Eva Leonard

New York, NY USA

Professional Experience

As an editor and writer for national consumer magazines and websites for more than 20 years, covering travel, interior design, arts and entertainment, and health and fitness, I specialize in conceptualizing, writing, and assigning stories, creating editorial calendars and production schedules, and working closely with art directors and graphic designers to create high-quality editorial. I'm skilled at content creation, SEO, copywriting, line editing, copyediting, proofreading, and photo editing.

Expertise

Copy Editor
20 Years
Editor
20 Years
Writer
20 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Home & Garden
20 Years
Travel
20 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
15 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
20 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

DC Metro + Magazine (6-10)

Other Work History

Editor-in-Chief, Business Traveler Magazine, Editor-in-Chief, MetroSource Magazine

Foreign Language Skills

Some German

Computer Skills

InDesign, Word, WordPress, MailChimp, HootSuite, SEO

Equipment

MacBook Pro, iPhone 6

Showcase

Writing Samples

Profile: Herve Humler, Ritz-Carlton
(Business Traveler 5/20/2025)
Interview with Herve Humler, President and COO of Ritz-Carlton
Sugar & Spice
(Business Traveler 5/20/2025)
Istanbul restaurants story, detailing historic influences on Turkish cuisine
Sliding Scales
(Business Traveler 5/20/2025)
Great Escape story on Qasr Al Sarab in the Liwa Desert, U.A.E., for Business Traveler magazine
Mid-Atlantic Musts
(DC Metro + Magazine 5/20/2025)
This travel piece spotlights the Mid-Atlantic's top 10 attractions in 2015.