Henkjan Schrijver
Creative solopreneur

Henkjan
Schrijver

Building businesses remotely. Welcome to my online abode.

B2B Marketing

KNVRTED

Conversion-focused marketing for B2B tech companies

Photography

Carian

Fine art photography for the travel/hospitality industry

Consultancy

Remoter

Remote work insights from 20 years nomading

Freemium newsletter

Hype Decoder

Tech & geopolitics analysis weekly

CV/Experience

Portfolio

A selection of creative projects

CV/Experience

Timeline

25+ years of work in an overview

CV/Experience

Skills

Useful skills I've mastered

CV/Experience

Software

Products & platforms I've mastered

Curated

Gems

Music, movies, series & books I curate

Get in Touch

Contact

Want to collaborate or just say hey?

BRANDS

KNVRTED B2B marketing logo
CARIAN fine art photography logo
Remoter.news consultancy logo
Hype Decoder newsletter logo

I currently run the B2B marketing company KNVRTED, boutique photography brand Carian, remote work consultancy Remoter and analyst newsletter Hype Decoder.

That's excluding some projects I'm exploring in the background. Why? Well, a) I'm a workaholic and b) I have many interests & skills. I mean, it would be a waste not to develop them into a business.For me, the creativity fueling my fire (well, raging hellscape really ;-)) doesn't stop with the shutter or enter button. There's as much art in execution as there is in creation.Check out the sites to learn more about them.

HENKJAN SCHRIJVER

EXPERIENCE

SEP 2025 - Present

Founder | Consultant

Remoter.news

A remote work & nomading consultancy brand underneath the KNVRTED umbrella. Remoter is about a fresh perspective from a seasoned pro who's lived just about every remote work scenario over 20 years.

Highlights

Helping new nomads & remote workers on new and exciting journeys.

AUG 2025 - Present

Founder | Analyst

Hype Decoder

A media brand underneath the KNVRTED umbrella. Hype Decoder is a weekly newsletter that covers the space where tech and geopolitics clash.

Highlights

Exciting to highlight new insights for policymakers & execs in tech.

JAN 2024 - Present

Founder | Traveling photographer

Carian

A boutique fine art photography brand underneath the KNVRTED umbrella. Carian is a destination for both collectors & leisure brands looking for unique fine art to further raise the value of their locations and services.

Highlights

Documenting and sharing my travels around the world.

Emigrated to Portugal

Life event

I found myself becoming a tourist in my own country and decided to move solo to a sunnier climate.

Highlights

A new country to enjoy and explore.

JAN 2021 - Present

Founder | Head of content

KNVRTED

My bootstrapped limited B2B business/marketing consultancy company. With KNVRTED (pronounce converted) I help B2B tech companies convert more prospects into paying customers by way of targeted conversion copy and original research. I also systemize, streamline and scale up content production.

Highlights

Working with companies like AWS, CM, Delektro, Foleon, Humanwave, KPMG, Let's Get Digital & TNO on a wide range of content projects.

Started nomading solo

Life event

I got bored with corporate life and wanted to be my own boss again. Without having anything lined up, I quit my corporate job at the end of 2015, bought a one-way ticket to Perth, Australia and started nomading and building my remote business along the way.

Highlights

A new way of life that has taught me more than anything about resilience and chasing a life worth living.

SEP 2015 - DEC 2020

Founder | Consultant

SCHRVR

My bootstrapped B2B business/marketing consultancy company. With SCHRVR I helped B2B tech companies convert more prospects into paying customers by way of targeted conversion copy and original research. Had to close this Dutch business down when I moved out of NL.

Highlights

Working with companies like AFAS, Exact, Funda, HP, Oracle, RTV-Noord, Samsung Business Center & VodafoneZiggo on a wide range of content projects.

OCT 2012 - FEB 2016

Head of content | EN/NL conversion copywriter/editor

Exact

A Dutch, multinational B2B SaaS provider. At Exact, I was part of the Content Marketing Team at Delft HQ for the Cloud unit. As the sole conversion copywriter/editor/head of content, I was responsible for content direction, hiring & editing work from freelancers and setting up scalable workflows that drove record ARR growth.

