Madison Flager

Madison Flager

Senior Commerce Editor, Condé Nast Traveler

New York, New York, United States
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About

A Florida native and UNC Chapel Hill grad, I've written and edited for Condé Nast Traveler, Delish, Venice Magazine, Greatist, and Fitt, covering travel, food, and health. I am currently the Senior Commerce Editor at Condé Nast Traveler. My work has also been featured on Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, and Runner's World.

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    Senior Commerce Editor, Condé Nast Traveler

    Condé Nast

    - Present 5 years 4 months

    New York, New York

    I lead Traveler’s US-based commerce team, managing two editors and one producer. In this role I create and execute the brand's affiliate content strategy, inclusive of retail, booking, and points and miles stories. I work closely with the social and audience development teams to drive traffic and conversions to commerce content, and with the partnerships team to secure opportunities with relevant travel and lifestyle brands.

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    Lifestyle Editor, Delish.com

    Hearst Magazines

    - 2 years 10 months

    Greater New York City Area

    I pitched and wrote 3-5 news and feature stories per day, reaching as high as 760k+ clicks and more than a million page views on a single story. I pitched, produced, and edited dozens of three-minute travel and restaurant videos with a reach of up to 10 million. I managed all e-commerce content including the development and marketing of shop.delish.com products. I oversaw and updated SEO-friendly recipe galleries and evergreen content. Previously at Delish, I managed weekend content and copy…

    I pitched and wrote 3-5 news and feature stories per day, reaching as high as 760k+ clicks and more than a million page views on a single story. I pitched, produced, and edited dozens of three-minute travel and restaurant videos with a reach of up to 10 million. I managed all e-commerce content including the development and marketing of shop.delish.com products. I oversaw and updated SEO-friendly recipe galleries and evergreen content. Previously at Delish, I managed weekend content and copy edited recipes as an Assistant Editor.

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    Contributor

    Fitt.co

    - 1 year 11 months

    I wrote news and feature stories about health and wellness opportunities in New York City, updated New York-centric restaurant and activity roundups, and created a style guide to be used across all Fitt chapters.

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    Contributing Writer, Food Team

    Greatist

    - 1 year 7 months

    Greater New York City Area

    As an editorial intern with Greatist's food team, I wrote daily recipe and product roundups geared toward making healthy eating more accessible to millennials. Top roundups received more than 100,000 impressions. I built out articles in Drupal, writing SEO friendly headlines and descriptions, and designed banners using Photoshop to accompany the articles.

    I also worked with the social media team, curating and scheduling weekend Pins, and assisted in in production of the 2016 Top 100 Most…

    As an editorial intern with Greatist's food team, I wrote daily recipe and product roundups geared toward making healthy eating more accessible to millennials. Top roundups received more than 100,000 impressions. I built out articles in Drupal, writing SEO friendly headlines and descriptions, and designed banners using Photoshop to accompany the articles.

    I also worked with the social media team, curating and scheduling weekend Pins, and assisted in in production of the 2016 Top 100 Most Influential in Health and Wellness List, researching candidates, reaching out to influencers, and writing copy for the final list.

    As a freelance writer, I wrote two weekly roundups featuring healthy, easy-to-make recipes relevant to food trends, holidays, and seasonal foods.

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    Freelance Copywriter

    WMPH Vacations

    - 1 year 6 months

    I wrote SEO-friendly content for several of the WMPH cruise websites, profiling cruise lines and popular travel destinations.

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    Global Academic Team Intern

    WorldStrides

    - 6 months

    Charlottesville, Virginia Area

    WorldStrides is an educational travel provider that offers integrated travel study services to universities seeking to globalize their curricula. The Global Academic Team delivers opportunities for undergraduates, MBA students and EMBA students to collaborate with international business leaders in their factories, government offices, and board rooms.

