Arielle Weg
Writer & Editor
RESUME
Senior Digital Editor, Wine Enthusiast
December 2022—September 2023
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Edited and top-edited up to five recipes and articles daily about beverage, food, and travel
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Ideated, pitched, and assigned stories driven by news and SEO to 20+ freelance writers
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Wrote and reported news stories, commerce articles, and evergreen pieces
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Coordinated imagery and produced stories in Wordpress while optimizing for SEO with Semrush
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Maintained relationships with experts and industry publicists
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Represented Wine Enthusiast at industry and press events
Associate Editor, Prevention, Hearst Magazines
May 2021—December 2022
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Pitched trending news stories daily and SEO stories monthly about food, nutrition, lifestyle, home, and health
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Wrote three digital news stories weekly and up to 16 SEO stories monthly
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Conceived, packaged, and wrote bi-monthly nutrition and health columns for Prevention print edition
Content Manager at The Vitamin Shoppe
January 2020—May 2021
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Pitched, wrote, edited, assigned, and produced 20+ blog posts monthly and wrote email content newsletter
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Managed social media strategy and calendar, while overseeing the execution of all related content
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Coordinated with internal teams including photo, design, buyers, legal, and digital merchandising
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Developed relationships with dozens of external vendor representatives and their talent
Social Media Specialist at The Vitamin Shoppe
October 2018—January 2020
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Executed engagement calendar for all social platforms and managed photo and design requests
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Wrote copy for all social media posts and up to seven infographics weekly
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Measured analytics to inform social media strategy and drive brand awareness
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Managed three summer interns and oversaw responsibilities across content and creative teams
Fellow, Cooking Light, Dotdash Meredith (Formerly Time Inc.)
June 2017—October 2018
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Developed and tested four recipes for MyRecipes
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Pitched, wrote, and fact-checked stories for MyRecipes, Food & Wine, and Cooking Light digital and print
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Managed dozens of product requests for stories, taste tests, and gift guides for Cooking Light digital
Editorial Intern, EdibleDC
January 2017—May 2017
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Pitched and wrote stories while supporting editorial staff with content production for print and online
Freelance Journalist
November 2016—May 2017
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Wrote weekly for The Vitamin Shoppe's blog and freelanced pieces for Men's Health online
Social Media and Marketing Intern, Fishbowl Marketing Analytics
September 2016—December 2016
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Managed multiple client’s online presence on Facebook, Yelp, and Twitter
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Created loyalty emails for restaurants with Photoshop
Online Editorial Intern, Women's Health, Rodale Inc.
June 2016—August 2016
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Pitched stories daily and wrote digital articles
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Produced stories and newsletters in CMS with minor HTML coding
Communications Intern at Alliance of Community Health Plans
January 2016—April 2016
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Contributed to daily news reports by researching and summarizing health news
Editorial Intern, Modern Luxury DC
September 2015—December 2015
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Pitched and wrote 18 print articles on food, design, performing arts, and visual arts
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Fact checked articles for print and represented brand at press and industry events
Editorial
experience
Other
experience
Front Desk Associate at Northwest Sport and Health
September 2015—December 2016
Summer Programs Staff for United Synagogue Youth
June 2015—July 2015
Religious School Teacher at Temple Sinai
August 2014—May 2015
Cafe Associate at Panera Bread
July 2012—August 2013
Education
International Wine Center
• Wine and Spirits Education Trust Level 2 Certification Achieved September 2022
• Wine and Spirits Education Trust Level 1 Certification Achieved March 2021
American University
August 2014 - May 2017
School of Communication
• Bachelor of Arts print journalism and minor in health promotion
Hebrew University
August 2013-December 2013
• Attended while abroad on NATIV College Leadership Program, which includes a semester of studies and a semester of volunteer work.