💫 The Big Reveal: Discover my gorgeous new website and work with me 1-on-1!
WOW STUNNING FABULOUS YES
Today I’ve got an exciting announcement to share that’s six months in the making:
1. I have a stunning new website!
2. I’m offering four new ways you can work with me 1-on-1!
3. Don’t miss the freebie at the bottom of this post!
I desperately wanted a website that meets me where I’m at now, not where I was five years ago (when my life and career looked entirely different) — and this is it. My talented and patient web designer Ashleigh Keith helped bring the vibrant, colorful, feminine, standout vision I had in my head to life, and I’m overjoyed. I finally have a website that shows off the vast scope of my editorial work, the many services I provide, and the woman I am today. Plus, my newsletter and podcast — two of the creative endeavors I’m most proud of — have the landing pages they deserve.
To bring you up to speed on my work and experience, I am the former lead Editor of Time Out New York and Deputy Editorial Director of Culture Trip. I’ve been a full-time freelancer since 2020, and nowadays I'm a writer, editor, journalist, copywriter, content strategist, project manager, and much more! I edit for Mashable, author a birding newsletter, write marketing content for various sites, and pitch and write articles for publications including Cosmopolitan, Business Insider, Contently, and many others.
This website launch also marks the beginning of a new phase of my career: working 1-on-1 with clients like you! I’ve been a manager and mentor to writers, editors, and journalists throughout my career, and that’s work I truly enjoy and want to do more of.
Now, you can instantly book four new 1-on-1 services (more details below):
1. Editing
2. Career consulting
3. Editorial consulting
4. Ghostwriting
What can we do together? (What can’t we do with our combined powers, honestly?)
Develop your voice and edit your work so it’s as strong as you are!
Get feedback from someone experienced and supportive so you’re not doing it all alone!
Figure out what makes a pitch work and where/who to pitch to! (I had a ~43% pitch acceptance rate in 2023.)
Make career choices that will get you to your dream job!
Negotiate your contract and prepare you to ask for that well-deserved raise!
Help you kick off that creative project you’ve been thinking about for years!
Strengthen your brand identity!
Create with a suite of content that works for you and your business!
Work through imposter syndrome, because I’ve been there too!
You’ve seen me work on a lot of the above in my own life and career right here in this newsletter. But I’ve also helped other writers take the next step toward their creative goals, including my client, author of the bestselling Substack .
I previously edited an essay for Alex’s newsletter, and I recently gave him guidance on crafting editorial pitches, from developing a story to sending the pitch to negotiating rates. Here’s what he has to say about working with me:
“When I entered the world of freelance writing without any prior industry experience, I was fortunate to have Jillian, a seasoned vet in the field, as a guide. Her keen editorial eye not only helped me refine my existing writing strengths but also helped me package my ideas better, find the right outlets, and more. I cannot recommend her enough.”
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You can find more praises of my work from former managers and coworkers at the bottom of my work page as well as my services page, but here’s one more highlight:
“Jillian is the embodiment of the saying, ‘Your effort will not betray you.’ I believe her greatest strength is her ability to hold space for others, including herself.”
— Jennifer Sugnet, creative strategist at Time Out Media
🥹 So, what are you waiting for? Let’s work together! If you want to work with me but aren’t sure exactly how, just reply to this email and we’ll talk it through.
Packages you can book right now
Editing — from $100
You wrote some words and you need an editor’s eye on them. I’m your gal! I’ll look at your piece for grammar, punctuation, active voice, style, and anything else you’d like me to pay special attention to.
Career consulting — from $40
I love speaking with developing writers and journalists about their careers and ambitions.
Are you wondering how to:
Start freelancing?
Pitch (or how to land more pitches)?
Raise your rates (or what to charge in the first place)?
Navigate being a woman in a position of authority?
I’ve done all of these things and I am here to help and give you the tools and confidence to succeed!
Editorial consulting — from $100
I have 13 years of experience in media, content, and marketing that I am ready and willing to share with you. I’ve been at the helm of magazines, websites, major editorial projects and events, rebrands, hiring, restructuring, and much more. Plus I’ve worked with healthcare providers, tech companies, retailers, and other businesses to make their editorial visions come to life.
During our session, we could discuss:
What kind of content might work for your business
Creating a content suite and rollout schedule
How I could act as a project and hiring manager for a large editorial project
Newsletter launch, growth, and improvement
Ghostwriting — from $1,000
You want to bring a piece of content to life, but you don’t want (or don’t know how) to write it yourself. Allow me to help!
Whether you need assistance writing an article, a personal statement, a podcast episode, a chapter, a full book, or whatever else you have in mind, I’m ready to jump into action. This service includes a one-hour informational interview with you or whoever the best person to speak with may be so I get all the information I need for the assignment and can write it with your voice and goals in mind.
Best of all, the finished product can be published under your name—nobody has to know you had help!
Don’t miss this freebie! 💸
I created a free list of 101 useful tools and resources for freelancers as a thank you to new subscribers. But you, dear CSBC reader, are already on the list! So if you want the list (which is an extensive collection of all the most valuable things that help me write, pitch, interview, find jobs, manage my time, podcast, and much more), you can download it here.
And if you know someone who’d love this list, please share this link with non-subscribers.
Thank you for your support in this exciting new chapter and expansion of my business! This year we are dreaming it, then being it!
Extra special thanks to my innovative web designer Ashleigh Keith (website, Instagram) and photographer Leah Bury, who took all of the dreamy photos of me on my website.
Such huge news! The website is STUN-NING and I’m so psyched for you. Congrats!!!
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