Expert Fashion and Lifestyle Media Reporter

Professional Career Summary

E! Networks                                                                                                                                                                        June 2020 – Present

E! News Commerce Style Expert

• Writing online articles as the commerce style expert
• Researching trend fashions, new shopping categories, and trending new products while building unique and interesting shopping content
• Building strong relationships with clothing companies to use in topic articles
• Work with the Commerce Editor to manage a long-term commerce editorial calendar to feature ongoing and seasonal shopping content
• Identifies and plans editorial categories and seasonal tent poles that present a commerce opportunity for E!
• Drives a clean and clear editorial point of view for product and shopping recommendations appealing to the audience
• Partners with the fashion market team to support their market stories with well written copy and captions

WTNH-TV                                                                                                                                                                             May 2018 – Present

Fashion & Lifestyle Reporter

• On camera segments on fashion, closet hacks, lifestyle, mom life, children’s DIY arts & crafts, fashion makeovers, closet revamps & organization, fashion on a budget, children’s DIY costume ideas, holiday & seasonal trends, and DIY fashion
• Research ecommerce industry and topics appealing to the community to identify topics relevant to the current audience
• Presenting and pitching topics to producers
• Gathering items from various vendors and labels to use in segments
• Collecting talking points and facts related to material to present in an 8-minute segment

 

Us Weekly                                                                                                                                                                    October 2016 – Present  

Fashion Police

• Writing comical articles pertaining to fashion
• Research an artist/celebrity’s style and fashion given to me by my editor

Jeni Elizabeth Inc.                                                                                                                                                                     2006 – Present

Network & Celebrity Stylist

• Reporting fashion and lifestyle segments from outlets such as KTLA and FOX
• On and off camera work included everything from interviews to red carpet recaps on outlets such as Glamour, GQ, Celebbuzz, and Vogue
• Wrote articles on trend setting and fashion predicting
• Managed 4-6 stylists.
• Styled the wardrobes on various productions including The Bachelor, Hollywood Darlings, Long Lost Family, Catching Kelce, Famously Single, Bad Girls Club, Teen Choice Awards, Grammy Awards, Celebrity Apprentice, Daytime Emmys, and more
• Influencer for Clinton Crossing Simon & Simon Mall. Quarterly shopper to their mall and independent clothing stores to advertise on my social media pages

495 Productions                                                                                                                                                                                2009 – 2016

Fashion Stylist

• Styled all casts’ wardrobes on all productions and created costumes for all segments
• Lead wardrobe stylist for Martha & Snoop Potluck Dinner Party and FOX’s Emmy nominated The Real
• Helped producing and shooting all content when needed
• Traveled during productions and assisted with creative side
• Responsible for hiring social media talent, bringing in talent for shows, organizing promotional tweets for shows, and various other PR responsibilities
• Worked with the creative team to display a fashion story for all creative content
• Managed, budgeted, and scheduled up to 7 stylists on the wardrobe team
• Organized up to 7 celebrity wardrobes for each production
• Designed, shopped, and stocked all wardrobe rooms
• Worked within budgets to design shows and reported spending to the EIC during weekly budget reviews
• Created cost reports for finale of all shows
• Obtained and secured trade outs
• Worked with Networks Executives to bring their vision to life
• Scheduled wardrobe fittings

Additional Relevant Experience

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies | The Real Daytime Talk Show                                                                    

• Lead Stylist

ABC | The Bachelor

• Assistant Wardrobe Stylist

Henri Bendel

• Department Manager

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion Merchandising Marketing and Business

 

University of Miami

Journalism

Community Involvement

One Hope Wine Ambassador

Seller of their wine to raise money and awareness for various causes

• Children with Strabismus
• Pediatric Cancer

Bee-Causes

Partnered and created several lines of nail polish. Proceeds went to various charities

• January 2020 – Fight for Families with Pediatric Cancer
• April 2020 – “Nails for Nurses” Nurses on the front lines of Covid donated to 4 Connecticut

Alice & Olivia

April 2018 | Hosted a shopping event for The Brady Campaign to raise funds and awareness for “Children Against Gun Violence”