Laura Martínez

About Laura Martínez

I am a bilingual writer and editor with over 30 years of experience writing and editing stories about business, media, technology and pop culture in Latin America and the U.S.In my most recent position as Global Text Editor with The Associated Press, I work with a team of editors in Latin America, the U.S, Europe, Africa and Asia handling international copy on a wide range of stories, from breaking news to long-form features.I work closely with AP’s news managers and journalists to ensure AP content is accurate, fast, distinctive and packaged creatively for audiences around the world.Prior to joining The Associated Press, I worked as a breaking news editor with Axios.com and with CBS Interactive’s CNET en Español, where I helped assemble a team of reporters and videographers documenting all things tech all over the world.In 2004, I founded \"Marketing y Medios\" magazine, ADWEEK\'s first-ever trade publication targeting Hispanic marketing and advertising professionals in the U.S. As Editor-in-Chief, I was responsible for hiring a staff of bilingual journalists, photographers and art directors, as well as putting together a team of freelance writers in the United States and Latin America. Under my leadership, and in only two years, Marketing y Medios was nominated twice for the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Awards.Prior to that, I was responsible for creating and launching the Spanish-language weekly edition of The Wall Street Journal, as well as coordinating and editing their Spanish language Web edition at americas.wjs.com. Throughout my career in Latin America and the United States, I have developed extensive experience and industry contacts in the fields of media, marketing and pop culture. I have lived and worked in Mexico, Chile, Argentina and the U.S.I have a soft spot for Hispanic marketing and pop culture, especially when they’re taken to laughable extremes (something that is behind my 13-year-old blog I also consider myself a sort of grammar nerd and was able to combine my passion for language and humor in a book Talk Dirty Spanish, co-written with Alexis Munier.I am fluent in English and Spanish and have a strong level of conversational French.

Experience

1. Editor, Global Text Desk at the Associated Press

   The Associated Press

   Apr 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• UWC South East Asia

  International Baccalaureate, English Language and Literature/Letters

Skills

• Media Relations
• Creative Services
• New Media
• Content Development
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Social Media
• Social Media Blogging
• Interpreting
• Copy Editing
• Translation
• Blogging
• Editing
• Simultaneous Interpretation
• Storytelling
• Creative Briefs
• Text Editing
• Creative Writing
• SEO Copywriting
• Magazines
• Publishing
• Newspaper
• Content Marketing
• Content Strategy
• Web Content Creation
• Editorial
• Digital Media
• Social Media Marketing