Writer { Editor } Creative

I'm Steph Wilson, a Folio: Top Women in Media award-winning editorial chief with 20 years of experience making magazines and digital content for media brands, creative agencies, and custom publishing studios. 

I cover lifestyle topics—luxury, travel, dining, celebrity, home, cannabis, wellness, all the things. My voice is strong, my style engaging, and I always write with the reader in mind. After all, the reader is our client; we just rent them out to advertisers. 

I've spent the last two decades leading editorial teams for media groups in Denver, Miami, and New York, including Haute Living, Sensi, Royal Media Partners, DiningOut, and Alpine Publishing Group. 

I'm also an author, writer, editor, copywriter, content strategist, maximalist, aspiring designer, and creative consultant. I'm on the hunt for a project that consumes my brain and puts me to work. 

If you think you've got one, my inbox is open: steph.wilson@gmail.com. 

Let's get creative. 

CONTACT: 
steph.wilson@gmail.com
305.968.0132
@stephwilll

My CV

Career Highlights

Experience

Executive Editor: Alpine Publishing Group 
Denver Life Magazine + Home & Garden Colorado
2022–2025

Cofounder + Editor in Chief: Sensi Media Group 
Sensi magazine
2015–2022

Launch Editorial Director: Royal Media Partners 
Custom Publishing, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 
2011–2015

Editorial Director: Haute Living 
Print: Miami, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Web: Domestic + International markets
2006–2010

Regional Editor: DiningOut 
Miami + Palm Beach
2003–2005
Contributing Editor: 2022–Present

    Honors + Appearances

     Folio: Top Women in Media
    Award Winner, 2020

    America's Best Startup Employers
    Forbes 2019 (Sensi)

    CBS Sunday Morning
    Industry Expert, Cannabis Beer Segment, 2019

    Publication of the Year
    Cannabis Business Awards, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 (Sensi)

    Best Information/News Source
    New England Cannabis Community Awards, 2020 (Sensi)

    Cannabis Industry MVP
    Cannabis Business Awards, 2018 (nominee)

    Miami Power 30 Under 30
    Apex Society, 2009

    Anderson Cooper's New Year's Eve Live! 
    Cannabis Industry Expert Guest

    Click here for a full list of Sensi accolades.

      Case Study: Creative Agency + Custom Publishing

      As the Launch Editorial Director of Royal Media Partners—the exclusive custom publishing & onboard media partner of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.—I developed a multi-platform media program that engaged millions of travelers across print, digital, video, and live marketing.

      Explore how we built an industry-first custom publishing ecosystem tailored to the cruise experience.

      Case Study

      Portfolio Highlights

      These are a few favorite articles of mine. To view my full writing and editing portfolio, go here.
      Or browse by collection: Arts + Culture, Cannabis,  Celebrity, Food + Bev, Luxury, Travel,  and Custom Publishing. 

      PortFolio •

      Creative Agency (Digital): Royal Caribbean's Guide to St. Lucia – PortFolio

      With a secluded feel and breathtaking beauty, St. Lucia is a utopia for ecotourists. Twin green-mantled peaks known as the Pitons tower over a verdant, rolling landscape. They rise out of the azure sea and dominate the skyline as if standing guard over the island’s natural splendors. A luxurious rainforest blankets much of St. Lucia; other attractions include a drive-through volcano, bubbling sulfur springs, plunging waterfalls, banana plantations, quaint villages, and palm-fringed...

      Education: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of Massachusetts – Amherst

      Creative Maximalist

      As seen on Apartment Therapy
      Ghost-writing Kelly Wearstler's interior design column for Haute Living inspired my maximalistic tendencies.