SHIRINE SAAD
shirinesaad@gmail.com; Tel: 646-639 95 17
WWW.SHIRINESAAD.COM
ABOUT ME
I am a lifestyle and culture editor/writer/consultant based in New York. In 2012 I published my first book, Boho
Beirut: a Guide to the Middle East’s Most Sophisticated City (2012(). I am working on my second book, Boho
Brooklyn: Meeting the World’s New Visionaries
WORK
Editor and writer. Brooklyn, N.Y
2010-2014
Publications: (selected)
Canadian Business, Fashionista, Flare, Four Seasons Magazine, MTV, The New York Times, Nowness, Ralph
Lauren Magazine and W.
Subjects covered:
Fashion and beauty - Bobbi Brown, Diane Von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, Alexander Wang, Jean Paul Gaultier.
Art, architecture, music - Jean Nouvel, Kengo Kuma, Norman Foster, Matali Crasset, Stefan Sagmeister, Shirin
Neshat, John Baldessari, Grimes, Finland’s rock scene.
Travel - France, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, Tunisia, Russia, Holland, Montreal, Mexico, New Orleans, Beirut,
Puerto Rico.
Other projects:
Books
Created the concept for a Beirut guidebook, Boho Beirut: a Guide to the Middle East’s Most Sophisticated City
(2012); hired and directed the art director and photographer. Conducted research and interviews. Organizing press
and events. Working on a Brooklyn-focused book, Boho Brooklyn and implementing a global lifestyle website,
abohoworld.com.
Consulting social media editor; branded content and advertorials; style forecasting research.
Clients include Absolut; L’Oréal; Vichy; Tag Heuer; Canada’s Pure Magazine and Rogers Publishing; creative
agency Sid Lee.
Editor-in-Chief. MARIAGE QUÉBEC magazine. Montreal.
2007-2009
Responsibilities: Concepts for all visual and editorial content. Wrote feature articles and news. Blogged.
Commissioned and managed writers and photographers. Managed budget. Liaison with advertising department.
Liaison with fashion, arts, beauty and luxury industries. TV and radio interviews and speeches at corporate
events in French and English. Organized events.
Editor (Montreal). FASHION magazine.
2007 - 2009
Responsibilities: Edited and wrote the Montreal pages of FASHION. Commissioned writers and photographers.
Top editing. Liaison with beauty, fashion, luxury and culture industries. Organized events and activities.
Editor (Lifestyle). VOIR weekly, Montreal.
2005-2007
Responsibilities: Hired and directed a team of 10 journalists and photographers to produce c20 pages weekly.
Developed architecture, design, fashion, beauty and health beats. Wrote breaking news, profiles, arts features.
Wrote daily blog about fashion and lifestyle. Top editing. Created custom content for brands.
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS
Flare Magazine. Montreal Correspondent; 2006-2008. Wrote the Montreal page and e-newsletter. Wrote
fashion and lifestyle profiles and features.
Women’s Wear Daily. New York. Freelancer; 2005-2007. Interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Hani Rashid, TV On
The Radio, Karl Lagerfeld.
Elle. New York. International Coordinator; Summer 2005, coordinated content with editors around the world
Women’s Wear Daily. New York. Intern; Spring 2005, conducted research for the editorial department, reported
and wrote articles about architecture, music, and fashion
Trace. New York. Intern; Summer 2004, assisted the fashion director; wrote for the Trace Newsletter
Beaux Arts magazine. Paris. Intern; Summer 2003, worked on the yearly Fashion issue; wrote short exhibition
reviews; assisted editors researching artists or features
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y
May 2010
Master of Arts, (Arts and Culture Journalism)
Coursework includes building an arts journalism website, aesthetics, the history of photography, digital skills.
Thesis subject: The Intersection of Fashion and Art photography at Dennis Freedman’s W Magazine.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y
May 2005
Master of Science, (Magazine Journalism)
Coursework in cultural reporting, magazine editing, metro reporting and writing. Thesis subject: The Story of
Avant-Garde Fashion Designers As Four.
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Spring 2004
Bachelor of Arts (Art History & International Development. Minor in Economics)
Coursework in contemporary art history, Middle-Eastern politics, literature, philosophy and economics
LANGUAGES
French, English (fluent written and spoken).
Arabic (fluent spoken)
TECHNOLOGY
Office, Indesign, Wordpress, digital photography, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Klout, Instagram, Pinterest,
SEO
INTERESTS
Art, literature, fashion, architecture, design, cinema, music, dance, theater, food, sailing, skiing, yoga, travel