Highlights

The B2C-like tone of voice & streamlined marketing processes helped realize 30-50% YOY ARR growth between '13 & '16. It also helped us scale 5 products/verticals from 2 to 7 markets: NL, BE, DE, ES, FR, UK, US. On top of that we won the 2014 Markie Award for best international campaign from Eloqua/Oracle.

NOV 2011 - SEP 2012

EN/NL conversion copywriter/editor

Exact

A number of executive management changes between 2010 & 2012 at Exact led to numerous changes in both strategy and org charts. During this time I was part of the Exact Benelux Marketing Team at Delft HQ. I was responsible for copywriting, editing (work from freelancers) and translating/transcreating content in both NL & EN (US).

Highlights

Helping to set up a content production & publishing strategy for 5 separate email newsletters for 5 industries and executing it. Scoring a 100% turnout from a direct mail campaign I wrote. This was for an exclusive event for CEOs of large construction firms.

NOV 2010 - SEP 2011

EN/NL conversion copywriter/editor

Exact

A number of executive management changes between 2010 & 2012 at Exact led to numerous changes in both strategy and org charts. During this time I was part of the Corporate Online Marketing Team at Delft HQ. I was responsible for copywriting, editing (work from freelancers) and translating/transcreating content in both NL & EN (US).

Highlights

Creating 6 new country sites in 3 months within an org in turmoil. I led the blueprint NL/EN content production as lead copywriter/editor and had 3 freelancers supporting me. Thanks to my efforts it got done in time.

AUG 2010 - OCT 2010

NL conversion copywriter/editor

Exact

A number of executive management changes between 2010 & 2012 at Exact led to numerous changes in both strategy and org charts. During this time I was part of the NL Marketing Team at Delft HQ. I was responsible for copywriting, editing (work from freelancers) and content consultancy.

Highlights

Reviving and redesigning a company blog. I cut operating costs significantly, set up an automated RSS newsletter and managed to get more YoY traffic on it.

JAN 2000 - JUL 2010

Freelance journalist | copywriter | Webmanager

Various

During this time I combined working and studying. I started organising my own internships before I even set foot in university. This way, I could gain more relevant work experience where I wanted and prepare myself better for the future. Soon after the freelance gigs started coming. All relevant jobs are listed on my profile. Besides this, I also held a few jobs to help pay for my study (and the rest of the bills) - the type which aren’t so relevant to display. In between it all I had to finish my study too.

Highlights

I reverted to self-organizing internships to escape a crowded, mismanaged process that led me to miss opportunities. By taking initiative and going abroad, I set myself up for big opportunities down the line.

JAN 2007 - JUL 2010

Freelance tech journalist

Clipboard publishing

The longtime publisher of IT magazines like WINMAG Pro & BaaZ. Between 2007 & 2010 I wrote articles for Clipboard publishing as a freelance journalist & tech reviewer, both blog & print magazine articles.

Highlights

Had lots of fun reviewing hardware like laptops & monitors and a wide range of software tools.

MAR 2009 - OCT 2009

Editor (voluntary)

Inyourspeakers Media

This was an independent, US-based music news & review site. At Inyourspeakers, I was an editor on a voluntary basis responsible for editing EN-US album reviews from reviewers and prep them for publishing.

Highlights

Helping to bring an exciting concept like Inyourspeakers to life during its startup phase.

SEP 2008 - SEP 2008

Conversion copywriter/editor

VodafoneZiggo

The largest cable company in The Netherlands. After my previous stint for VodafoneZiggo I was rehired as an external copywriter to rewrite/rebrand 2 business portals within a month. That included interviewing business partners and writing customer success stories and creating the copy for the portals.

Highlights

Rebranding and rewriting 2 business portals with all accompanying content solo, within a month, to coincide with a rebranding.

NOV 2007 - JUL 2008

Conversion copywriter | Copyeditor | Webmanager

VodafoneZiggo

The largest cable company in The Netherlands. I was called in as an external copywriter, copyeditor & webmaster/webmanager to replace 3 part-time creatives during the big merger that formed Ziggo. I maintained the content on the @Home portal AND part of the team that created the new Ziggo portal.

