Sina Velke

Position: International Hair&Make-up Artist

Experience abroad:

• 2 years Milan
• 3 years Melbourne
• 4 years Sydney
• 3 years in New York

I often hear that my colleagues are professionally tied to their country of origin because of their "weak" English. Without English, I wouldn't be able to do my job internationally and in my case I would be tied to Germany.

It's unthinkable. My agencies that represent me as an international hair & make-up artist are in London and NYC. I myself am based in Berlin again.

I recommend everyone to at least learn English. Being independent from the job market is something I wouldn't want to do without, especially in this day and age.

However, this is only possible with the appropriate language skills and a first stay abroad, e.g. organized via Erasmus, helps to learn them.