EDITING SAMPLES
LOOK AHEAD TO SEE MY Editing SAMPLES FOR THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
Fashion, CULTURE, Lifestyle, Business, and finance
Read my top favorite stories from my editing portfolio here.
Fashion
Black Ensemble: Fashion for the Culture
This series, which is a passion project that I created and executed with a former colleague, celebrates Black leaders, influencers, and trailblazers in the fashion industry. As the series editor, I selected all of the talent, worked with Business Insider’s lifestyle editors to assign the stories, collaborated with our Photo team to commission original photography, planned special social promotion with our Audience team, and provided final edits on the features. Additionally, I project-managed this series, setting deadlines, tracking deliverables, and ensuring everything was published according to schedule.
I also worked closely with the Design and Development team to create a custom interactive visual feature, which I also edited.
Read the visual feature and the rest of the stories from the Business Insider package.
Culture
The 21 Project
I worked with the Health team to compile 21 profiles about 21-year-old leaders, activists, students, and creatives who are coming of age during an unprecedented time. My responsibilities included compiling the entire source list, writing three and editing two profiles, and liaising with the Editorial, Design, Photo, and Distribution teams to bring the package together.
Festivals of Flavor
This series highlights festival-favorite Latin cuisines. I worked with three writers — one in-house reporter and two freelancers — who wrote about the beauty and significance of food within the Latin diaspora. They interviewed chefs based in Rio de Janeiro, Texas, and New Jersey and attended local Latin food festivals for on-the-ground coverage. The dishes featured in the articles include feijoada, empanadas, Caribbean tacos, and Puerto Rican nachos.
Ayesha Curry finds her balance
I helped project-manage Business Insider’s May 2023 digital cover story starring Ayesha Curry. This entailed tracking deliverables across the Editorial, Audience, Video, and Design teams and assisting the editor in chief and creative director at the photo shoot. I also wrote a short piece detailing behind-the-scenes fun facts from the shoot.
Community in Focus
For this series, which highlighted Asian and Pacific Islander events, I commissioned a freelancer to cover a Holi festival in Brooklyn. The reporter interviewed attendees at the gathering and incorporated their own experience celebrating Holi growing up.
LGBTQ+ Children's Animation
At Business Insider, I assisted in bringing together an award-winning, first-of-its-kind database that highlights the historical presence of 259 LGBTQ+ characters in children's animation. My responsibilities included editing the database report and four analysis features, as well as coordinating meetings with the Design team to discuss art direction and working with the Distribution team to plan social rollout.
This package won a GLAAD Media Award (Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia) and a National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award from the LA Press Club (Best Multimedia Package). It was also nominated for an ASME National Magazine Award (Lifestyle Journalism).
Modern Loneliness
For this project, which explores the loneliness epidemic, I was the series editor/project manager. I worked with edit teams across the newsroom, making sure all the stories in the package were published and collaborated with the Design team to create the lead illustration and the hub housing all of the articles. I also wrote the intro for the hub.
Me, First
This series celebrates successful women who made pivotal decisions in their lives to prioritize their passions and well-being. As the series editor, I collaborated with editors across the Life division to decide which women to feature, worked with the Photo team to help coordinate original photoshoots with some of the sources, and planned social rollout with the Distribution team, all while tracking project deliverables. I was also the lead editor of Naomi Osaka’s personal essay, and I wrote the feature on choreographer Saleemah E. Knight.
We/Us/Ours
In honor of Pride Month, I worked with a handful of editors, reporters, and designers to assemble this package about LGBTQ+ communities and spaces around the world that foster collective queer support and empowerment. As the series editor, I helped brainstorm the package theme, track deliverables, and oversee the editorial direction, which included vetting and approving pitches, selecting the story slate, creating a content schedule, and writing the copy on the landing page. I also collaborated with the Design team to ensure visual cohesion through story art and social thumbnails, and I worked with the Distribution team to plan the social rollout and craft the text for a push notification.
Lifestyle
Better Me
Better Me is an editorial series about improving your lifestyle and helping society through sustainable efforts and eco-consciousness. As the series editor, I oversaw all of the content, worked with the Design team to art direct the series hub’s animated lead image, and collaborated with the Audience team to make sure each story was promoted across Business Insider’s social channels.
This project won an Anthem Award, taking home the bronze honor under the category "Sustainability, Environment & Climate" and the subcategory "Special Projects."
The Well-Designed Life
This series explores how spatial design can support mental well-being and productivity. As the series editor, I worked with in-house and freelance editors, reporters, and graphic/web designers to bring together a package comprising five reported features, three audio clips, two videos, and an interactive color palette. I also ensured the sponsorship materials — a specially designed branded header and advertisements — that were stipulated with Lincoln were correctly and effectively incorporated into the package while maintaining editorial integrity.
Life With Intention
This Business Insider series comprises four profiles of high achievers who exemplify intentional living. As the series editor, I oversaw editorial and visual direction, helped coordinate social rollout, and tracked project deliverables.
TECHNOLOGY
Build IT
Build IT is an editorial series about digital tech and innovation trends that are disrupting industries, including banking, farming, fashion, music, sports, and more. I commissioned and worked with over 10 freelancers to approve, assign, and top-edit over 30 features. This package also includes a custom hub page with an animated illustration that I helped ideate with the Design team.
Security Playbook
This series shares cybersecurity advice for companies looking to bolster their data protection and reduce vulnerabilities.
AI in Action
This feature lists 10 business leaders who have implemented AI tools and strategies across their organizations.
Business
Trends to Bet Your Career On
I worked with in-house edit teams and freelance writers to explore the breadth and depth of industries with growing professional opportunities. The series comprises trend analysis articles that detail in-demand jobs and as-told-to essays featuring people who work within the specified fields. The industries we covered included solar energy, travel, sports, and real estate.
Innovation C-Suite
This series features 16 articles about business growth and technology shifts within the C-Suite organization. My responsibilities included working directly with a freelancer to approve pitches and top-edit their articles while tracking project deliverables. I also ensured the sponsorship materials — a specially designed branded header and advertisements — that were stipulated with Dell Technologies were correctly and effectively incorporated into the package while maintaining editorial integrity.
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Personal FINANCE
The Finish Line
The Finish Line is an editorial series about retirement planning. Each story offers advice and answers burning questions about financial decision-making near the end of one's career. As the series editor, I worked with Business Insider’s Personal Finance and Graphics teams to give guidance on the editorial and creative direction.
Women of Means
Women of Means is an editorial series, comprising 25 articles, about women taking charge of their financial security and independence. As the series editor, I worked with Business Insider’s Personal Finance and Graphics teams to give guidance on the editorial and creative direction. I also ensured the sponsorship materials — a specially designed branded header and advertisements — that were stipulated with Fidelity Investments were correctly and effectively incorporated into the package while maintaining editorial integrity.