Leah Simpson Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

— Weekend Editor, PEOPLE (interim) — Freelance writing South China Morning Post (SCMP)— Freelance writing and editing news, lifestyle and entertainment stories that appear on The U.S Sun and New York Post websites— Re-writing and signing off on mobile and desktop push notifications for a global publisher— Editing the homepage of the fastest-growing newspaper website in the United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

– Work closely with the Executive Producers and production team to manage the daily content across the – Jennifer Hudson website, social channels, and all corresponding communities. – Ensure the quality and relevancy of content for the Jennifer Hudson brand through editorial choices.– Manage the day-to-day workflow of content across the site and social channels, including Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, and YouTube.– Ideate and produce original, ancillary content to live on social… Show more – Work closely with the Executive Producers and production team to manage the daily content across the – Jennifer Hudson website, social channels, and all corresponding communities. – Ensure the quality and relevancy of content for the Jennifer Hudson brand through editorial choices.– Manage the day-to-day workflow of content across the site and social channels, including Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, and YouTube.– Ideate and produce original, ancillary content to live on social. – Write daily articles and posts to be posted on the Jennifer Hudson website and across social media.– Manage a small digital team to ensure all social channels and the website are updated daily and adhere to the brand voice and guidelines. – Create and maintain a content calendar. – Collaborate with internal teams on integrations and advertising initiatives. Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

Editing the DailyMail.com homepage; focusing on improving traffic (page views and time spent on site):- Directing photo and video producers on multimedia package improvements to ensure the success of stories - Work jointly with global teams to streamline the editorial workflow- Exercising news judgement and using analytics tools to ensure that global teams are optimizing headlines and sub-decks- Quality control, ensuring news teams produce the most engaging copy - Working… Show more Editing the DailyMail.com homepage; focusing on improving traffic (page views and time spent on site):- Directing photo and video producers on multimedia package improvements to ensure the success of stories - Work jointly with global teams to streamline the editorial workflow- Exercising news judgement and using analytics tools to ensure that global teams are optimizing headlines and sub-decks- Quality control, ensuring news teams produce the most engaging copy - Working with content sponsorship team to ensure the success of campaigns- Working with branding team to ensure the best coverage of exclusive content Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

News reporter and Snapchat ‘Happening Now’ news editor

Dubai

Overseeing all 11 verticals of the POPSUGAR from its launch in the Middle East with Nervora (VOGUE Arabia, Wired), plus managing the Arabic language site.Managing a team of staff, contributors and freelancers to run the regional edition of the American women's lifestyle website. Ideating, creating and publishing native content in collaborations with brands such as Bloomingdales.

Dubai

Time Out is an international publication, with editions in the UK, USA, Australia and Asia. Encouraging readers to make the most of their city with suggestions on things to do around town. The team annually helps to judge categories at the brand's respective restaurant and nightlife awards.Responsibilities for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Doha:- Creating news, features, photo galleries, listings etc for websites- Managing a team of web content executives and editing content… Show more Time Out is an international publication, with editions in the UK, USA, Australia and Asia. Encouraging readers to make the most of their city with suggestions on things to do around town. The team annually helps to judge categories at the brand's respective restaurant and nightlife awards.Responsibilities for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Doha:- Creating news, features, photo galleries, listings etc for websites- Managing a team of web content executives and editing content from print section editors for publication online- Increasing activity, following and engagement on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram-Driving traffic though marketing newsletters, trending topics and SEO content-Coordinating with marketing and advertising team on content for campaigns and partnerships- Writing restaurant, nightlife, spa reviews for the print magazine Show less

- Writing topical celebrity news stories for publishing online which get big hits each day.- Editing the work of staff, freelancers and editors before I publish to the website.- Deciding how online articles can be promoted effectively via social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to increase hits.- Setting the news agenda by monitoring web trends and Google Analytics for statistics.- Contributing news stories to the print magazine.

- Oversaw all editorial aspects of HELLO! Online web and social, ensuring up to the minute content in Celebrities, Fashion, Beauty, Food, Film, Travel, etc.- Established a better social media presence including Facebook growth from around 180,000 to 575,000 in six months.- Secured original content for the website to increase quality of content, by attending events outside of usual hours and maintaining good relationships with PRs to secure access.- Interviewing and nurturing new… Show more - Oversaw all editorial aspects of HELLO! Online web and social, ensuring up to the minute content in Celebrities, Fashion, Beauty, Food, Film, Travel, etc.- Established a better social media presence including Facebook growth from around 180,000 to 575,000 in six months.- Secured original content for the website to increase quality of content, by attending events outside of usual hours and maintaining good relationships with PRs to secure access.- Interviewing and nurturing new team members for roles such as a Social Media Manager, Evening Writer and TV Reporter, as well as always being contactable for urgent web posts. Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

- One of an American team of six who helped monthly users hit 24 million (up 30% year-on-year) by sourcing and uploading the best news and publishing in a timely fashion.- Championed the reviewing of live American events, ensuring fans returned to the website and saw it as an authority on certain subjects.- Worked remotely from LA to select stories for the website during the UK’s nighttime, while keeping in contact with a member of production in London.

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Part of the showbiz team when MailOnline become the number one newspaper website in the world in 2012.—- Articles regularly used as reference on American television, covering celebrity news where it collides with fashion & beauty, TV and film.—- Motivated by daily targets of providing compelling coverage of anticipated and spontaneous news. under tight a deadline, with the best angle. —- Increased commendations for reporting and encouraged readers engagement in articles and on… Show more - Part of the showbiz team when MailOnline become the number one newspaper website in the world in 2012.—- Articles regularly used as reference on American television, covering celebrity news where it collides with fashion & beauty, TV and film.—- Motivated by daily targets of providing compelling coverage of anticipated and spontaneous news. under tight a deadline, with the best angle. —- Increased commendations for reporting and encouraged readers engagement in articles and on social networking platforms.—- Added to experience of working in a range of content management systems, cropping pictures and adding useful hyperlinks and video media to create articles. Show less

London, United Kingdom

—-- Oversaw Daily Express Entertainment online —-- Oversaw online Travel for OK!, Daily Star and Daily Express, selling holiday offers with the marketing and advertising team -- Fashion & Beauty features and reviews on Express.co.uk and OK.co.uk -- Publishing exclusive interviews with stars and updating celebrity news on OK!, new! and Star magazine websites -- UK News, World News and Sports News on Express.co.uk and DailyStar.co.uk— Deeply involved in the group's… Show more —-- Oversaw Daily Express Entertainment online —-- Oversaw online Travel for OK!, Daily Star and Daily Express, selling holiday offers with the marketing and advertising team -- Fashion & Beauty features and reviews on Express.co.uk and OK.co.uk -- Publishing exclusive interviews with stars and updating celebrity news on OK!, new! and Star magazine websites -- UK News, World News and Sports News on Express.co.uk and DailyStar.co.uk— Deeply involved in the group's social media strategy which saw each publication's Twitter follower numbers reach hundreds of thousands its initial year— Used the latest web trends and SEO to generate more hits to stories and the unique users count increase. Used Google Analytics and the Adwords Keywords tool to optimise editorial content. -- Worked with small editorial team on generating creative concepts as well as liaising with offsite design and technical team to improve websites— Improved relationships with PRs by attending events outside of work hours, setting up interviews with their clients, and organising competitions on websites—-- Nurtured interns and trained new starters—-- Researched and wrote the Daily Express’ This Day In History section on page 2 Show less