Laurie Sprague

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

I'm an accomplished Managing Editor, project manager, editor, and writer who's worked for GLAMOUR, SELF, LUCKY, DOMINO, INSTYLE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, BRIDES, INTERVIEW, and FORBES LIFE. At this point in my career I have a unique understanding of both women's and luxury lifestyle brands--and I'm comfortable working across a variety of media platforms. I got my start at GLAMOUR, where I spent 11 years, including three years as M.E. In the last several years I've worked primarily as an interim M.E., managing day-to-day operations at the above-mentioned publications. In addition, I've created and shaped content for those titles--and others--as well as for websites (including helping TARGET.COM develop a magazine-style beauty site), books, special issues, and magazine launches and redesigns. My specialties include beauty, health and women's service. Along the way, I lived in Paris for five years, where I freelanced for both French and American publishing companies.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
5 Years
Editor
22 Years
Writer
22 Years

Specialty

Health
12 Years
Lifestyle
22 Years
Beauty
12 Years

Industries


Book Publishing Consumer
10 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
22 Years
Online/new media
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

22 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Glamour Magazine (10+), Fairchild Books (1-2), Lucky Magazine (10+), Domino Magazine (10+), ForbesLife Magazine (10+), ForbesWoman Magazine (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Conde Nast Publications (10+), Forbes Media (3-5), Hearst Magazines (1-2), Fairchild Books (1-2)

Other Work History

1) Additional Interim M.E. jobs: Self; Harper's Bazaar; Brides; Interview; and InStyle Magazines. 2) Special Projects/Consultant: Target Interactive (developed Beauty website); Glamour's "In Search of Hope" book; Village Academies Magazine (for Conde Nast); Editions PlayBac/Disney Publishing, Paris; Brides Magazine books and special issues. 3) Writing: ForbesWoman, Four Seasons, Fitness, Spa, This City Paris, WWD, Brides, Glamour.

Foreign Language Skills

French

Computer Skills

InDesign (K4, InCopy), Quark, Excel, Word, Windows XP

Equipment

laptop (PC), Canon SD850 IS, audio recorder

Associations

Avant Guild

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