photograph of Victoria Olsen by Joshua Seiden

A native New Yorker, Victoria earned a Ph.D. in English literature from Stanford University and taught essay writing to first-year students at New York University for eleven years.

As a writer, Victoria specializes in making complex ideas clear and accessible. Her expertise spans literature, memoir, photography, and film from the nineteenth century to the present, as well as contemporary digital innovation and technology. Her freelance writing includes:

  • 50+ Google case studies, blog posts, and other marketing collateral about research in higher education 2017- present (see one example here and another here)

As an editor, she helps professionals in specialized fields reach general audiences:

  • editing a series of tactical business books for Sense and Respond Press, a publisher she helped co-found

  • editing and proofreading for non-native English writers in academia and industry

As a teacher and coach, she trains product managers in clear and concise business communications and helps memoir writers improve their drafts.

You can reach her at info at victoriaolsen.com.

You’ll find client references on her LinkedIn page.

To inquire about editing, coaching, or writing workshops, use this form.