Jillian Anthony

About Jillian Anthony

I am a writer, editor, journalist, content strategist, and copywriter with 12+ years of experience working for magazines, websites, and businesses. I author the newsletter Cruel Summer Book Club—about change and living well—and host a podcast of the same name. Before going freelance I was the Deputy Editorial Director of North America at Culture Trip, leading teams of writers and commissioning editors covering global travel and culture. Previously I was the Editor of Time Out New York, where I led a team of 30 writers, editors, and designers to publish a weekly magazine and daily digital content about New York City news, arts, and culture. I work with multiple editorial, marketing, and corporate clients. Some of my recent work includes: Managing the creation of ~400 road trips for tech startup Road.Travel, including hiring and managing 20 writers Writing about large-scale events like SXSW and Edinburgh Fringe Festival for experiential events site XP Land Writing site, CRM, and social copy for mental health and men\'s health verticals for Ro, a telehealth startup Writing website copy and advising on branding and LinkedIn strategy for SMALLthings, an international web development company Editing the twice-weekly venture capital newsletter Just Raised, a product of Workweek Editing for writing collective Foster Authoring the bimonthly newsletter the Flyer, all about our feathered friends, for organic bird food company Flying Colors Editing pieces for Merriam-Webster\'s e-commerce site Some of my career highlights include: Interviewing the Fab Five of Queer Eye and the co-creators of HBO\'s High Maintenance for Time Out New York cover stories Interviewing New York Times bestselling authors Roxane Gay and Ashley C. Ford Authoring the sex and dating advice column Let Us Sex-plain for two years Being named one of Folio\'s Top Women in Media in 2018 Being awarded an Independent Writer\'s Grant from Substack in 2020 for my newsletter I have frequently appeared on TV, podcasts, and panels. My work has been published at Conde Nast Traveler, CNNMoney, Cosmopolitan, Pop Up magazine, Manhattan magazine, Los Angeles magazine, GOOD magazine, USAToday and other publications. I have interviewed dozens of cultural icons and beloved creators including Joan Rivers, Jay and Mark Duplass, Dr. Ruth, John Early, Bridget Everett, Adam J. Kurtz, and many more. I am open to freelance writing and editing opportunities and commissions. Please message me about how I can provide editorial support for you and your team!

Experience

1. Editor

   Mashable

   Nov 2022 — Present · US

   Edits ~6 articles daily for Mashable\'s e-commerce team

Education

• University of San Diego

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

• Syracuse University

  MA