Freelance Writer and Editor
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Freelance Writer and Editor (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Senior Editor at BabyCenter
- Freelance Writer and Editor (Self-employed)
- Senior Editor at BabyTalk magazine
- Associate Editor at Parenting magazine
- Research Director at Parenting magazine
- Research Associate at Parenting Magazine
- Editorial Intern at BAM: Bay Area Music
- Editorial Intern at The City Magazine
- Magazine and Book Buyer at Tower Records
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Leah Hennen’s Summary
I'm an experienced freelance writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. My work has appeared in Real Simple, The New York Times, HGTV.com, Sunset, Health magazine, Prevention, All You, Parenting, FineLiving.com, San Francisco, Via, and other major national and regional publications and Web sites.
Leah Hennen’s Specialties:
Lifestyle, home design, travel, personal finance, women's health, general assignment features
Leah Hennen’s Experience
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Freelance Writer and Editor
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Frequent contributor to publications and Web sites such as Real Simple, HGTV.com, Health magazine, All You, Via, MSN.com, and Scripps Networks. Work has also appeared in the New York Times, Prevention magazine, San Francisco magazine, BabyCenter magazine, and on FineLiving.com.
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Senior Editor
BabyCenter
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years )
Senior Editor instrumental in the launch and development of ParentCenter.com.
Also served as lead author of the book, "The BabyCenter Essential Guide to Pregnancy & Birth" (Rodale, 2005). -
Freelance Writer and Editor
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Wrote feature articles for national and local publications and Web sites, including BabyTalk magazine (for which I was a contributing editor), Parenting magazine, San Francisco magazine, FamilyFun, and Women.com.
Also served as author of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' book, "Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth" (ACOG, 2000). -
Senior Editor
BabyTalk magazine
(Writing and Editing industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
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Associate Editor
Parenting magazine
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year )
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Research Director
Parenting magazine
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years )
Headed the magazine's venerable research department, hiring, training, and supervising a small staff of full-time fact-checkers as well as freelancers and interns. Regularly contributed articles to the magazine.
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Research Associate
Parenting Magazine
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
1992 — 1992 (less than a year)
Fact-checked articles for the magazine, as well as doing up-front research and additional reporting. Regularly contributed articles.
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Editorial Intern
BAM: Bay Area Music
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
1991 — 1991 (less than a year)
Wrote music reviews, covered music-industry news, and penned several features and cover stories for this homegrown music magazine.
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Editorial Intern
The City Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
1991 — 1991 (less than a year)
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Magazine and Book Buyer
Tower Records
(Retail industry)
1989 — 1991 (2 years )
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