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I'm Carrie Havranek, an editorial creative with extensive culinary and lifestyle experience for local and global brands. I thrive at creating fun, engaging, and easy-to-execute content across print, digital, social, and video. I'm fluent in chef jargon and excel at turning complex recipes into approachable everyday dishes, translating unfamiliar ingredients into home pantry staples. I bring deep knowledge of food, health, wellness, and sustainability, and I love sharing that expertise through teaching, writing, and collaborative brand storytelling.…I'm Carrie Havranek, an editorial creative with extensive culinary and lifestyle experience for local and global brands. I thrive at creating fun, engaging, and easy-to-execute content across print, digital, social, and video. I'm fluent in chef jargon and excel at turning complex recipes into approachable everyday dishes, translating unfamiliar ingredients into home pantry staples. I bring deep knowledge of food, health, wellness, and sustainability, and I love sharing that expertise through teaching, writing, and collaborative brand storytelling.

Carrie Havranek

Writer, Copywriter, Content Producer, +2

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I'm Carrie Havranek, an editorial creative with extensive culinary and lifestyle experience for local and global brands. I thrive at creating fun, engaging, and easy-to-execute content across print, digital, social, and video. I'm fluent in chef jargon and excel at turning complex recipes into approachable everyday dishes, translating unfamiliar ingredients into home pantry staples. I bring deep knowledge of food, health, wellness, and sustainability, and I love sharing that expertise through teaching, writing, and collaborative brand storytelling.…I'm Carrie Havranek, an editorial creative with extensive culinary and lifestyle experience for local and global brands. I thrive at creating fun, engaging, and easy-to-execute content across print, digital, social, and video. I'm fluent in chef jargon and excel at turning complex recipes into approachable everyday dishes, translating unfamiliar ingredients into home pantry staples. I bring deep knowledge of food, health, wellness, and sustainability, and I love sharing that expertise through teaching, writing, and collaborative brand storytelling.

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I’m Carrie Havranek, an editorial creative with extensive culinary and lifestyle experience for local and global brands. I thrive at creating fun, engaging, and easy-to-execute content across print, digital, social, and video.

I’m fluent in chef jargon and excel at turning complex recipes into approachable everyday dishes, translating unfamiliar ingredients into home pantry staples. I bring deep knowledge of food, health, wellness, and sustainability, and I love sharing that expertise through teaching, writing, and collaborative brand storytelling.

Skills

Copywriting

Branding

Experience Level

Copywriting

Expert

Branding

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Editorial & Culinary Consultant at Dharma Kitchen Creative

January 1, 2005 - November 2, 2025

Provide writing, editing, copywriting, and other content strategy services for a variety of media clients in the food space. Also work as a cooking instructor and recipe developer for local and national brands and organizations.

Editor at Edible Lehigh Valley

March 1, 2022 - November 2, 2025

Editor, Edible Lehigh Valley, remote contract.

Editor at Meal Prep On Fleek

December 1, 2022 - November 2, 2025

Editor for meal prepping website; develop and edit roundup posts and recipes and optimize content for SEO. Manage 4-6 freelance writers and recipe developers.

Content Writer at Willow

December 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022

Lead content writer, editor, and strategist for a postpartum self-care guide; topics include physical and emotional recovery, breast health, sleep, nutrition, relationships, mental health.

Recipe Project Manager at Clean Plates Omnimedia

September 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021

Review and edit 300+ recipes and revise for a new app-based meal plan project; coordinate with app developer, CEO, photography and content director; oversee 2-3 freelancers.

Contributing Writer at The Spruce Eats, Dotdash

May 1, 2020 - November 2, 2025

Review existing article and recipes and revise content according to project instructions; identify outdated material; copy edit, fact check, and rewrite as needed.

Associate Editor at Simply Recipes, Fexy Media

November 30, 2019 - November 30, 2019

Developed and edited 4 recipes per month; contributed to growing the site’s collection of quick-dinnertime recipes and demystified unfamiliar dishes.

Adjunct English and Journalism Professor at Lafayette College

May 1, 2011 - May 1, 2011

Teaching English and journalism at Lafayette College (Easton, PA).

Copywriter / PR & Content Strategist at Raley’s Supermarkets

December 1, 2020 - November 2, 2025

Copywriting for retailer; ongoing engagement starting December 2020.

Recipe Developer at Kroger Supermarket & Giant Supermarket

September 1, 2021 - November 2, 2025

Recipe development for Kroger Supermarket and Giant Supermarket; Fall 2021.