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I am a journalist and content creator based in Montclair, NJ, with more than two decades of experience writing for leading consumer print and digital platforms. I specialize in lifestyle topics—fashion, food and beauty—and I bring sharp copyediting, fact-checking, and SEO to every project. As a self-employed writer, I craft engaging stories, profiles, and web content for brands and publications while juggling family life. I’ve contributed to campaigns for Catholic Charities’ New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, blogged daily for ten years on Truth and Beauty, and built a community of readers through memoir workshops and volunteer work with PTA and Girl Scouts. My work blends storytelling with practical, reader-friendly insights that inform and inspire.…I am a journalist and content creator based in Montclair, NJ, with more than two decades of experience writing for leading consumer print and digital platforms. I specialize in lifestyle topics—fashion, food and beauty—and I bring sharp copyediting, fact-checking, and SEO to every project. As a self-employed writer, I craft engaging stories, profiles, and web content for brands and publications while juggling family life. I’ve contributed to campaigns for Catholic Charities’ New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, blogged daily for ten years on Truth and Beauty, and built a community of readers through memoir workshops and volunteer work with PTA and Girl Scouts. My work blends storytelling with practical, reader-friendly insights that inform and inspire.

Alice Garbarini Hurley

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I am a journalist and content creator based in Montclair, NJ, with more than two decades of experience writing for leading consumer print and digital platforms. I specialize in lifestyle topics—fashion, food and beauty—and I bring sharp copyediting, fact-checking, and SEO to every project. As a self-employed writer, I craft engaging stories, profiles, and web content for brands and publications while juggling family life. I’ve contributed to campaigns for Catholic Charities’ New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, blogged daily for ten years on Truth and Beauty, and built a community of readers through memoir workshops and volunteer work with PTA and Girl Scouts. My work blends storytelling with practical, reader-friendly insights that inform and inspire.…I am a journalist and content creator based in Montclair, NJ, with more than two decades of experience writing for leading consumer print and digital platforms. I specialize in lifestyle topics—fashion, food and beauty—and I bring sharp copyediting, fact-checking, and SEO to every project. As a self-employed writer, I craft engaging stories, profiles, and web content for brands and publications while juggling family life. I’ve contributed to campaigns for Catholic Charities’ New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, blogged daily for ten years on Truth and Beauty, and built a community of readers through memoir workshops and volunteer work with PTA and Girl Scouts. My work blends storytelling with practical, reader-friendly insights that inform and inspire.

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I am a journalist and content creator based in Montclair, NJ, with more than two decades of experience writing for leading consumer print and digital platforms. I specialize in lifestyle topics—fashion, food and beauty—and I bring sharp copyediting, fact-checking, and SEO to every project. As a self-employed writer, I craft engaging stories, profiles, and web content for brands and publications while juggling family life.

I’ve contributed to campaigns for Catholic Charities’ New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, blogged daily for ten years on Truth and Beauty, and built a community of readers through memoir workshops and volunteer work with PTA and Girl Scouts. My work blends storytelling with practical, reader-friendly insights that inform and inspire.

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Work Experience

Writer at Self-Employed – Leading Consumer Print and Digital Platforms

January 1, 2009 - Present

Lifestyle writer, web content and SEO for Food52, GoodHousekeeping.com, SoFi, The Plum; wrote profiles and pitches for the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund for Catholic Charities (2019-2020); pitched and reported on money, style, home, design, beauty, health, food, people, shopping, travel and cars for print magazines (InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Coastal Living, Brain & Life); led Saturday memoir-writing workshops at Toni's Montclair soup kitchen; volunteered with PTA and Girl Scouts; blogged daily for Truth and Beauty; secret shopper for La Maison du Chocolat (NY/NJ).

Senior Editorial Director at Strategic Communications Group

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009

Wrote and edited Citibank's UseCreditWisely.com; copywriter/editor for Citi’s 'Rewards U' training site; managed Citibank employee rewards newsletters; collaborated with legal, marketing and branding teams.

Writer/Editor at Self-Employed

January 1, 2007 - October 24, 2025

Consumer reporter for Good Housekeeping Magazine; articles sparked primetime network TV reports; writer, fact-checker, proofreader for Sesame Street Parents, Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator, Vogue Knitting, Eleni’s.

