Marie Griffin Email & Phone Number

Greater New York Area

An independent editor and writer working with several media brands, including those listed separately below, as well as in content marketing.

New York, United States

I worked with Retail TouchPoints in two stints, not continuously. In 2017-18, my duties were split between marketing (email copy writing +) and writing for www.retailtouchpoints.com. In 2021, I was a fill-in reporter writing news stories, features, and a white paper. My retail coverage ran the gamut of topics, including e-commerce, resale, BOPIS, and daily news briefs. A sample of my clips is posted below.

Greater New York Area

Selling Halloween & The Nightmare Zone came out annually in January, and I conceived, wrote, reported, gathered new products, edited and oversaw the design (of the talented Kelly Holodak) of the final two editions in 2017 and 2018. I did the same thing for the final two Nightmare Zone supplements in March 2017 and 2018. The haunted attraction business is fascinating, I found, from the entrepreneurs who run the attractions to the suppliers of incredibly innovative and visually frightening products that make the industry what it is. I was sorry when we had to shut down.

Wrote cover story for June 2013 premier edition of SmartCEO New York, as well as 3/6 of the bimonthly New York edition's cover stories for 2014-2016. Magazine and website folded in early 2017.

Formerly known as KidBacker, Hatchpad.co is a learn-by-doing gateway to entrepreneurship for young people founded by Heather Holst-Knudsen Stanton. Visit http://hatchpad.co

Wrote numerous cover stories for Media Business on such topics as b-to-b media technology, the move to mobile, and emerging revenue streams. Launched and oversaw an annual Great Media Websites competition. Interviewed top business media executives for Who's Who and Top Innovators features. Covered the business media for daily BtoB newsletter.

Directed the overall strategy for content produced by the b-to-b media and information association in digital and print form, as well as through live and virtual events. Reported directly to association CEO and served on the five-person management team. Planned complete program for October 2011 Executive Forum and recruited all speakers; planned much of the May 2011 Annual Conference, which took place one month after I started the job. Worked with the senior director of the Media Management Center of Medill Northwestern University to plan and recruit presenters for five-day course for b-to-b professionals.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Restored editorial leadership to faltering publication, revised editorial approach, initiated print redesign and launched first website and e-newsletter• Managed 14-person editorial staff and copy desk while supervising conference director and director of pharmacist continuing education• Conceived, programmed and recruited top drug chain executives for two Presidents’ Day events, creating a new revenue stream• Developed an unprecedented joint venture with the leading chain drug industry association in the form of a conference series• Promoted to editor-in-chief/associate publisher in 2019, reflecting my contributions to the business side

As chief editor of the fashion eyewear magazine, supervised a staff of five, worked closely with art director to produce monthly photo shoots with live models, launched a monthly magazine for MDs and spoke at optical industry events

HFD is now called HFN.

Responsible for editing regular columns and managing production

Promoted from editorial assistant to senior editor over 5 years. Combined two annual directories into one, redesigned key Site Selection section to break long text sections into easy-to-digest short takes, covered several association conferences, frequent travel and evaluation of sites.

Bs, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, Crew Team, Women's Track

Education record

Diploma