Sandra Levy Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Senior Editor, Pharmacy News

New York, New York

New York City

Head the New York Editorial Bureau of Healthline Networks' digital news division.Responsible for determining daily health news coverage. Interview physicians, researchers, academia. Write breaking news and feature articles.Hire and supervise freelance copy editors and writers. Assign news and evergreen feature stories.Line edit news and feature stories.Write compelling headlines.Develop ideas for viral content.Outreach to potential partners resulted in the acquisition of a diabetes website.

New York

Health reporter for Healthline Networks' News division.

Senior Writer/Marketing Department for a web-based electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management software company for physicians’ offices. Interview physicians in over 30 medical practice specialties about their use of EMR cloud software to enhance patient care and improve workflow. Write compelling testimonials and conduct interviews for videosTopics covered include the following: e-prescribing; patient portal; medical charting and notes; billing cycle revenue management; and technology. Write compelling Case Studies and physician testimonials for WRS’s newly redesigned website. Conduct extensive interviews with physicians and practice managers for videos. Create compelling press releases and marketing material for company’s website. Develop ideas for feature articles and secure publication of articles in the media. Conduct extensive Internet research of medical literature, including abstracts as co-author of clinical e-books for consumers/patients.

Developed new and creative ideas and wrote articles for New In Town, a column which appears in the Lifestyle section and on LoHud.com to highlight new businesses as well as new offerings and successful business strategies of existing businesses. Interviewed and photographed prominent business owners for Gannett Co's Journal News, serving Rockland and Westchester, New York readers. Articles appeared in print newspaper and on website.

Interviewed top level executives in the U.S. and International markets and wrote extensive feature trend articles about nonwovens in the health, medical, household, personal hygiene, construction, automotive, filtration and other markets.Wrote original and exclusive articles for print publication, website and digital edition. Stayed abreast of technical innovations in the field. Represented the publication at numerous global industry trade events and reported on developments in the industry. Photographed trade show participants to reflect new trends. Performed copy editing, proofreading and layout functions. Managed Nonwovens Industry Magazine's LinkedIn social networking site; initiated and followed group discussions.

Oversaw creation of Drug Topics Magazine's annual supplements including generic drugs, diabetes and technology. Managed freelance writers and collaborated with internal departments including art, production, sales, promotion and marketing. Simultaneously served as a reporter for Drug Topics Magazine, a news magazine for pharmacists. Generated ideas for stories and wrote extensive cover stories and special reports. Launched direct- to-consumer advertising column and complementary care column. Developed ideas for Interactive web polls and surveys. Networked extensively with national association and pharmaceutical executives to develop exclusive stories. Represented the publication at trade shows.

Authored weekly column called Rockland On A Budget, featuring low cost/no cost solutions for people on a budget. Authored monthly column called Kids News, featuring opinions on various issues from children in Rockland County school districts. Contributed articles to Commerce and Industry, a business supplement. Wrote articles for Real Estate section.

Wrote business profiles for Rockland county edition, Sullivan county edition and Putnam county edition of this business newspaper.

Editor of Rockland Business Association's monthly newsletter. Attended monthly membership meetings with key business leaders and political figures and wrote articles highlighting keynote speaker. Interviewed Rockland County business executives and wrote news articles of interest to the business community.

Reporter responsible for breaking news in the advertising industry.

B.A. English, English, Writing, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Reporter for Kingsman, college newspaper

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