Senior Lifestyle Writer at Good Housekeeping Magazine, Hearst Magazines

April 27, 1989 - July 27, 1999

Wrote copy from title to print for food, style, beauty, nutrition, home care, home design, crafts; worked closely with Good Housekeeping Institute scientists to translate technical research results into consumer-friendly copy about products from hairspray to furniture polish.

Writer at Self-Employed

January 1, 2009 - Present

Lifestyle writer producing web content with SEO for Food52, GoodHousekeeping.com, SoFi and The Plum; drafted profiles and pitches for the annual Neediest Cases Fund with Catholic Charities (2019-2020); pitched and reported on money, style, home, design, beauty, health, food, people, shopping, travel and cars for InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Coastal Living and Brain & Life; led memoir-writing workshops at Toni's Montclair soup kitchen; maintained a long-running personal blog; conducted monthly secret shopper visits for La Maison du Chocolat boutiques.

Senior Editorial Director at Strategic Communications Group

January 1, 2007 - October 23, 2025

Wrote and edited Citibank's UseCreditWisely.com; copywriter/editor for Citi’s 'Rewards U' training website; managed Citibank employee rewards newsletters, coordinating with legal, marketing and branding teams.

Writer/Editor at Self-Employed

January 1, 2007 - October 24, 2025

Consumer reporter for Good Housekeeping Magazine; articles led to primetime network TV coverage; wrote, fact-checked and proofread for Sesame Street Parents, Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator, Vogue Knitting and Eleni’s.

Senior Lifestyle Writer at Good Housekeeping Magazine, Hearst Corporation

July 1, 1999 - October 24, 2025

Wrote copy from title to print for food, style, beauty, nutrition, home care, home design and crafts; collaborated with Good Housekeeping Institute scientists to translate technical research into consumer-friendly copy; on staff under editors in chief John Mack Carter and Ellen Levine, freelanced for Rosemary Ellis.

Writer at Self-Employed

January 1, 2009 - November 12, 2025

Self-Employed writer delivering lifestyle content, web content and SEO for Food52, GoodHousekeeping.com, SoFi and The Plum; wrote profiles and pitches for the NYT Neediest Cases Fund; pitched and reported on money, style, home, design, beauty, health, travel and cars for print magazines; led Saturday memoir-writing workshops at a Montclair soup kitchen; blogger on Truth and Beauty; tested consumer products and wrote reviews; secret shopper for La Maison du Chocolat in NY/NJ.

Senior Editorial Director at Strategic Communications Group

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009

Wrote and edited Citibank's UseCreditWisely.com; copywriter/editor for Citibank's 'Rewards U' training website; managed Citibank employee rewards newsletters; collaborated closely with legal, marketing and branding teams.

Writer/Editor at Self-Employed

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007

Consumer reporter for Good Housekeeping Magazine; articles sparked primetime network TV reports; writer, fact-checker and proofreader for Sesame Street Parents, Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator, Vogue Knitting and Eleni’s.

Senior Lifestyle Writer at Good Housekeeping Magazine, Hearst Corporation

July 1, 1999 - July 1, 1999

Wrote copy from title to print for food, style, beauty, nutrition, home care, home design and crafts; collaborated with Good Housekeeping Institute scientists to translate technical results into consumer-friendly copy; worked under editors-in-chief John Mack Carter and Ellen Levine; freelanced for Rosemary Ellis as EIC.

Writer at Catholic Charities

December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Wrote profiles and story pitches for annual, historic New York Times Neediest Cases Fund campaign; 4 days a week in NYC for marketing department.

Writer/Reporter at Self-Employed

January 1, 2009 - November 12, 2025

Pitch and report on money, style, home, design, beauty, health, food, people, shopping, travel and cars for print magazines: InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Coastal Living, Brain & Life (American Academy of Neurology).

Writer/Editor / Self-Employed at Self-Employed / Montclair, NJ

December 28, 2008 - November 8, 2025

Lifestyle writer, web content and SEO for top consumers platforms; wrote profiles and pitches for campaigns (e.g., NYT Neediest Cases Fund for Catholic Charities, 2019–2020); pitched and reported on money, style, home, design, beauty, health, travel and cars for InStyle, Good Housekeeping, Coastal Living, and Brain & Life; spearheaded memoir-writing workshops at Toni's Soup Kitchen; daily blogging for Truth and Beauty; destination and secret-shopper assignments for luxury brands.