Shana Liebman
917-776-6598; shana.liebman@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT
Freelance Writer,
The New York Observer, New York Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Salon, Time Out, The Village Voice, The Villager, PAPER, Nerve, Entertainment Weekly, Budget Travel, The Washingtonian, June 1996 – Present.
Write features, profiles, reviews and personal essays. [see "Articles" for clips.]
Arts Editor,
Heeb Magazine, New York, NY, May 2002-Present.
Edit, assign and proofread articles about books, films, comedy, and theater for this Jewish culture and humor magazine, published nationally since 2001. Produce and direct Heeb’s acclaimed bimonthly storytelling series at Joe’s Pub.
Deputy Editor,
Endless Vacation, New York, NY, November 2006 – November 2008
Assign, edit and write articles for this bimonthly travel magazine with 1.7 million readers; supervise a small staff and coordinate production schedules.
Editor in Chief,
The Independent, New York, NY, January 1, 2006 – June 2006
Planned, assigned and edited each issue of this monthly magazine about independent filmmaking; supervised a small staff, managed editorial, art, design, and printing schedules.
Managing Editor,
The Independent, New York, NY, July 2003-January 1, 2006.
Managed editorial, production and business; corresponded with designers, advertisers, and printers; tracked and negotiated distribution.
Editor,
Edificerex.com, New York, NY, May 1999-August 2000.
Helped launch site and edited the arts and travel sections, including soliciting writers, assigning and editing copy, designing features.
Editor,
PAPER Magazine, New York, NY, May 1997-May 1999.
Launched, edited, wrote daily coverage and and designed special features for Papermag.com. Created and produced PAPER’s weekly internet show, including booking celebrities, acquiring corporate sponsors and advertisers, designing internet promotion.
Factchecker/Reporter,
The New York Observer, June 1996-May 1997;
The Village Voice, Aug. 2001-May 2002
Factchecked, researched and wrote articles at these weekly New York City newspapers.
EDUCATION
Brown University, BA in English, Honors, 1996
Awarded Scholes research grant
Columbia University, MFA in Fiction Writing, 2003
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, Go Live, HTML, PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Quark Express, Filemaker Pro
