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About Me

About Me

Jana Smetánková

I was and still am: a journalist, executive producer of theater and movie projects, publisher, translator, editor, marketing specialist, and co-founder of a non-profit organization for the prevention of domestic violence.

And last but not least, I am the author of two theater plays. One historical drama about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary Stuart. The second one is a comedy about the relationship between a woman and man, former lovers.

Work experience

Our Beautiful Prague (.com)
Web portal about Prague
journalist, editor (2019 - present)
Our Beautiful Prague (.com)
O divadle (.cz)
Web portal about Czech theater (CZ)
owner, journalist (2012 - present)
O divadle (.cz)
Hummingbird Stories (.net)
Publishing house Hummingbird Stories LLC (US)
co-owner (2014 - present)
Hummingbird Stories (.net)
Thespis(.cz)
Publishing house Thespis s.r.o. (CZ)
owner (1996 - present)
Thespis(.cz)
Čas Robinsonů (.cz)
Nonprofit organization for domestic violence prevention(CZ)
co-founder (2015 - present)
Čas Robinsonů (.cz)
Freelancer
Kantar, market research company (UK), creative translation (2018 - present)
Freelancer
marketing (1992 - 2015)
Journalist
print media, TV (1989 - 1992)

Education

1980-1984
University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
Analytical Chemistry, Master of Science
1980-1984
1982-1984
Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism
Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University, Prague
1982-1984
2001-2004
The Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts
Department of Arts Management
2001-2004