Content strategy, copywriting, proofreading, blogging, SEO, and market research. Advanced experience with Google Drive, Microsoft Office Suite, and Trello. Languages: English & French
Outdoor and travel writing, art, fiction, rock climbing, and backpacking.
Completed studies in Linguistics with a minor in French. Courses taken include: Arabic, Linguistic Typology, Phonetics, Syntax, Morphology, and Semantics.
She has also written a variety of content for clients on relationships, in particular romantic relationships, and sometimes the more complicated relationships. She wrote several articles for a client wishing to promote a dating site for Russian women. This was a challenging project that she enjoyed. She found that taking something often perceived as crude ("mail-order brides") and making it accessible and even interesting to American readers made the assignment very interesting and rewarding.
Larissa has written articles on home decorating and design as well as guides on selecting furniture. The below excerpt was written to promote a particular line of wood furnishings, but was also meant to convince readers of the superiority of purchasing wood furniture over furniture made from other materials.
A sample piece written for a client about improving the workplace and professional relationships.
She has written blog posts on a range of topics, and I thrive in writing in this conversational and informative style. As an active blogger myself, she is very aware of what makes people read a post, and how to write pieces that will be desirable to subscribers.