Miriam Hymer

Miriam Hymer is an experienced audience editor currently working at The Economist since July 2023. Prior to this role, Miriam served as a Junior Audience Development Manager at Cafeyn and worked as a Media Research Specialist at Meltwater. Additional experience includes positions as Newsletter Manager and Editor, as well as Editorial Assistant at Forum.eu, where responsibilities involved managing news content. Notably, Miriam was the Festival Director for Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival, leading a team of 50 students for the festival's 10th edition. Early career roles included communications and growth intern at Mile Positioning Solutions and online judge and awards officer. Miriam holds a BA Hons in Modern and Medieval Languages (French and German) from the University of Cambridge and studied at École normale supérieure de Lyon.