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    Elizabeth Varnell

    evarnell@gmail.com

    Experience:
    PaperCity °™ San Francisco, CA
    May 04 - present
    San Francisco Editor
    -Run the San Francisco office of a monthly style magazine, manage San Francisco editorial staff, direct photo shoots, determine creative concept of each issue
    -Write 10-12 monthly features on fashion, architecture, fine art, retail boutiques, restaurants, spas, houses, interior design and the social scene, write special sections on interior design and fashion-related events
    -Edit each San Francisco and Wine Country edition of PaperCity from cover to cover, edit interior design sections in Dallas, Houston and Atlanta editions of the magazine, edit all freelance submissions, proof and produce each San Francisco edition

    PaperCity °™ San Francisco, CA
    April 02 - April 04
    Assistant Editor
    -Second in command of a regional style magazine with a circulation of 85,000
    -Responsible for interior design, style, fashion, food and social coverage
    -Wrote 5-6 articles and 4-5 front-of-the-book stories per issue, supervised staff and interns

    Surface °™ New York, NY
    Jan. 02 - present
    Contributing Editor
    -Write profiles on designers, short pieces on interior design products, art, and fashion

    Surface °™ New York, NY
    Feb. 01 - Jan. 02
    Editorial Assistant
    -Wrote 1-2 articles per issue
    -Worked closely with writers, editors, and art department throughout production of monthly magazine
    -Facilitated editorial meetings between East and West Coast bureaus
    -Compiled and wrote Navigator, a listing of upcoming cultural events in each issue
    -Organized and wrote Generator Annual Listing, a forum for creative industries

    Education:
    New York University °™ New York, NY
    Aug. 00 - Jan. 02
    Master of Arts, Magazine Journalism

    University of California at Santa Cruz °™ Santa Cruz, CA
    Sept. 96 - June 00
    Bachelor of Arts, Modern Literature

    University of London °™ London, UK
    June 99 - Aug. 99
    Urban Studies

    Publications:
    About.com
    In Style
    PaperCity Magazine
    Surface
    San Jose Magazine

    Skills:
    Computer Platforms/ Networks
    -Macintosh and Windows platforms
    -Quark XPress, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop

    Editorial/Production:
    -Thorough knowledge of Associated Press style and Chicago Manual of Style
    -Edit freelance writing, produce freelance stories