Sophie is a freelance journalist
based in Europe

Selected writing

In English

A new era for New York opera?
(Financial Times)

New York’s biggest arts museum is underground (Financial Times)

Germany’s stagnant economy dents investment in consumer start-ups (Financial Times)

In German

Wo der Rubel rollt (Forbes, German edition)

Kamala Harris: Eine Zwischenbilanz (Forbes, German edition)

Auf der Suche nach der Jugend (TUW.MEDIA)


Past work

2025 – present
Freelance journalist

2022 – 2025 (New York)
Journalist, Financial Times

2020 – 2022 (Vienna, Austria)
Head of digital and under 30 editor,
Forbes (German edition)

2019 – 2020 (Vienna, Austria)
Digital editor, Metropole – Vienna in English

2019 – 2022 (remote)
Global social media director, Democrats Abroad; communications director and spokesperson for the Austria chapter

Contact

spiegelberger.sophie@gmail.com