VIRGINIA MAYER

I am a bilingual, multicultural, and versatile Creative Writer, Author, and Content Creator with 20+ years of experience publishing in English and Spanish markets. Proofreader, Translator, and Creative Writing Professor/Instructor. American and Colombian citizen.

NOVEL & PUBLICATIONS

Novel: “Polaroids”, (Rey Naranjo, 2013). Rights sold to Neuplot, USA and Storytel for an audiobook.

VICE, Esquire, PlayGround, Esquire, SoHo, El Malpensante, Don Juan, Shock, Arcadia, Carrusel, Diners, Cromos, Fucsia, Desmadre Ilustrado, Cartel Urbano, Publimetro, Bienestar Colsánitas, and Kienyke.

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND

Caribbean Sprinter, Belize. Head of Content. 2023 – currently.

Grow! Consulting Agency. Miami, USA. Head of Content, 2022 – 2023.

Wyster Media. Miami, USA. Scriptwriter, 2022 – currently.

CMO Productions. Bogotá, Colombia. Scriptwriter for OTTs (online streaming), 2020 – 2022.

DDB Colombia. Writer, content creator, translator & proofreader (English/Spanish), and storytelling workshop professor, 2020 – 2021.

Sancho BBDO. Bogotá, Colombia. Editorial content director & content marketing expert. Creative writing workshop professor, 2016 - 2019.

Fucsia Magazine. Bogotá, Colombia. Proofreader. 2015.

Universidad Externado de Colombia, Accounting Faculty. Bogotá, Colombia. Oral & Written Expression Professor, 2015.

Todelar News 92.9 (radio). Bogotá, Colombia. Journalist, entertainment and culture presenter, and DJ, 2014.

Kienyke.com Bogotá, Colombia.
Columnist and senior writer. Director, producer, DJ and presenter at KabinaK.fm, 2011 - 2014.

RCN Radio with Julio Sánchez Cristo, Bogotá, Colombia and Miami, U.S. Florida Correspondent, international executive producer, and Spanish/English simultaneous translator, 2000 - 2003.

Javeriana Estéreo, 91.9 Rock Contemporáneo (radio). Bogotá, Colombia. Dj and scriptwriter, 1999.

EXPERIENCE

Creative writing and storytelling workshop professor at Sancho BBDO and DDB.

Creative writing and reading workshop professor in English, for kids.

Enel-Codensa. Investigation, interviews, and storytelling (freelance for Datagran agency).

NIDOO. Investigation, storytelling, and social media content writing (freelance).

Sístole agency. Interviews, investigation, and storytelling (freelance).

Grupo Éxito. Investigation and storytelling (freelance for Sancho BBDO).

EXMA 2019, Bogotá. Editorial Content Director, screenplay, and Twitter coverage. Freelance for Sístole.

Venezuela Aid Live. Project’s writer (Spanish & English), responsible for coverage through Twitter, and support to the press team elaborating international press releases. Freelance for Sístole. 2019.

“12 18 CENTENNIALS” (book), by Sancho BBDO & UTadeo. Edition and proofreading. 2019.

Telemundo. Miami, U.S.
Opinion Panel for “Gran Hermano”, by “Al Rojo Vivo” (TV). 2016.

Dirty Kitchen. Bogotá, Colombia.
AVON web series scriptwriter and voice-over for “Adulto Contemporáneo” (web series). 2016.

MediaCom. Bogotá, Colombia.
Spanish/English translations, and oral expression workshops. 2015.

Podcast at Konradio.co Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz. Bogotá, Colombia. Director, producer, DJ, and presenter. 2014.

Translation and presentation of the book “Female Chauvinistic Pigs”, by Ariel Levy (Rey Naranjo). FilBo 2014.

Production, editing, interviews and writing for “#PaisMemoriaYConvergencia” (100 años de Señal Colombia Sistema de Medios Públicos, book). (E. Sokoloff, 2014).

Production, editing, interviews and chronicles for “Hechos a pulso” (book), by Colpatria. (Planeta, 2014).

Produced interviews: Paul McCartney (in person, Simón Bolívar Award 2003), George Lucas, Hugh Hefner, Sofia Loren, Peter Gabriel, Mahmoud Abbas -Abu Mazen, Ahmed Yassin (HAMAS), etc.

Creative Writing/Fiction MFA at The New School.

Creative Writing/Fiction BA at SUNY Purchase College.

Social Communications/Radio at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.