Professional Experience
I'm an experienced brand storyteller, specializing in health, diet, nutrition, and parenting. I've written editorial pieces for dozens of national magazines, and branded content for national companies. I excel in taking complicated material and making it readable.
I'm also an accomplished book collaborator and ghostwriter, having worked on seven successful books currently on the shelves. I'm dependable, efficient, and, in over 20 years of freelancing, have never missed a deadline.
Visit my website, www.lesliepepper.com.
Expertise
Book Author
20 Years
Writer
20 Years
Copywriter
20 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
20 Years
Fitness
20 Years
Health
20 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
20 Years
PR (firm) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
22 Years
Book Publishing Consumer
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
26 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Harper\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (10+), Baby Talk (1-2), Child (1-2), MediZine (10+), Family Circle (10+), Good Housekeeping (10+), Hearst Custom Publishing (10+), Conceive (10+), Better Homes and Gardens (10+), American Baby (10+), Parade (10+), Parenting (10+), Parents (10+), WebMD (10+), Woman\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (6-10), All You (6-10), More (3-5), Parents.com (3-5), Rodale Custom Publishing (3-5), St. Martin\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (1-2), Penguin (1-2), Real Simple (1-2), Women\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (1-2), YouBeauty.com (1-2), McMurry/TMG/Manifest (10+), Berkeley Wellness (6-10), Prevention (3-5), BabyCenter (6-10), Manifest (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Convenience Kits International (10+), Ester-C (10+), Nature\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (10+), Sundown Naturals (10+), Rodale (6-10), Advent Media Group (6-10), Citroen Wolf (3-5), Staples (3-5), Rite Aid (1-2), John Tesh Media (1-2), Dunkin Donuts (3-5), Endurance Products Company (10+), Panera (6-10), Pampers (6-10), Gerber (6-10), Huggies (6-10), Staples (3-5)
Other Work History
I was the health columnist for Marie Claire magazine and the Editor in Chief of Woman's Day Health for Women, I held both fitness editor and entertainment editor posts at New Woman magazine.
Before that I worked in video news release production and sales.
Technical Skills
I can outgoogle anyone
Foreign Language Skills
Some French, some Spanish
Unions
National Writer's Union
Computer Skills
Word, Windows XP, Quark, Excel
Equipment
Computer, laptop, digital camera, cell phone, audio recorder
Work Permits & Visas
Able to work anywhere in the US
References
Available upon request
Awards
ASJA's Outstanding Book Award, ASJA's Outstanding Service Article Award, Florida Magazine Association's "Charlie" award for writing excellence.
Associations
American Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of Health Care Journalists
