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Deana Kotiga

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Ally Representative at REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) Network at Ipsos MORI
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Deana is a freelance business anthropologist, cultural strategist, and filmmaker who translates human behavior into business insights. Formerly a Research Manager at Ipsos MORI, she now teaches at UCL, her alma mater, and has worked with high-profile clients like Unilever and Coca-Cola.

Originally from Croatia, Deana is a passionate photographer and writer whose work explores the intersection of art, culture, and community. She is interested in travel, foreign languages, and South America, and has been known to try out salsa dancing in her spare time.

She holds an official Istrian Tourist Guide certificate and worked on the production team for the Brazilian and French versions of the Netflix show "The Circle".

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Ally Representative at REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) Network
Job Level
Junior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Business Anthropology
Applies ethnographic methods and visual storytelling to understand human behavior and address business needs for major clients like Unilever and Barclays.
Visual Ethnography
As a filmmaker and photographer, she uses visual media to capture cultural insights, producing documentary-style films for clients and teaching video research courses at UCL.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Ally Representative at REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) Network
Ipsos MORI
10-2022 - 10-2025
Research Manager, Ethnography
Ipsos MORI
10-2021 - 10-2022
Senior Research Executive
Ipsos MORI
10-2019 - 12-2019
Set Assistant
Studio Lambert
7-2019 - 9-2019
Volunteer Coordinator
Open City Documentary Festival
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Education
2018 - 2019
Master's degree
Goldsmiths, University of London
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
UCL
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