SHARON J. FEIEREISEN

EDUCATION

  • Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca, NY
    Textiles/Apparel and Management Major, B.S. May 2007
  • Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY. American High School Diploma, 2002
    French Economics and Sociology Baccalaureate 2003, received with honors
  • Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
    Summer Intensive Program, Summer 2002

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

  • Articles published in Newsday (cover story) , AM New York (cover story), WHERE New York (cover story), Dan‘s Papers, BlackBook.com, Social Life Magazine, Shecky‘s, Club Planet, Relate Magazine, Papier Doll Magazine, Coutorture (video interviews), My Fashion Life, Shiny Style, Shiny Gloss, Beauty Blitz (wrote the site‘s beauty glossary), Tasting Wines, iBeverage, Mind Body Focused, The Cornell Review, New Voices
  • Covered S/S 2009, F/W 2009, S/S 2010 NY Fashion Week, S/S 2009 Paris Fashion Week, and Miami Fashion Week Swim 2010 for The Fashion Spot and the site‘s main writer, April 2008-present
  • New York Editor Snob Network of blogs (Bag Snob, Beauty Snob, Couture Snob), April 2008-present
  • NYC & Hampton Restaurant/Bar/Club Reviews published in Club Planet and Shecky‘s
  • Ghostwrite Fashion/Beauty and Celebrity section for Posh Mom, February 2009-present
  • Ghostwrote eBay design director Shawn Henderson‘s blog, July 2007-May 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • eBay Account Coordinator, Kaplow Public Relations, New York, NY July 2007-May 2008
  • Marketing and Merchandising Intern, Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY Summer 2006
  • Event Promotion, Bloc Group, New York, NY Summer 2006
  • Intern Gucci, New York, NY Summer 2005
    American Luggage, Gifts, Fragrances, and Sunglasses buying department
  • Merchandising Intern La Perla, New York, NY Summer 2005
  • Intern for Cristina Cuomo, Vice Chairman of Niche Media LLC (publisher of Gotham, Hamptons...), New York, NY Summer 2004
  • Public Relations Intern Catherine Malandrino, New York, NY Summer 2004
  • Intern OMO Norma Kamali, New York, NY Summer 2002, Production, P. R., Inventory, Merchandising, Retail
  • Intern Dorot, New York, NY Summer 2001
    Helped organize Cemetery Visit Program, and developed Birthday Delivery Program

LANGUAGES/ACTIVITIES

  • Fluent in English, German, and French; 5 years of Spanish
  • Cornell Design League (Designer, Publicity Committee), 2003-2007

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Excel; AutoCAD; Photoshop; Outlook; Word; PowerPoint; Cognos; AS400; Lotus Notes; Envoy; KDPaine; Bacon‘s; Factiva; Vocus; Shadow TV; Movable Type, Wordpress