Jen Laskey

USA
20 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Seasoned writer, editor, strategist, and hired gun with the chops to manage projects from ideation to execution — and beyond

Expertise

Writer 20 YearsContent Editor (online) 20 YearsProducer (new media) 20 Years

Specialty

Food 16 YearsHealth 13 YearsLifestyle 18 Years

Industries

Online/new media 20 YearsMagazine - Local/Regional magazines 5 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 1 Year

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • EverydayHealth.com (10+)
  • SAVEUR Magazine (6-10)
  • SNOW Magazine (10+)
  • Fodor\\\'s Travel (10+)
  • Nantucket Magazine (10+)
  • In Search of Taste Magazine (1-2)
  • MyWell-Being.com (10+)
  • The Inquirer and Mirror Newspaper (10+)
  • Nantucket Today Magazine (10+)
  • JoyBauer.com (10+)
  • Health Matters with Dr. Sanjay Gupta (3-5)
  • Paging Dr. Gupta (3-5)
  • Reader\\\'s Digest (10+)
  • Cafe Mom (6-10)
  • Lifescript.com (1-2)
  • Food Republic (1-2)
  • Elevation Outdoors Magazine (1-2)
  • Playboy Magazine (6-10)
  • WEtv.com (10+)
  • DailyGlow.com (10+)
  • Diamond.com (6-10)
  • SouthBeachDiet.com (10+)
  • DeniseAustin.com (10+)
  • AOL.com (10+)
  • Frugaltopia.com (10+)
  • Oxygen.com (10+)
  • DrLauraBerman.com (10+)
  • NOTE: This is an extended work history (not just past 2 years) (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Everyday Health, Inc. (10+)
  • AOL/Time Warner (10+)
  • Oxygen Media, Inc. (10+)
  • Fodor\\\'s Travel Publications (10+)
  • Champy Sparkling Wines (6-10)
  • Bondi Digital Publishing (1-2)
  • M1 Digital DVD (1-2)
  • Macmillan Publishing (10+)
  • Ziff Davis Publishing (10+)
  • FROG (3-5)
  • NOTE: This is an extended work history (not just past 2 years) (10+)

Awards

eLit Book Award - Silver Medal Winner in the Cookbooks Category for Jen’s Candy Jar (2015) Digital Health Award - Silver Medal for “What are You Craving for Dinner?” Diabetes Decision Tree Quiz (2015) Malvirà Winemaking Apprenticeship, Fall Harvest, Piedmont, Italy (2010) Ancient Traditions Research Fellowship, Dipartimento di Scienza della Terra and La Cumbagnie, Università Gabriele d’Annunzio, Ancient Traditions University Group, Chieti, Italy (2006-2007) Research Arts Fellowship, School of the Arts, Columbia University (2003-2004) Writing Division Fellowship for Fiction, School of the Arts, Columbia University (2002-2003) Robby Gary Miller Scholarship for Field Work in Literature & Writing, Bennington College (1994, 1996) Bread Loaf Young Writer Fellowship, Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences (1992)

Associations

New York Women's Culinary Alliance

Technical Skills

Seasoned writer, editor, strategist and hired gun with: Expertise in consumer and custom/branded content; Substantial experience with content strategy processes; Sixth sense for shaping content plans and taxonomies; The chops to manage projects from ideation to execution; Knowledge of SEO and social media best practices; Proficiency in analyzing metrics and boosting engagement; Experience with a variety of programs, apps, and platforms; Ability to quickly size up a project and run with it

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient in Italian, basic French

Unions

Freelancers Union

Computer Skills

PC/Mac, MS Office, CMS, Adobe Photoshop, JIRA, Mantis, WordPress, Omniture