Susan Kirschbaum

New York, NYC
Website: https://itsthattimeagain.wordpress.com/
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Professional Experience

I am a TOP SCRIBE. This means a seasoned JOURNALIST for the New York Times and others. Satirical fiction AUTHOR of CULT NOVEL that I am now developing for TV. Can write SCRIPTS.. FOUNDING EDITOR of one PRINT PUB and a groundbreaking digital site, where I assigned/edited two dozen writers at a WEBSITE/NEWS ENGINE. Have written forwards and BIOGRAPHIES for artists/photographers. Penned notable AD CAMPAIGNS for various luxury fashion and beauty BRANDS. Curated and hosted LITERARY SALONS. Write and PERFORM POETRY. Speak/write ITALIAN & FRENCH (FLUENT); basic HEBREW. I can report/write/edit/research/ghost write/add the gloss HOT COPY to PR/MARKETING.

Expertise

Book Author
10 Years
Writer
20 Years
Editor
15 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
30 Years
Books & Literature
25 Years
Entertainment
20 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
20 Years
Newspaper - National
20 Years
Advertising agency
12 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

New York Times (10+), New York Observer (under Peter Kaplan) (10+), New York Magazine (10+), InStyle (10+), Fashion Wire Daily (10+), Travel + Leisure (6-10), Purple Magazine (3-5), Crave (6-10), London Times (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Lipman Advertising (10+), No 8 Entertainment (10+), Standard Hotels (10+)

Other Work History

I started as a fact checker at Philadelphia; Baby Talk; and Details magazines. I was on college radio, WKDU Philadelphia and able to do voiceover work. I conceptualized and shot a video series called "NAKED" for the Standard Hotels, which were uncut off the cuff interviews with artists and art collectors.

Foreign Language Skills

Italian and French (fluent.) Hebrew (basic.)

Computer Skills

I can type. I have a Wordpress blog so I know how to use that as well.

Equipment

MAC/Apple Computers.

References

Upon Request.

Showcase

General

Kitsch and Wear
(New York Post 10/16/2018)
Profile of Allan and Suzi, one of a kind vintage fashion dealers.
Catwalkers Take the Catskills
(New York Times 10/16/2018)
I was the first to discover and write about the fashionable set buying up barns; renovating; and gentrifying Upstate NYC, Woodstock and environs. I was ahead of the curve. I was known for that kind of thing.
Catwalkers Take the Catskills
(New York Times 10/16/2018)
Part Two of my report about the first wave of gentrification in the late 90's of Upstate NYC.
Darling, Pass the Xanax
(Harper's Bazaar 10/16/2018)
After attending a few exclusive dinner parties where stylish women were swapping pills, I decided to investigate. This story was so popular with readers, that Harper's Bazaar translated and syndicated it for several of their foreign titles.
Darling, Pass the Xanax
(Harper's Bazaar 10/16/2018)
After attending a few exclusive dinner parties where stylish women were swapping pills, I decided to investigate. This story was so popular with readers, that Harper's Bazaar translated and syndicated it for several of their foreign titles.
Darling, Pass the Xanax
(Harper's Bazaar 10/16/2018)
After attending a few exclusive dinner parties where stylish women were swapping pills, I decided to investigate. This story was so popular with readers, that Harper's Bazaar translated and syndicated it for several of their foreign titles.
Self Published Success Stories
(Wall Street Journal 10/16/2018)
I didn't write this but I am profiled in this regarding my novel Who Town,, a fictional satire about five "it kids" in NYC, whose private lives are vastly different from how they are portrayed in the media. The novel has become a 'cult best seller' at local NYC independent bookstores.
OUTSIDER STATUS: JEFF KOONS GUGGENHEIM BILBAO
(UNTITLED MAGAZINE 10/16/2018)
I profiled Jeff Koons and critiqued his exhibit at the Gugenheim Bilbao and tied in his personality and mood to the taste of the Basque region.
On Delancey and Orchard: A Brave New Shopping World
(The Forward 10/16/2018)
I chronicled the early face lifts of the Lower East Side -- now a completely trendy area -- formerly a Jewish hood at the turn of the 20th Century; a place replete with cheap schmatta vendors and knish joints, until the hipsters took over.
On Delancey and Orchard: A Brave New Shopping World
(The Forward 10/16/2018)
I chronicled the early face lifts of the Lower East Side -- now a completely trendy area -- formerly a Jewish hood at the turn of the 20th Century; a place replete with cheap schmatta vendors and knish joints, until the hipsters took over.
Rehab for Seventies Threads
(New York Times 10/16/2018)
Fashion shorts about vintage and shopping guides that appeared in the Styles Section of the New York Times, for which I had been contracted for several years.
Fashion Show Reviews New York Observer
(New York Observer 10/16/2018)
Fashion show reviews. Donna Karan. Zac Posen. Proenza Schouler. Marc Jacobs.
Fashion Punks Take the Town & A Westwood Collector Tee
(New York Observer 10/16/2018)
Fashion week diary where I scribbled details as I went along. So happens that I ran into Fran Leibowitz wearing her first pair of Manolos to impress her friend Kelly Klein -- Calvin's ex, who was throwing a party for her photo books of horses -- and some punk stole a Vivienne Westwood collector tee from a Visionaire exhibit. Those were the days!
Fashion Punks Take the Town & A Westwood Collector Tee
(New York Observer 10/16/2018)
Fashion week diary where I scribbled details as I went along. So happens that I ran into Fran Leibowitz wearing her first pair of Manolos to impress her friend Kelly Klein -- Calvin's ex, who was throwing a party for her photo books of horses -- and some punk stole a Vivienne Westwood collector tee from a Visionaire exhibit. Those were the days!
Designers' Dirty Secrets: Secondhand Schmattes
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
Full on investigative piece where I discovered major designers were scoping thrift stores and copying them exactly as original campaign looks.
The Society Seamstress Returns
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
Women tired of buying off the rack, hire private seamstresses and designers.
The Society Seamstress Returns
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
Women tired of buying off the rack, hire private seamstresses and designers.
Up Against A Fashion Wall: A Spin on Guerrilla Tactics
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
Designers like Matthew Williamson and Zac Posen started their businesses by dressing famous and infamous friends. Grass roots fashion gone glam.
Up Against A Fashion Wall: A Spin on Guerrilla Tactics
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
Designers like Matthew Williamson and Zac Posen started their businesses by dressing famous and infamous friends. Grass roots fashion gone glam.
LOVE & WARHOL
(New York Post 10/18/2018)
Agatha Ruiz De La Prada brings her very Madrid styles -- both clothes and home -- to Soho, NY.
Is It Stage Fright? Ally Sheedy Misses Heaps of Hedwig Shows
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
I attended the downtown off Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch for a full week, interviewing theater goers, hanging out at the backstage door, to find out why the star Ally Sheedy, was a continuous "no show."
Is It Stage Fright? Ally Sheedy Misses Heaps of Hedwig Shows
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
I attended the downtown off Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch for a full week, interviewing theater goers, hanging out at the backstage door, to find out why the star Ally Sheedy, was a continuous "no show."
Is It Stage Fright? Ally Sheedy Misses Heaps of Hedwig Shows
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
I attended the downtown off Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch for a full week, interviewing theater goers, hanging out at the backstage door, to find out why the star Ally Sheedy, was a continuous "no show."
Is It Stage Fright? Ally Sheedy Misses Heaps of Hedwig Shows
(New York Observer 10/18/2018)
I attended the downtown off Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch for a full week, interviewing theater goers, hanging out at the backstage door, to find out why the star Ally Sheedy, was a continuous "no show."