Highlights

Managing the workload of 2 copywriters and 1 webmanager + writing for the new portal project during a challenging time in the company's history. Lots of lay-offs meant it was a very dynamic working environment.

SEP 2006 - MAR 2007

Consultant | Journalist | Webmanager (voluntary)

Community Building Mitrovica (CBM)

A local, interethnic NGO, CBM is based in Mitrovica, Kosovo. With various projects, including a magazine, they support peace and community building in the region. During this self-organised internship I worked for them as a consultant, editor, journalist, (web)designer, webmaster and journalism teacher. All on a voluntary basis.

Highlights

Helped bring in around €200,000 in donor funds for their magazine, created a trilingual Joomla site, optimized their main site, did design work and gave Journalism workshops to 7 Albanian/American students.

JUL 2005 - DEC 2005

Newsletter copywriter

Sanoma | Download.nl

Worked for Download.nl, a brand part of ilse media. The latter was later bought by Sanoma. Back in the pre-Spotify days, Download.nl was an iTunes competitor where you could buy MP3s. I wrote monthly newsletters to market the music. Since the concept was a little ahead of its time, it's not around anymore.

Highlights

Improved click-through rates for music label content and even outperformed their content via a self-curated section based on a monthly theme.

JUL 2005 - JUL 2005

Copywriter/editor | Webmanager

Sanoma | ilse.nl

Worked for search engine ilse.nl, a brand part of ilse media. The latter was later bought by Sanoma. I was rehired after a successful internship for the ilse.nl portal and a number of underlying channels. Someone went on holiday so I filled in for them.

Highlights

Improved click-through rates for various pages, services and partners.

SEP 2004 - FEB 2005

Copywriter/editor | Webmanager

Sanoma | ilse.nl

Self-organised internship for search engine ilse.nl, a brand part of ilse media. The latter was later bought by Sanoma. I was webmaster and copywriter/editor for the ilse.nl portal and a number of underlying channels. I was part of the editorial team based in Amsterdam. The portal doesn't exist anymore.

Highlights

Improved click-through rates for various pages, services and partners.

MAR 2004 - MAY 2004

Reporter | Journalist

DPG Media | Tubantia

Worked as an intern for this well-known, storied regional newspaper. I worked in the editorial office in Almelo where we produced the daily newspaper for this region. As an intern I worked on several different beats/sections.

Highlights

Making the front page of the weekend section with a report/portrait about a forest ranger receiving death threats. Replacing an FTE who went on extended leave. This meant having to produce an entire section with another colleague for 2 months.

JAN 2000 - AUG 2000

Radio producer | Reporter (voluntary)

RTV IJsselmond

Self-organised volunteer internship for a local public news station. Before I started my journalism study I wanted to get some work experience. This way I could learn the trade on the job. It was also an excellent opportunity to support local journalism and civil society in general.

Highlights

Producing a Mo-Fri daily news program, creating news items and responsible for operating the board during broadcasts.

LANGUAGES

Language Skills - Complete
DutchNative
Understanding
ListeningNative
ReadingNative
Speaking
Spoken productionNative
Spoken interactionNative
Writing
Routine writingNative
Technical writingNative
CopywritingNative
Literary writingNative
EnglishNative like
Understanding
ListeningNative like
ReadingNative like
Speaking
Spoken productionNative like
Spoken interactionNative like
Writing
Routine writingNative like
Technical writingNative like
CopywritingNative like
Literary writingNative like
GermanB1
Understanding
ListeningC1
ReadingC1
Speaking
Spoken productionB1
Spoken interactionB1
Writing
Routine writingA1
Technical writingA1
CopywritingA1
Literary writingA1

CEFR language levels reference

Native: Mother tongue
Native like: Indistinguishable from native, just not born with it
C2: Mastery - proficient user
C1: Advanced - proficient user
B2: Upper intermediate - independent user
B1: Intermediate - independent user
A2: Elementary - basic user
A1: Beginner - basic user

Writing levels

Routine writing: Basic daily communication like emails & messaging
Technical writing: Communicating complex information clearly
Copywriting: Persuasive writing to motivate readers to take action
Literary writing: Self-expression through artful language

PORTFOLIO

Coming soon.In the meantime, if you want to see specific client work, contact me.Meanwhile, keep in mind that everything you see here has been thought up, written, designed, developed, published and marketed by yours truly. ;-)Due to likely copyright infringement by LLM crawlers, I can't publish client materials here.

