EMPLOYMENT

Allure, 2/09--present: staff writer
• Writing two full-length features per issue; interviewing celebrities (Susan Sarandon, Mary J. Blige, Iman, Cindy Crawford, etc.) for feature stories; conducting on-the-fly interviews with makeup artists and hair stylists at photo shoots; blogging several times per week for Allure.com; pitching story ideas; keeping up with new beauty products and runway trends

Food Network Magazine, 9/09--2/10: associate editor
• Generating lineups, assigning pieces to freelance writers, and editing the 8-12 page "On The Road" food and travel section each month; traveling to TV sets to interview Food Network celebrity chefs; writing multi-page features

Marie Claire, 9/08--9/09: assistant editor; 5/07--8/08: editorial assistant
• Generating ideas for and writing feature-length essays, fashion and beauty stories, domestic news items, book reviews, and celebrity interviews; bringing in and editing freelance writers; creating blogs and slideshows for MSN and Marieclaire.com; co-editing multi-page packages

Esquire, 3/07--5/07: freelance editorial assistant for Esquire’s Big Black Book
 • Locating expert sources and conducting interviews; writing several service-oriented pieces; prioritizing and managing several tasks while meeting strict deadlines

University of Pittsburgh, 8/04--3/07: teaching fellow
 • Teaching undergraduate composition and creative writing courses; designing syllabus focused on voice and structure of magazine and essay writing; participating in pedagogy panels on grading and creating assignments 

GQ, 1/04--3/07: freelance editorial assistant to contributing editor Jeanne Marie Laskas
 • Locating potential sources and conducting interviews; finding facts and experts for articles; front-end research; tape transcriptions

Esquire, 5/06--8/06: editorial intern
 • Researching reader-question columns with fact-finding and fact checking; locating expert sources and conducting interviews; prioritizing and managing several tasks while meeting strict deadlines

EDUCATION

 • Masters of Fine Arts degree in writing, University of Pittsburgh, Magna Cum Laude, 2007

 • Bachelor of Arts degree in fiction writing, University of Pittsburgh, 2004                                                                                                                               

 • Study abroad coursework in London, 2003, and Paris, 2002