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© Ludi Leiva 2025

Ludi Leiva: Writer, editor, and content director


With a decade of experience across digital media, journalism, and brand storytelling, I've honed a versatile approach to writing, editing, and content strategy.

As Supermaker's co-Director of Content, I drove editorial strategy and led a writer team that increased traffic by 540% in nine months. At Refinery29, I created successful long-form features, trending pieces, and some of our most popular series as a staff writer for the Work & Money vertical, and while at Everyday Feminism, I shaped editorial direction and helped to build engaged communities.

I've balanced journalism and content strategy throughout my career, writing columns, crafting investigative journalism, and creating SEO-driven content for brands. My work has appeared in publications like The New York Times, WIRED, and Slate. My strength lies in adapting voice and tone to maintain authenticity across diverse contexts.

Published in

Los Angeles Times, WIRED, Glamour Magazine, The New York Times, Allure, Complex, VICE, i-D, Refinery29 (US, UK, Germany), Lattice, Literary Hub, Brooklyn Magazine, Slate, Yahoo Finance, MSN & more


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Focus areas


Writing & journalism


✷ Longform features
✷ Reported stories and profiles
✷ Columns & recurring series
✷ Op-eds
✷ Personal essays

Editorial consulting


✷ Voice and tone development
✷ Developmental editing
✷ Sensitivity reading

Brand storytelling


✷ Copywriting
✷ Brand narrative development
✷ Company messaging
✷ Mission and values communication

Translation


✷ Spanish to English translation
✷ Swedish to English translation
✷ Cultural adaptation of content


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Select writing clips


I Stopped Writing ‘Sorry for the Delay’ in Emails, and It Changed Everything (Glamour)

Why one Mississippi woman is walking 1,000 miles to Capitol Hill, bare-chested (The New York Times’ Women in the World)

Hiding One Love for the Sake of Another (Slate)

Memes Are Helping People of Color Cope With The Trump Era (Wired)

Meet Fluide, the Makeup Brand That Believes in the Power of Inclusion — Not Tokenism (Allure)

How This Brunch Event Is Empowering Women and Non-Binary People of Color in the Trump Era (Allure)

Inside Everybody, The Revolutionary Gym Where All Bodies Are Welcome (Allure)

The Steep Financial & Emotional Toll Of Breaking-Up With Your Live-In Partner (Refinery29)

Latina Suicide Rates Are Out of Control — Here’s Why (Refinery29)

Gowanus Darkroom: How One Brooklyn Artist is Fighting To Keep Film Photography Alive (Brooklyn Magazine)

Be Your Authentic Self At Work — But Only if You're White (Refinery29)

Inside Everybody, The Revolutionary Gym Where All Bodies Are Welcome (Allure)

I Took A ‘Stress Leave’ From My Job — Here's What Happened (Refinery29)

Women Leading the Mexico City Earthquake Rescue Efforts Share Their Stories (Vice)*

The Woman Transforming Stretch Marks and Period Stains into Art (Vice)*

*Translation



Praise & testimonials


“Ludi is a rare mix: not only is she incredibly talented (as both a writer and artist), she’s also highly reliable and cooperative in a way that any editor can appreciate. Everyone at Allure who has worked with her has enjoyed doing so. Hire her, folks!”

— Sam Escobar, was Digital Editorial Director, Allure


“Ludi’s a hardworking, multi-talented writer and reporter. She's also hyper-organized, creative, and has her finger on the pulse when it comes to news and cultural issues. She's also an amazing illustrator to boot!”

— Bourree Lam, was Senior Editor at Refinery29


“Ludi is an exceptional, multi-talented creative and a dream to work with. She has an original and powerful voice and will continue to be someone I turn to for bold, intelligent and gorgeously crafted content.”

— Piper Weiss, was Chief Content Officer, Levo League


“It's rare that you come across a multi-talented and hardworking employee like Ludi. I was impressed with the unparalleled creativity [she] brings to every project. That type of high-level creativity takes years to develop, but comes naturally to Ludi. Any company or organization would be lucky to have [her].”

— Michelle Zenarosa, was Managing Editor at Everyday Feminism)


“Ludi came recommended by a former editor, and I was beyond impressed with her gorgeous and varied illustration and writing portfolio. Ludi not only helped conceptualize The Path column for Lattice but also produces all the illustrations for the stories, giving it a distinct look from all the other content on our site. Super pleased with her thoughtfulness, thoroughness, creativity, and reliability on this series. I'd fully recommend her and looking forward to doing more work with her in the future.”

— Annette Cardwell, was Head of Content at Lattice