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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cafe Associate at Panera Bread
July 2012—August 2013
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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.