Leslie Pepper
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Freelance Writer 5/96 -Present
Contribute articles on health, nutrition, fitness, diet, and lifestyle to various national consumer magazines. Publications include Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Redbook, Marie Claire, Parents and Parenting.

Marie Claire 8/97-1/02
Contributing Writer
Wrote Health Check, the monthly health column, for national woman's magazine.

Woman's Day Health for Women 12/97–6/98
Editor in Chief
Developed content, assigned and edited all articles for special interest publication.
Circulation 850,000. Planned style of issue with art director, supervised photoshoots and
approved all layouts. Wrote all heads, decks and captions. Determined editorial cost
outline. Prepared editorial map and approved placement of fractional ads.

New Woman 12/91 - 4/96
Associate Editor
Edited and produced feature articles for national magazine. Circulation 1.3 million. Wrote
and produced Nutrition News and The Goods, the monthly nutrition and fitness products
columns. Edited and produced Getting Physical, the monthly fitness column. Produced
annual 14-page "Spring Shape-Up" section. Chose celebrity covers with editor-in-chief
and creative director. Wrote and edited celebrity profiles and movie reviews. Line edited
beauty copy. Managed editorial assistant. Promoted after tenure as Assistant Editor.

Editorial Assistant
Assisted managing editor and editor-at-large. Created preliminary editorial map. Liaison
to advertising department. Enforced internal deadlines. Performed administrative duties.

 

 

 

education

 

Syracuse New Times 1/91 - 8/91
Contributing Writer
Covered feature stories for local news and arts weekly. Circulation 44,000.
Helped finance education.

Syracuse University
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
M.A., Magazine Journalism, August 1991.
G.P.A. 3.6/4.0.

Northwestern University
B.S., Communications Studies, Comparative Literature minor, June 1988.
G.P.A. 3.3/4.0.