TOOLS

Some of products & platforms I've mastered over the years. Focused on professional usage. Note that none of this is sponsored.

Pro AV creation

AB
Adobe Bridge
AF
Adobe Fonts
AI
Adobe Illustrator
ID
Adobe InDesign
LR
Adobe Lightroom (Classic)
PS
Adobe Photoshop
AD
Affinity Designer
AP
Affinity Photo
AP
Affinity Publisher
AF
Apple Fonts
AP
Apple Photos
BC
Blackmagic Cam
CN
Canva
C1
Capture One
CP
CinemaGraph Pro
DR
Darkroom
DV
DaVinci Resolve
DE
Descript
DF
DJI Fly
DM
DJI Mimo
DJ
Djay Pro
HL
Halide
IM
iMovie
I3
Insta360 Studio
KN
Kino
LN
Luminar Neo
LF
LumaFusion
NC
Nception
PM
Photomill
PX
Pixelmator
PC
ProCamera
QK
Quick
RP
Raw Power
SW
SolarWatch
SN
Sonix
SI
Sony Imaging Edge
SM
Sony Monitor & Ctrl
SP
Spectre
VS
VSCO

OS/CMS/Publishing platforms

iO
Apple: iOS
iP
Apple: iPadOS
M7
Apple: Mac OS 7
mO
Apple: macOS
tO
Apple: tvOS
wO
Apple: watchOS
BH
Beehiiv
CR
Carrd
CR
Contentful
GA
Google: Android
GC
Google: Chrome OS
GH
Ghost
GR
Gumroad
JM
Joomla
JM
Linux: Ubuntu
MC
MailChimp
MD
Medium
MD
Meta ads
MD
Microsoft: MS-DOS
MW
Microsoft: Windows
PT
Optimizely
PT
Patreon
PD
Photodeck
SH
Shopify
SQ
Squarespace
SB
Storyblok
SS
Substack
WF
Webflow
WX
Wix
WP
WordPress

Analytics & research

AH
Ahrefs
AL
Algolia
AT
Answer The Public
AH
Apollo
BW
Bing Webmaster Tools
BT
Bitly
CG
ChatGPT
CL
Claude
CF
Cloudflare
FA
Fathom Analytics
GA
Google Analytics
GK
Google Keyword Planner
GS
Google Search Console
GS
Google Tag Manager
GT
Google Trends
GC
Graydon Creditsafe
GC
Hunter
JF
Jotform
KI
Klaviyo
KI
Keyword Insights
KT
Keyword Tool
LC
Le Chat
LN
Lexis Nexis
KT
LinkedIn Sales Nav
KT
Meta Ads
MX
Mixpanel
PX
Perplexity
RB
Rebrandly
SE
Semrush
ST
Sparktoro
TF
Typeform
UB
Ubersuggest
YS
Yoast SEO
YT
YT Studio

Document & project management

AF
AFAS
AI
Apple iWork
AC
Atlassian Confluence
AJ
Atlassian Jira
AT
Atlassian Trello
AW
AWS
CA
Calendly
CL
Clay
CU
ClickUp
CR
Craft
DC
Discord
DS
Docsend
DB
Dropbox
EG
Exact Globe
EO
Exact Online Boekhouden
EO
Exact Online Handel
EO
Exact Online Projecten
EO
Exact Online Productie
EO
Salaris voor Exact Online
EO
Exact Online Accountancy
ES
Exact Synergy
FA
Fantastical
FO
Foleon
FE
Four Eyes
GW
Google Workspace
GR
Grammarly
HS
HubSpot
IW
IA Writer
MK
Make
MG
Meetergo
M3
Microsoft 365
MB
MoneyBird
NT
Notion
OT
Otter
PP
PayPal
PY
Payoneer
PE
PDF Expert
PB
Proton for Business
SC
Scrivener
SL
Slack
ST
Stripe
TM
Terminal
TW
Twilio
XR
Xero
ZP
Zapier
ZM
Zoom

SKILLS

Explore some of the skills I used on the job.

