Professional Experience
Visit www.cherylfenton.com...Whether it's this season's favorite getaway, the latest health news, skincare advice or who's wearing what where, I've covered the bases. From editorial director to copy writer, magazines to books to blogs, my 20-year career in the media has involved me in all aspects of crafting the perfect editorial. As part of the hand that has guided several publications to award-winning success, my finger is no stranger to the pulse of today's trends and goings on in beauty, fitness, fashion, travel and lifestyle. I'm available for your creative needs--full-length features, quick-hit blurbs and blogs, brochure copy, direct email campaigns, and product copy or branding. I am the founder of EasyPeasyBlog.com, the only place for achieving beauty, fashion, life and style all in record time.
Expertise
Copywriter
16 Years
Editor
21 Years
Writer
21 Years
Specialty
Travel
21 Years
Fitness
21 Years
Beauty
21 Years
Industries
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
21 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
21 Years
Marketing (firm) - Small to mid-sized corp. cl
21 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
21 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
USAirways magazine (10+), Wellesley Weston magazine (10+), Stuff magazine (10+), Exhale magazine (10+), Glamour magazine (10+), MomTrends.com (10+), MDG (10+), Boston magazine (10+), Gilt City (10+), Cooking Light magazine (6-10), Wallpaper magazine (1-2), MySecretBoston.com (10+), Boston Common (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Cybex Fitness Equipment (10+), Tsubo/UGG (3-5), New Balance (10+), Pur~lisse Skin Care (10+), stride rite (10+), Timberland (3-5), AOL - City's Best and Wow.com (10+)
Other Work History
Serve as stringer for Glamour magazine; special sections writer for Boston magazine; Gilt City deal writer; interior design and beauty columnist for Stuff magazine; style writer for Exhale magazine; beauty writer for Boston Common magazine; beauty editor for Momtrends.com; restaurant blogger for MySecretBoston.com; as well as creative voice for Tsubo/UGG and Pur-lisse skin care. Also contributing writer for Boston Common, Boston, Glamour, Wallpaper, Cooking Light, USAirways, Ocean and Wellesley Weston magazines. I also write for my independent blog EasyPeasyBlog.com--beauty, fashion, life & style all in record time. During my career, I have held full-time staff positions from staff writer to editor-in-chief.
Technical Skills
uploading photos to web, creating hyperlinks, simple html code
Computer Skills
Quark, Microsoft Word, Lotus, Excel, Pagemaker, Photoshop, Mac OSX, Powerpoint
Equipment
Digital camera, scanner, laptop, desktop, photoshop, professional photo printer
References
Ariel Kanter, Gilt City Editorial Director, akanter@giltcity.com;
Jackie Houton, Managing Editor, Stuff magazine, jhouton@phx.com;
Shalini Vadhera, owner of Global Goddess skincare line and celeb makeup artist, shalinivadhera@earthlink.net
Jennifer Yen, owner/founder Pur~lisse skin care, jennifer@purlisse.com
Awards
How magazine, Client Promotions Award, New Balances Fall 06 Women Book
Silver Gamma Award, Magazine Association of Georgia (MAG), Best Over-All Issue, 1998
Gold Gamma, MAG, Best Service Journalism, 1997
Bronze Gamma, MAG, Best Editorial Commentary, 1996
