Lifestyle Editor at American Girl magazine
Madison, Wisconsin Area
Lifestyle Editor at American Girl magazine
Madison, Wisconsin Area
Creative and passionate editor with 3 years experience at a national magazine and website.
Writing, Editing, Photo Styling, Brainstorming, Developing Crafts and Recipes
(Public Company; MAT; Consumer Goods industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Editor of the craft, food, and entertaining departments of American Girl magazine. Responsible for craft and recipe development, and all final styling of crafts and props. Stylist at photo shoots.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MAT; Consumer Goods industry)
August 2006 — July 2007 (1 year)
Editor of multiple departments focused on letters and content submitted from our readers. Editor of special features as needed.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MAT; Consumer Goods industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)
Wrote a weekly column for the Arts, Etc. section.
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
Oversaw daily news section of largest independent student newspaper in country. Wrote bi-weekly in-depth news articles.
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
Created press kits and developed magazine copy to generate publicity for Madison Food & Wine Show.
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)
Worked in professional newsroom of state’s second largest newspaper. Conducted interviews and wrote articles on deadlines, some appearing on the front page.
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
Wrote and edited multiple articles daily under tight deadlines for the city beat.
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2004 — December 2004 (1 year)
Journalism- BA , School of Journalism , 2002 — 2006
Double majored in Journalism and in Communication Arts: TV & Film
Girl Scout Troop Leader