Editor-in-Chief at St. Louis Magazine & Stlmag.com
Greater St. Louis Area
- Current
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- Editor-in-Chief at St. Louis Magazine
- Past
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- Developmental Editor at Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Director at Schenkenberg Communications
- Books Editor at PLAYBACK:stl
- Grant Writer at Saint Louis Art Museum
- Director of Communications at Sigma Chi International Headquarters
- Education
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- Stanford University
- Northwestern University
- Marquette University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Publishing
- Websites
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Summary
Senior-level print and web professional.
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Specialties:
Publications development, website and digital-communications management, writing, editing, project management, institutional messaging, social media.
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Experience
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Editor-in-Chief
St. Louis Magazine
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Direct all editorial operations for SLM and Stlmag.com, and represent the company in the community, including through appearances and TV and radio interviews.
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Developmental Editor
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
(Publishing industry)
November 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 6 months)
Part-time. Developmental-edit two titles—Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave and They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America’s Tenpin Capital—revising manuscripts with authors, procuring blurbs, determining image placement and layout, writing jacket copy, etc. Edit a third title—Finding Josie—working with the author on manuscript.
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Director
Schenkenberg Communications
(Publishing industry)
October 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Home office. Develop, write, and edit communications materials and articles for the Saint Louis Art Museum, New York University, Washington University in St. Louis, Claremont McKenna College, and other clients.
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Books Editor
PLAYBACK:stl
(Publishing industry)
August 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 5 months)
Part-time. Establish book section for this cultural monthly magazine, writing and editing reviews of literary fiction and cultural non-fiction.
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Grant Writer
Saint Louis Art Museum
(Non-Profit; Museums and Institutions industry)
May 2002 — October 2005 (3 years 6 months)
Work as the sole communications specialist for the Development and Campaign departments; serve by the director’s appointment on the Web Group and Publications Committee.
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Director of Communications
Sigma Chi International Headquarters
(Publishing industry)
1999 — May 2002 (3 years )
Direct all internal/external communications for this 180,000-member organization, serving as Editor-in-Chief of The Magazine of Sigma Chi and as the first Web Editor of Sigmachi.org. Positions were promotions from Associate Editor and Managing Editor of The Magazine (1996 – 99).
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Education
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Stanford University
Certificate , Stanford Professional Publishing Course , 2000 — 2000
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Northwestern University
MA , Liberal Studies , 1997 — 2000
Thesis subject: Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy.
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Marquette University
BA , Writing-Intensive English , 1992 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-Chief, The Marquette Journal
Additional Information
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Websites:
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Interests:
The arts, publishing, technology, wine.
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Groups:
City Regional Magazine Association
Stephen Schenkenberg’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
- getting back in touch