Marketing skills
ABM marketing
6 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
Marketing consultancy
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
Marketing strategy
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
Marketing research
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
Growth marketing
8 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
Sanoma2004-2005
Product marketing
8 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
Sanoma2004-2005
Copywriting & editing
EN/NL conversion copywriting
6 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
EN/NL copyediting
11 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
Inyourspeakers2009
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
TC Tubantia2004-2005
Transcreation (EN-NL & NL-EN)
6 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
Content consultancy
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
Newsletter writing
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
Clipboard2007-2010
Inyourspeakers2009
Sanoma2004-2005
Marketing context
B2B marketing
9 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005
B2C marketing
10 companies
Remoter.news2025-now
Hype Decoder2025-now
Carian.art2024-now
KNVRTED2021-now
SCHRVR2015-2020
Exact2010-2016
Inyourspeakers2009
VodafoneZiggo2007-2008
CBM Kosovo2006-2007
Sanoma2004-2005

GEAR

Mastering the right gear can propel your career forward or launch new ones. That's why I've gathered some gear-related stories that changed my life. Note that none of this is sponsored. This is just gear from present and past I love(d) using.

2025

Got all EU licenses

Drone photography

Camera drone owners in the EU need the A1/A3 licenses by default. In 2025 I upgraded those skills by getting the A2 & and STS licenses. Not the easiest certificates to get, but well worth the effort.

Highlights

Creating new professional opportunities to fly heavier drones.

2024

Mechanical joy enters the chat

Film photography

In 2024 an opportunity came along to trade in old gear for a restored 2-hand Hasselblad 500C. It came with an 80mm f2.8 Planar C + C12 film magazine. Shooting film gives you more constraints and a longer workflow. However, using this medium format camera is a mechanical joy. Learnings I use in all my photography.

Highlights

How can you not love these sturdy, properly engineered behemoths?

2024

More manual goodness

Digital photography

In that same year, I found a used Voigtländer 50mm 1:1.2 for a good price. They say date your camera bodies, marry your lenses. Now I know what they mean. There's some purple fringing when shooting against artificial light sources you need to take into account in post, but it gives very film-like results and the bokeh is a delight. The lens itself is a solid piece of quality engineering.

Highlights

Learning to use manual focus, even in fast-paced environments. Shot some of my best work with it.

2023

My little DJI Pro

Drone photography

In 2023 I decided to invest even further in my photography/videography skills by getting a camera drone: a DJI Mini Pro 3, soon followed by a DJI Mini Pro 4. I turned the Pro 3 into an FPV-drone to experiment even more. And yes, I got the A1/A3 drone license too.

Highlights

Flying drones is fun, shooting photos/video with it even more. FPV is a completely different approach. Love it.

2023

Upgrading to a Sony A7R V

Digital photography

In 2023 I traded the Sony A7C as my main body for the more powerful Sony A7R V. It's a dependable beast. Yes, it's heavier, but that 60MP sensor gives you epic quality. Sure, not the best for video but I don't focus on that right now.

Highlights

Best camerabody I've owned to date and shot some of my finest work with it.

2021

Going full-frame with the Sony A7C

Digital photography

After my 2018 Sony RX100VI found a watery grave in 2021, I was ready for the next step in my photography journey: my first mirrorless full-frame camera. My goal was to shoot fully manual within a year. I chose the Sony A7C because it's a perfect travel companion: light, but powerful and versatile.

Highlights

First time since the 2000s since I was working with a full-frame camera again.

2010

iPhone 4 rings in my smartphone era

Gear

2010 was the year, although the iPod Touch + feature phone combo worked just fine before that. Even used the Touch at my new job at Exact as a temporary work device. Their IT took about a week to prep a slow corporate Windows laptop. Chaos all around.

Highlights

Arguably, still one of the best-looking iPhones. Although the 5, Mini 13 and 16 are up there too.

