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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 |