Ed’s entire life has been spent in magazines (he’s old school like that), but even he knows that considering jobs only in print today is limiting to his career. Thankfully, last week’s “How to Transition from Print to Web” panel tackled the question on everyone’s mind: “What exactly is the role of the Web in publishing and what do I need to know to compete (or at least not get shafted) in this blog-eat-blog working world?”
Join us for our next Ed happy hour at Bar Nine (807 9th Avenue between 53rd and 54th) on Tuesday, April 20 from 7-9pm. Head to the back room where Ed will be enjoying the drink specials: $3 Bud and Bud Lite bottles, $5 drafts and $4 well drinks and margaritas. See you there!
On Tuesday night, May 26, 2009, some of Ed’s beauty and fashion editor friends and wannabes met up at Beauty Bar in Manhattan’s East Village to discuss the fate of magazines—oh, and to get drinks and their nails done, too! The bar’s $10 martini & manicure happy hour was a treat for the cash-strapped in need of some pampering.
Ed hung out in the salon-inspired bar (the seats under the hairdryers were surprisingly comfy!) and chatted with the other editors to get insider info on how to move up and stay in the beauty and fashion magazine world. Kelly Hushin, Senior Editor at boutique DESIGN and Hair Care Editor at BeautyNewsNYC, said that being well-rounded is still the way to go. “Don’t just know about the hottest hair and makeup trends; show that you follow other current events, too,” she says. Hushin also says that fashion sense and knowledge don’t mean squat if you haven’t perfected your people skills and don’t seem balanced and pulled-together.
On Monday, February 23rd, some 30 editorial assistants came together for Ed’s Fifth Annual EA Square-Table all looking for one thing: advice!
Not even a near-blizzard could keep Edsters from attending this year’s first happy hour last Tuesday at Professor Thom’s in the East Village.
Digital media is easily the fastest-growing part of the industry, but how do you break in? Ed’s first ever Dot-Com Panel, which took place on March 11th, answered 40 Edsters’ biggest questions.
Panelists included Christie Griffin, Senior Web Editor for Cosmopolitan.com, Noelle Hancock, Senior Writer for PageSix.com, Susan Kaplow, Executive Web Editor for Condé Nast, Streeter Seidell, Front Page Editor for CollegeHumor.com, and Rachel Sklar, Media & Special Projects Editor for The Huffington Post.
Panelists:
Christie Griffin is the Senior Web Editor for Cosmopolitan.com
Noelle Hancock, Senior Writer for PageSix.com
Susan Kaplow, Executive Web Editor for Condé Nast
Streeter Seidell, Front Page Editor at CollegeHumor.com
Rachel Sklar, Media & Special Projects Editor at The Huffington Post
Moderated by: Jessica Strul, Ed Special Project Director
Where do EAs go to schmooze with senior editors, find out how to fill their “downtime” at work, and learn the secrets to getting promoted? Ed’s Fourth Annual EA SquareTable Event! Twenty-four EAs from magazines like Jewish Living, Woman’s Day, Amber, Time Out New York Kids, and Harper’s Bazaar came to Plan B, a bar in New York City’s East Village, on Tuesday night, January 15th, for Appletinis and answers to all the questions they’ve been pondering, but were too afraid to ask!
Ed’s 4th Annual EA SquareTable Event is Janaury 15th. Ed brings together EA’s from New York-based magazines to discuss their jobs and talk with senior magazine editors on how what they think makes a good EA — and how to get promoted to the next level.
xoxo, Ed
Do you love celebrities and pop culture? Do you read endless TV blogs and keep careful tabs on A-list babies? Learn how to become a sought-after entertainment writer and editor from top-notch pros who are doing it right now! Our panel includes editors and writers from People, Glamour, Us Weekly and other publications. These experts will tell you everything you need to know about conducting red carpet interviews, writing celebrity profiles, establishing yourself in the world of entertainment journalism and more!
Date: Tuesday, January 24th
