Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh

Current

• Senior Editor, Vital Juice Los Angeles at Vital Juice
• Features Writer at National Geographic Kids

Past

• Entertainment Writer at Bauer Publishing
• Content Contributor and Online Dating Expert at uRadiate.com
• Budget Travelers Group Moderator and Blogger at TripConnect.com

• Features Writer/Interviewer at The Manufacturer/North American Industry
• Music Reviewer and Contributor at Lollipop Magazine
• Managing Editor at Women's News
• Weekly Columnist at Travel Channel Online
• Writer/Interviewer at Footloose in London
• Intern at New Age Journal (Body and Soul Magazine)

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Education

• Wellesley College

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Summary

I am an editor and writer with extensive background managing staff, leading all aspects of production, approving thousands of galleys, hiring and firing. I co-created and launched both the entertainment section and a new current events section for a national magazine with a circulation of 1.8 million.

I have also written copy for national ad campaigns, edited PR materials for major corporations, and interviewed hundreds of industry leaders for companies including National Geographic.

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Specialties:

Troubleshooting, targeting specific markets, expanding readership, top editing, managing, assigning, interviewing experts, improving morale, optimizing work flow.

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Experience

• Senior Editor, Vital Juice Los Angeles

  Vital Juice

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  I am the senior editor of the Los Angeles edition of Vital Juice, a daily e-newsletter about healthy living, fitness and wellness. I am always seeking new, natural beauty products, restaurants and food products, fitness classes, experts and health-related items from, in and around L.A.

• Features Writer

  National Geographic Kids

  (Publishing industry)

  June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)

  I write major entertainment cover stories for National Geographic Kids, focusing on blockbuster films such as Finding Nemo, Lemony Snicket, Narnia: Prince Caspian, Bolt and Bedtime Stories. I've conducted interviews with Brad Bird, John Lasseter, Adam Shankman and more major producers and directors. Several of my stories been top-rated on the magazine's website.

• Entertainment Writer

  Bauer Publishing

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  June 1999 — March 2009 (9 years 10 months)

  I wrote, edited and conducted interviews for thousands of articles annually at a major national magazine (circ. 1.8 million). I covered DVD, movie and book releases, TV specials and special events nationwide as well as upbeat news that uplifts, inspires and informs.

• Content Contributor and Online Dating Expert

  uRadiate.com

  (Online Media industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

  I wrote "weekly raves": creative, short articles paired with multiple-choice questions designed to help match daters with other singles who have similar interests. I researched and included relevant links to increase the searchability of each rave.

• Budget Travelers Group Moderator and Blogger

  TripConnect.com

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  November 2006 — June 2007 (8 months)

  I ran the Budget Travelers online group, and penned a weekly blog about my trips around the country. I answered travelers' questions, made recommendations, and also did the nuts-and-bolts of HTML, posting photos, and including relevant links for SEO.

• Features Writer/Interviewer

  The Manufacturer/North American Industry

  (Publishing industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

  I interviewed VPs, CEOs and owners of major manufacturing corporations, from Unilever to Dionex, and wrote feature stories about their unique, successful approaches to manufacturing. Each story took technical, industry-specific information and turned it into an article that was as readable and enjoyable for a layperson as it was useful for a trade professional.

• Music Reviewer and Contributor

  Lollipop Magazine

  (Publishing industry)

  June 1997 — June 2005 (8 years 1 month)

  I contributed monthly rock music reviews, concert reviews, feature interviews and fiction.

• Managing Editor

  Women's News

  (Publishing industry)

  September 1998 — June 1999 (10 months)

  I hired, trained and managed staff, designed each issue's themes and editorial content, created the editorial calendar, supervised production, coordinated and went on-location for product shoots, acted as the liaison with the printer and top-edited all copy and ads. I worked with the ad staff to find win-win ways to keep editorial independent from advertising. I oversaw layout and designed each month's cover.
  
  I also created and led a writing workshop to foster a deeper connection with the community, and ran several, widely-advertised events that significantly expanded our readership. Won Silver Clarion Award for Journalism.

• Weekly Columnist

  Travel Channel Online

  (Online Media industry)

  September 1996 — June 1998 (1 year 10 months)

  As a "stringer" for The Travel Channel Online, I wrote a weekly column about my travels throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, London, Paris and Prague.

• Writer/Interviewer

  Footloose in London

  (Publishing industry)

  February 1997 — June 1997 (5 months)

  I traveled throughout London, reporting daily on theater, films, museums, gallery openings and more of the city's unique entertainment (The Freud Museum, The Globe Theatre, The Sherlock Holmes Museum and others). After I moved back to the U.S., I freelanced for Footloose in London as its American correspondent.

• Intern

  New Age Journal (Body and Soul Magazine)

  (Publishing industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years )

  As New Age Journal's intern, I reviewed the slush pile and took it upon myself to reorganize the entire back issue library. Through this work, I became so familiar with the magazine's past articles that editors started coming to me to ask questions about what they had and had not covered throughout their history.

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Education

• Wellesley College

  B.A. , English , 1995 — 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa, radio station (FCC licensed), singing, dancing

Additional Information

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Interests:

* Conversational in French * Conversational in Hebrew * Knowledge of Tibetan culture and basic language studies * Avid world traveler * Advanced yoga practitioner * Ballet, modern, jazz dancer * Online mentor for orphaned teens

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Groups:

David Hochman's UPod

•    Ask Liz Ryan
•    Ladies Who Launch
•    PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY Official
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Women For Hire
•    Wellesley College Alumnae Association
•    IAC - International Alliance of Composers

Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh’s Honors:

Semi-finalist in Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition, 2008
Clarion Award for Excellence in Journalism, 1999
Membership to Phi Beta Kappa Society, Wellesley College, 1998
Mary Lyons '35 Prize for Writing (Wellesley College's highest honor for writing), 1998

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