| Mary Ann Cooper Celebrity & Women's Magazines Journalist/Editor Book Author |
MARY ANN COOPER
MARYANN917@AOL.COM
OBJECTIVE:
To secure a freelance writing, consulting, and/or editing telecommuting
position in print, broadcast or electronic media on a part time or full time
basis
MAGAZINES:
• 2006 – 2008 – special projects editor BOXOFFICE magazine
• 2006 – present – senior editor GRAND magazine
• 2002 – present – editor Hispanic Outlook In Higher Education
• 2007 – contributing writer Television Week magazine
• 2005 – contributing writer to Looking Good Now magazine
• 1999 – 2005 – editor to American Media special magazines.
• 2001 – 2002 – writer to First For Women magazine.
ONLINE:
• 2005 – present – managing editor of Men.com
• 2004 – 2005 -- online health/fitness writer for American Media
• 1997 – 2005 -- contributing editor, Columbia TriStar's Web site.
BOOKS:
“Natural Ways to Cure Common Diseases,” “101 Ways to Pamper
Yourself,” “Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol,” "Secrets of Knots Landing,"
"For the Love of Soaps" "Young and Restless Fantasy Memoirs," and
"Soaps' Greatest Love Stories."
PERSONAL APPEARANCES:
• Over 500 appearances on radio talk show open lines including
regularly scheduled appearances on WOR's John Gambling Show (New
York).
• Color commentator for ABC for the broadcast of the Daytime Emmy
Awards, which included appearances on their regional morning talk
shows as well as an appearance on "Saturday Today Show."
• Book tours consisting of TV, radio and print interviews including
"Show Biz Today," and "Entertainment Tonight." to promote Pioneer's
SOAPS & SERIALS book series and worked with The National Academy
Of Television to represent NATAS to promote the upcoming Emmy
Awards.
COLLEGE:
BA Degree from William Paterson University with Speech Arts/Minor in
English.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SKILLS:
• Redesigned, refocused, and streamlined GRAND Magazine for its
relaunch.
• Redesigned, refocused, and repaginated BOXOFFICE Magazine for
its relaunch.
• Managed a staff of 24 writers, editors, artists, photographers and
freelancers.
• Worked with Group 2 LLC to format and design new magazines.
• Edited major features and supervised news gathering for various
publications.
• Developed and edited concepts and designs as well as content for
web sites.
MARYANN917@AOL.COM
OBJECTIVE:
To secure a freelance writing, consulting, and/or editing telecommuting
position in print, broadcast or electronic media on a part time or full time
basis
MAGAZINES:
• 2006 – 2008 – special projects editor BOXOFFICE magazine
• 2006 – present – senior editor GRAND magazine
• 2002 – present – editor Hispanic Outlook In Higher Education
• 2007 – contributing writer Television Week magazine
• 2005 – contributing writer to Looking Good Now magazine
• 1999 – 2005 – editor to American Media special magazines.
• 2001 – 2002 – writer to First For Women magazine.
ONLINE:
• 2005 – present – managing editor of Men.com
• 2004 – 2005 -- online health/fitness writer for American Media
• 1997 – 2005 -- contributing editor, Columbia TriStar's Web site.
BOOKS:
“Natural Ways to Cure Common Diseases,” “101 Ways to Pamper
Yourself,” “Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol,” "Secrets of Knots Landing,"
"For the Love of Soaps" "Young and Restless Fantasy Memoirs," and
"Soaps' Greatest Love Stories."
PERSONAL APPEARANCES:
• Over 500 appearances on radio talk show open lines including
regularly scheduled appearances on WOR's John Gambling Show (New
York).
• Color commentator for ABC for the broadcast of the Daytime Emmy
Awards, which included appearances on their regional morning talk
shows as well as an appearance on "Saturday Today Show."
• Book tours consisting of TV, radio and print interviews including
"Show Biz Today," and "Entertainment Tonight." to promote Pioneer's
SOAPS & SERIALS book series and worked with The National Academy
Of Television to represent NATAS to promote the upcoming Emmy
Awards.
COLLEGE:
BA Degree from William Paterson University with Speech Arts/Minor in
English.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SKILLS:
• Redesigned, refocused, and streamlined GRAND Magazine for its
relaunch.
• Redesigned, refocused, and repaginated BOXOFFICE Magazine for
its relaunch.
• Managed a staff of 24 writers, editors, artists, photographers and
freelancers.
• Worked with Group 2 LLC to format and design new magazines.
• Edited major features and supervised news gathering for various
publications.
• Developed and edited concepts and designs as well as content for
web sites.
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