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I'm a writer/editor with 13 years experience creating celebrity and lifestyles content for Web and magazines. Currently I'm a daily contributor to Glamour.com's entertainment blog, Obsessed. I also write about celebrity baby names for NameCandy.com. Prior to my full-time freelance career, I held these positions: Star Web Editor (2008-2011), People.com Freelance Writer/Editor (2007-2008), iVillage Sr. Entertainment Editor (2003-2007) and Soap Opera Digest Associate Editor (1998-2003). I've also freelanced for TheFrisky.com, Zap2it.com, Time Out New York Kids, Gaiam.com and various national newspapers. I've interviewed celebs including Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at junkets (on-camera/print), red carpet events, premieres and award shows. Additionally, I have video/TV experience: I created/hosted/wrote iVillage's top video series, Daily Blabber, and was a TV commentator for Star appearing on shows including Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. |
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Blogging |
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(Glamour.com, 11/30/2011)
I am an ongoing contributor to Glamour.com's entertainment blog, Obsessed. I write at least 3 stories a day.
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(NameCandy.com, 7/21/2011)
I contribute to NameCandy.com's Celebrity Names Blog, writing about the meanings of celeb baby names and other names in the news. (2011 to currently)
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(StarMagazine.com, 10/19/2010)
At Star, I successfully created, developed and wrote Twinkle, a young Hollywood blog about celebrities under 30. This is a sample post I wrote about Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon. (2008 to 2011)
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(Lime.com/Gaiam.com, 9/20/2008)
One of my freelance projects was a weekly blog/column for Lime.com (later moved to Gaiam.com) called Celebrity Planet. It was about celebs going green as well as their humanitarian works. (2007 to 2009)
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(iVillage.com, 10/5/2006)
As Senior Editor of iVillage's Entertainment vertical, I top edited their television blog, TV Cocktail, and also contributed show recaps. One of the shows I wrote about was Grey's Anatomy.
(2006 to 2008)
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(iVillage.com)
At iVillage, I wrote their most popular blog: Daily Blabber. It was so successful, with over 1.5 million pageviews a month, it became a franchise with a daily video I scripted/hosted. (2005 to 2008)
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Video |
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(FoxNews.com, 2/5/2011)
While I worked at Star, I appeared every other week on FoxNews.com's Lips & Ears gossip show to talk about a scoop we had in our latest issue.
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(Riverwired.com, 1/1/2008)
In addition to writing a weekly blog for Lime.com and later Gaiam.com about celebrities living eco-friendly lives, I
created/wrote/hosted a six-part video series on the same subject for Riverwired.com.
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(iVillage.com, 10/31/2006)
I created iVillage's most popular franchise, Daily Blabber, a celebrity gossip blog (1.5 million pageviews a month) and later a daily video series (1.1 million streams), which I hosted/scripted. It was the site's most popular show and ran for over two years.
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(iVillage.com, 5/9/2006)
Appeared on iVillage's Beauty Insider online series to talk about celebrity hair. Part of the segment involved me getting a haircut by celeb stylist Marco Maranghello at John Barrett Salon.
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Interviews |
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(NameCandy.com, 7/21/2011)
In addition to blogging for Name Candy's Celebrity Name Blog, I conduct/write celebrity interviews with famous moms as well as name experts. Here's a recent interview I did with
Pregnany In Heels star Rosie Pope.
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(People.com, 2/1/2008)
One of my interview's for People.com's TV Watch column.
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(Lime.com, 12/21/2007)
I interviewed celebrities about eco-friendly living for Lime.com and later Gaiam.com. Here is an interview with KT Tunstall.
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(NBC's Momtourage.com, 7/1/2007)
An interview I did with Alison Sweeney about motherhood and her children for NBC site Momtourage.
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(iVillage.com, 5/4/2004)
Interview with Brad Pitt prior to Troy. He was still married to Jennifer Aniston -- he said it was time to start a family -- but he had started seeing Angelina Jolie while they were filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
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(iVillage.com, 3/2/2004)
Talked with Meg Ryan while she was promoting Against the Ropes about trying to break out of her typical role as a quirky, lovable heroine in romantic comedies.
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Quizzes |
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(StarMagazine.com, 6/24/2008)
I created many quizzes for Star, including this one about celebrities and their pets.
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(People.com, 2/26/2008)
One of the many quizzes I did for People.com
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(TimeOutNewYorkKids.com, 1/16/2007)
I did a few parenting/baby quizzes for Time Out New York Kids online. This is one.
