PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LAPTOP (New York, NY) | Managing Editor | August 2006—
Present
Write technology reviews and roundups monthly for both the print
magazine and website.
Assign monthly features and columns; edit writer’s submissions for
the magazine and website; manage the budget and contracts for
all freelance writers.
Generate ideas on subjects ranging from gadget roundups to the
role that technology plays in all of our lives; write display copy and
coverlines; keep close contact with industry players to stay up to
date on the latest products.
Work with art department on tweaking design and layouts; help
them find the right images and elements.
Appearances on WNBC’s Weekend Today.
Attend industry events and trade shows including CES and PMA.
LAPTOP (New York, NY) | Senior Associate Editor, Associate
Editor | March 2005—August 2006
Wrote, edited, and copy edited stories for a national monthly
consumer technology magazine read by over 100,000.
Wrote monthly features, reviews, and TOC; researched and
selected products to be featured in the magazine and online.
Redesigned the front of the book Arrivals section; wrote and
edited it monthly.
Conceived and executed promotions such for the magazine and
Web site including 15 notebook giveaway over 15 weeks and a 26
item giveaway for the holidays.
Appeared on Computer America Radio and CNBC; filmed
promotional spots for Kodak; served as a judge for the PRSA
Technology Journalism Awards.
Represented magazine at CES, PMA, and numerous consumer
electronics press events and trade shows.
Good Housekeeping (New York, NY) | Assistant Editor,
Assistant to the Technical Director| March 2003— March 2005
Wrote and edited monthly items on toys, food, and technology for
the premiere Hearst lifestyle magazine, with a monthly
readership of over 5 million.
Researched, tested, and selected products to be featured in
editorial reviews including taste tests, consumer electronics
assessments, gift guides, and family trends.
Appeared numerous times on GHTV segments (airing on CBS and
NBC), Good Morning America, CNN, and 20/20 demonstrating
and discussing product evaluations.
Forged strong industry contacts in both the consumer electronics
and toy sectors.
Served as Assistant Editor on several special publications.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) | BA in English | 2001
SKILLS
Technical: PC and Mac proficient MS Office; Quark Xpress; InCopy;
InDesign; K4; PhotoShop; Lexis-Nexis; skilled at Internet research.
Style Manuals: The Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago
Manual of Style.
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
Trump, Good Housekeeping, infosyncworld.com, consumersearch.
com
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