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Life with Marianna

How To Become a Magazine Writer

Life with Marianna

Life with Marianna

Arts, Entrepreneurship, Summerfridays, Mariannahewitt, Fashion & Beauty, Beauty, Influencer, Business

4.92.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wanted to work at a fashion or beauty magazine but not sure where to start? In this episode I’m joined by Kristina Rodulfo, the Beauty Director of Women's Health. Prior to Women's Health, the Filipino-American, NYC native and NYU alumna was at ELLE.com for four years as Senior Beauty Editor.
Kristina oversees beauty coverage across print and digital and is an expert in product testing, identifying trends, and exploring the intersections of beauty, wellness, and culture. In this episode she shares how to find an internship, tips for freelance writers and how to network online.
Follow Marianna on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marianna_hewitt/
Produced by Dear Media.

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a DR Media Production.

0:03.0

Hey friends, my name's Olivia Perez and I'm an entrepreneur, journalist, and the host of the

0:07.5

Friend of a Friend podcast. Every Monday, I meet with some of today's youngest and brightest

0:11.4

entrepreneurs to make spaces to other stories and shine a light on who I believe to be the next

0:15.6

generation of luminaries. I'll interview up in commerce and game changers from brand

0:19.5

builders, personalities, activists, artists, and thought leaders from around the world.

0:23.5

Each episode lets you be a fly on the wall during one of the greatest pep talks,

0:27.1

like a conversation between you and a friend or a friend of a friend. See you there.

0:38.4

Welcome back to the Life with Mary and a Podcast. I'm your host Mary and a Hewitt.

0:42.5

I'm sure you've seen the Delaware's Prada and maybe that's inspired you to have a job working

0:46.6

at a magazine. But what is working at a magazine really like? In this episode, I'm joined by

0:51.7

Christina Verdolfo, beauty director of Women's Health, and prior, she was at Elle magazine.

0:56.4

She's sharing her tips for networking, where to find an internship, and how to pitch yourself.

1:00.8

So if you're interested in a job at a publication, keep listening.

1:08.9

Christina, thank you so much for joining us on Life with Mary and a.

1:13.4

Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be on.

1:16.9

I'm so honored to have you here, and we've known each other for years, but really we got to spend

1:22.0

some special time with each other last year on a beauty trip. We were in Milan, and we spent

1:28.0

the whole day together, and it was just like the best, most memorable day.

1:32.4

I was hanging out with your mom. We were a window shopping and going to all these stores,

1:37.2

yes. It was a lot of fun. It was really fun. And that's what I love about influencer trips that I

1:42.4

used to be on, because before I think there wasn't really a lot of crossover between influencers and

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