ABOUT
After working in the Architecture & Planning industry for over 3 years, Raphaëlla is now providing Writing/Editing/Translation services for clients remotely, full-time.
She has a BA in Creative Writing (minor in Professional Writing), from Concordia. During her stint at university, she was co-editor-in-chief of the student-run literary journal 'Soliloquies Anthology'. She has since completed a Certificate in Translation at the University of Toronto.
A survivor of the flesh-eating disease, she has blogged about the experience and her journey since. She also spent a year under the mentorship of Montreal author Monique Polak. Along with her work in non-fiction, she does freelance editing online. In 2019, a piece of her writing called “Funerals for the Religiously Impaired” was published in Soliloquies Anthology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Abbreviated resume
2018- to present
EDITOR, COPYWRITER & TRANSLATOR,
Self-employed
Writing, editing and translation work for a variety of clients in different industries: F&B, leisure & entertainment, architecture & planning, contractors, web, ad agencies, students, sportswear.
Clients include: Time Out Market Montréal, Dreww Media Inc., Narcity Media, On Sportswear, Le Chêne, Groupe Lessard Inc., Angry Sheep Club, Bio-Tech Lube, Garrow&Evoy: Consultants in Strategic Clarity, La Shop des Miracles and its artists in Sainte-Julienne.
2020-2023
LEAD WRITER, Lemay
Rejoined the Business Development team to offer writing support on outgoing bids. Implicated in bid selection and monitoring, as well as team member coaching and development. High-level implication in proposal preparation, curating bid-specific narratives and related text output. Also involved in external communications, award submissions, social media writing and website copy. Translator for ongoing study documents and project documentation.
Prior positions at the firm:
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Creative Writer on the Communications team from 2022-2023
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Content Coordinator, Proposals on the Business Development team from 2020-2022
2018-2019
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,
Soliloquies Anthology
Co-editor-in-chief of a student-run literary journal at Concordia University (English department), in Montreal. Edited and published issues 23.1 and 23.2.
2014-2018
Freelance writer and proofreader. Translation, SEO writing, and blog writing.