Katherine Connor

Charleston, SC USA
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Professional Experience

I write about everything culinary related in the southeast, particularly in Charleston S.C. and Raleigh N.C. I recipe test for cookbooks and publications, copy edit cookbooks, coordinate culinary events and create marketing programs for chefs and restaurants.

Expertise

Account manager
2 Years
Editor
5 Years
Writer
5 Years

Specialty

Food
10 Years
Lifestyle
3 Years
Travel
5 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
3 Years
PR (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Garden & Gun (3-5), The Local Palate (6-10), City Paper (6-10)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Reynolds Group (6-10)

Other Work History

Garden & Gun Magazine, Recipe Testing, Charleston, S.C. The Reynolds Group, Senior Account manager, Charleston, S.C. The Local Palate Magazine – Food Culture of the South, Editor-in-chief, Charleston, S.C. Gourmet Bay Catering, Marketing, Sales, Event Coordinator, Charleston, S.C. Iverson Catering, Marketing and Sales, Charleston, S.C., and Park City, Utah Charleston Cooks, Culinary Instructor, Charleston, S.C. Creative Artist Agency, Assistant to the President, Beverly Hills, CA Head assistant to the President’s office of the top talent agency in the country.

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Power Point

Equipment

Mac Laptop

Associations

Les Dames Escoffier International

Showcase

General

Produced, wrote and edited piece.
Interview of neighborhood store owner.
Review and Recipes of Two Boroughs Restaurant in Charleston, SC. Wrote, produced, styled and edited the piece.
Review of Cumberland SmokeHouse
Etymology of rice dish and culinary history of rice in the low country. Wrote, produced and styled the piece.