After 1877, von Essen wrote articles for newspapers and publications and translated plays. She was a reporter for Morgenbladet newspaper in Helsingfors, Finland, in 1876 and in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1881.
From 1877 onwards, von Essen contributed to various media outlets as a writer and translator of theatrical works. She served as a correspondent for the Morgenbladet newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, in 1876, and later worked as a journalist in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1881.