RED MAGAZINE.
Culture. Style. Entertainment. And a point of view.
As creative director and editor of RED Magazine, I shaped the publication’s voice, visual identity, and editorial direction—overseeing approximately two to four features and six recurring departments per issue, along with fashion and style coverage. I wrote features and department copy, managed contributing writers, and developed relationships across the entertainment industry.
Culture on
the cover.
Editorial direction / Creative direction
Everyday hero.
Joan Jett / Interview and feature by Michael Zydzik
“I'd like to propose a theory that every day people, living honest, every day lives, can be heroes.”
In this feature, I interviewed Joan Jett and wrote about the staying power of a performer who helped bring punk’s irreverence and directness into the mainstream.
Excerpt from the surviving opening spread; the complete feature is not reproduced here.
Style with
personality.
Fashion, grooming and lifestyle editorial / Creative direction and writing across the publication
One voice.
Many contributors.
Editing, commissioning, art direction and publication-wide oversight
Useful. Never
ordinary.
Gift-guide storytelling / Editorial direction
“The Best Damn Guide to Gift Giving” / By Mikey Rox. Included as an example of the publication’s editorial voice and design, not claimed as personally authored copy.
A MAGAZINE.
RED brought together original reporting, entertainment access, recurring editorial departments, and fashion and lifestyle storytelling under one distinct creative point of view.
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