Maria Neuman

3028 Fall Ave. Los Angeles CA 90026   • 323 788 1298 • marianeuman@mac.com   • marianeuman.com

Mosaic Magazine March ‘18 – Present
Managing Editor Los Angeles, CA
Custom lifestyle publication for top-tier Morgan Stanley clients with circulation of 85k. Create bi-monthly lineup with EIC, assign, edit and write articles on wellness, culture and style. Manage production flow of artwork and copy. All top-editing in inDesign.

Johnny Was January ‘16 – Present
Brand Voice Los Angeles, CA
Help drive creative edge and marketing message for international womenswear brand across various platforms, from the website blog to social media. Liaise with designers to create seasonal trend forecasting presentations used by sales team; oversee e-blast and all marketing collateral.

Velvet by Graham & Spencer November ‘16 – Present
Digital Copy Writer Los Angeles, CA
Work on all consumable media for international womenswear brand; create and execute blog, web copy and brand book.  

Freelance Editorial Writing Ongoing
Pitch, research, and write articles for Emmy magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS Watch Magazine, AARP Magazine, Elle Decor UK, Brides.com, Conde Nast Traveler and WSJ, involving celebrity interviews, beauty, style, and wellness features.  

Freelance Marketing and Public Relations Ongoing
Created marketing and branding materials for Estée Lauder, Aveda, Clinique, Jane Cosmetics, Lucky Jeans and Fred Segal Santa Monica. Also copywriter for MML Public Relations, whose clients included Roxy Quicksilver, Aerosoles, Goody Hair Products, and L’Oreal Professional.

Books
Teen People’s All Star Celebrity Beauty Guide (Roundtable Press 2005)
Trollz Style Patrol (Scholastic 2005)
Claire’s Accessories Ultimate Hair Guide (DK Press 2006)

Yolk December ‘06 – November ‘14 Owner Los Angeles, CA
Took over ownership of successful design store in Silverlake. In charge of all aspects of buying, launching an online presence, merchandising, as well as PR and marketing. Increased sales 600% during my tenure before selling the business in 2014.

OK! Magazine June ‘05 – November ‘06 West Coast Lifestyle Editor Los Angeles, CA
Generate celebrity, beauty and style coverage for national weekly magazine. Book celebrity photo shoots as well as interview/write cover stories, features and news/party coverage. Attend all west coast style, health and beauty events. Build solid relationships with publicists and attend sales/marketing calls with publisher.

ELLE Girl Magazine November ’02 – December ‘03
West Coast Editor Los Angeles, CA
Managed all entertainment editorial content, such as generating original story ideas, booking monthly celebrity covers. Worked with Art Director on cover concepts, fashion and beauty stories, as well as, overseeing all aspects of LA-based photo shoots from location scouting to fashion styling while sticking to tight budget constraints. Editorial voice for all West Coast sales and marketing meetings. Established solid contacts with publicists. Evaluate all story proposals from freelance and on-staff writers and assign accordingly.

Channelone.com May ‘02 – November ’02
Managing Editor Los Angeles, CA
On a consulting basis, helped re-launch national teen news website (500,000 daily unique visitors). Managed online staff and reviewed and top edited all copy. Worked with Director of Programming for Channel One TV Show to coordinate cross promotional marketing and branding strategies.

Jump Magazine December ‘99 – Decembe ‘00
Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA
Managed editorial staff (15 people) of monthly teen magazine (circulation 500,000). Top edit all copy and evaluated story proposals from all freelancers as well as generating original story ideas. Worked with Art Director to come up with all visuals for every layout within the magazine as well as writing all display copy. Booked celebrity photo shoots and covers.

Teen People February ‘99 – December ‘99 Beauty and Health Director New York City, NY
Managed beauty/health department (3 people) on 1.5 million circulation magazine. During tenure, re-vamped editorial pages by making formats more appealing and also upped the beauty page count per issue. Generated monthly beauty/fitness/health features (15-20 pages) and worked with Creative Director on all visuals and photo shoots.

Jump Magazine February ‘97 – February ’99 Senior Features & Beauty Editor Los Angeles, CA
Launched national teen girl magazine (helped create signature departments and editorial voice). Worked with Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor to create monthly features and front-of-book lineups. Responsible for generating original ideas; top edited all features and beauty copy and supervise shoots.

Marie Claire Magazine August ‘94 – January ’97 Assistant Beauty & Fitness Editor New York City, NY
Covered and researched beauty and fitness market and worked with Beauty Director to create vision for beauty pages of launch issue.  Wrote all beauty and fitness features and executed production of still-life shoots.

Esquire Magazine October ‘93 – July ’94 Fashion Assistant London, England
Managed all incoming/outgoing merchandise and styled all FOB pages. Wrote all credit information and assisted Fashion Director.

Education
Emerson College
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with Minor in Art

Institute for Integrative Nutrition Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

Additional Skills

  • MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • inDesign

  • Photoshop

  • Media trained

  • Photography

  • Fluent in spoken & written Swedish