Alicia Kort – Editor

I'm the associate nonfiction editor for Carve, a well-known literary magazine, and the E-Commerce writer for digital media outlets StyleCaster and SheKnows. At Carve, I manage the workflow of two readers and determine what stories are worth sending to the nonfiction editor. I also write resumes and cover letters for Loken Careers.

I have edited magazine and book titles for Newsweek, Disney, DreamWorks, Jack Hanna, John Wayne Enterprises and Chicken Soup for the Soul. I fact-checked every single title, ranging from children's books for Disney to hard news magazine from Newsweek, which required a great attention to detail. My company was a licensee of Disney and DreamWorks, so I am used to working with many different brands and following specific style guides. I often worked on multiple projects a day, editing and fact-checking copy from a Get Crocked cookbook, a DreamWorks Trolls kids magazine and a Jack Hanna animal book.

On magazine projects for Newsweek, for example, I top-edit the entire 100-page issue. I determine what stories I want in the issue and then I write the majority of them up. I work with the photo and design departments to ensure that they appear in the magazine the way I'd like them to.

In my free time, I write stories for digital media sites. I've been published by Interview magazine, Brooklyn magazine, Mental Floss and Paste magazine.

I was an editor of the genre literary magazine Aliterate. I read through our slush pile alongside other editors. After we whittled the pile down from 500 submissions to 10 stories, I top-edited 2-3 of those stories. I helped develop the piece with the author and also edit for grammar.

Prior to working in magazines and digital media, I was a social media strategist for eight clients. I managed each client's social media accounts, ranging from Facebook to LinkedIn. I created ads in Photoshop and managed ad campaigns. I also sent materials out to bloggers.