Steve Relyea Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

I am senior business news reporter/writer at PYMNTS.com, the premier source of information about "what's next" in payments and commerce.

Following the sale of BPN in February 2021, I became an independent contractor.During the first three months, I trained BPN's new staffers to produce content for the magazine and the email newsletter. I also wrote nine feature articles for the magazine.During the next three months, I continued to contribute feature articles on a freelance basis.

Arcadia, California

While I was on staff, BPN produced a monthly magazine and a weekly email newsletter serving the propane industry.For the monthly magazine, I wrote two to four articles per issue (five to 10 pages); launched new recurring features to engage niche readers and advertisers; promoted the company with posts on LinkedIn and hosted a webinar at the invitation of propane industry suppliers.For the weekly email newsletter, I gathered and proofread hundreds of prices on a tight deadline.I served as managing editor (March 2018-February 2020) and editor (March 2020-January 2021) of these B2B publications.

Camarillo, California

Meyers Publishing produced two B2B magazines that served the automotive aftermarket: Specialty Automotive Magazine and Import Automotive Parts & Accessories.I worked with an assistant editor and an art director to produce 15 issues per year. I generated several story ideas for each issue, developed those ideas into articles, and worked with automakers and others to create content tailored to each magazine's readers.I served as editorial assistant (1987-1989), assistant editor (1989-1993) and editor (1993-2017).