Helen Whitaker

I am am an Entertainment Editor, writer and interviewer with fourteen years' experience.

 

I am currently Deputy Editor at British Airways' High Life magazine, the in-flight magazine distributed on all BA flights worldwide, with a monthly readership of 3.8 million. I commission and edit all the features in the magazine, as well as working with the client on content and partnerships.

 

Before that, I was Entertainment Director at GLAMOUR UK, a role I was in for seven years and where I was responsible for forward planning and booking the magazine's covers as well as interviewing the talent, and writing and editing all the entertainment content in the magazine.

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I also oversaw all of the entertainment content on Glamour's digital platform, glamour.com, including commissioning and editing copy by our celebrity columnist Fearne Cotton, and our film and TV contributors.

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The annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards were a key part of my role, securing the winners to attend on the night of the event, as well as shooting and interviewing them for the multi-page winners' portfolio that appeared in the July issue.

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In 2003 I started my career at the BBC's teen magazine Dare before taking up staff positions at In Style UK. In 2007 I moved to Los Angeles to be a freelance entertainment journalist, and wrote cover stories, features and interviews for magazines including: Marie Claire, Grazia, Stylist, In Style, Nylon Guys, Frankie, Now, Dolly, Sugar, Company, and Women's Fitness. In 2010 I moved back to the UK where I became Entertainment Editor of Glamour. My interview portfolio can be viewed on my homepage.

 

To discuss working together, please email me at helencpope15@gmail.com