Nuzhat N. - Editor

Chantilly, United States

Experience

May 2017 - Mar 2018

11 months

New York, United States

Oversaw the editorial transition of the People’s Choice Awards to new owner NBC Universal
Maintained the People’s Choice website for E! News, including managing writers, editing photos, etc.
Consulted on the handover of the awards show from Procter & Gamble to NBC Universal

Aug 2013 - May 2017

3 years 10 months

New York, United States

Helmed the editorial relaunch of PeoplesChoice.com as a year-round entertainment news destination
Worked with the VP of Digital to conceptualize, test, and execute a complete redesign of the site
Increased site traffic from 400k page views to more than 8 million page views in a short time span
Spearheaded all editorial projects and devised long-term strategies surrounding the PCAs and other events
Hired and managed freelancers, as well as assigned, edited, and produced all content for the site
Produced newsletter and maintained editorial calendar
Parsed social media and evaluated internet trends for story ideas
Identified ways to engage audiences outside of awards season, including targeted brackets and exclusives
Analyzed data daily to fine-tune content and set performance metrics
Launched and produced video franchises with social reach and handled all clip requests
Collaborated with Social Media Manager to amplify editorial footprint across all channels
Developed relationships with publicists to secure red carpet presence and book talent for interviews
Featured on original and branded People’s Choice segments, including Red Carpet Ready with Tim Gunn
Hosted the official PCA/CBS red carpet show for People’s Choice Awards 2017 on Facebook Live, which garnered more than half-a-million views

Sep 2011 - Aug 2013

2 years

New York, United States

Wrote and reported features and reviews for the TV section of the magazine
Contributed stories to major tentpole issues, including Fall TV Preview and Hollywood Design Report
Published content across EW.com blogs and became the go-to fashion writer for both the magazine and site
Interviewed talent and developed complementary celebrity-driven video content
Co-hosted an hour-long weekly radio show about pop-culture on Entertainment Weekly’s Sirius XM channel
Appeared on Entertainment Tonight, GMA, Extra and other entertainment shows on behalf of the brand
Published a cover story within four months of hiring

Feb 2010 - Sep 2011

1 year 8 months

New York, United States

Conducted interviews and wrote articles and blog posts about music, TV, books, and fashion
Compiled and analyzed site-wide metrics for daily insights and long-term research projects
Managed in-house talent and supervised interns

Apr 2007 - Jun 2008

1 year 3 months

Arlington, United States

Managed all discussion groups on the site and pitched topics to columnists based on emerging trends in politics, global affairs, fashion, and more
Identified latent news items that were poised to become major headlines
Wrote and produced a homepage module highlighting the biggest discussions of the day
Served as the editorial lead for a site-wide user-generated content project
Joint product owner overseeing integration and implementation of social networking on WashingtonPost.com
Trained The Washington Post columnists as group moderators and supervised comments producers, interns