GLAM MEDIA NAMES SUSAN CERNEK FASHION EDITOR
Fashion News Editor from Elle Joins Fastest-Growing Web Property
NEW YORK, March 8, 2007 - Glam Media, the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property, today announced the appointment of Susan Cernek to fashion editor. The former fashion news editor for Elle and Elle Accessories will be responsible for the voice and direction of Glam’s fashion editorial content and help shape interactive content and features.
Cernek will be senior editor overseeing Glam’s fashion coverage as well as author of the daily Glam Fashion blog featuring breaking fashion news, interviews with models, designers and stylists. Glam Media’s fashion, beauty, and lifestyle channels bring together original editorial, Glam-owned sites, the Glam Publishers Network of 250 lifestyle and fashion magazines, websites and blogs and select syndicated content to create an unparalleled interactive digital experience for women.
“Glam optimizes the shift to digital content, and I welcome the opportunity to be part of the premier Internet company blazing the way for fashion and lifestyle new media publishing”, said Cernek. “I am extremely energized by the prospect of bringing a new mix of relevant fashion content to the leading online fashion hub.”
“Susan’s instinctive fashion voice will help shape Glam’s direction as a fashion destination on the Web,” said Samir Arora, founder and Chairman, Glam Media. “She understands the power and energy of new media, and I am confident her expertise and creativity will be core to Glam during this high-growth time”.
As fashion news editor at Elle, Cernek wrote for the New Designer, Fashion Reporter and Global Fashion News pages. In addition, she conceived and produced fashion news packages and scouted new designer talent.
About Glam Media
With over 7 million U.S. and 12 million global unique visitors a month, Glam Media is the fastest-growing fashion and lifestyle Web property and ranks second in Top 10 Women’s Web properties, as measured by comScore Media Metrix.Glam Media allows people to easily browse content by channel-fashion, beauty, and lifestyle- and through the Glam Publisher’s Network of more than 250 websites and blogs. Glam Media is backed by blue-chip venture-capital firms leading the new media wave: Accel Partners (Facebook, BrightCove), DAG Ventures (Friendster, Plaxo), Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Skype: eBay, Technorati), Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital (Tickle/eMode: Monster, NetObjects).
Contact:
Caroline Hacker
Glam Media
caroline@glam.com
650-244-4000 x242 Direct
Mario Ruiz
Dan Klores Communications
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212-981-5156