Rebecca Kraus

Current

Editorial Manager at Classmates.com
Owner : Editorial and Design Consultant at Rebecca Kraus Creative (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Copy Curator at Cranium, Inc.
Senior Project Copywriter, Games Design at Mattel
Member, Board of Directors at Global Children's Organization

Managing Editor at Entertainment@Home Magazine

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Education

University of California, Santa Barbara
University of York, England
Brentwood School, California

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Recommended

11 people have recommended Rebecca

Connections

303 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

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Rebecca Kraus’s Summary

ONLINE EDITOR
I now manage the growing and gifted Editorial team at Classmates.com and lead many of the initiatives for the Creative Services department. The brand voice is changing, the site is being re-designed, and my sleeves are rolled up.

CREATIVE CONSULTANT
I have recently worked with an invention studio, online games developers, a design firm, a book publisher, an educational and tutorial center, a printing company, and a mobile content provider.

GAMES COPYWRITER
As the Copy Curator at Cranium, I led the editorial re-branding of the product packaging. Prior to that, I was the senior writer for Mattel Games Design in L.A. I helped create and develop brands from the research and brainstorming to play testing and final execution of the content, packaging, and rules. I worked on developmental games for young children, licensed products for kids, and social interactive games for adults.

MAGAZINE EDITOR
Before being a gamer, I was the Managing Editor for “Entertainment@Home” magazine, a national publication that explored the convergence of media in the digital era. I was one of the principals that helped launch this magazine. In addition to being a regular contributor to its film section, I was also the Music Editor for the weekly “Entertainment Today” magazine.

FREELANCE WRITER
I've contributed stories of pop culture to publications including “Premiere,” “Rolling Stone,” and “Request.” I’ve also written about travel--from the tale of a Bollywood film star in “Soma” magazine--to my experience at a Croatian peace camp in the book, “Europe from a Backpack.”

CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE & TEACHER
I served on the Board of Directors for the non-profit, the Global Children’s Organization. In addition to fundraising and re-designing the website, I have volunteered as a camp counselor globally. I've been a teacher and guest lecturer, espousing the virtues of volunteering, travel writing, word play, and games design.

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Rebecca Kraus’s Specialties:

A passionate and creative professional with broad experience and superb organizational skills. Possessing a sharp intuition for creative branding, editorial flexibility, and commitment to quality. A relationship builder, thought leader, and team player.

Rebecca Kraus’s Experience

Editorial Manager

Classmates.com

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; UNTD; Internet industry)

February 2008 — Present (9 months)
Owner : Editorial and Design Consultant
Rebecca Kraus Creative (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Design industry)

February 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Copy Curator

Cranium, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)
Senior Project Copywriter, Games Design

Mattel

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MAT; Writing and Editing industry)

August 1997 — January 2006 (8 years 6 months)
Member, Board of Directors

Global Children's Organization

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

April 1999 — October 2001 (2 years 7 months)
Managing Editor

Entertainment@Home Magazine

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

April 1996 — April 1997 (1 year 1 month)