Madison Yauger

www.madisonyauger.com • msyauger@gmail.com (personal) •  madison.yauger@people.inc (PEOPLE)

Relevant Experience

People Inc. (Formerly Meredith Corp./Dotdash Meredith)

PEOPLE (2021-2025) - Staff Writer/Editor — published 100+ articles

Highlights - Author Page

• The White Lotus Costume Designer Shares Her Resort Wear Inspiration — Get the Look for Under $50

• Kate Middleton Just Carried This Pretty Strathberry Clutch — and Now Similar Luxe Bags Are on Sale

• The Best Gifts for Book Lovers, According to Our Resident Bookworm

• JoJo Fletcher’s Guide to Cupshe Swim: Her Favorite Styles (and Ours)

• We Tried All of the Homecourt Products Courteney Cox Is “So Proud Of”

Travel + Leisure (2021) - Staff Writer

• I Tried Babbel for One Month to Learn French — Here's How It Went

Food & Wine (2021) - Staff Writer — published 1 article + The Spruce (2022) — published 5+ articles

• (articles are no longer live due to an internal project at the publisher)

Health (2020) - Freelance Writer — published 7 stories

• Author Page

Real Simple, Martha Stewart, Shape (2020) - Freelance Writer — published 10+ stories

• (articles are no longer live due to an internal project at the publisher)

GroundUp – South Africa (2019) - Intern Reporter for human rights news agency – published 31 articles

Highlights

• Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

• Taxi association “bans” e-hailing services in Khayelitsha

• Greenmarket Square traders ask government to address refugee situation

• Refugee leaders refuse help from civil society organisations

• Climate change plagues Western Cape agriculture

• Douglasdale police accused of negligence by woman who was assaulted by her husband

Medill Reports (2018-2019) - Contributing Writer for Northwestern student publication

• StreetWise: The Magazine that Pays to Sell

• 18th District Candidate Cho Embraces a Landslide Defeat

• All-Trans Fashion Show Creates Awareness in Heated Political Environment

• Violin-Piano Duo Entrances Audience at Dame Myra Hess Concert

Jacksonville Business Journal (2018) - Freelance Writer for local business journal

• First Coast’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2018: Optimum Healthcare IT

• First Coast’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2018: Alluvion Staffing

The Wonder Report (2018) - Freelance Writer for online lifestyle publication

• How to Practice Self-Care During a Major Life Change

• Millennial Mindset: Navigating from College Life to ‘What’s Next?’

The Connect Magazine (2017) - Copy Editor and Freelance Writer for Nashville business magazine

• XMI is Guiding Small Businesses to their Full Potential

• Trading Pig Skins for Leather Shoes: B.J. Coleman is Back in Business

Education

Northwestern University

• MS Medill School of  Journalism, 2019

Wake Forest University

• BA Communication, 2018

• Minors: Journalism, Politics and International Affairs

Relevant Skills

• Adobe Photoshop, Audition, InDesign and Premiere

• Photography and videography

• Content Management Systems

• Liaising between different teams and departments

• Leadership & management

• Savvy with digital/online platforms

• Comfortable working independently or collaboratively

• Well-versed in social media 

• Strong communication

• Skilled conversationalist and interviewer

Other Experience

Cumberland Region Tomorrow (2017) - Administrative Assistant Intern

Wrote press releases, planned events, worked with government leaders for this nonprofit environmental/urban planning organization

Socially Bold (2016) - Social Media Intern 

Created content, blog posts, & graphic design, and worked on marketing digital banners for various local companies