Carla Spartos

Editor

carlaspartos@gmail.com

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PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Goal-oriented, results-driven editor with 10-plus years’ experience building, managing and leading teams; producing award-winning multi-platform content; and growing digital audiences. Specialty in cultivating zeitgeist-y “talkers,” particularly in the areas of lifestyle and entertainment.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Style Assignment Editor, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, 2023 - present

  • Assign and edit features related to fashion, pop culture, entertainment, travel and trends

  • Grow off-platform reach via personality-driven social videos and newsletters, as well as podcasts and vodcasts

  • Frame content to capture audiences, increase engagement and grow subscriber base 

  • Marry speed and urgency with a sense of wit and an eye for detail

Daily Features Editor, New York Post, New york, ny, 2012-2023

  • Managed a team of 15 reporters, writers and editors, as well as part-timers and freelancers, in a fast-paced newsroom 

  • Shaped coverage around trending topics and breaking news 

  • Collaborated with audience development, SEO, social, video, photo and design teams

  • Grew traffic in entertainment and living verticals to meet aggressive weekly goals

Senior Online Editor, Zagat Survey, New York, NY, 2005 - 2008 

  • Launched and managed restaurant blogs and weekly email newsletters in nine markets

  • Helped transform legacy print publication to a digital destination

Digital Producer, New York Magazine, New York, NY, 2003 - 2005

  • Wrote, edited and produced restaurant, nightlife and fashion content for nymag.com

  • Helped establish nymag.com as an online Fashion Week authority

Senior Editor,  The Village Voice, New York, NY, 2000 - 2003

  • Edited features, columns and supplements, including the annual Best of New York issue

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Food Editor, New York Post, New York, NY, 2010 - 2012         

  • Oversaw food coverage: commissioned and edited feature stories by other staffers and freelancers, while pitching and writing original content based on an impressive network of sources

Food Writer, New York Post, New York, NY, 2008 - 2010

  • Covered the restaurant and nightlife beat and won the New York State Associated Press Association award for feature writing (“Don’t Mess With the Chef!”; “Is Your Restaurant Spying on You?”; “Hey, What the Check?!”)

  • Expert speaker and presenter on panels hosted by the South Asian Journalists Association, Bulldog Reporter Food & Beverage PR Summit and New York Women in Communications Foundation 

BOOKS & OTHER FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

  • Edited The New York Post’s 56-page 9/11 tribute magazine, published on the 10-year anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks

  • Articles published in the Chicago Sun-Times, New York Magazine, The New York Post, Tin House, Toronto Star, Utne Reader, The Village Voice and The Week

SKILLS

  • Writing, editing, storytelling

  • Multi-platform content creation

  • Cross-team collaboration

  • Workflow management and skills training

  • Audience analytics

TOOLS

  • Wordpress

  • Google Trends and Analytics, Parse.ly

  • SocialFlow, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

  • Airtable, Slack

  • Adobe Photoshop, InDesign

  • Pacer, Lexis/Nexis

AWARDS

New York State Associated Press Award, features writing

New York Post | 2010-2011

EDUCATION

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology & Society