Samantha Shook

Santa Clara, CA USA

Professional Experience

With over four years of experience at lifestyle and women's interest websites, I've honed my ability to adapt to different audiences and content management systems, edit the work of other writers, and curate quality content covering a variety of topics.

Expertise

Content Editor (online)
4 Years
Editor
6 Years
Writer
4 Years

Specialty

Beauty
1 Year

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
1 Year
Online/new media
4 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Nextag.com (10+)

Other Work History

I worked as an online editor for Care2.com's Healthy Living section for over two years, and as an online editor with Hearst digital (specifically Cosmopolitan.com and CountryLiving.com) for a year and a half. I interned with the Beauty Department at US Weekly and also worked as an Editorial Assistant and Assistant Editor for Counseling textbooks for Thomson Learning (now called Cengage) for almost two years.

Technical Skills

Content management

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Google Drive, OS X, Windows, WordPress, basic: HTML, Photoshop, Omniture

Equipment

Laptop

Showcase

General

14 Green Beauty Gift Ideas
(Care2.com 6/24/2025)
A roundup of gift ideas for eco-conscious beauty lovers.
Could Your Cat Be a Therapist?
(Care2.com 6/24/2025)
One man set out to show how easy it would be for his cat to become a certified therapist.
Decorating with Red
(CountryLiving.com 6/24/2025)
A themed decorating slideshow curated using images from back issues of the magazine.
Fashionistas Take Over Manhattan
(Cosmopolitan.com 6/24/2025)
Slideshow of celebs during NY fashion week.
22 Status Symbols Through the Decades
(Care2.com 6/24/2025)
A slideshow highlighting the results of a study on status symbols of each decade since the 1950s.