Professional Experience
As an award-winning journalist and jewelry insider, I've been writing about fine jewelry for many years: what's new and next in jewelry and gem trends, how it relates to the latest fashion, and who's hot in design in the states and abroad. My specialties include: American designers, luxury, and Italian brands. I've been honored by the fine jewelry industry on many occasions for truthful, fair, accurate reporting. I can provide recommendations from editors, publishers, jewelry designers, retailers, and worldwide jewelry associations.
After a consistent career as an on-staff editor for national magazines, I now freelance full-time for traditional and new media: consumer, trade, and custom publications, newsletters, and websites; plus corporate clients, requiring website content, press materials, and branding expertise. I have my own jewelry blog: The Jewelry Journalist (TM), and I am one of InStore Magazine's "expert bloggers."
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
3 Years
Editor
30 Years
Writer
30 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
5 Years
Other, Specify
23 Years
Beauty
5 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
23 Years
Online/new media
3 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
32 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
AddMoreColorToYourLife.com (6-10), InDesign Magazine (10+), InStore Magazine (10+), ACCENT Magazine (6-10), Tufts Communications (6-10), JQ International Magazine (3-5), Watch & Jewelry Review Magazine (1-2), Canadian Jeweller Magazine (1-2), National Jeweler Magazine (6-10), NICHE Magazine (1-2), ePRISM Online Newsletter (6-10), FashionFactsFolio.com Newsletter (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Committee for Colour & Trends (10+), The Silver Institute (3-5), Nina Forrest Jewelry Designs (1-2), J.R. De Bellard Fine Jewelry (1-2), American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) (6-10), Paul Sorvino Foods, Inc. (1-2), KWM Exclusives Inc. (1-2), Annie Fensterstock Fine Jewelry (1-2)
Other Work History
* Editor in Chief and Founding Editor: LUSTRE Magazine
* Executive Editor, Jewelry and Fashion, and Special Projects Director: Modern Jeweler Magazine
* Editor/Writer: Redbook; Good Housekeeping; The Star; Beauty Digest Magazine; Home Fashions Magazine; New Jersey Business Magazine
Computer Skills
Word; Microsoft Office Outlook; Windows 7; Windows XP; Blogspot; Twitter
Equipment
HP Laptop; Dell Desktop; Digital Camera/Video Recorder (Canon PowerShot); Travel Tripod; Scanner; Fax; BlackBerry Global; Microcassette Audio Recorder; Standard Cassette Long-playing Audio Recorder; Unlimited Long Distance Coverage
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. Citizen
References
See References on www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainedepasque
Awards
* Award for Excellence, Editorial/Reporting/Publishing (Women's Jewelry Association)
* Italian Jewelry Award (Italian Trade Commission)
* High Achievement Award, Best Designer Advocate (Contemporary Design Group)
* Highest Achievement Award, School of Communications (Seton Hall University)
Associations
MediaBistro AvantGuild
Alumni Mentorship Program, Seton Hall University
Women's Jewelry Association