Megan Baker
Home Projects Director at Apartment Therapy Media- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Apartment Therapy Media
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Technology, Information and Internet
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100 - 200 Employee
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Home Projects Director
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Home Projects Vertical Editor
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Sep 2019 - Jan 2022
Plan, assign, edit, and write content for Home Projects vertical, informed by performance data and editorial insight. Create and execute original editorial franchises with social media and video elements. Manage daily before and after content, which is among the highest performing content by pageviews on Apartment Therapy.
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HGTV Magazine
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New York, New York
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Senior Editor
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May 2016 - Sep 2019
Edited front-of-book stories and service-oriented feature stories from freelance writers. Wrote kitchen tours and whole-house feature stories, including stories highlighting HGTV show homes. Edited front-of-book stories and service-oriented feature stories from freelance writers. Wrote kitchen tours and whole-house feature stories, including stories highlighting HGTV show homes.
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This Old House Ventures
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Editor
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Oct 2015 - May 2016
Produced front-of-book section, including taking pitches from staffers, pitching lineup, assigning stories to both in-house and freelance writers, conceptualizing art, producing projects, and writing and editing copy.
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Associate Editor
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Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
Pitch, report, write, and produce monthly Save This Old House and Shopping columns. Edit monthly Checklist column. Contribute stories and project ideas to front-of-book Home Solutions section. Write stories for our monthly Before and After renovation column, as well as occasional feature stories. Contribute to TheSnug.com, our new millennial-focused tumblr brand. Do voiceover work for how-to videos.
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Assistant Editor
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Mar 2013 - Mar 2015
Pitch, report, write, and produce Budget Redo and Shopping columns. Contribute stories and project ideas to front-of-book Home Solutions section. Write stories for our monthly Before and After renovation column, as well as occasional feature stories. Contribute regularly to thisoldAPT.tumblr.com, our new millennial-focused tumblr brand. Write scripts and do voiceover work for TOH 10 countdown-style YouTube series.
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Editorial Assistant
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May 2012 - Mar 2013
Pitched, reported, wrote, and produced Checklist and Budget Redo columns. Contributed stories and projects to front-of-book Home Solutions section. Assisted with research for feature stories, fact checking, and some administrative duties.
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Time Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Editorial Fellow, Coastal Living
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Jul 2011 - May 2012
Pitched, reported, and wrote the "What's the Difference?" front-of-book column. Also contributed to the Fabric Finds and Hang 10 front-of-book columns. Conducted product research and completed call-ins for home decor, beauty, and style coverage. Conducted additional research for feature stories. Assisted with fact checking responsibilities and administrative duties. Pitched, reported, and wrote the "What's the Difference?" front-of-book column. Also contributed to the Fabric Finds and Hang 10 front-of-book columns. Conducted product research and completed call-ins for home decor, beauty, and style coverage. Conducted additional research for feature stories. Assisted with fact checking responsibilities and administrative duties.
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Research Intern
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Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
Fact checked magazine stories and email newsletters, with topics that included real estate, personal health, culture, dining, and travel. Fact checked magazine stories and email newsletters, with topics that included real estate, personal health, culture, dining, and travel.
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Kimberly-Clark
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Communications Intern
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
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Condé Nast
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Editorial Intern, Glamour
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Mar 2010 - Jun 2010
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Editorial Intern
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
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Multimedia Editor
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Jan 2009 - Mar 2009
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Editorial Intern
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
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Education
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Northwestern University
B.S., Journalism, Political Science