Victoria Smith-Graterol

I am a passionate storyteller with over 3 years of experience in the communications sector, creating and disseminating persuasive and engaging content through campaigns, social media, podcasts and other digital channels. While my academic background in journalism initially kindled my passion for storytelling, it has since evolved into a driving force behind impactful and engaging communication programs and campaigns.

One of my most memorable missions involved leading a worldwide campaign tactic for the company's first ever women's health campaign —known as XProject. I successfully led a team of in-house communicators and digital agencies through the development, execution and launch of a campaign tactic, designed to gather healthcare stories from women across the world. In the span of 3 months, we gathered over 650 stories and attracted over 1 million visits to the campaign's web page.

I am now ready to use my skills and experience to continue creating impactful content. 

Roche | Voices for Women's Health Podcast

Understanding the current structures and systemic biases are crucial to equitable healthcare. It's time to look at fundamental differences in experiences and needs that influence disease prevention and diagnosis, affect disease impact, or response to treatment. And systematically integrating women's unique characteristics and experiences into healthcare to improve health outcomes will not be a ‘quick fix’. It will involve all levels of the system, from the policy-makers, healthcare industry, all

The Women Braving the Night to Scale the City’s Heights « Women in Urbex

Picture this: 40-stories high skyscrapers, city lights as far as you can see, the skyline from above – and you, heart pounding, blood pumping, perched atop a building high enough to scrape the sky, overlooking the city. Urban exploration, also known as “urbex” or “UE”, is the exploration of manmade structures; UE “missions” are exhilarating, dangerous, and liberating. Annie (who decided not to reveal her surname) asks to meet me in a fancy South London hotel; the luxurious chandeliers and velv
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XR Lewisham and XR Hackney take to the streets of London in their fight against the climate crisis

Climate change protesters from Hackney and Lewisham joined forces with thousands of others in central London on Monday as part of Extinction Rebellion (XR)’s latest wave of environmental protests. XR kick-started its two week long “International Rebellion” by taking over twelve sites across central London, including Trafalgar Square, Westminster and Lambeth Bridge, Victoria Street, Whitehall, and Horse Guards Road. XR demands include for the government to “tell the truth” by declaring a climate
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Hackney Wick's Famous 'Graffiti Building' Is About To Change

On the corner of White Post Lane — directly outside Hackney Wick station — stands an atypical building, The Lord Napier. You may know it as 'that building covered in graffiti'. Forsaken for the past 24 years it is now about to become what it started out life as: a pub. 'Forsaken' might not be the right word here. Concerned locals have been whispering rumours of the Lord Napier’s potential restoration since the nearby 2012 Games were green-lit. Finally, Tower Hamlets has granted a premises licen
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Charity honoured for changing the lives of Lewisham’s rough sleepers

Laat month, Zisca Burton stepped onto the stage of the Mariott Hotel in Canary Wharf on behalf of Lewisham charity the 999 Club, to accept the Judges’ choice prize in this year’s Docklands Community Champion Awards. It was a sign of recognition, a prize to praise and celebrate the “unsung heroes” in the communities surrounding the DLR network. Based in Deptford Broadway, the 999 Club is Lewisham’s homeless shelter and the Mayor of Lewisham’s local charity of choice. The 999 Club became known a
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Students locked in at Deptford Town Hall as Goldsmiths responds to anti-racist protests

Students from Goldsmiths, University of London have been prevented from entering or leaving Deptford Town Hall, which they are occupying as part of a protest, since Friday. The Town Hall’s windows and fire exits have been blocked, prompting concerns for the occupiers’ health and safety, while the students associated with the protests have been threatened with legal and disciplinary actions. Over the weekend, the staff at Goldsmiths have issued a letter of concern about the treatment of student