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Andrés Pastrana
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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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ProfessorEAFIT UniversityJan 2025 - Current (1 year 10 months)Teaching at EAFIT University gives me the chance to work on two things I care about deeply: writing that means something and a strategy that makes it useful. I teach writing and SEO as connected disciplines, showing students how strong ideas, clear language, and search intent can come together in content that informs, persuades, and reaches real people. What I enjoy most is helping students find confidence in their voice while sharpening the technical judgment that makes their work effective.- SEO SpecialistWYN SolutionsDec 2023 - Current (2 years 11 months)• Write 12+ SEO-optimized articles/day across multiple industries with same-day turnaround and
- CUX WritingCosmo SchoolsNov 2021 - Aug 2023 (1 year 10 months)At Selecu, I used narrative as a bridge between education and engagement. As a UX Writer for an educational video game connected to Cosmo Schools, I created and refined storylines that helped children connect with academic subjects in a more natural, memorable way. I was responsible not only for the narrative itself, but also for editing and shaping the experience so the learning felt inviting, clear, and genuinely interesting.
- DEditorDuendeDec 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 5 months)At Duende, I worked as an editor focused on health and healthy lifestyle content, shaping pieces that needed to feel clear, useful, and genuinely engaging. My role included editing and writing articles on wellness topics, always aiming to make the information approachable without losing depth or credibility. I worked closely with each text to strengthen its structure, sharpen its voice, and make sure it connected with readers in a natural, compelling way.
• I also played an active role in developing content ideas, proposing topics that spoke to readers' real interests and everyday concerns around health, habits, and well-being. That meant I was not only refining what was already on the page, but also helping define what should be writt
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- BCreative WritingBarcelonaOct 2016 - May 2018 (1 year 8 months)I completed a Master's in Creative Writing, an experience that allowed me to devote myself fully to writing and to develop a deeper understanding of how stories work. It sharpened my ability to build narrative with greater intention. It helped me grow more aware of the elements that make a story resonate, such as voice, rhythm, character, structure, and emotional precision. It was a space where writing became not only a skill, but a discipline I could study, challenge, and refine in a sustained way.
The program also led to one of the most important milestones in my writing life: I wrote and published my first novel (Todas las cosas buenas se llaman Dios). That process taught me how to sustain a long-form narrative, shape a story from i - mSocial CommunicationmedellínJul 2007 - Dec 2012 (5 years 6 months)I graduated as a Social Communicator with a focus on digital journalism, which is where I built a strong foundation in writing, reporting, and storytelling. My training taught me how to find the core of a story, shape information with clarity, and write in ways that keep readers engaged from the first line to the last. It also taught me to think carefully about audience, tone, structure, and the responsibility that comes with turning information into something meaningful and accessible.