Grew Twitter (+12%) and LinkedIn (+75%)
    • Achieved all-time-high traffic to /courses/ in March 2025
    • Led a team of 3-5 freelance writers and contributed to docs, blog, and newsletter
    • Authored contributor and SEO handbooks, reducing writer onboarding time
    • Launched series on hands-on guides (GPT-4o Image Gen, ElevenLabs, Perplexity, NotebookLM)
  • 2023.04 - Present
    Newsletter Editor
    DataTalks.Club
    • Own end-to-end newsletter production
    • Partner with sponsors to develop effective promotional content
  • 2023.02 - 2024.06
    Contributing Editor
    TuringPost
    Led social media strategy and contributed to content for AI/ML newsletter
    • Established social media as the third-largest subscriber acquisition channel
    • Drove Twitter growth from 46K to 60K followers (+30%) and LinkedIn from 2.6K to 4.6K (+76%)
    • Wrote technical explainers driving 30% of premium conversions
    • Authored in-depth coverage of AI technologies including Transformers, RAG, and LLMs
    • Contributed to detailed profiles of AI unicorns like Databricks, Scale AI, Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI, xAI
    • Mentored new intern to full autonomy in 1 month through structured onboarding; led weekly social strategy reviews
    • Content regularly shared by leading organizations including Stanford NLP, Amazon Research, and Hugging Face
  • 2023.01 - 2023.04
    Content Manager
    DataTalks.Club
    • Led social media strategy, introducing carousels and structured recurring posts
    • Grew LinkedIn from 11K to 15K followers (+31%) in 4 months
    • Improved engagement metrics: CTR (1.99% to 6.18%), rate (2.92% to 7.65%)
    • Increased post performance: impressions (+56%), clicks (+557%), likes (+133%)
    • Attracted 5,000 MLOps course sign-ups in 1.5 months through influencer partnerships
    • Designed newsletter template and social media asset system in Figma
    • Developed course promotion strategy across LinkedIn, Facebook, and owned channels
    • Created compelling Q&A and promotional content for course launch
  • 2021.01 - 2023.02
    Social Media Marketing Specialist
    TheSequence
    TheSequence is an ML community media, trusted by over 150,000+ specialists from all over the world, including the top AI labs, and hundreds of large enterprises.
    • Owned end-to-end social media strategy and content creation for Twitter and LinkedIn
    • Grew Twitter from 500 to 46K followers (92x growth) and LinkedIn from 0 to 2.6K followers
    • Developed data-driven content strategy using weekly KPI analysis and performance tracking
    • Established partnerships with AI/ML communities and companies to expand reach
    • Created and tested various content formats based on competitor research and audience engagement
    • Monitored industry trends to maintain relevant and timely content across platforms
  • 2020.02 - 2021.07
    Research Assistant at the International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making
    National Research University — Higher School of Economics
    International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making is a research group regularly published in renowned academic journals.
    • Contributed to Python class development simulating group preferences across statistical cultures to analyze manipulation effects in voting theory for bachelor's thesis research
    • Worked on research project under supervisor who received Russian Science Foundation Grant (1 of 300 grants in Russia, 1 of 3 at university)
    • Presented findings at GTM2020, GTM2021, and other international conferences
    • Received 2nd place award for bachelor's thesis at HSE Student Research Competition
  • 2019.09 - 2019.12
    Teaching Assistant on Mathematical Optimization
    National Research University — Higher School of Economics
    Teaching Assistant on Mathematical Optimization course
    • Led bi-weekly review sessions and Q&A consultations for 90+ students on advanced optimization concepts
    • Developed comprehensive study guides and practice problems for mid-term and final examinations

Education

  • 2017 - 2021
    Bachelor's degree
    Higher School of Economics
    Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
    • Microeconomics
    • Macroeconomics
    • Game Theory
    • Industrial Organization
    • Linear Algebra
    • Calculus
    • Probability Theory
    • Statistics & Econometrics
    • Machine Learning
    • Two-Sided Markets and Digital Platforms

Volunteer

  • 2020.12 - 2020.12
    Conference Volunteer
    Peking University
    Supported The 16th Conference on Web and Internet Economics
    • Managed technical setup and testing of speakers' broadcasting environments
    • Facilitated Q&A sessions between presenters and conference attendees
  • 2019.11 - 2021.09
    Co-Editor-in-Chief
    Nota Bene Journal
    Led student-run publication focused on research and study abroad opportunities at HSE University
    • Led project covering work and life in 10+ research and education laboratories
    • Managed 5 cross-functional teams (20+ members) including interviewers, editors, and content creators
    • Organized alumni panels featuring graduates studying in Russia, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany
    • Conducted thesis preparation workshops connecting senior and junior students
    • Edited 30+ stories including interviews, original content, and research reports
    • Interviewed prominent academics including Eric Maskin and Hervé Moulin
    • Created content including thesis-related articles and social media communications
  • 2019.09 - 2020.09
    Guide
    The F.M.Dostoevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
    Volunteered as guide for special museum events
    • Conducted literary exhibition tours during the Night of Museums event
    • Coordinated visitor-guide assignments during major museum events
    • Led guided walking tours in Saint Petersburg for Dostoevsky Day celebrations
  • 2019.07 - 2019.07
    Media Specialist
    International Economics Olympiad
    Served on media team for international academic competition
    • Developed and executed media plan for event coverage
    • Created content and conducted interviews for the official website
    • Managed real-time event documentation and reporting
  • 2017.11 - 2019.09
    Editorial Intern
    Nota Bene Journal
    Supported editorial operations of student-run publication
    • Transcribed and edited interviews and original content
    • Created social media content to promote journal materials
    • Assisted with editorial review process

Languages

English
Fluent
Russian
Native
French
Basic

Interests

Professional Interests
Technical Writing
Content Management
AI/ML
Data Science
Social Media Marketing
Community Building