Melanie Haiken

Current

Senior Editor at Caring.com
Member, panelist and teacher at Mediabistro.com
Freelance Web, Magazine, and Marketing Writer at Melanie Haiken Writing and Editorial Services

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Past

Contributing Writer at Business 2.0
Executive Editor at BabyCenter.com
Executive Editor at The Industry Standard

Managing Editor at San Francisco Magazine
Senior Editor at Parenting Magazine

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2 more...

Education

University of California, Berkeley
Stanford University
Tam High

University of California, Berkeley

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5 people have recommended Melanie

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Melanie Haiken’s Summary

After many many years as a magazine editor, I've now spent more than nine years on the other side of the desk. I wear many hats: health writer, travel writer, business writer. Most recent stories have appeared in: Health, Fortune Small Business, Continental, Delta Sky, Fitness, and Yoga Journal.

More and more, I get asked to help businesses to tell their stories. Clients have included well-known companies like Adobe, Wells Fargo, and Kaiser Permanente and small businesses like Meritas Financial and Natural Path. My strength: Showing (not telling!) how an innovative product or service is making a difference for clients and customers. White papers and case studies a specialty.

As a health writer, I'm known for being able to deliver the latest research, diagnosis, and treatment information in an empowering way. Readers think of me as an advocate for getting the best care.

As a travel writer, I specialize in health, wellness, adventure and family travel. Editors come to me because I find the getaways where you're really getting away. I'm a contributing writer to http://family.go.com/travel/, I'm the Wine Country Local Expert for www.NileGuide.com, and my work appears regularly in Continental, Delta Sky, Via, and Wild Blue Yonder.

I also spend a good deal of my time covering general health, cancer, and aging for http://www.caring.com/, a new and successful start-up website aiming to serve those of us caring for our aging parents and other family members.

My latest passion is reigniting my focus on travel, with numerous stories (on New Orleans, Nashville, San Francisco, Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, and the Bahamas) in http://family.go.com/travel/ and www.naturaltraveler.com. Focused on placing green travel, adventure travel, and family travel stories this year.

Melanie Haiken’s Specialties:

Health, travel, nutrition, and alternative health; also business, science, and entrepreneurship. In-depth research needed? Not a problem. While there's more of a market for service writing, I also specialize in profiles and long narratives.

Melanie Haiken’s Experience

Senior Editor

Caring.com

(Internet industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

For this new Website serving those who are caring for their elderly parents, I manage and write all content related to cancer, alcoholism and addictions, and vision problems. Read my weekly blog posts at: http://www.caring.com/blogs/caring-currents
Member, panelist and teacher

Mediabistro.com

(Writing and Editing industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )
Freelance Web, Magazine, and Marketing Writer

Melanie Haiken Writing and Editorial Services

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

I put my health, business, and science expertise to work writing deeply researched articles for consumer magazines, websites, and corporate clients. Current projects during any given week might typically include a feature for a national magazine, a cluster of articles for a website, and a white paper or solution brief for a financial services provider. Magazines I write for include Health, Business 2.0, Real Simple, and Yoga Journal; websites I write for include BabyCenter.com, WebMD, AHealthyMe.com, and two stealth projects readying for launch; corporate clients include Wells Fargo, Adobe, and Kaiser Permanente.
Contributing Writer

Business 2.0

(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)

2005 — September 2007 (2 years )
Executive Editor

BabyCenter.com

(Public Company; Online Media industry)

September 1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Oversaw content production for award-winning parenting website; supervised a team of writers, editors and researchers; worked with technical and production team to launch new content online. Planned, organized, mapped and assigned content for a new "sister" site, ParentCenter.com, for parents of older kids.
Executive Editor

The Industry Standard

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Media Production industry)

April 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 10 months)
Managing Editor

San Francisco Magazine

(Writing and Editing industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )
Senior Editor

Parenting Magazine

(Public Company; Media Production industry)

January 1994 — June 1996 (2 years 6 months)

Assigned and edited articles; also served as Health Editor

Melanie Haiken’s Education

University of California, Berkeley

M.J. , Journalism , 1988 — 1991

Concurrent M.A. in Asian Studies complete, minus thesis.
Stanford University

English Literature 1979 — 1983
Tam High
University of California, Berkeley

B.A. , English

Activities and Societies:

Co-Editor, Fiction Review

Additional Information

Melanie Haiken’s Websites:

Melanie Haiken’s Interests:

Health, science, money and business, travel, green tech

Melanie Haiken’s Groups:

American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), Freelance Success (FLX), MediaBistro
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