    As an intern on this team, I helped coordinate and schedule business meetings in South Africa, Asia and Europe. I researched trending…

    WorldStrides is an educational travel provider that offers integrated travel study services to universities seeking to globalize their curricula. The Global Academic Team delivers opportunities for undergraduates, MBA students and EMBA students to collaborate with international business leaders in their factories, government offices, and board rooms.

    As an intern on this team, I helped coordinate and schedule business meetings in South Africa, Asia and Europe. I researched trending destinations to determine top industries and growing cities suitable for educational travel. I also assisted in updating and editing curriculum materials given to students to help them prepare for their time abroad. These materials included academic overviews of the destinations's economy and prominent industries, destination features for schools still deciding where to travel, and curriculum briefings outlining the basics of what students need to know before and while traveling.

  • The Daily Tar Heel

    The Daily Tar Heel

    2 years 9 months

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      Digital Staffer

      The Daily Tar Heel

      - 5 months

      I wrote weekly blogs for dailytarheel.com about television, podcasts, and pop culture. Three of my blogs were "top blogs of the week," with the highest receiving 738 clicks in four days. I also wrote weekend Twitter and Facebook posts.

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      Copy Staffer

      The Daily Tar Heel

      - 2 years

      Chapel Hill, NC

      I edited and fact-checked articles from all sections of the daily paper as well as online content for accuracy, AP style, DTH style, spelling and grammar.

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      Senior Writer - Arts Desk

      The Daily Tar Heel

      - 1 year 9 months

      The Daily Tar Heel is a student-run, independent newspaper with a circulation of 17,000. I wrote weekly articles that appeared in print and online at dailytarheel.com, and covered local arts news, including event coverage and profiles. I regularly interviewed sources, developed phone and interpersonal skills, transcribed notes, and worked on a 24-hour deadline deadline. I also wrote for the university desk, covering on-campus news, student government, school policies and more.

  • Co-President

    Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors

    - 10 months

    CAFME is the UNC campus chapter of Ed2010, and provides aspiring magazine professionals with networking opportunities and workshops. As co-president, I organized officer planning meetings and general body meetings throughout the school year and helped grow our social media presence on Twitter and Facebook. I contacted professionals in the magazine industry to join us for weekly Skype sessions and planned our club's annual networking trip to New York City.

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    Assistant

    UNC Chapel Hill School of Education

    - 1 year 5 months

    I assisted Professor George Noblit with tasks related to completing three international book projects, including copy editing articles and book chapters, transcribing interviews, and researching relevant materials on subjects including education inequality, Southern race relations and student mentor programs. I communicated with authors across the globe, tracking chapter submissions and biographical information. I also assisted with general office management.

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    Freelance Transcriber

    Baidu, Inc.

    - 1 month

    Beijing, China

    I attended The BIG Talk in July 2015, hosted by Baidu and GeekPark, and transcribed five speeches given in English.

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    Editorial Intern, English Department

    China.org.cn

    - 3 months

    Haidian District, Beijing, China

    I edited stories to be published on the English website for language accuracy, grammar, clarity and AP style. I wrote four articles published to the website and assisted editors in writing headlines, photo and video captions and social media posts.

  • Editorial Intern

    Venice Magazine

    - 3 months

    Fort Lauderdale

    Venice is a lifestyle magazine covering Fort Lauderdale, Florida, launched in early 2014 and awarded Best New Magazine by the Florida Magazine Association. As an editorial intern, I wrote three feature articles that appeared in the Fall 2014 issue, researched and gathered product information and photos for the magazine's CityCool section, copy edited the entire editorial content of the Fall 2014 issue for grammar, content, clarity and style, and updated and expanded Venice's contact list for…

    Venice is a lifestyle magazine covering Fort Lauderdale, Florida, launched in early 2014 and awarded Best New Magazine by the Florida Magazine Association. As an editorial intern, I wrote three feature articles that appeared in the Fall 2014 issue, researched and gathered product information and photos for the magazine's CityCool section, copy edited the entire editorial content of the Fall 2014 issue for grammar, content, clarity and style, and updated and expanded Venice's contact list for future promotional events.

