Webinar: How I Broke Into International News (And Ways You Can Too) by NAA Career Webinar Series

About This Webinar

When Cristy Garratt was at Northwestern, she chose to study abroad — twice, giving her a rare opportunity to work in two international newsrooms before graduation. However, it wasn’t until she put down her roots in London in 2013, that she realized working in a global newsroom had been the dream all along.

It’s a dream for many others as well, she learned, as one question continuously popped into her inbox: “How’d you do it?”

Spoiler alert: She married a Brit. But even with a family visa in hand, breaking into the media industry in another country was tough. In this webinar, Cristy shares how she worked her way up the ranks of international journalism and tips she can offer others after more than a decade overseas.

Cristy Garratt

Head of Digital Video, Audio and Social for CNBC International

Cristy Garratt is the head of digital video, audio and social for CNBC International, where she is responsible for the network’s original digital video content, podcasts and social media channels. With a specialty in multimedia storytelling, she has spent her career using a mix of gut instinct and data to grow digital audiences from virtually nothing to millions. Leading a team of content creators in London and Singapore, Garratt has successfully launched several new series across multiple platforms for CNBC and has grown CNBC International’s social media following to more than 3 million.
Garratt earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. While at Northwestern, she served as president of the University’s chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists—helping the chapter to become nationally recognized—and as news director of the Northwestern News Network. Before joining CNBC, Garratt worked as digital editor and communities and engagement manager at ITN Productions and as a multimedia journalist in the United States.
Since moving to London in 2013, Garratt has served on the board for the Northwestern Club of the United Kingdom. She was the club’s president when it won the NAA International Club of the Year award in 2018. She currently sits on the NAA Board of Directors as a director at large.

Lucie Sandel

Lucie manages the Northwestern Alumni Association Career Webinars and the Northwestern Connects program, our global networking event that has the goal of reaching 100 locations worldwide on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.