Professional Experience
I'm a fearless, seasoned general-assignment freelancer with a proven track record and versatile palette. I can tackle subjects with sensitivity, such as raising an emotionally healthy adopted child, or immerse myself in specialized fields, such as Web analytics. My background is in the home, on which I write regularly for publications such as Newsday, and I am the executive editor of two military consumer magazines, so I know the importance of deadlines and details, and I hang around for revisions or fact-checks long after an article is completed. I also can handle a fast pace of multiple projects simultaneously. In addition to the home, specialties include lifestyle and women's issues, CRM and general business, pregnancy and parenting, and nutrition and fitness. Visit www.dinasantorelli.com for more.
Expertise
Editor
19 Years
Reporter
19 Years
Writer
19 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
17 Years
Consumer Products
17 Years
Home & Garden
17 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
7 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
18 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
17 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
18 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Salute (10+), Decorating Spaces (10+), do!/House DIY magazine (10+), Newsday (10+), All Woman (3-5), Wellness (6-10), parentingteensonline.com (3-5), Women's Health & Fitness (3-5), Long Island Parenting News (3-5), Floor Covering Weekly (10+), Family (10+), Long Island Pulse (10+), AdvisorMax.com (3-5), Atlanta magazine custom publishing (10+), REO magazine/DS News (10+), Time Inc. Content Solutions (3-5), onesourceflooring.com (3-5), Log Home Design Ideas (1-2), Beliefnet.com (1-2), Massapequa Post (1-2), Grand magazine (1-2), Catalog Age (1-2), Parents & Children (1-2), First for Women (1-2), greensceneusa.com (1-2), Pregnancy magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Peppers + Rogers Group (10+), KWI (10+), 1-800-flowers.com (3-5), AARP (1-2)
Other Work History
Co-founder of WHY ezine; executive editor, Family, Salute magazines; editor, The Home Pages; editor, Decorative Home; managing editor, High Points; lighting editor, HFN; assistant editor, Floor Covering News; editor, Massapequa Post.
Technical Skills
Have dabbled in Web design
Foreign Language Skills
Some rusty Spanish
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Quark
Equipment
Always travel with a digital camera (I shoot my own photos!), audio recorder and a pack of Starbursts.
References
Santiago Montero, editor-in-chief, Floor Covering Weekly
Awards
Martin Fischbein Fellowship, 1989
Associations
Authors Guild, AvantGuild