Laura Pearson Smith

I make and present DIY and crafty tutorial videos for BBC Scotland's The Social social media and YouTube channels.

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I write several in-depth skincare articles per month on everything from ingredients to treatments and trends.

I write fortnightly beauty articles for this online magazine, on topics such as new skincare treatments, skincare ingredients and makeup trends.

I founded this stylish beauty, style & travel blog, and I publish content 5+ times weekly. My readership has grown steadily since starting. I handle all the SEO and HTML/CSS coding aspects of the website myself, along with the social media channels that work alongside this blog.

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Style blogger writing about fashion, beauty and lifestyle. LAURAPEARSONSMITH.EMAIL@GMAIL.COM

I write  5-10 beauty listicle-style pieces monthly.

I write and put together the weekly 'New In This Week' fashion shopping gallery and a weekly 'Beauty Bulletin' beauty news column.

I have written various articles for print and online publications, such as The Scotsman, Mail Online, Marie Claire, The Huffington Post, Groupon Glasgow City Guide, Le City Deluxe, Gap Daemon, MSN Canada, and What's On Stage etc. For further writing samples please visit my portfolio.

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I work with brands advising them on their social media presence, and in working with bloggers and the press. I also work with brands on creating and maintaining their retail presence; ensuring that stores are displaying brand campaigns and products effectively. This work requires excellent communication skills, and knowledge of social media and blogger/press relations. It also involves using my visual merchandising skills. Clients can be discussed privately, but include various beauty, lifestyle, feature films, technology and food brands.

Fortnightly style column online, covering my life, fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

Stylecation is a re-branding of Twinkle Style & Travel Magazine. Stylecation now focusses on UK travel and dining for the luxury and style-conscious. 

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Fortnightly Style Columnist in this Glasgow print newspaper. Ended as newspaper went bust.

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I founded this digital fashion, beauty and luxury travel magazine to be an online glossy magazine for 25-40 year old style-conscious readers. The majority of the content is written by myself but I also manage other select writers who contribute articles to the site. I built the site myself.

I developed a strong knowledge of television drama and feature film script construction, and of working with writers during my time working in this area. In my various roles, I assessed drama scripts and treatments for their merit and suitability to the broadcasters, production companies and literary agencies I was employed by. I also worked directly with writers in editing their scripts to get them ready for production- targeting required dialogue changes, production cost changes and scene order changes etc. Companies I worked for include BBC Drama, CBBC, Ecosse Films, and Scottish Screen (now Creative Scotland) for example.

My roles were to set up and run experiential marketing events for brand's current campaigns, or be the public face of the brand at these events in stores, train stations, high streets and shopping centres. Brands have included Vodafone, The Guardian, Proctor & Gamble, George at Asda, Brother's Cider, McDonalds, Disney Parks and HTC etc.

Straight from school, and during and after university, I built up a career in television and film production from a Runner to 2nd Assistant Director and Assistant Production Coordinator. I started out in children's television (Nickelodeon and CBBC etc) before moving into light entertainment television (Win, Lose of Draw and Deal or No Deal etc). I then worked extensively in television drama (Coronation St, Sea of Souls and Taggart etc) and feature film (Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code and Doomsday etc).