About me: Rock star reporter, writer and editor.
Currently, I'm the News&Views editor for Health.com, where I cover popular health culture, i.e. everything from wacky things celebrities are doing to themselves to disease outbreaks.
My specialty is finding the angle that people want to read—and share. I am also a freelance journalist interested in science, feminism, and pop culture. My work has appeared various places, notably: The Daily Dot, Nautil.us and The Hairpin. It has also been syndicated by Time.com and ABC News.
Editor @ -Manage the News&Views section: assign and edit stories on health, fitness, nutrition, weight loss, sex, work, psychology, celebrities, and body image from freelancers and staff writers.
-Select and optimize health wire stories, and choose stories from our partners at Time.com and MIMIchatter.com that will resonate with Health.com readers.
-Manage Health.com newsletters: Edit 5 newsletters per week, oversee production and scheduling, monitor open and click-through rates. From May 2015 to Present (6 months) New York, NYAssociate Editor @ From November 2013 to Present (2 years) New York, NYAssistant Editor @ Promoted from Editorial Assistant March 2012
· Pitch and write news briefs, expert-driven sidebars and health features.
· Find and pitch first-person essays on personal health.
· Expertly research and report on health topics. Find and interpret medical studies and stats. Interview prominent physicians, researchers and authors.
· Contribute regular posts to the Ladies’ Lounge blog on health topics.
· Manage correspondence: field calls, PR requests and mailings; oversee contracts and payments; Collect and compile organized backup for all health content for the research department, including studies and statistics.
· Manage social media: contribute to the @LHJHealthLadies twitter feed; host the health and fitness board on Pinterest. From August 2010 to October 2013 (3 years 3 months) Production Freelancer @ Worked in CMS to format plain text articles and link social media and special features for the Women’s Health iPad application. Assisted editors in testing. From May 2010 to September 2010 (5 months) Sex Editor, The Avenue @ Brainstormed with editor of the entertainment section to produce the sex section. Wrote a weekly “She Says” column about dating and relationships, and edited the “He Says” column for content and style. From January 2010 to April 2010 (4 months) Staff Writer @ Complete features, book and restaurant reviews and attend monthly editorial meetings. From October 2007 to April 2010 (2 years 7 months) Editorial Intern @ Acted as editorial assistant to executive editor of INsite Magazine, Gainesville's top entertainment publication for students and young professionals. Helped assign, edit and write articles. Managed Facebook and
Twitter accounts. Edited and wrote content for other Broadbeach publications: The Business Report and Welcome as needed. From August 2009 to December 2009 (5 months) Editorial Intern, TheDailyGreen.com @ Acted as junior staff member. Brainstormed with editors to create interesting content for the green consumer. Contributed top-performing articles, two of which were featured on Digg’s front page, to TDG’s News Feed. Produced a flipbook about eco-friendly wedding gifts that garnered more than 50,000 views and was featured in the Editor’s July report to Hearst Digital Management. Worked in Hearst’s Content Management System (Magnus) and assisted in compiling the Hearst Digital Gift Guides. From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Copy Editor @ Edited stories for accuracy and style. From January 2009 to April 2009 (4 months) Gainesville, Florida AreaEditorial Intern @ Contributed weekly to the print and online editions of Tampa Bay’s third-largest newspaper and created daily posts for the CL blogs. From June 2008 to August 2008 (3 months)
B.S. and B.A., Journalism, English @ University of Florida From 2006 to 2010 Amelia Harnish is skilled in: Editing, Social Media, Blogging, Editorial, Facebook, Newspaper, Photography, Research, Journalism, Publishing, Copywriting, Proofreading, Entertainment, Fact-checking, Storytelling, Magazines, Feature Articles, Web Content, AP Style, Social Media Marketing, Public Relations, Interviews, Content Development, Newspapers, CMS, Content Strategy