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Natalia Provatas

Natalia Provatas

Los Angeles, CA

10 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I'm a freelancer based in Los Angeles. Most recently, I helped to write copy for On The Inside, an art show of currently incarcerated LGBTQ artists. I write for Creator Magazine, Dame Magazine, The Gloss, and most recently Refinery 29. I write about my body, sex, and most recently my experience with Breast cancer.

Expertise

  • Writer 5 Years
  • Researcher 2 Years
  • Social Media 2 Years

Specialty

  • Humor 4 Years
  • Women's Issues 4 Years
  • Entertainment 8 Years

Industries

  • Film/entertainment - all 8 Years
  • Online/new media 3 Years
  • Other 3 Years

Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)

  • The Gloss(6-10)

Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)

  • Dreamworks Animation(3-5)

Other work history

Freelance writer for Dame magazine, Creator Magazine, as well as in-house copy writer and story editor for Tatiana Von Furstenberg.

Foreign Language Skills

Spanish

Computer skills

Mac and PC, Final Draft, Word, Excel, Photoshop, Final Cut

References

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General

Everything You Learn By Posing as a Man On Grindr

(The Date Report 2/14/2014)

After a heart wrenching breakup, I posed as "Big Ted" on the popular gay hook-up ap to get my groove back.

My Vagina and Me: A Love Story

(Dame Magazine 9/22/2014)

After learning that my mother and all her friends were avid masturbators and sex-toy enthusiasts, I tried to use a vibrator for the first time. His name was Steve.

On Being a Tom Boy

(Creator Magazine 6/5/2015)

After being told I wasn't feminine enough by my boyfriend of five years, I entered began a heartbreaking search for my brand of womaness.

I'm 28 Years Old and I've Never Been to a Gynecologist

(The Gloss 6/5/2015)

I explore the reasons why, at 28 years old, I was terrified to go to the lady doctor.

Every Woman should go Naked in a Korean Spa

(The Gloss 6/26/2015)

It took the power of being naked in front of other woman, to finally give me permission to love my own body.

One Night Stands Have Feelings Too

(The Gloss 6/19/2015)

A one-night stand goes horribly wrong.

Sephora Left Me Broke and Beautiful

(The Gloss 6/12/2015)

I chronicle my new obsession: Sephora

Learning to Love My Vagina, One Stuck Diva Cup at a Time

(The Gloss 7/6/2015)

I gave the Diva Cup a whirl, and become a woman.

My Boss Took Me To A Tantric Sex Retreat

(The Gloss 7/20/2015)

It was my first month on the job, and my new employer took me to a sex retreat.

I Sent My Vagina To Rehab

(The Gloss 7/24/2015)

After a few questionable choices, It was time my vagina got sober.

We Need to Stop Asking Each other Who We Are Dating

(The Gloss 8/3/2015)

Why is it that a woman can be well-accomplished, but the only thing we seem to care about is whether or not she's dating?

Inside the Secret Elite World of Health Bros

(Refinery 29 2/8/2017)

I go deep into the seedy world of South Pasadena to uncover the secrets of the Bullet Proof Biohacking conference.