University of California Santa Barbara

City University of New York Graduate Center

Writer

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Contributing writer:
New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vice, The Cut, Saveur, <a href="http://VanityFair.com">VanityFair.com</a>, Gourmet Live, <a href="http://CNN.com">CNN.com</a>, The Huffington Post, Time Out New York, The Queens Courier, Budget Travel, Nylon, Dossier Journal, NBC New York (ThreadNY), First We Feast, Buzzfeed,Foam, Virtuoso Life, SOMA, TakePart

Video host and producer:
New York Magazine/The Cut, NBC New York, <a href="http://ELLE.com">ELLE.com</a>

Self-Employed

freelance journalist

Quartz

senior lifestyle correspondent

global lifestyle correspondent

lifestyle reporter

- Write magazine articles and 200 blog posts to date for the Cut, Daily Intel, Vulture, and Grub Street
- Provide 24-hour coverage of New York Fashion Week for the Cut’s website and social media channels
- Attend and report on semiweekly screenings, openings, benefits, cultural events, and notable parties
- Interview celebrities regularly for the magazine’s weekly party page

New York Magazine

culture and nightlife reporter (part-time)

Harper’s Bazaar, New York, January 2014
- Edited features, interviews, and shopping pages for the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar

The Cut, New York Magazine, New York, January 2012-December 2013
- Collaborated with staff editors at regular editorial meetings to conceptualize fresh commentary and news coverage for New York magazine’s fashion website
- Edited blog posts during the Cut’s 2012 expansion

Glamour, New York, July 2011-October 2011, May 2012-July 2012
- Fact-checked features for Glamour magazine’s research department

freelance editor

- Established a website about values and fashion, later supported by a McCormick Foundation grant
- Researched environmental, social, and economic effects of clothing
- Produced multimedia posts about a personal relationship with clothing and fashion’s global impact
- Wrote, produced, and hosted NY Fashion Week Webisodes, a Webby-nominated video series
- Created <a href="http://Sweden.Closettour.com">Sweden.Closettour.com</a>: an interactive exploration of sustainability and Swedish fashion

Closettour.com

founder, editor-in-chief

- Wrote, edited, and produced blog posts and videos for <a href="http://Vanityfair.com">Vanityfair.com</a>
- Pursued in-depth research on behalf of Vanity Fair’s writers

Vanity Fair

editorial intern

- One of five founding style writers for an independent website and semi-annual cultural journal

Jenni Avins