Karen Snyder Duke

Editorial Operations Director at POPSUGAR

Karen Snyder Duke has a diverse work experience in the field of editorial and communications. Karen started their career as an editorial intern at People Magazine in 2008, where they gained experience in online research and reporting. Karen later worked as a freelance writer and campus life columnist at The Dominion Post, writing feature stories and interviewing students and campus officials.

In 2009, Karen joined WVU Arts & Entertainment as a copywriting intern, where they wrote press releases and articles for concerts and theater performances. Karen also handled various office tasks. Karen then interned at InStyle.com, where they maintained online polls and prepared content for partner websites.

Karen's experience in the publishing industry continued at Parents magazine, where they initially worked as a freelance editorial assistant and later as an editorial assistant. Karen assisted senior editors, pitched, wrote, and edited columns, and contributed to web-exclusive content.

Karen joined American Baby in 2012 as an associate editor, overseeing health and advice columns, pitching and writing the front-of-book page, and assigning articles to freelancers. At REDBOOK from 2014 to 2018, Karen served as a health editor, managing a team and producing content across platforms.

Karen also held positions at Ed2010.com as the Director of Ed on Campus, coordinating communication, planning events, and updating the website. Currently, they are working at POPSUGAR as the Voices Director and previously held roles as the editorial operations director, senior voices editor, and voices editor.

Overall, Karen Snyder Duke has a strong background in editorial operations, content management, and team leadership in various media organizations.

Karen Snyder Duke obtained a B.S. degree in News-Editorial from West Virginia University from 2005 to 2009.

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Timeline

  • Editorial Operations Director

    October, 2022 - present

  • Voices Director

    April, 2022

  • Senior Voices Editor

    March, 2021

  • Voices Editor

    August, 2018

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