Celeste Perron

San Francisco, CA USA
15 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Celeste Perron is a freelance health and lifestyle journalist based in San Francisco. She writes regularly for Health Goes Strong, part of NBC/Universal's Boomer-focused online network Life Goes Strong, and her work has appeared in magazines including O, the Oprah Magazine, Prevention, Women's Health, Redbook, InStyle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart Weddings and Parenting. Celeste is the former Lifestyle Director of Cosmopolitan and the author of the domestic advice guide Playing House: A Starter Guide to Being a Grown-Up (Collins, 2005). She has been cited as a lifestyle expert in a variety of media outlets, penned domestic advice and etiquette Q&A columns, and served as a featured speaker at magazine promotional events. She has ghost-written books and book proposals, and has done various types of corporate and marketing copywriting for companies including Conde Nast Magazines, Fairchild Books, Google and One Kings Lane.

Expertise

Book Author 5 YearsEditor 9 YearsWriter 15 Years

Specialty

Health 10 YearsLifestyle 15 YearsBeauty 10 Years

Industries

Book Publishing Consumer 4 YearsMagazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 15 YearsOnline/new media 7 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Redbook (1-2)
  • Women's Health (1-2)
  • Health Goes Strong/NBC Universal (10+)
  • Every Day with Rachael Ray (1-2)
  • Prevention/Prevention.com (6-10)
  • Martha Stewart Weddings (3-5)
  • O, the Oprah Magazine (1-2)
  • Cosmopolitan (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Google (6-10)
  • Fairchild Books (1-2)

Computer Skills

SEO optimization

Celebrity Interviews

Lifestyle

A rookie's guide to gardening--no rubber clogs required

Self-help/Psychology

Health

Our favorite TV chefs cook up healthy meals even a rookie can master