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I’m a bilingual editor and communication professional with a social science background and a soft spot for meaningful, people-centred projects. My work sits at the intersection of research, storytelling, and care. I specialise in editing academic and research-based texts, shaping qualitative insights into clear narratives, and helping socially-driven initiatives find their voice. I’m especially passionate about projects that speak to queer and neurodivergent communities. Quircky | LGBTQI+ | Storytelling | Editor|…I’m a bilingual editor and communication professional with a social science background and a soft spot for meaningful, people-centred projects. My work sits at the intersection of research, storytelling, and care. I specialise in editing academic and research-based texts, shaping qualitative insights into clear narratives, and helping socially-driven initiatives find their voice. I’m especially passionate about projects that speak to queer and neurodivergent communities. Quircky | LGBTQI+ | Storytelling | Editor|

Imma Pepino

Writer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, +6

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I’m a bilingual editor and communication professional with a social science background and a soft spot for meaningful, people-centred projects. My work sits at the intersection of research, storytelling, and care. I specialise in editing academic and research-based texts, shaping qualitative insights into clear narratives, and helping socially-driven initiatives find their voice. I’m especially passionate about projects that speak to queer and neurodivergent communities. Quircky | LGBTQI+ | Storytelling | Editor|…I’m a bilingual editor and communication professional with a social science background and a soft spot for meaningful, people-centred projects. My work sits at the intersection of research, storytelling, and care. I specialise in editing academic and research-based texts, shaping qualitative insights into clear narratives, and helping socially-driven initiatives find their voice. I’m especially passionate about projects that speak to queer and neurodivergent communities. Quircky | LGBTQI+ | Storytelling | Editor|

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I’m a bilingual editor and communication professional with a social science background and a soft spot for meaningful, people-centred projects.
My work sits at the intersection of research, storytelling, and care. I specialise in editing academic and research-based texts, shaping qualitative insights into clear narratives, and helping socially-driven initiatives find their voice. I’m especially passionate about projects that speak to queer and neurodivergent communities.
Quircky | LGBTQI+ | Storytelling | Editor|

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Italian

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English

Fluent

Work Experience

Research Assistant (pre-doctoral) at ESC Research Centre, University ‘L’Orientale’ (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences)

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025

Supported research design for competitive international grants (Label Scientifique de l’Université Italo-Française, Creative Europe) on environmental perception and sensory engagement. Performed back-office activities for national and international academic events (e.g., 2024 Conference of the European Society for Aesthetics, ESA).

Research Fellow (pre-doctoral) at Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Conducted archival and theoretical research on the philosophy of nature and Western environmental thought; participated in an interdisciplinary research group on the concept of Weltanschauung, developing an ecologically informed framework.

Guest Lecturer at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Course: ‘Key Concepts and Keywords in Cultural Studies’ (Prof Marco Deseriis). Assisted in preparing the syllabus for the graduate course and delivered graduate-level lectures within the module, focusing on the relationship between the political subject and perception as a structuring process. Co-organised the international symposium ‘Structure of Feelings in an Age of Accumulating Crisis: A Daylong Symposium Inspired by Raymond Williams’ with Prof. Marco Deseriis and Dr Lucie Janotová.

Research Data Assistant at Politecnico di Milano

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Transcribed and anonymised qualitative interview data in accordance with research ethics and privacy requirements (NVivo). Managed and maintained the project’s participant database, ensuring consistency, accuracy and compliance with the research team’s data-handling protocols.

Health Research Data Intern at Politecnico di Milano

July 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022

Supported health research data management and analysis, contributed to data collection and documentation, and assisted researchers in data processing and reporting.

Communications and Engagement Intern at ESCR Research Centre

March 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025

Supported outreach, stakeholder communications, and event logistics for health research initiatives, contributing to dissemination materials and social media updates.

Project Lead at Agenda for International Development (Ai-d)

November 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Project-based role designing and delivering a cycle of public events on inequalities in publicly funded services; curated communications materials; conducted interviews and analysed with NVivo; supported grant applications and partnership building.