BIO
About
Andrea Karr is a Toronto-based freelance writer who specializes in travel, beauty, mental health, books, pets and relationships. She writes for a wide variety of Canadian print publications including Canadian Living, S/, Fashion, Style at Home and Best Health, as well as websites such as readersdigest.ca, canadianliving.com and besthealthmag.ca. She has a master’s degree in Literatures of Modernity from Ryerson University and spends her free time walking her two dogs, reading novels, redecorating her condo and talking about her obsession with Winnipeg, her hometown.
Experience
Sept 2016-present
Freelance Writer
Pitching and writing for print publications such as Canadian Living, Fashion, Glow, S/, Hello! Canada, Style at Home, Compact and Best Health
Pitching and writing for web publications such as canadianliving.com, besthealthmag.ca, readersdigest.ca, coveteur.com, flare.com and todaysparent.com
Custom content for brands such as Indeed Labs, Ste. Anne’s Spa, CND, Garnier, Travel Manitoba and TD Bank
Covering topics including beauty, health, travel, art, books and relationships
Dec 2015-Sept 2016
Canadian Living, Life & Relationships Editor
For web: Writing and building web content for canadianliving.com, creating content packages for advertisers, building editorial feeds for MSN, writing weekly newsletters, assigning and editing freelance writing, managing web budget, SEO, creating content for other pillars, planning and building contests
For print: Writing life and relationships articles, assigning and editing freelance articles, negotiating and organizing travel for fashion shoots, building relationships with PR firms, attending press events and desk sides
July 2013-Dec 2015
Canadian Living, Associate Fashion & Beauty Editor
For web: Writing and building web content, creating content packages for advertisers, building editorial feeds for MSN, producing video content for web, writing bi-weekly newsletters, assigning freelance writing, editing freelance and intern writing, managing web budget, SEO
For print: Writing fashion and beauty content, organizing fashion shoots, building relationships with PR firms, attending press events and desk sides, training and managing style interns
Feb-June 2013
FLARE.com, Assistant Web Editor, On Contract
Writing daily, editing freelance and intern blogs and galleries in Wordpress, formatting magazine content for web, photoshopping images, social media
May 2012-June 2013
Freelance Writer
FLARE.com, Chatelaine.com, theluxelife.com and Cosmetics Magazine
May 2012-June 2013
Chatelaine.com, Freelance Web Assistant
May 2011-April 2012
Broken Pencil and Flare, Intern
Education
2011
Ryerson University, M.A., Literatures of Modernity
2009
University of Manitoba, B.A., First Class Honours, English and Theatre
Volunteer Work
June 2015-Dec 2015
Save Our Scruff Rehome & Rescue, Event Coordinator
Brainstorming and planning events, fundraising, coordinating volunteers, social media posts and posters, writing/editing brochures and foster manual
Skills
InCopy, K4, Wordpress, Photoshop, basic HTML, Google Analytics, various content management systems, fact checking, Microsoft Office, social media, comfortable on camera.