Leslie Coons Bostian

I create, collect, organize, and present information in helpful and interesting ways, with a focus on quality and attention to detail. With proven project management skills, I am able to guide multiple projects. I have thrived in fast-paced newsrooms, met the meticulous requirements of academic environments, and can work independently and consistently meet deadlines. Award-winning print and online content manager, writer, editor. Develop editorial budgets. Hire and supervise writers, artists, and photographers. Manage multiple projects on deadline. Created and edited lifestyle magazine for one of the country’s largest publishers. Experience with colleges, nonprofits, websites, magazines, and daily newspapers. Food-related writing and editing, including recipe editing, for multiple publications. Social media and SEO savvy. Skilled copy editor and fact-checker. Use Chicago and AP styles as well as style guides unique to client. Edit with MS Word, Google Docs, PDF, InDesign. Design newspaper pages, including page 1. Awards include: First Place, Niche Web Site, New York State Associated Press Association Contest First Place, Specialty Publications, New York State Associated Press Association Contest Best of Gannett, Non-Daily Content Cap Creal Journalism Award, The New York State Agricultural Society Distinguished Local Reporting Award of Excellence, New York Newspaper Publishers Association