Professional/Personal Overview
Freelance and contributing editor/writer with vast regional & shelter publication experience: consumer, trade and profile writing. Contributing editor "717" Home & Garden Magazine + contributor for "Harrisburg" Magazine -- decorating, furniture, trends, renovations, gardening, new builds, green, renos, interior designCountry to City Chic and everything in between, plus guest blogging. My list includes CONSUMER'S DIGEST, COUNTRY BUSINESS, HALLMARK, GUIDEPOSTS/TEEN, PA PURSUITS and others with 20+ years freelance experience: writing, editing, photography, set and photo styling. Additional work in consumer product pieces (HDPE, textiles, decorative building materials, etc.). Also web content creation/editing and CMS experience.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor (photo, picture)
7 Years
Writer
16 Years
Mktg/Publicity/PR
20 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
10 Years
Home & Garden
10 Years
Lifestyle
9 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
24 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
AirTran Airways (11+), Country Business (11+), Harrisburg magazine (11+), Homes & Gardens/717 magazine (11+), At Home magazine (6-10), Body & Mind (3-5), PA Pursuits magazine (3-5), Susquehanna Living (3-5), Susquehanna Style (3-5), Consumers Digest (1-2), Guideposts/Teen (1-2), Hallmark magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Scaringi For U.S. Senate 2012 (11+), Armstrong Residential Ceilings (3-5), Comfort Link (1-2), Decorating Den/Barbara Tabak (1-2)
Other Work History
Traditional and "new" Media coordination for launch of political campaign, Marketing manager/media specialist, Synertech Systems (2 yr); Marketing specialist, Capital Blue Cross (3 yr); asst editor regional magazine (2 yr); government and non-profit PR and marketing (3 yr)
Computer Skills
Mac OS X, Windows XP, Word, iMovie, iWeb, WordPress, basic HTML editing
Technical Skills
PS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Aperture, InDesign, Microsoft Word, WordPress (CMS), iMovie
Equipment
Mac desktop and laptop, Nikon D80 digital, Aperture and PhotoShop CS3 editing, WordPress, audio recorder
Foreign Language Skills
some French
References
linkedin.com/in/chrisconardshultz
Awards
First place short fiction, Apprise magazine, 1990
Associations
SCBWI, Freelance Designers
Other
BA Communications, Shippensburg University
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Suite 101 , 6/1/2009)
Consumer Pieces
(Healthy Beauty Project , 4/13/2011)
A recent guest blog for an up-and-coming online resource for natural/organic beauty news.
(Harrisburg magazine , 11/1/2010)
Five tips for ditching debt in 2011.
(PA Pursuits Magazine , 11/1/2010)
feature on the art of Lancaster County artist Cheryl Piperberg.
(PA Pursuits Magazine , 11/1/2010)
Feature on Cheryl Piperberg's art.
(GO! Magazine , 4/1/2010)
sample: "What to See & Do" guide for Harrisburg, PA for inflight magazine of AirTrain Airways. Bi-monthly.
(Consumers Digest , 6/1/2009)
Trends in outdoor dining sets — from chic to durable.
(Harrisburg Magazine , 4/1/2009)
Short feature on residential wind turbines.
(At Home magazine , 4/1/2008)
Trend piece on pet accessories and bedding
(Body & Mind , 3/25/2008)
Consumer comparison piece on whitening and bleaching products and pricing.
(Body & Mind , 3/1/2008)
Opening text for cosmetic dentistry feature on veneers and whitening processes
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 9/1/2007)
Feature of bathroom sinks replacement/remodel and trends with product comparisons.
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 3/1/2007)
Trend piece on exterior and garage door remodel.
Magazine Photography & Photo Styling
(717 Magazine , 12/1/2010)
cover feature and photos
(PA Pursuits Magazine , 11/1/2010)
photo images for feature.
(Homes and Gardens , 3/1/2009)
Photo styling for feature on urban living and loft-style home
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 3/1/2008)
Produced and photographed cover image for spring magazine on 'green' building and living
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 12/1/2007)
Magazine cover for Holiday 2007 issue
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 12/1/2007)
Photo accompanying article on using antique stained glass in modern home decor
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 9/1/2007)
on-site producer for cover and interior image shots for Ashcombe Mansion feature
(At Home magazine , 2/14/2007)
photo for article feature about restored 1700s log cabin
PHOTOS-Misc.
(3/25/2008)
various cocktail and beverage glassware
(9/28/2007)
CU pear hanging from tree with flowers below
(9/10/2007)
leaves in autumn sunlight
(10/27/2006)
old fruit stand in disrepair in fall sunlight
FEATURES
(Country Business , 6/1/2009)
Retailer Profile
Take a look inside the 1940s bungalow that four women transformed into Housecat & Buttonhook, a country retreat in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 4/2/2009)
Featured article on 1800s farmhouse renovation with solar and wind energy production.
(Homes and Gardens , 3/1/2009)
feature on urban loft-style apartment dwellers in the city of Lancaster, PA
(717 , 12/1/2008)
Home feature on Key West design in Central PA region
(At Home magazine , 12/1/2008)
Home holiday feature of restyled 218-year old farmhouse
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 9/1/2008)
Feature of 1929 Italiante-inspired design based on the Rockville Bridge, PA.
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 9/1/2007)
feature home article/opening text
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 6/1/2007)
Opening text of feature article on renovation of 1940s garage into chic Old World-style pool house; story and photo production credits
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 12/1/2006)
Opening Text feature; creating comfy reading spaces (story and photo styling)
BUSINESS PROFILES
(Country Business , 6/1/2009)
Retailer Profile
Take a look inside the 1940s bungalow that four women transformed into Housecat & Buttonhook, a country retreat in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
(Country Business , 3/1/2009)
Profile on Victorian Heart Co., wholesale retailer, Kirbyville, Mo.
(Country Business , 1/1/2009)
Retailer profile, Council Bluff, Iowa
PHOTO STYLING
(717 magazine , 12/1/2008)
Produced interior photo shoot
(717 magazine , 12/1/2008)
Wrote and produced feature home piece
(717 magazine , 12/1/2008)
Produced shot for magazine cover feature
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 6/1/2008)
photo styling for outdoor patio shoot
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 6/1/2008)
Set & photo styling for feature article on Italian-inspired Arts & Crafts home.
(3/27/2008)
hand-painted margarita glass reflecting color onto linen cloth
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 12/1/2007)
Styling for feature on holiday entertaining
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 4/1/2006)
Photo styling for April '06 magazine cover
CHARITABLE & FUNDRAISING FEATURES
(Harrisburg Magazine , 3/1/2006)
Designer showhouse feature to benefit fundraising of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS
(Harrisburg Magazine , 7/1/2011)
Interview with internationally-acclaimed lyric tenor Richard Troxell.
(Harrisburg Magazine , 2/1/2011)
interview with acclaimed celebrity chef Joe Randall from Savannah, GA
(Harrisburg Magazine , 2/1/2011)
Interview with nationally acclaimed poet and writer Jackson Taylor, author of "The Blue Orchard."
Covers / Magazine
(717 Magazine , 9/1/2011)
Cover photo for annual Arts & Entertainment issue
(717 Magazine , 12/1/2010)
Cover photo for annual holiday issue
(Homes & Gardens of South Central PA , 12/1/2007)
Cover photo for winter issue
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