2004

Satisfied my Mac-curiosity

Laptops

In 2004 I switched over after working on MS-DOS/Windows/Linux machines for about a decade. What struck me about my iBook G4 was the better integration of hard- and software and focus on usability from Apple.

Highlights

While I've been using Windows and Linux machines since, I can't imagine going back fulltime. Especially with Apple Silicon inside post-2020 models.

1990s

Dark rooms, SLRs & Photoshop

Film photography

In the latter part of the 90s I learned to develop photos in our darkroom. We had photographers in the family and it was there. Same goes with the cameras, SLRs at that point. So why not? That also saw me help out with editing in Photoshop for their client work.

Highlights

Developing your own film is a vibe. An expensive one. But a satisfying one.

1993

The first PC arrives

Desktops

In late 1993 an obscure 2nd-hand MS-DOS clone was introduced in our tech-illiterate household. I'm an autodidact and learned to work with the beige box by myself. Back then that was mainly trying things (and ignoring manuals). We didn't even have access to the internet at home until years later.

Highlights

Me figuring this out by myself set the tone for multiple careers: as a journalist, marketer & photographer. Continuous self-development is an essential skill.

1993

Electrical typewriter goodness

Typewriter

In early 1993 I followed a course to learn 10-finger blind typing and passed it with flying colors. It was on a 1987 Olivetti ET Personal 55. Who said that tech companies were ever good in naming products? Solid machine though. I can still feel the tactile keys and the finicking about with the cartridges for the ink. Good memories.

Highlights

Great machine that started my career and forever destroyed any chance of a readable handwriting.

EDU | CERTS

Education

Education

Journalism masterclass2010
NVJ Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Activities
Masterclasses about the future of journalism by renowned journalists Nico & Jan Haasbroek.
Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism2000 - 2009
Windesheim, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Activities
  • Made a study trip to Moscow in '03 as part of a short-term exchange program with a Russian university.
  • Specialised in print journalism supplemented with optional modules in film and online journalism.
  • Held about 10 journalism & marketing jobs/internships before and during my study. I organized all of them by myself safe one: the Twentsche Courant Tubantia internship. This had to be arranged via the uni.
  • Since I had to pay the tuition fee out of my own pocket, I worked a few (services industry) jobs on top of those to help pay for my study (and the rest of the bills).
  • Before I started my journalism study, I wanted to get some work experience. By volunteering for a local radio station, I could learn the trade on the job. It was also an excellent opportunity to support local journalism and civil society in general.
  • Given the study, it was necessary to focus on gaining more relevant work experience and branching out into adjacent industries.
  • Building on my experiences during my Twentsche Courant Tubantia internship, I saw (rightly, it turned out) no real future for traditional 90s journalism or relying on uni resources to handle internships and my future career. I lost great opportunities because I wasn't allowed to go to the publication earlier.
  • So, I started looking at a crossover into marketing on my own. ilse.nl (now Sanoma) gave me this opportunity when they accepted me for a paid internship that combined marketing & journalism. It was content marketing before the term became popular in the 2010s. This would later result in them rehiring me for paid freelance projects.
  • My uni wasn't happy with my assertiveness, despite it being a must-have skill for a journo. They didn't want me to arrange any future internships by myself. According to them, I'd have to find something outside of the EU-wide Erasmus program if I would. #themstherules So I found a way and landed an internship (on a voluntary basis) in Kosovo for a Mitrovica-based NGO in '06/'07.
  • I branched into freelance tech journalism in '07 by writing hard- and software reviews for a Dutch magazine publisher.
  • Via Download.nl/Sanoma & a US-based indie publisher, I got into music journalism.
  • During '07, I was called in as an interim copyeditor, copywriter and webmaster to replace 3 part-time creatives during the big merger that formed Ziggo.
  • In '09, I managed to free up time to write my thesis and move on.
  • In 2010, I started my first (and last) in-house copywriting job as an employee for a Dutch multinational in B2B SaaS.
Awards & Certificates

