New York, New York, United States
Fashion + Beauty Lead of Ebony Magazine overseeing fashion, beauty, and grooming
Overseeing the Fashion + Beauty and Grooming Verticals.
• Write cover stories, fashion features, culture stories, shopping and trend-based stories for online and the Digital Daily • Interview designers and write runway reviews across women’s, and men’s New York fashion weeks • Cover the emerging Black designer beat • Oversee the fashion team’s Market Moments page which is featured every Thursday in the Digital Daily • Oversee the men’s contemporary RTW market as well as luxury men’s accessories and fine jewelry • Field market appointments and trade shows in NY and also interview trade show designers for the “one’s to watch” column • Write headlines, deks, captions, editorial credits, proof layouts, and edit fashion copy • Request clothing and accessories extras for women’s shoots • Oversee NYFW schedule and assign reviews to editors • Gather designer inspiration images and quotes for NYFW and compile them into a trend write up as well as write the cover story that runs in the printed issue during NYFW and online • Contributing Market Editor at PMC brands - Robb Report, Muse by Robb Report, Rivet by Sourcing Journal, Beauty Inc, Variety, and Rolling Stone magazines • Request all clothing and accessories for on-air TV segments
• Assisted Executive Editor Bridget Foley with administrative tasks as needed • Assisted the Style Director on all editorial shoots for WWD, Robb Report, Muse by Robb Report, Rivet by Sourcing Journal, Beauty Inc, Variety, and Rolling Stone magazines • Oversaw Fashion & Accessories closets as well as a full-time assistant and hire freelancers for NYFW and as needed within the fashion department • Oversaw men’s accessories, jewelry, and contemporary RTW markets • Requested clothing and accessories extras for women’s shoots • Interviewed designers and write runway reviews across women’s, bridal, and men’s fashion • Gathered designer inspiration images and quotes for NYFW and compile them into a trend write up as well as write the cover story that runs in the printed issue during NYFW and online • Oversaw NYFW calendar for the fashion department • Requested all clothing and accessories for on-air TV segments