Alicia-Rae Olafsson
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Alicia-Rae Olafsson

Writer | Editor | Copywriter | Digital Content CreatorVancouver, Canada
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Alicia-Rae Olafsson

Writer | Editor | Copywriter | Digital Content CreatorVancouver, Canada
About me
If you're looking for someone to create fresh, inspiring, engaging content for your business, blog, magazine or brand, look no further. I'm an experienced journalist with 7+ years experience, as a copywriter, editor and content strategist, specializing in travel, lifestyle, health, and wellness writing for magazines, newspapers and websites. I'm is also a content creator for tourism and hospitality brands, and runs a travel blog (launching in July 2018). I’m an experienced wordsmith, and have extensive experience writing, copywriting researching, interviewing, editing, executing social media and paid strategies, producing photoshoots and working closely with an editorial team (art directors and designers) to lay out and design content. If you want smart, witty content that will drive traffic and engagement, I'm your girl. I can help you with: Copywriting Branded content Blog writing Long-form editorial content and feature stories (1000+ words) Short-form editorial content (less than 1000 words) How-to's (travel, health, wellness, product reviews, fitness, fashion, music) Q&A style content People profiles Editing/Proofreading Resume Writing RFP Writing Bylines in: lululemon, FitJoy, ION Magazine, 24 Hours Vancouver, B.C. Living Magazine, Georgia Straight, CTRL+ALT+SHIFT, and Vancouver Fashion Magazine. Clients: Outrigger Hotel Group, The Ritz-Carton, Chimu Adventures, Tourism O’ahu, Tourism Ljubljana, Kingfisher Bay Resort and Spa (Australia) and Volivoli Beach Resort (Fiji)
Projects
  • Antarctica: Exploring the Last Great Frontier
    Antarctica: Exploring the Last Great FrontierEvery Antarctic-bound explorer is warned about the notoriously vindictive Drake Passage. Reputedly the roughest sea crossing in the world, the 800km-wide passage—between Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of South America, and Livingston Island, the northernmost of the South Shetland Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula—has just two distinct states: ‘The Drake Lake’ or ‘The Drake Shake.’­­ As luck would have it, our expedition leader, Jonathan Zaccaria, proudly announces that we’re going to be unusua
  • Mexico City is Voguing
    Mexico City is VoguingSometimes finding the truest expression of yourself takes a community, a sense of belonging, and for members of the House of Apocalipstick—a vogue collective based in Mexico City—a family. The sun is shining through a cloudless sky, it’s 31 degrees and on this particular Sunday afternoon it seems that everyone (and their dog) is meandering about Parque México, an art deco park in the centre of Mexico City’s effortlessly trendy and exceptionally green Condesa neighbourhood. Dotted with ponds, scu
Work history
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    Managing Editorlululemon athletica
     - Vancouver, CanadaFull Time
    As managing editor, I owned and managed our editorial feature section, curate, and create impactful content that ladders up to an annual content strategy supporting our 10-year brand vision. Writing, editing, production, publishing.
Skills
  • Travel Writing
  • Copywriting Editorial
  • Editing
  • Digital Journalism
  • Blog Content
  • Brand Content
  • Travel Journalism
  • Brand Copywriting
  • Digital Copywriting
  • Freelance Writing
Education
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    Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)Kwanteln University College
     - Vancouver, Canada