ByLyria is the tri-lingual magazine offered onboard TGV Lyria, the high-speed trains that run between France and Switzerland. Here is an example of copywriting I’ve done for them (I wrote the French and English texts).
ByLyria is the tri-lingual magazine offered onboard TGV Lyria, the high-speed trains that run between France and Switzerland. Here is an example of copywriting I’ve done for them (I wrote the French and English texts).
My favorite hotels in Cambodia, Harcourt’s mythic photo studios, and personal travel habits, via (very cool) indie travel site Fathom.
As assistant managing editor for issue n°32 of Self Service, some of my duties included casting, fact checking, and producing shoots. I also translated interviews (French>English) with…
Floriane de Saint Pierre, Floriane de Saint Pierre et Associés
Sonia Rykiel, Bambou, Lulu Gainsbourg, Yannick Alléno, Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, Ludivine Sagnier, and many more.
In collaboration with allcontents.com, I’m copywriting and translating content (French -> English) for shop-uk.lacoste.com!
I shadowed the illegal underground adventures of a cataphile in Paris’ catacombs for a Boston Globe feature. More photos are available here.
I’ve written two web-exclusive slideshows: “America’s Most Beautiful Coastal Views” (which was picked up by Yahoo and MSNBC) and “Best iPhone App Tours.”
Grey Goose sponsored these blog posts, several of which were reprinted in the magazine:
*DIY DJing with Jordan Kessler
*Flower Power: Masculine Arrangements from Williamsburg’s Sprout Home
*Scents & Sensibility: Aroma Tips from Christopher Brosius
*Green Thumbs Up: Urban Houseplanting with Sprout Home’s Tassy Zimmerman
*Brew Crew: DIY Beer from the Brooklyn Brew Shop
*Apéro Tips from the Parisian Culinary Underground
*Technicolor Champagne Cocktail
*A Mind-Blowing Dessert Wine: Toro Albala Gran Reserva
Other posts/listings:
I wrote a feature on Paris for Nylon’s August 2010 issue. I’ve also written about beauty, movies, and more for Nylon Australia (which has since closed). For more clips, please see my online music reviews:
*Nylon’s first article on MGMT
*Mum
Many moons ago I worked full-time at Artinfo.com, an art news website and the home of Art+Auction and Modern Painters magazines. Now I contribute as a freelance correspondent.
*Eerie Fashion Show Brings Condo Characters to Life in Paris
A feature on an all-women road rally in Morocco, and a short follow-up about the race.
A post about hot dogs by a pescatarian writer.
I worked here in 2008 and 2009 as one of the web editors for luckymag.com. Some bulletpoints:
*oversaw online syndication of Lucky’s print & web content for such partners as MSN, Yahoo!, & AOL (pitched stories, created & repackaged content, handled image permissions)
*managed all regional content (city guides & daily updates written in-house & by 12 freelancers)
*created & maintained social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)
*monitored forum threads and blog comments
*collaborated on redesign & relaunch of website & blogs
*created & tweaked images in Photoshop
*supervised interns & producers
*coordinated internal production schedule & deadlines with print editorial staff
*covered market appointments, previews, & fashion shows
107 reviews (of hotels, galleries, tourist attractions, Olga’s Corset Shop in Flatlands, Brooklyn … you name it … from when I worked for NY mag as a freelance listings reporter)
“Whisk & Ladle Supper Club Outed by Food Network” (blog post)
“New York on a Budget” (feature)
Forbes Traveler folded and I lost pretty much all my clips… here’s what I salvaged.
*The world’s most mesmerizing waterfalls
*The world’s most scenic skydives (And yep, I’ve jumped. Once.)
American writer and editor livin' in Paris.