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(iVillage.com)
As part of the Daily Blabber franchise I created a for iVillage, I wrote a weekly gossip quiz for readers to test their knowledge of the latest Hollywood happenings. It was very popular.
2006-2008
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Features |
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(TheFrisky.com, 12/26/2008)
During another freelancing project for TheFrisky, I did a roundup of celebrity resolutions for the 2008 new year.
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(TheFrisky.com, 12/18/2008)
While freelancing for TheFrisky.com, I wrote one of their fun Faceoff features comparing archenemies Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston.
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(StarMagazine.com, 4/4/2008)
I've created many timelines for couples tied to big events -- in this case Jay-Z and Beyonce's wedding.
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(People.com, 2/15/2008)
Another of my responsibilities at People.com was their roundup of the best quotes of the week.
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(People.com, 2/7/2008)
While freelancing at People.com, I contributed to their TV Watch column. This is a feature I did introducing the characters of Lipstick Jungle.
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(Sun Sentinel, 7/3/2002)
I covered movie junkets for Zap2it.com and my stories appeared on the site and in various national newspapers syndicated through Tribune Media Services.
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News |
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(StarMagazine.com, 3/23/2011)
During my three years at Star, I wrote celebrity breaking news stories around the clock. Here is a sample.
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(People.com, 1/9/2008)
I was a full-time freelancer at People.com and would do interviews with TV stars. This is a news stories with quotes from Simon Cowell about Britney Spears.
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Galleries |
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(People.com, 1/22/2008)
While I was a full-time freelancer at People.com, I wrote their popular feature Star Tracks during the morning and afternoon shifts.
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(People.com, 12/18/2007)
In addition to writing Star Tracks and doing interviews for TV Watch, I wrote galleries at People on news events, award shows, fashion and fitness. I wrote this when Jamie Lynn Spears announced her pregnancy.
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Photography |
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(iVillage.com, 8/7/2007)
Took photos of Chris Brown, Rihanna and Kanye West at the nominations announcement for the MTV VMAs at MTV Studios.
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(iVillage.com, 4/8/2006)
Took red carpet photos and conducted interviews on the red carpet at the 2006 Daytime Emmys. Subjects included Tyra Banks, Susan Lucci, Star Jones, Antonio Sabato Jr., Jack Wagner and more.
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(iVillage.com, 6/5/2005)
Red carpet photos of Hank Azaria, Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney, Anne Hathaway, Laura Linney and more.
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(iVillage.com, 5/25/2005)
Red carpet photos of Shemar Moore, Kelly Monaco, Aretha Franklin, Ellen DeGeneres, Oscar the Grouch and other stars (and fans) of daytime TV.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Content Editor (online) |
11 Years |
| Editor |
13 Years |
| Writer |
13 Years |
Specialty |
| Fashion |
10 Years |
| Lifestyle |
10 Years |
| Entertainment |
13 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Glamour.com (11+), NameCandy.com (11+) |
Other Work History
Full-time positions: StarMagazine.com Web Editor (3/2008-4/2011), People.com Freelance Writer/Editor (10/2007-3/2008), iVillage.com Senior Entertainment Editor/Daily Blabber Host and other positions (10/2003-10/2007), Soap Opera Digest Associate Editor and other positions (8/1998-10/2003)
Freelance: Bylines have appeared on Glamour.com, NameCandy.com, People.com, TheFrisky.com, Zap2it.com, Women.com, Momtourage.com, MSN.com, Time Out New York Kids, Lime.com, Gaiam.com, RiverWired.com, SoapOperaWeekly.com and various national newspapers syndicated through Tribune Media Services |
Computer Skills
Extensive experience with content management systems (Drupal, Vignette, others), blogs (Movable Type, WordPress, Tumblr), HTML, MS Office, Media Grid |
Technical Skills
Photo editing (Adobe PhotoShop), photo research (Media Grid), digital photography (Nikon SLR), metrics analysis (Google Analytics, Omniture), video uploading (Brightcove), video editing (Adobe Premiere), on-camera interviews and TV commentary |
Equipment
Laptop, digital camera (Nikon SLR), digital audio recorder, Flip video camera, iPad |
References
Upon request |
Other
Media Training at NBC Universal. Advanced Social Media course at MediaBistro. Post-grad writing classes at Gotham Writers Workshop, UCLA, Mercy College and SUNY WCC
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel locally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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