  • Smart Girl's School Intern

    The Smart Girls Group

    - 3 months

    I gathered and wrote content advising high schoolers on how to plan out their high school years, apply to colleges, and choose what university to attend.

  • Arts & Entertainment Editor

    Blue & White Magazine

    - 10 months

    I was a copy editor then arts and entertainment section editor for UNC’s premier monthly features magazine, published 3-4 times per semester. I pitched story ideas related to campus arts and entertainment at monthly editor planning meetings, communicated with writers assigned to monthly stories to discuss story selection, sources and angles, and copy edited three to four feature-length print and online articles every month for content, clarity and style.

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    Youth Advisory Board Member

    Ypulse, Inc.

    - 10 months

    I contributed monthly articles to the website about entertainment, fashion, and technology topics. I also researched upcoming youth trends and pitched story ideas

  • Editorial Intern

    Boca Magazine

    - 3 months

    Boca Raton, Florida

    I wrote weekly blog posts for bocamag.com on fashion, store openings, and personal profiles. I also researched and wrote sidebars that appeared in print editions of the magazine; updated and revised the Visitors' Guide for Worth Avenue (a sister magazine), and worked with PR representatives from several companies to gather photos and product information.

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    Tutor

    Kumon

    - 2 years

    Coral Springs, FL

    I mentored 30+ pre-school through high-school age students in math and reading. I graded daily homework assignments and helped students manage their time effectively in the classroom.

  • Copy Editor

    LA Loyolan

    - 5 months

    Loyola Marymount University

    I fact-checked 40+ articles per week and edited articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP Style.

Education

  • UNC School of Media and Journalism

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Media and Journalism Reporting

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    Activities and Societies: The Daily Tar Heel, Phi Beta Chi, She's the First, Blue & White

  • Semester at Sea

    Study Abroad Fall 2014

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    Semester at Sea educates students with the global understanding necessary to address the challenges of our interdependent world. With the world as a classroom, the unique shipboard program integrates multiple-country study, interdisciplinary coursework, and hands-on field experiences for meaningful engagement in the global community. This study abroad program promotes student leadership in comparative global education and understanding.

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    Loyola Marymount University

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    Activities and Societies: The Loyolan

Volunteer Experience

  • Soccer Buddy

    Parkland Buddy Sports For Special Needs

    - 1 year 7 months

    Children

Courses

  • Anthropology and Underdevelopment

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  • Audio Video Reporting

    221

  • Digital Media Economics

    551

  • Educational and Economic Systems

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  • Entrepreneurship: Microfinance and Social Businesses

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  • Feature Writing

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  • Global Communication and Comparative Journalism

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  • Global Studies

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  • Great Books

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  • Implementing Social Change

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  • Intro to Interactive Media

    187

  • Magazine Writing and Editing

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  • Media Ethics

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  • Media Law

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  • Media Management and Policy

    424

  • News Editing

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  • News Writing

    153

  • Public Affairs Reporting

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  • Spanish 203

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  • Travel Writing

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  • Women's and Gender Studies

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Honors & Awards

  • U.S. Delegate to the World Internet Conference

    World Internet Conference

    I was invited to attend the second annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China as a U.S. student delegate. The Cyberspace Administration of China and All-China Youth Federation hosted 40 American delegates and 20 Chinese delegates on the 10-day program. We attended forums discussing the future of the Internet, cyberspace policies and more, and visited the offices of Alibaba and Dreamtown.

  • James F. Hurley III Bicentennial Merit Scholarship recipient

    UNC Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism

  • Evelyn Simpson Scholar

    UNC Chapel Hill

  • Lucius P. and Evelyn C. Best Scholarship

    UNC Chapel Hill

Languages

  • Conversational in Spanish

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