Experience

TIME

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Audience Editor

  • Mar 2023 - Present



New York Magazine

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  Wrote weekly TV recaps for the following shows: - Perfect Match (season 1) - Gossip Girl (season 2) - Below Deck (season 10) - Below Deck: Mediterranean (season 7) - Below Deck: Sailing Yacht (season 3) - Love is Blind (season 3) - Love is Blind: After the Altar (season 2) I also wrote about BookTok and interviewed cast members for Vulture's Chat Room. https://www.vulture.com/author/meg-zukin/ Wrote weekly TV recaps for the following shows: - Perfect Match (season 1) - Gossip Girl (season 2) - Below Deck (season 10) - Below Deck: Mediterranean (season 7) - Below Deck: Sailing Yacht (season 3) - Love is Blind (season 3) - Love is Blind: After the Altar (season 2) I also wrote about BookTok and interviewed cast members for Vulture's Chat Room. https://www.vulture.com/author/meg-zukin/



CAVA

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Social Media/Community Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

  Social copywriting and community management across all TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter accounts Social copywriting and community management across all TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter accounts



CalMatters

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engagement Editor

  • Apr 2021 - May 2022

  - Create, curate, and program content - Build relationships with partners and publishing platforms - Generate and implement strategy for all audience development - Work across newsroom with editorial, product, and membership teams - Hire and mentor 1-2 engagement interns per year - Increased overall social following by 40% in 1 year - Produced and pitched 250+ Twitter Moments in 1 year Elections worked: California 2021 recall election, California 2022 primary election - Create, curate, and program content - Build relationships with partners and publishing platforms - Generate and implement strategy for all audience development - Work across newsroom with editorial, product, and membership teams - Hire and mentor 1-2 engagement interns per year - Increased overall social following by 40% in 1 year - Produced and pitched 250+ Twitter Moments in 1 year Elections worked: California 2021 recall election, California 2022 primary election



Deutsch LA

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Community Manager and Strategist (Brand/Creative)

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  Worked with clients Canada Dry and Snapple - Crafted and created evergreen copy and content - Analyzed and listened to social conversations and identified opportunities for clients to engage in those spaces - Collaborated with production, account, creative, and strategy departments Worked with clients Canada Dry and Snapple - Crafted and created evergreen copy and content - Analyzed and listened to social conversations and identified opportunities for clients to engage in those spaces - Collaborated with production, account, creative, and strategy departments



Variety

• Entertainment
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Social Media Editor/Writer

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  https://variety.com/author/meg-zukin/- Oversaw all social publishing and content for Variety.com/online audience 6+ MM- Contributed stories, recaps, news items, and reporting to Variety online and in print- Conducted Instagram Live interviews with talent- Applied for and received official TikTok partnership grant for educational content- Grew Instagram following by 35% within first 6 mos- Increased Instagram engagement by over 100% within first 6 mos- Increased Golden Globes social engagements YoY (2018 v 2019) by over 40%NOTABLES: - 1 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards win (2020)- 3 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards 2020 nominations: (TV Industry Feature - Over 1,000 words; 2x Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story)- 3 LA Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards 2019 nominations: (3x Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story)- 5 Webby nominations: Social: Celebrity/Fan & Social: Entertainment (2019, 2020, 2021)- 2 SoCal Journalism Award nominations: Best use of social media to enhance and/or cover a story (2018, 2019) Show less

• Social Media Editor/Writer

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2021



E! Networks

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Social Media Editor

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Shared news content from eonline.com to an online audience of over 30 million followers, wrote social copy, tracked breaking, celeb, and pop culture news, pitched stories with potential for virality to social media, video, and editorial, used SocialFlow, Dash Hudson, Chartbeat, Omniture, Sage, CrowdTangle, and Facebook Business Manager in addition to all social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) NOTABLES - contributed to E! News ranking #1 on all social platforms competitively during Met Gala (47 million total engagements), including increasing social video +50% YoY by utilizing Instagram video and stories - contributed to Instagram follower growth of 25% over 9 mos period (10/17 - 7/18) - during Met Gala was directly responsible for highest conversation volume YTD, highest tweet responses/engagement YTD, 343% growth in responses/engagement YOY Met Gala, 337% growth in conversation volume YOY Met Gala on Twitter, and overall highest week on Twitter since 2/22/16 with 548K engagements Show less



Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Covered incoming projects and scripts, curated video playlists, assisted VPs of comedy development, sat in on pitch meetings Covered incoming projects and scripts, curated video playlists, assisted VPs of comedy development, sat in on pitch meetings



The Hollywood Reporter

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Covered premieres and interviewed cast and crew, wrote stories for THR.com, extensively researched and contributed to long-form impact journalism pieces for senior writers, conducted phone interviews, transcribed interviews for film, fashion, and television reporters, sat-in on daily editorial meetings, met individually with editors and senior writers. Covered premieres and interviewed cast and crew, wrote stories for THR.com, extensively researched and contributed to long-form impact journalism pieces for senior writers, conducted phone interviews, transcribed interviews for film, fashion, and television reporters, sat-in on daily editorial meetings, met individually with editors and senior writers.



The Gersh Agency, LLC

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Feature Lit Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Wrote script coverage for feature and television projects and gave comments, pitched scripts to finance department, ran mail sweeps, bound scripts, made copies, and printed grids in the mailroom, did occasional desk coverage Wrote script coverage for feature and television projects and gave comments, pitched scripts to finance department, ran mail sweeps, bound scripts, made copies, and printed grids in the mailroom, did occasional desk coverage



The Skouras Agency

• Santa Monica

• Development Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Wrote script coverage for multiple feature projects, directly assisted agents with administrative support, updated client rosters and contact lists, uploaded and organized new trailers for development projects Wrote script coverage for multiple feature projects, directly assisted agents with administrative support, updated client rosters and contact lists, uploaded and organized new trailers for development projects