Erica Kam

Managed team of 90+ writers in Career + Money, Lifestyle, Sex & Relationships, Style, and Wellness sections. Assigned and edited 10-15 articles per week based on monthly pitches. Scheduled articles for publication on hercampus.com using CMS and collaborate on editorial calendar. Attended weekly meetings with editor-in-chief and editorial team to give input on editorial, social media, and branded content.

Edited articles from 15+ writers each week about politics, beauty, and other subjects relevant to women at Columbia University. Uploaded articles to Her Campus portal, and solved formatting and image sourcing issues. Acted as member of executive board to make decisions about the editorial calendar and chapter events.

Edited weekly articles about fitness, food, and physical and mental health for clarity and voice in collaboration with Features Editor. Fact-checked all scientific claims made by writers. Wrote at least one article each month in Beauty, Life, or Mental Health sections.

Edited and fact-checked weekly articles in the High School section for clarity and voice in collaboration with Features Editor. Wrote at least one article each month in Beauty, Life, or Mental Health sections.

Wrote native articles for branded/sponsored editorial content for Bumble, Brita, Moleskine, and others. Conducted celebrity interviews with Mayim Bialik, Lana Condor, Shannon Purser, and others. Wrote and filmed weekly advice videos for Instagram TV. Researched, interviewed for, and wrote multi-part series on mental health on college campuses. Continued regular duties as feature writer for Her Campus.

Wrote articles in categories such as style, beauty, and life that are relevant to college women.

Wrote weekly articles about aspects of college life and recent local events for the Columbia Barnard chapter of Her Campus.

Edited articles in final stage before publication for clarity, style, spelling, and grammar. Acted as liaison between copy editors and section editors of newspaper. Collaborated with editor-in-chief and managing editor to reach consensus on higher-level edits. Trained new copy editors to use CMS, AP Stylebook, and to fact-check articles.

Researched and wrote articles covering entertainment news, TV, movies, and celebrities for Bustle.com and EliteDaily.com's Entertainment section. Curated daily list of possibly story-worthy Instagram and Twitter posts for Entertainment editors. Transcribed interviews for Bustle and Elite Daily Entertainment editors.

Edited articles in the second stage of editing during newspaper publication for clarity and style. Worked with preslotters in the first stage of editing to ensure they complete tasks efficiently.

Fact-checked and edited articles of all newspaper sections for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style errors.

Assisted children with math and reading exercises. Also graded worksheets and completed basic office tasks.

First place winner of the Lenore Marshall Barnard Prose Prize.