Vanessa Ahern

Albany, NY USA
Website: http://www.vanessagenevaahern.com
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Professional Experience

I have been a freelance writer since 2002, covering health issues, profiles, food, spa, and New York state travel. Specialties are travel, food, health, lifestyle and autism.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
7 Years
Fact-Checker
5 Years
Writer
14 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
13 Years
Health
12 Years
Travel
5 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
13 Years
Online/new media
7 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
13 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

16 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Fit Pregnancy (6-10), Weight Watchers magazine (3-5), DAYSPA magazine (1-2), Fodor\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (1-2), Healthcare Analytics News (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Adworkshop (1-2)

Other Work History

I have experience feature writing, article writing, blogging, fact-checking, editing guide books, copywriting, ghost-writing, and newsletter writing.

Foreign Language Skills

fluent in French, conversational Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Wordpress, InStyle, OS 10, Mac friendly, Photoshop

Equipment

Macbook, basic digital camera, digit recorder

References

Available upon request.

Associations

American Society of Journalists and Authors, Freelance Success, Association of Health Care Journalists, Toastmasters

Showcase

Magazine Writing

A round-up of the different pods and hydrotherapy baths available to day spas.
A profile of the Roosevelt Baths and Spa in Saratoga Springs, NY. This appeared in their Snapshot section.
A primer on how new moms can continue to breastfeed when they return to work. This article has been reprinted by Fit Pregnancy magazine a few times.

General

An article about healthy fall activities to do in the Hudson Valley this fall.