Erin Bell

Current

Editor at Gamezebo
Freelance Writing and Editing Professional at Self

Past

Staff Writer (contract) at Integrated mar.com
Assistant Editor at Piccolo Publishing
Editorial Intern at Saturday Night magazine

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Education

Humber College
University of Toronto

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Erin Bell’s Summary

Versatile writer and editor with broad experience in magazine and Internet journalism, specializing in videogames.

Erin Bell’s Specialties:

Features, interviews, media critiques (music and games), product reviews, strategy guides; Managing freelance staff and editorial budget.

Erin Bell’s Experience

Editor

Gamezebo

(Writing and Editing industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Editor of Gamezebo.com, a leading editorial website devoted to casual games. Responsible for assigning and editing articles, managing the monthly editorial budget, scheduling content updates, sourcing and editing images, writing reviews, previews, articles, news items and editorials, maintaining relationships with industry contacts, and representing the outlet at events.
Freelance Writing and Editing Professional

Self

(Writing and Editing industry)

December 2002 — Present (7 years )

Current and past clients include Crispy Gamer, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, CommonSenseMedia.org, PC World Canada, Access magazine, and others.
Staff Writer (contract)

Integrated mar.com

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2008 — February 2009 (1 year )

Covered the North American SMB IT industry and channel for daily e-newsletters eChannelLine and ConnectITNews, submitting articles daily as assigned and representing the company at events.
Assistant Editor

Piccolo Publishing

(Writing and Editing industry)

November 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 1 month)

Worked on HUB: Digital Living and hub:ce magazines, Canadian computer and consumer technology magazines, respectively. Also worked on Total Gamer and Urban Fitness when they were in circulation. Supervized freelance writers, copy-edited magazine, wrote full-length features, product roundups and reviews as well as short front of book and back of book pieces. Wrote and edited content in the areas of digital imaging, home entertainment, personal computing, SOHO, wireless and video gaming.
Editorial Intern

Saturday Night magazine

(Writing and Editing industry)

August 2004 — November 2004 (4 months)

Supported editorial staff of Saturday Night, Canada's oldest general-interest magazine, by performing fact-checking, copy editing and research duties as needed.