Natasha Burton

I am a writer, editor, author, writing consultant and SEO content creator with over 20 years of industry experience. Before freelancing fulltime, I worked for Cosmopolitan.com, The Huffington Post, People magazine and Glo.com, a women's lifestyle site partnered with MSN and Hearst magazines that I helped launch.

I’ve also written or contributed to over six books on dating, relationships and weddings, assisted high-profile brands and personalities to create content (including ghostwriting books and articles) and taught writing at the university level.

Professional Experience

FREELANCE WRITER + EDITOR
Self-Employed | Santa Barbara, CA | 2012-Present

Contribute articles to various online and print publications, including Northwestern Mutual (formerly LearnVest), Healthline, Brides, Livestrong, Maxim, Woman's Day, Style Caster and many others; work with lifestyle brands to create content and web copy.

Currently working with Healthline.com, DailyOM.com and Weekand.com to develop SEO-optimazed articles.

BLOGGER + FEATURE WRITER

Cosmopolitan.com | Remote | 2012 -2013

One-year, part-time contract: Contributed original features, personal essays and daily news write-ups for magazine's re-launched website on topics ranging from sex to health to weddings.

STAFF WRITER + EDITOR
The Huffington Post | Beverly Hills, CA | 2012

Wrote 75 articles in first three months of full-time employment, contributing personal essays, op-eds, as-told-tos, slideshows, human interest stories and reported features to the site’s Weddings and Divorce sections; edited content for both sections.

RELATIONSHIPS EDITOR
Glo.com/MSN.com | Santa Monica, CA | 2010-2012

Helped facilitate site launch, created monthly edit plan for relationships vertical (the site's biggest traffic driver), contributed to site-wide editorial planning and worked to secure placements on MSN.com's homepage and lifestyle section.

FREELANCE REPORTER
People | Los Angeles, CA | 2006-2008

Earned bylines on breaking news cover stories for reporting, including the Virginia Tech shooting and Britney Spears’ divorce; notable interviews included Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, John Legend and Kim Kardashian.

EDUCATION

M.A.
PROFESSIONAL WRITING University of Southern California 2007–2009

B.A.
JOURNALISM / THEATER. University of Southern California 2002–2006