Awards & Certificates

EU drone certificates2025
Certified by EASA
Certifications
  • A1/A3 - Open sub category
  • A2 - Open sub category
  • STS - Standard scenarios
Eloqua/Oracle Markie Award2014
Certified by Oracle/Eloqua
Markie Award for best international campaign at Exact
10-finger blind typing1993
Certified by Instituut Noord (Netherlands)

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Henkjanschrijver.com is a personal portfolio of Henkjan Schrijver, not a company in itself. Companies or brands that are linked to have separate privacy policies.Henkjanschrijver.com adheres to the Dutch privacy law (privacywet). This means your data is safe with Henkjanschrijver.com and that we only use it for the intended legal purposes.Henkjanschrijver.com never sells your data to third parties. This privacy statement explains what Henkjanschrijver.com does with the information it learns about visitors on Henkjanschrijver.com.LATEST UPDATE: 18 JANUARY 2023If you have any questions or want to know precisely what information Henkjanschrijver.com keeps about you, don't hesitate to get in touch with Henkjanschrijver.com.Contact form
Via the contact form, you can ask questions, book calls or make requests. For this, we may use your billing address, email address, IP address, telephone number, payment details and name and address details.Henkjanschrijver.com needs this info because of the contract we conclude with you.Henkjanschrijver.com will keep this information until Henkjanschrijver.com is sure that you are satisfied with our response and 6 months after that.This allows us to access the data for follow-up questions and improve our customer service. If you become a customer, we need to save your details for the legally required amount of time.Commercial materialsHenkjanschrijver.com may send you commercial materials about offers or new products or services. We may do this via direct mail, email, social media or phone.You can object to this advertising at any time. Every letter tells you how and every email contains an unsubscribe link. You can block Henkjanschrijver.com or use the unsubscribe option. You can also indicate this when you are called by phone.Location data
Sometimes the Henkjanschrijver.com website - Henkjanschrijver.com - must know where you are. Should this be the case, Henkjanschrijver.com asks separately whether Henkjanschrijver.com is allowed to know this.Henkjanschrijver.com only receives this information if you give permission. Henkjanschrijver.com uses the navigation and location software on your phone, tablet, or computer for this service. We have no control over what the creators of this software (such as Google Maps) do with the data. So please read their privacy statements too.Provision to other companies or institutions
Under no circumstances will we give your personal data to other companies or institutions, except if this is necessary for our website or if we are legally obliged to do so (for example, if the police require this in the event of a suspicion of a crime).Social media buttons are included on the Henkjanschrijver.com website. This means the administrators of these services collect (some of) your personal data.Cookies
The Henkjanschrijver.com website uses cookies. Cookies are small files where certain information is stored so that you do not have to fill it in every time. But Henkjanschrijver.com can also see when you revisit the site.When you visit the Henkjanschrijver.com website for the first time, we show a message explaining cookies. We will ask for your consent to use these cookies.You can disable the placing of cookies via your browser, but some things on the Henkjanschrijver.com website may no longer work properly.Analytics
Henkjanschrijver.com uses analytics software to keep track of how visitors use the website. Henkjanschrijver.com does have processing agreements with them. It contains strict agreements about what they are allowed to keep. We allow them to use the obtained analytics information for their other services.Security
All necessary measures are taken to ensure that your personal data is adequately secured. We constantly improve security measures and pay close attention to what can go wrong and how to counter such scenarios.Changes to this privacy statement
When the Henkjanschrijver.com website changes, we also adjust the privacy statement. So always pay attention to the above date and regularly check for new versions. We will do our best to announce changes separately.View, change or delete your data
Please get in touch with Henkjanschrijver.com if you have any questions or want to know what personal data we collect about you.You have the following rights:
• receive an explanation of what personal data Henkjanschrijver.com has and how Henkjanschrijver.com uses it
• access to the precise personal data Henkjanschrijver.com has
• having mistakes corrected
• having outdated personal data removed
• withdraw consent
• object to a particular usePlease make sure that you always clearly indicate who you are so that we can be sure that we do not change or delete data from the wrong person.To file a complaint
If you believe that we are not helping you correctly, you have the right to file a complaint with the Dutch supervisory authority. This is called the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.CONTACT
Reach out to Henkjan Schrijver via the contact form.