![]() ![]() I became the site’s first editorial intern, which was the most amazing experience. I cold-emailed the editor-in-chief, Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, asking if I could intern for her. ![]() I had heard of a site for college women called Her Campus that had just launched a few months earlier near my hometown in Massachusetts. In the meantime, I launched my own fashion blog and wrote for my school’s newspaper, but I wanted more. A couple editors were kind enough to write back and encourage me to re-apply in a few years. I was instantly hooked-I remember scrawling my own edits and ideas into the margins in purple glittery gel pen. I hoarded magazines and started applying to internships at places like Vogue and Elle when I was in high school. I started reading J-14 and tabloids when I was 11 years old. Ed got the chance to chat about her career backstory, what it’s like to include “matchmaker” on a resume, and why you should embrace what sets you apart.īefore you got to college, you were already involved in editorial. Now, Hannah is an assistant features editor at and author of her first novel, Playing with Matches. No, really-it did! The show inspired her to move to New York City, where she attended NYU, took on internships at glossy mags, and eventually wrote a viral essay on the series for . ![]() When Hannah Orenstein was 15, Gossip Girl offered her a path for her life. ![]()
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