Larisa Manescu

About Larisa Manescu

I\'m a writer with a journalism and PR background who believes in the power of storytelling to speak truth to power and shift the status quo. Currently working with the Sierra Club communicating on the climate crisis. I have over eight years of editorial, digital, and media relations experience for a variety of different brands, including a university\'s international office, an outdoor sports retailer, an independent arts and culture magazine, and a doula certification organization.

Experience

1. Associate Director of Federal Communications

   Sierra Club

   Jul 2023 — Present

   As a part of Sierra Club\'s Federal Communications Team, I manage the Clean Transportation for All campaign\'s national communications work, along with other clean energy issues. I work with lobbyists, campaigners, communications and digital colleagues, and lawyers on advocacy campaigns to tell the story of why clean transportation matters and how the US is moving towards it, while pushing those in power to move at the pace required by the climate crisis. I\'ve earned media placements in top national outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNBC, Reuters, AP, The Hill, E&E, and more and have ran successful digital and print ad campaigns.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor's degree, Journalism, International Relations & Global Studies

  2011 — 2015

• University of Cape Town

  Bachelor’s Degree, Community and Social Development

  2015

• Asociación Escuelas Lincoln

  International Baccalaureate Diploma

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Translation
• Entrepreneurship Development
• Foreign Policy
• Editorial
• Copywriting
• Html 5
• Spanish Translation
• Ap Style
• Storytelling
• Online Journalism
• Editing
• Press Releases
• Politics
• Political Science
• Writing
• Digital Video
• Social Media Marketing
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Legislative Research
• Political Campaigns
• Blogging
• Spanish
• Research
• Creative Writing
• English Grammar
• Final Cut Pro
• Foreign Languages
• Storyboarding
• Social Media
• Gopro
• Video Production
• Facebook
• Policy Analysis
• Video Editing