Kara Silva Email and Phone Number

My writing has been published in Chicago Tribune, ROAM Magazine, Bespoke Concierge magazine, TribLocal, Neighborhood Tourist, Kane County Magazine, McHenry County Magazine, Suburban Life Magazine & Sosauce.com.

Curate content and steer editorial direction as managing editor for monthly lifestyle magazines Kane County Magazine, McHenry County Magazine and Suburban Life Magazine. Produce other niche products as assigned: Fox Valley Bike Trail Guide, Kendall County and Grundy County magazines, and city chamber guides and newsletters. Create story lists, recruit freelancers and assign work to freelance writers/columnists/photographers, while adhering to strict deadlines and budget constraints. Edit and revise copy using AP Style. Improve ledes, vet sources and fact-check for accuracy. Conceptualize monthly magazine covers, provide artistic direction at photoshoots and select final cover shot. Write editor’s letter and feature stories; compile calendar of events section for magazines. Generate original story headlines, photo cutlines and cover teasers for magazines.